Show social parties seem to be generally in vogue nowadays now a days especially in this latitude and young and old grave and gay appear to find it a matter of expediency ency if not in all cases one of convenience 1 to join in the festivities j ward parties have been held by most of the wards throughout the city nor have the i widows and the fatherless in all cases been forgotten in the ath ward last week the widows and orphans of that ward were invited to a sumptuous repast provided by the good people thereof after partaking of which they were delights de delightfully lightf 0 ully entertained with music sons son songs bongs 1 s recitations speeches s ac and all went home cheered and comforted their hearts filled with blessings for bishop and his 0 generous co laborers in the city hall on friday evening last the municipal authorities with a few invited guests held a party the suppers serve served dup up were at once the most bountiful and excellent and the dance was conducted with the strictest decorum a desideratum to us when we indulge in that pastime of paramount importance i on monday evening ath dinst the domestic gardeners club were most agreeably entertained by mr L S hemingway r at his residence ath ward although favored with an invitation to be present a more pressing engagement ga precluded our attendance but we are well assured that nothing was lacking to meet the most sanguine anticipations of the guests last evenin evening at Ballos bados music hall a grand military ball was given by the third regiment infantry nauvoo legion the lieutenant general and his staff were among the invited guests although deemed somewhat ultra in these affairs we have seldom failed to enjoy a social gathering whether for dancing or other purposes when properly conducted at a proper time and under proper circumstances otherwise we acknowledge to a predisposed and rather rigid cons conservatism m however let all things bo be done in decency and aad in order |