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Show i ii WMM n I Just why Walter Shaughnessy decided that he didn't like the navy after, having .received a flne appointment in that branch of the service, came to light on "Wednesday in the culmination o a pretty . little romance when he married Miss Mollie Crawford Craw-ford of Terre Haute, Ind., at Pasadena, Cal. Following Fol-lowing the ceremony they took a train for the east, and will sail for Belgium in a few days, where the young man has an appointment in the consular service. The secrecy young Shaughnessy maintained while here recently regarding his decision to leave the navy will now be clear to his many friends, i who will wish him all happiness In his latest good j fortune. The idea that he was Qhout to marry never entered their heads, and not-.even the most Intimate .knew of the event until . the day preceding. pre-ceding. The dispatches didn't state why Lloyd Osbourne gave the bride away at the Kirkpatrlck-Stone wedding, wed-ding, rather than the bride's mother, but the Kirk-patricks Kirk-patricks never do things exactly like other people, " and that may have had something to do with it. Then, too, Osbourne was the stepson of the late Robert Louis Stevenson, and the Kirkpatrlcks were old and intimate friends of the Stevensons. Quite a gathering of Salt Lakers witnessed the ceremony, which took place In New York on Wednesday evening. The bride was attended by j her sister, Miss Constance Kirkpatrick, and Miss Jasmine Young, and Mr. Marrow of San Francisco ' - was best man for Mr. Stone. After a trip through the eastern states Mr. and Mrs. Stone will be at home at Goldfleld, Nev. A new bride will' soon be at home at Fort Douglas. Lieutenant H. B. Williams is now at Coronado, iVhere on March 22nd he will be married to Miss Christine Burnab. JC The old adage about married in Lent, live to repent, seems to have no terrors. There have been i more weddings the past ten dayg than were re corded for six months preceding. ; ' & & & It is rumored that the bachelor officers at the Fort Intend to break down the bars of established custom and give another good hop during Lent. . If they have the courage, they will earn the everlasting ever-lasting gratitude of all who are rusticating in the city. Never was the season of penitence so well kept, but the play is rather a forced one, and it is to bo hoped that the officers will be the gallant rescuers. A beautiful home wedding, of Wednesday was that of Miss Margaret Pointer and. Ler.oy A. Palmer, Pal-mer, which took place at the home of. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton B. Lelgh In the presence of a large number of friends. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Phil Pointer, and Eugene B. Palmer was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer left for the east on the r evening train, and will make their home in, Grand Rapids. C Miss Elizabeth Mclntyre has returned from abroad, rather a reminder that all of the weddings will not take place this month. ii When you study a list of the people who have left town for good, and size it up in a general way, it doesn't affect you half so badly as you might think. & jt ' ' Jap Rand is here again. He gave one of his informal soirees on Wednesday to a number of near friends. The favors were delightful little remembrances in the shape of hundred-share lots of Honorine. Talk about a real party; that was the goods. & & The coming of Ben Davies, the great Welsh tenor, will be the occasion of a large reception on March 22nd, the evening preceding the concert. The affair will be given at the Kenyon by the members of the Cambrian association, and the public pub-lic is invited. Mr. Davies is accompanied here by his wife. & & & Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Keyes entertained at a series of dinners during the week. St. Patrick will contribute liberally to the decorations dec-orations at the different social affairs today, and the attraction this evening will be the entertainment entertain-ment for the benefit of St. Ann's Ocphanage. No little interest centers in this important annual event, and doubtless a large audience will hear the excellent program. 5 Mrs. J. R. Folsom will entertain at bridge today. to-day. About thirty have been invited. t$ i$ Most of the Salt Lake gayety this winter is scattered between Los Angeles and New York, with a bit of it at the Palace and St Francis, and a little more at the Annex. It is nice for those at home to know that somebody Is having sport. & & Mrs. Jevne and Mrs: Sturgis were the guests A of honor at a luncheon given on Tuesday by Mrs. .0. W. Powers. & & ' ' ; Mrs. David Murray and Mrs. Jevne will entertain en-tertain extensively for Miss Florence Roberts during dur-ing the engagement of that lady in this city week after next, when she will present her new play, "The Strength of the Weak." & & & Mrs. 0. D. Rooklidge entertained the members of the Bridge club .Monday afternoon. & The mining congress of the big ones held in the city during the week was productive of a number of elegantly appointed dinners, without the ladies. Those given by Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Eccles; and Mr Jacob Bamberger were among the notable evdnts. ' I' Mr. Kearns was the host at a beautifully ap-1 ap-1 pointed luncheon at the Alta Club on Tuesday in . honor of R. C. Kerens and his St. Louis party of friends. |