| Show NEW NEIN YEAR TO BE GIVEN BELATED WELCOME WITH NITH I Ij ft DRINK AND SONG Celebration Tonight Will WillBe L k Be One of Biggest in History of Salt Lake City i 1 The New Year Is lg to be given a belated belated be be- Jated but hut nono none the less ces hearty welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come tonight The hotel and cafe men are lookIng looking look look- Ing lag forward to the biggest celebration celebration tion Uon in history and history and perhaps the lasone last las I Ione one when a toast can bo be drunk ii in anything stronger than pink lem- lem There are few tables talles to be bo had irany in ir any of ot the tho hostelrIes or cabarets all of which have planned special entertainments entertainments enter enter- and there will probably be bemore bemore bemore more money spent tonight than In any nuy previous revelry I The rhe hotels are filled flIed with out of or town guests here hero to assist In ill the greeting of 1917 many of whom will have tables In the Commercial club although there is to be no set Bet program program pro pro- gram cram there There is nothing scheduled at the Country University or Eagles' Eagles clubs and the Alta ADa club members will for forthe forthe forthe the most part spend the day lay in bed BS RS they danced until after the dawn tills morning In addition to the downtown celebration celebration cele cole bration there are many private parties parties par var- ties tics arranged which will be bo held In Inthe Inthe inthe the various homes and In III private din din- I lug ing rooms in ill the hotels and clubs Few of ot the churches held hold services today and ancI with the exception of ot one or two there will be none tonI tonight ht The weather man is going to be good to the celebrants In giving them thema a clear sky Even thou though h It is to continue cold present indications are arc that the crowds will Ill succeed in makIng making making mak mak- ing the town warm enough to satisfy anyone Elks Will Have Open House The New ew Year will be observed to tonight tonight to- to nl night ht by the members of oC the Elks lodge Idge No 85 and md their wives sweethearts sweet sweet- hearts and daughters of or members at ata ata a n. supper and d dance nce at the tho club The party part will op open n at 9 o'clock with nd entertainment program and DMU high highjinks jinks will reign until 1 I in the morn morn- ing A cabaret supper will be served between 11 and the breaking up hour There will wilt be he no set speeches thou though h It Jt is expected that talks in keeping with ith the occasion will be given be between between between be- be tween dances Paper Is Scarce Write It 1917 The figures of ot th the st. sharks vary Rn ary a a. trifle but an average of or their estimate places the number of ot letterheads letterheads letter letter- heads heRds which will be spoiled in the next few days darA at ono one hundred million Now ow that tho the paper shortage hn has r reached ached an fin acute acuto sta stage stape e it behooves those who get ot out the mall mail during this week weck to forget their h heads ads long IonS enough to remember that 1917 Is hero here and to write it th the tl first t time I Early Breakfast for Salt Lake Society Salt BaIt Lako Lake fair society fair debutantes And all all breakfasted between tho the hours of ot 5 S and 7 n TL n. m. m this morning It was wao not Jot any New Year resolution 1 by a a. a long shot but the final windup of or orthe the celebration of or the Alta AHa club to bid Jid 10 1016 J G a a. merry farewell 1 an and greet greot th tile the e Infant 1917 with a a. cheery welcome Festivities started off oft at 11 o'clock I with a turkey supper and anti wine Dane lug ing began shortly after midnight and gray irray haired celebrants mixed with the young youn bloods in tripping the light fan- fan until long IonS after tho the milkman had made lilA early morning rounds The great American dish ot or ham hah and eggs washed down with coffee closed the tho annual Now New Years Year's eve evo party of or the Alta clubbers at 7 o'clock this timis morning Woman Escapes Bullet of Revolver A bullet from flom the time gun Jun of or some too enthusiastic reveler would have caused the first funeral of ot 1917 1017 had not Mrs 1 John of South Fifth East I street remained up to listen to the tile myriad noises welcoming tho the New Year Tho bullet crashed d through the roof root and pierced the pillow of ot the couch on which Mrs sleeps 1 an and had she he retired at nt her usual time the missile mis mis- sue sile would undoubtedly ly havo have struck her head It New Years Year's Greeted by Flag FlagA A salute of twenty one guns puns gun from he tIme revolvers of or the state house guard was given as the tho Stars and Stripes roke out from the west flagstaff of or orthe the he capitol at nt midnight and from roni the of ot the ball ban on the dome of the building ever every light was turned on for twenty minutes in greeting to the new ne yea year r. r The flag was left flying through the I night I Epworth League Holds Watch Meeting A union watch meeting was held last laRt night under the auspices s of or the tho Epworth league at tho the First Methodist Episcopal church in which the Heath Ilif an and the Second church Following the business meeting of the quarter held at 10 o'clock an elaborate program was given lasting until midnight Alta Club Welcomes New Year If Jt th the sun oun hadn't failed to show Itself tn this a morning tho tIme eUto clito of or Salt Lake Lalo S society could have had a glimpse of ot It The dinner dance ance of the Alta Aita club to usher In the tile New ew Year continued until after dawn wn was a more or less informal a affair a iI each member r bringing his friends Th Tho dinner was waH served at 10 o clock o'clock and dancing began bes-an at midnight Moose New NT Years Year's Dance Tonight The Loyal Order o of Moo lodge Jo No 2 9 wit wll hold a New Year Tears dance to tonight tonight to- to night at the hall hail 22 South Temple street et Tb The affair WI will lm be he informal no Invitations having been issued DancIng Dane Dane- ing will begin nt at music for fot which will be bo furnished by a banjo orchestra orchestra- There will be he cards for those who do donot donot o not dance and a luncheon win will be I served I |
