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Show 1B i !. i r -- " r - ifrriiiiiiwiflSiiyyi "'T'BirTTT I Saunterings I Mr. and Mrs. James Coleman Leary announce I the engagement of their daughter, Lore'en, to Glb- I son Thornley Berry of Henderson, Ky. The date H of the wedding has not been set, but it will take IB I place during the early part of the summer. There is not a more charming or popular girl i ' in society than Miss Leary. She is a musician H of unusual accomplishment and her personality H and ready wit are among the chief attributes that H have won for her a wide circle of friends, both Bw here and elsewhere. Mr. Berry, who is the I nephew of Mrs. William Igleheart, visited here a few years ago, and is now engaged in engineering engi-neering work in California, where he will probably prob-ably make his future home. He is a fine man, a young southerner of the old school, and was very popular here during his visits to this city. The announcement will undoubtedly prove of s great interest to all who know Miss Leary and Mr. Barry and the entertainments already planned in ihonor of the bride-to-be will add much to the gayety of the spring and summer season. During the local appearance of Miss Blanche Bates the coming week, slie will be entertained extensively by a number of old friends, the most important affair planned during her stay being K:f a dinner to be given by a local admirer who in- fi vited Miss Bates and the same friends he has f invited for this occnsion to a dinner during her yg last appearance in this city and then carelessly Kk forgot, after a certain 'meeting of a board of di- 1 rectors which lasted the greater part of an even- H! ing, that his guests were waiting for him. That B; ' the guest of honor and the others have forgiven B I him is quite nice in them and it is just as well. B for as the matter stands they are going to get ta g , pretty good dinner on a certain night next week. Hyj B Those who saw the exhibition given by a lead- H ing musician at a large supper table at the Utah B hotel last Monday evening are divided as to B whether it was on account of the eccentricity B which is now and then supposed to go with an B , artistic temperament, or just plain boorishness, B though most of those present were inclined to B beliave that it was the latter. B When Governor Spry entered the room and B walked to the table, there was not a sound from B any of those surrounding it, and the self satisfied H musician did not deign to even rise when the B Chief Executive reached his side. A few minutes H later a real artist, whose artistic temperament is H really much better developed than that of the mu- H sician, accompanied by his wife, walked to the H table and the would-be aesthetic one greeted them H similarly, still glued to his chair. H It would seem that he has been in the lime- H light long enough to know the demands of com- H mon courtesy, but when one considers that he is H really obsessed by his art to the extent of now H and then abruptly forgetting those who have gone H out of their way to show their friendship for him, H It is small wonder that he is capable of such ex- H hibitipns as that of Monday last. m Bj The board of governors at the Alta club have B decided that they will switch the cut, and begin- B ning in a few weeks the meals will be a la carte B instead of table d'hote. This action is really on B account of the losses sustained in the dining room B and is done with a view of increasing the receipts. B To the layman it would seem that the new policy fl is one that will result in an exact reverse of what Bj it is intended to accomplish. Think what a joy B it will be for the army of dyspeptics who hereto- B fore have been obliged to pay a dollar for a meal B and now they can get what they want for fifteen B or twenty cents, a thimbleful of milk and a casual B glance at a cracker. fl ' These club campaigns to replenish the treas- urics are certainly amusing. With the reduction of the entrance fee at the Commercial club to twenty-five dollars and the dining room campaign at the Alta club, it should not be long until food and lodgings are within the reach of all. But possibly pos-sibly it is just as well during these strenuous times, for Salt Lake has not enjoyed the presence of a Mills and so we have no public penny a day hotels. The younger girls and matrons of the Playgrounds Play-grounds Association and Federation of Women's Clubs are very busy planning lor the annual May day dance which will be given at the Hotel Utah on the evening of April 30th for the benefit of the play grounds fund. The May day dance has always al-ways proven one of the jolliest affairs of the spring and from the elaborate preparations that are being made, the coming event will be no exception. ex-ception. The price of the tickets is going to be within easy reach and a record attendance is expected. ex-pected. The battalion of cadets -of the Salt Lake High school gave their annual military ball at the Odeon hall on Friday evening. It was one of the most successful affairs of the kind at which the cadets have been the" 'gallant ihosts and the hall was filled with their numerous friends and admirers. ad-mirers. Dancing began at eight thirty and lasted until a late hour, with pleasant interruptions during dur-ing the evening, which consisted of guard mount and an exhibition drill. The Press club ball, which was the largest affair af-fair of the week, took place at the Hotel Utah on Monday night and was attended by several hundred of the friends of the boys who annually annu-ally arrange an enjoyable affair. However, the next time the Press club gives a character ball, would it not be just as well if some of the members appeared in fancy costumes after a press campaign in which it was stated that tne majority of those present would appear In other than evening clothes? It was somewhat embarrassing, to say the least, to those who took the announcement in good faith and found upon arrival that there were less than half a dozen present who had tried to dress in accord with what they supposed the ball would be. An announcement of interest which came from the coast last week was that of the engagement of Miss Angela Kinney of Portland, daughter of Timothy Kinney and sister of Mrs. James Daugh-orty Daugh-orty of Portland and Mrs. Charles W. Whitley of this city, to Chester Griffin Murphy of Portland, an attorney whose record at Stanford made him one of the most popular men in college at the time. Both Miss Kinney and Mr. Murphy have Innumerable friends in the west and their wedding wed-ding will be one of the tmportant social affairs of the Oregon metropolis in the early summer. Miss Kinney has visited here on numerous occasions. oc-casions. In fact, she has only just recently returned re-turned to Portland. She has a host of friends In this city, as has Ohet Murphy among those who formerly attended Stanford or the University of California. The new Tennis club has been formally launched, the pending deals for those parcels of land which had heretofore not been absorbed in the general plan having -gone through the past week, and the grading work has already started on the grounds. It Is expected that the club will be ready for occupancy between the first and the middle of June. ie membership, which lias been limited to ei y-five is almost complete and It is ex pected that several weeks before that time the limit will have been reached. The club was really formed as a convenience for those who leave their offices so late that It Is impossible for them to get to the Country club and back, and who can exercise for an hour in A town before going home to dinner. It has not yet been decided whether there will be a restaurant rest-aurant or not in the club, but in the event that there are no objections, there will probably be a well stocked buffet for the benefit of the tired I business man and social leader. Of course, under I the city laws It would be possible to conduct a perfectly good bar at the new club, which is one I of the main reasons for its organization, inas- 9 much as the county Is dry and those at the Coun- I try club who would slack their thirst will probably I have to have the slacker In their lockers. I Work on the new building will start imme- 7 dlately and will be rapidly carried to completion. j. J The location of the club Is between Second and ,1 Third South street and Tenth and Eleventh East, J right in the heart of the most exclusive residence district. A very delightful affair of Wednesday was the luncheon given to the members of the Utopia and Crystal bridge clubs by Mrs. Jackl'ng, In the banquet room of the Hotel Utah. The luncheon lunch-eon was followed by bridge, part of the mezzanine mezza-nine floor being used for the arrangement of the tables. The color scheme was pink and white, masses of carnations forming the principal decoration. |