Show 2 - ibun galit SUN DAY MORN Iti61 FEBRUARY - Is 1942 4 Literary Club Waits 65th Annual Fete dub The Ladies' Literary rather for its sixty-fift- h will an 1 b51 4 I - - ! nual breakfast on Saturday at 1230 p in in the Lafayette room of the Hotel Utah A receptioli will be held preceding the breakfast Members sill be received by the club president Mrs F Heginbotham her officers and the Honored board of directors H will include Mrs C Peckenpaugh of Ogden president of the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs and Mrs Mat-ti- e S Woodward Mrs Wood- ward is the only living charter rrlember of the Ladies Literary ciub and the second oldest club in the United States She was president of the club 59 years ago Program Kept Secret A surprise program is being prepared by the breakfast committee which includes Mrs J NV Ensign as chairman Mrs Claude L Shields in charge of flowers and music: decorations to be taken care of by Mrs Mu riel S Pickett directing the sale of tickets Mrs George A Sorensen Mrs P H Mallinckrodt Mrs Scott K Snelgrove and Mrs Roy Groesbeck Mrs J V DEWSOn in charge of the menu: gift presentation in the hands of Mrs Edward O Anderson and Mrs I R Morrison Secretary of the breakfast committee is Mrs Fred Schwin and the press Mrs TornC E Brown and Mrs' Sorensen It was not until 1904 when the club reached the mature age of 27 that it first celebrated its with a formal- breakbirthday fast a movable feast which has taken place somewhere Just before or just after the middle of February each year since This first breakfast was an event long to be remembered It was served at the little clubhouse on Third East street and for some unaccountable reason was held In January—on the 29th—instead of in February the birthday month Memorable Affair About 163 members and friends were present among them some of the most brilliant women of the city The rooms and tables were tastefully dee- orRted in the club colors white carnations and plumosa being used the menu cards were also done In green and white a beautlful monogram in white adorning a pale green cover The menu prepared for the firFt breakfast differed little from luncheon menus of today but the feast spread for the delectation of the mind and soul at the first breakfast was of a d:fferent Nintage entirely from the ones of later breakfasts On this occasion toasts constituted the intellectual feast The final toast of theday "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table?' was given by Mrs Lily M Ritchie who treated her subjects in an original and surprising manner The guests at the breakfast table were kept in ignorance of just wt the autocrat was linthe closing sentence' when Mrs Ritchie raising her- glass asked all to "drink to the health of the autocrat of the oreakfast table of every true American home—the baby" ?beame Annual Event So great was the success of th IA first birthday breakfast that it was decided to mahe the celebration an annual event The clubhouse dining room having proved rather small for so elaborate a social function more iuttable places were selected for succeeding breakfasts The second breakfast was given at the Emery-Holme- s cafe the third and fourth at the Hotel Manitou The fifth occurred at the Cullen hotel the sixth at the Odeon the svventh at the New Louvre and the eighth at the commercill club In 1912 and 1913 the club breakfasted at the Ilotel Utah At all of thesezannual celebrat ono the most refreshing the most satisfying portion of the feast was the part following the iunrhfOrt proper when brilliant and womanly women were heard in toasts compounded of wit and humor wisdom and mirth— Stimulating and sustaining The Ladies' Literary club has long taken an active part in the cultural social civic and patriotic life of the community It is the oldest club and one of the large:it women's clubs west of the Mississippi river 'Me club program theme for the year 191142 has been "Cresting Democracy" The programs are doing much to keep Up the morale and courage of nembers during the present Besides the regular activities oo tcurain4444 Page 4 To I I 1 I ' - i $ k - k 500010611v464 -- 7" PMU10 An outstanding event of the winter social season the annual breakfast of the Ladies' club will be held Saturday at the HotelLiterary Utah coin'- - t memorating the club's 65th amthersary Presentedloday are some meMbers of the breakfast committee and the club's president Mrs F lieginbotham standing at top left talking ON er details lith Mrs P JI Mallinchrodt Mrs J W Ensign chairman upper right admires a statuette below Mrs Claude L Shields left and 3Irs Muriel S Pickett cOnter on decorations Aezt mgtcsA - -t- -f7 4!- -- '( ti ii military therrie will prevail at the annual February dance of the Women's National Aeronautical association Sattirdav at 9:30 p m at the Ambassador hotel 115 Fifth East street ae A Republican Women Will Spolp!or Red Cross Activity Republican 'women' s '' study group of ward No 6 will sponsor Red Cross sewing and gauze work at Red Cross production center 153 South Second West street each Thursday from 10 a m to 5 p m All Repubhcan women are Invited to join the group in this project A first aid class is sponsored' by the same organization each Thursday at 8 p Wzvatch Literary Group to Meet Mrs II E Giers announces y the sewing program of section of the the history-eivic'- s Wasatch Literary club Thurst day beginning et:10:30 a m Rt 125 North Main' street Members will bring box lunches A short business meeting wilt be held at 2 p m while rnehtbers are busy with their Red Cross sewing all-da- ' S r 4: t iz44 IT Talk -"- On South America An evening devoted to South American music and political and cultural notes on Chile will be presented the Utah State Society Daughters of the Revo lu tion Saturday evening at the home of Mrs W D Nebeker 34 Sixth East street Miss Edna Foster a former resident of Chile will be the guest speaker Mrs Hal W Smith regent will be assisted in arrangements by Mrs Nebeker liliss Florence Torn C E N Bennion M Brown Mrs P Stanford Darger and Mrs D R Pingree LV' rced4 a I February 23 - cording to Mrs Julian U Siegel president of the Salt Lake unit Members are busy with final plans for the fete which this year will take the form of a charity ball with proceeds to go toward war relief !Miss Viola Voelkner general chairman and Mrs Frank J Eastman cochairman are being assisted by the following committee members: Mrs Vern G Halliday Mrs Clinton M Dinwoodey Miss Lois Lake hostess Mrs Owen M Collett decoration Mrs Siegel and Mrs Berth-An- n Showalter program Mrs Ethel McDermott tickets Mrs Fred M Moore and Mrs May A Smith reservations and Mrs Richard G Wilks publicity D R to 46 The annual party In com rnemoration of the birthday of 'George Washington held each year by Spirit of Liberty chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will this year be defense project in the form of a "musical tea" to be held at the governor's mansion 603 East South Temple street- Monday from 2 to 5 p m An Int6resting program of ballet dancing instrumental and Vocal music is promised by the ' program committee: Mrs Fred crick J Ewald and Mrs Edward E Hoffman Music will be fur nished by music departments of the University of Utah and the East Wesit and South high schools The R 0 T Cwill fur' fish bugle and guard corps Tea will be served by members of the chapter and an opportu nity given guests to view the : executive home The committee in charge of ' this event are the following members of the chapter: Mrs R N Stockslager Mrs W G B Terrell Mrs R M Williams Mrs Halbert H West and Mrs rt A Kennedy Tickets may be obtained from any member of the committee 4 Women Aeronauts Choose Military Theme for Ball 1 10 DAR Chapter Awaits Tea k t‘ 4' V544111-: S( 5041 I o '4 ICSt 7 4 1 k ' I) A C :Members Slate Dinner The birthday of George Washington will be commemorated Saturday at 7 p rn by Matthias Farnsworth chapter Daughters of- the American Colonists with a dinner party in the jade room of Hotel Utah Chapter regent Mrs Miriam Hukbard Burt will introduce the guest speaker Lester F Wire who will speak on "Civilian Defense" Vocal music will be furnished by James Hauti fleservations may be made with the committee: Miss Edith L Wire or Mrs R B Folsom - |