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Show lilLllflil ' With the Willie and the Wit. HI 3 !I . . f J! vilj I THE LUNCHEON CLUB.- IH V' i S ' Tlie followInS 1,nes are P-n exact reproduction Hal Ij1 H I of the words In any scene in any act of a charming If ' ( i little comedy, -an additional act of which takes 111 li place on Tuesday of each week. Iff i J I1 li Tll nlay ls founds on a Sunday school line,,be- lit' H 'III Binning: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for P r III they," etc. i ! j$i W Personnel of the participants: H ' , ' 1 First Poor Lady Mrs. Walter Filer. R; ' Ij Second -Poor Lady Mrs. Rob Walker. H ill ' I ' J Third Poor Lady Mrs. Ned Ferry. HJ 1, ,! 1 Fourth Poor Lady Mrs. Charles Walker. Hh1' jj 1 1 J I Fifth Poor Lady Mrs. Harry Irwin. IS , J I Sixth t Poor Lady Mrs. Stephen Bahcoclr. HI t ft Scene A massive dining room, in deep green Hi ( I I sllk and mahogany, dazzling glass fixtures, gor- Hgh ' Si 1 geous candelabra and plate, masses of orchids, HPt , PSi and a butler behind every chair. iff At each cover t a beautiful miniature on ivory 1 of the lady who is' seated in front of it, a pleasing I 'innovation, after the monotony of place cards. I ' Mrs. It. W. '"I wonder If you are allas poof 1 jas we are 'this winter." -Bob -says that" H&H P Chorus "Well, I hope we are." Hfi" pi'i! Mrs. I. "I wanted to go to Paris, next month, H 1 1 I ' but I don't see where the money is coming from. i Christmas cuts in so hard, and it is either a case of my staying heme, or cutting out the salad I course for-rdinner from now until New Year." 1 Mrs. B. "What a stunning waist that is, I Mia, I-" I Mrs. C. W. "Not at all. I've .worn the old Bi lan fill thns tnree times-but we can,t afford" 1' ' 11 if Mrs- N F-"1'11 Sive you fifty dollars for it." HP Kill Mrs. C. W. "No, the thing isn't worth half k I 111 II tnat' but tuere'3 a 1Ittle story attached to Ifc that B f till If makes it worth more, even If we are all poor." fl I f 1 II Mrs. W. F. "Do you know what you're going B H II to get for Christmas? There are a couple of dia- fl ! lm monds down in one of the shops, one blue and B 1 J I one yellow, the two for only fifteen hundred. I B j 1 I thought I wanted them, but times are so hard that B J I ') Ijl Walter and I have decided to get a kitchen range B 1 'i I instead on the installment plan, of course." B j ( 1 Mrs. N. F. "Isn't this economy awful. I guess B , jl 1 ? j 1 Ned will have to struggle through the vinter with v' 'iyi niy fur vercoats-" H 'I'll Mrs- R- w- "Awi tnis vear we have onlv Ba' ill twelve holly wreaths for the windows. If we'd B'' I'll na(1 more I "would have been obliged to go with- ! ' ill out my 8at)les-" W H Mrs. B. "Well, girls, we'll have to "make the ill I beat of it and l feel Ifc more than any y0U' he' i " I Fl I Ing Qbli8ed to Sive up the thought of a WInton, to 1 i' I J II take a trlp asround tne world instead." Ki I HI Chorus "Oh, how terrible is poverty." FINALE. ' , "I t Mrs. W. F. A deep, sweet sob. Mrs. R. W. Two pretty tears. Mrs. N. F. Pathetic, misty eyes. ' Mrs. C. W. A trembling sob. Mrs. H. I. A broken heart string. Mrs. B. A voice choked with emotion. INTERMISSION. Serving of the seventeenth1 course.- ,, , (Curtain.)' , : , ' , . ' O t5 w And now comes the cablegram from Paris that 'the good stork has visited the home of the Archie Rykerts, and the Christmas present was a fine son, and many congratulations were cabled with Christmas greetings from their many friends In this city. i . ' fcX iffi S It has not as yet been decided tby the committee com-mittee on awards, which home on Brigham street took the prize for Christmas window decoration. There is no limit to the number of wreaths used, and at least five houses had a holly wreath on every place it was possible to hang one. (3 w A Christmas tree for the children, and a bowl of egg nog for the grown-ups were the attractions at