Show Past presidents of Town Club looked back 25 years Friday as they celebrated silver anniversary Mrs Charles C Bints left Mrs W 11 Mclntjre Mrs James j V Sadler Mrs Koch Mrs Clifford J Pearsall Mrs C Howard C P Castle Means Mr Wm F Mrs Martin C litulcm $ be Salt fake Sfilmnc Town Club Turns Back Pages at Silver Tea SOCIETY FEATURES WEDDINGS Grace Grether Time paints halos around impor tant memories of the past - Friday afternoon Town Club members stood before the portrait of their founder the late Mrs F C Schramm and looked back almost 25 years ago to a day in June when the club's formation was first announced It was the club's annual silver tea for the benefit of Girl Scouts of the Salt Lake Council but over and above that the significant event marked the club’s 25th anniversary Accomplished Those Purposes to develop and foster charitable civic educational and social ac- tivities among the members and to provide suitable accommodations and facilities for the carrying on of such " read this first record activities The little group of past presidents thumbing through beloved scrap books Friday believed Town Club has accomplished those original purposes These women among our city’s out By Town Club launched a program of varied civic and philanthropic endeavors that was highlighted by celebrity events that have brought luster to the club through lls 25 years as well as ptoviding funds to take care of Its benevolent deeds The whole city turned out in 1933 for the Fritz Kreisler concert sponsored by the club Gala affairs revolving around this first event made happy reminiscences Friday afternoon Many celebrities have crossed Town Club's threshold since then Beginning with Grade Fields the list numbers such notables as Clare Boothe Luce Edward Arnold Ruth Chatterton Mr and Mrs Werner Janssen (Ann Harding) Dr Louis Arthur Buie noted Mayo surgeon Gladys Miller nationally famous decorator Constance Spry well knn i "iicnt of flower art in Proudflt England Mrs Fairfax Walkup dean of the school of the theater at the Pasadena playhouse and only last month Lady Margaret d'Arcy author lecturer and world traveler standing leaders Included Mrs L B McCornick Mrs C P Castle Mrs Charles C Bintz Mrs W H McIntyre Mrs William F Koch Mrs Martin C Lindem Mrs James V Sadler Mrs Cliffou J Pearsall and Mrs Howard Means Mrs W A Cavcnaugh third president of the club was not able to be present Mrs W Z Harrison the club's 12th president now resides in C Denver As Well as Gay There was a pleasant hum in the drawing room as officers greeted the constant line of guests pressing through the doors The blossoms that bloomed all over the club vied with the beauty of the occasion Likewise with the attractive first summer gowns worn by the women Talk was nostalgic as well as gay It traveled back to other illustrious events For true to its charter signed June 16 1930 by 114 charter members CLUB NEWS MUSIC ART BOOKS SUNDAY MORNING MAY 15 1955 Guest Cards Utah's own Mahonrl Young J Reuben Clark Marrlner S Eccles Burton W Musser and members of the University of Utah faculty also are among those whose cardsare found in Town Club's ' Candles and flowers enhanced tea table at Town Mrs B C Elliott Club’s silver tea Friday ) K I president pours cup of tea for Mrs Richard P Middleton Scout Nancy McClain at the left f guest book 'During the war years Town Club became actively engaged in the attendant work Red Cross groups met regularly at the club Members participated In war bond drives G I service kits were supplied A recreation room at the airdrome was furnished and assistance was given to British war relief The club has been Identified with such organizations as Community Chest) Civic Music the Utah State Symphony Neighborhood House Red Cross Cancer Society and most prominently of all the Salt Lake Council of Girl Scouts of America A visit to Cloud Rim high above Park City gives tangible proof of that interest The boat dock and the glassed in porches as well as the furnishings in the recreation room were made possible by funds raised by the cluh&jFar more Important in Intrinsic values than these however are the camper-ship- s provided each year for worthy girls Welcomed Guests Friday Brownie Scouts dressed in their trim uniforms stood right along “ side Town Club officers to welcome guests to their silver tea For 10 busy years Town Club functioned at its original location 701 E South Temple but in 1940 a more adequate ' clubhouse waf ""purchased and cm Oct 19 of that year the present house at 1081 E South Temple was ? formally opened Treasured within Its walls are many beautiful antiques contributed by charter members Of special Interest is the silver tea service bequeathed by Its first president Mrs Schramm it held the place of honor Small Brownie Scout Susan Poulson hands guest book for Mrs Dean F Brayton left and Mrs Roger L1 Strobe 1 to sign at Town Ctub’s annual silver tea “ a on the elegantly decked tea table Fri j day afternoon Current officers include Mrs R C Elliott president Mrs Ralph W Duvall first vice president Mrs Howard C Means second vice president Mrs Dean F Brayton third vice president Mrs R W Owens treasurer Mrs Robert L Dean assistant treasurer and Mrs Richard P Middleton secretary First Lady Too Mrs William McArthur Story chairman of the ’club’a civic and welfare group was also chairman of the tea Assisting her 'were Mrs Harold J Steele who had fcharge of the dining room Mrs F S Walden Mrs Koch and Mrs Sadler I Mrs V A Gilbool took compliments for the profusion of Maytime blossoms decorating the club rooms Mrs Castle planned the tea table decorations and Mrs Steele assisted by Girl Scouts had charge of the dining room Pouring during the afternoon were J Bracken Lee Mrs Earl J Glade Mrs Castle Mrs Koch Mrs Samuel G Paul and Mrs Pearsall Girl Scout officials attending the tea included Mrs Cecil B Crane president Salt Lake douncil Miss Lea Russell executive secretary and Mrs S C Harvey chairman of Camp Clou J ‘ Rim committee Mrs ‘ J I |