Show Day Closes I in hi a Blaze of ff Glory Liberty day in Salt Lake City ended at an early hour this morning at the Newhouse hotel amid a scene of ot splendor seldom witnessed The dinner dinner din din- ner tendered by the management of that popular hostelry to The Liberty Girl Miss Claire Rochester proved not only a huge hUKe success for the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Worlds World's statue of liberty illumination illumination nation fund but a personal tribute to Miss Rochester which that popular stage star will never forget Reservations were made covering practically every table In the big dining dining dining din din- ing rooms and long before the hour for the festivities had arrived every inch of spa space e was occupied d by a Jovial and congenial gathering which evidenced evidenced evi evl- a state of contentment and which from the first caused A. A H. H Peabody managing director to look about for a way to Impress upon his guests the fact that there Is in fact a n closing hour in Salt Lake City From the first entrance of the gracious gracious gra gracious gra- gra cious Southern beauty who was desIgnated designated designated des des- by the New York World as its official representative with her contagious contagious contagious con con- personality brought everyone within a big family group She is equally entrancing whether she is performing performing performing per per- forming with all the dignity of ot the petted prima donna or Is driving her I automobile across the continent In record time attired the while in trousers Acting as aa an nn impromptu toastmaster Commissioner Karl A. A Scheid in ad addressing addressing addressing ad- ad dressing those assembled said I My dear Miss Rochester Those Rochester Those of ofus ofus i us who have had the pleasure of hearing hearing hear hear- i ing you sing must of natural consequence consequence consequence conse conse- I quence be favorably disposed toward I any project in which you are interested Interested Inter Inter- ested sted and when n the undertaking Is Isone isone isone one that appeals so strongly to our sense of patriotism and national pride as the illumination of the statue of liberty I feel safe in promising you youa a hearty response from the people of Salt Lake We of the West realize that the world famous Bartholdi statue was given to us as well as to all other parts of the nation and we shall want to have a share In making it even more effective in Its mission of enlightening enlighten enlighten- ing the world Therefore in behalf of the city as well wen as personally I wish wilh you all success and thank you again for the Joy your wonderful voice and gracious presence have given our community At the conclusion of Commissioner Scheid's remarks Miss Rochester re replied replied re- re plied in that inimitable way which is the possession of the southern sisters thanking the people of at Salt Lake for forthe forthe forthe the generous support they they have already given to the fund which s is her pet and then to show her appreciation of the personal tribute involved introduced for the first time in Salt Lake a song entitled Liberty written especially for her by Ted Barron Barren Her admirers however were not ev even en n satisfied when she had completely sung herself out of songs Preceding her own appearance Miss Rochester Induced her dearest chum Miss Marion Lee to entertain her admirers ad admirers admirers ad- ad with a voice of such quality and charm that Miss Rochester's ster's tion My y Marlon Marion Is the Only Girl I IAm IAm IAm Am Jealous Of seemed merited Bringing the party to a climax which nearly upset the whole affair the ever lovable Jim Donovan King of Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land played upon the names namE'S and habits of the guests in such a hilarious manner that one was led to believe Jim is the King of Gossipers as aswell aswell aswell well as the King of Ireland The Tho principal speech of the evening was that of The Liberty Girl elt when she addressed Mr on behalf of or the New York World and told him how happy every worker in inthe inthe inthe the vast Liberty army was upon learning learning learning learn learn- ing of the designation of The Salt Lake Telegram as the official representative of the Illuminating Fund Iund |