the Ned Ferry home on Christmas morning, and a number of children took their mammas and papas and a few friendly bachelors to enjoy the event. , & 2fr t&v It is said that Mrs. Clement -has begun to like . San Francisco so well that she will not return . here to reside. She has recently purchased u automobile, and has the fever to a marked degree, spending most of her leisure hpurs in the touring car. , '. t7 fcx i5 The large affair of Christmas day was the reception re-ception given by Miss Geddes, Miss Zane, and Miss Burke. Another pleasing affair of the day was the luncheon at the Commercial Club, and numerous family dinners were pleasant evening events. ( 5 l3 Why in the world did every one happen to choose, Tuesday, the twenty-ninth, for their holiday holi-day festivities? In the afternoon Mrs. W. H. Cunningham gives a large card party, and in the eveniny you can take your choice. The Weber Club Ball at Ogden, the Bohemian supper at the Commercial Club, or the Christmas hop at the Post. All of the events will be large and elegant, and in as much as many people are invited to all three, it, would be much more comfortable if the affairs could be distributed throughout the week. ' The prettiest effect seen in the throng of B Christmas shoppers during the past week was B . t w01n by Leta McMillan. She wore a, stylish B ray gown, with a dash of red here and there, a B tole effect in gray squirrel, and a gray poke bonnet B vlth some tiny red roses tucked under it. vAnd fl more than one head was turned, by the combina-H combina-H tion of the lady and the costume. B v ((5 (v a, B jjygh Satterlee seems to liken change of color B occasionally. He is spending Qhristmas in Gioen B RjVCI.( and in the meantime, Red Butte Hollow is fl lonesome. K &fc t5 & B jacc Royle has returned from Park City. His B a(ivent vas somewhat spectacular, though the fl and dissappointed the committee of reception, by fl failing to appear at the right depot. H c i5 tx B The Commercial Travelers give their annual fl ball at Chrlstensen's Hall on Monday night. It fl promises to be the finest affair ever given by the B j0ny nights of the Grip, and a large crowd will fl be in attendance. Carriages at 2 a. m., sounds B good to those invited. B t 3 ? fl Miss May Hatch, daughter of Joseph Hatch fl of Heber, and Orson Hyde, of this city, were mar-B mar-B ried in the former city on Wednesday evening. B Mrs D. W. McAllister left here on Tuesday to fl attend the wedding, and will spend the holidays B with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hyde. Mr. H McAllister left for Heber on Thursday, and will B return next week. H & &fc c?v fl A pretty wedding of the week was that of fl Miss Louise Treweek and Mr. Burch, which took B place on Wednesday evening at the home of the B bride's parents, Colonel and Mrs. Nicholas Tre- B week. fl Miss "Mamie Sharp entertained Informally on fl Tuesday evening. K The Sophomore class of the High School gave H a dancing party at the Ladies ' Literary Club B House on Wednesday evening. B Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Armstrong gave a large B dinner Christmas day. B Mrs, Charles Wilkes gave a children's party on B Wednesday. B Mrs Samuel Woodward entertained Monday fl afternoon. B & & & K WHEREABOUTS fl Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Trent have returned from B the East. fl Mrs. Ira Tuttle and son have gone East. B Burgess Young is home from Stanford to spend B the holidays. fl Miss Sallie Leonard leaves today for Baltl- B more to continue her studies. Lieut. Berry, who has been spending a few days as the guest of Scott Woodward in Butte, fl nas. returned accompanied by Mr. Woodward. Mrs. Burke is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. fl R H. Channing. Mrs. Will Sharp and Mrs. Tom Davis arrived fl frm the east on Wednesday to spend the holidays B wlth their parents, Judge and Mrs. Harkness. |