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Show I ; Saunterines Hi I m i It is with considerable regret that we go to B press too early to chronicle the story of the B ' Bachelors' ball, which, according to those most B' l interested, is to be an event really worth men- B , tioning. In fact those who have been most active B i in making it the success it is bound to be have B promised that it will go down in social history as B the most unique affair in the season of nineteen B ' hundred eleven and twelve. Maybe, though, B by another week when the calm of the Lenten Bi season is upon us and with the ground hog Ave B are enjoying our retreats preparatory to welcom- Bi ing the real spring, that the aftermath will not B be so uninteresting as to preclude its publica Bi B It will have been the second dance of the sea- B son to begin at ten thirty in the evening and fin- B ish with sunrise, but will differ in the number of H v people who were invited, and in a few other par- H , ' ticulars which were not included in the other Hi small and early given a week ago. !j The Bachelors had rather a difficult task In i the beginning in recruiting their forces, but lat- terly they have responded nobly, and inasmuch i(t as the dance is given in a spirit of reciprocity I for the many entertainments given them during the season, there were no people in society left I out except possibly in one or two cases where Hj the fault was with the post office. H' Judging from the musical program, at which H one or two have had a peep, the supper, and Hj other refreshments planned, and the hours H scheduled for the departure of the guests, motor- H ing and other outdoor sports will be very popular H toduy, and the only fault to be found with Sat H urday as a short day after the affair of Friday H night is the fact that business requirements de H mand one's presence in the morning Instead of the afternoon. Dress clothes have never been B very popular in the cages of finance between nine H and twelve on Saturday, but there is a possibility H of a new precedent being set if a Mardi Gras of H the nature of the Bachelors' ball is a Friday night j feature in the future. ' The affair marks the closing of the winter M season, and after forty days of rest when the K' violets and crocuses arrive and the snow birds are forgotten, it will be pretty nearly the good i old summer time again. But the hope of the Bi Bachelors is that even with the coming of the Bj sunny season the ball they gave will not be for- W gotten. H' Bl One of the most popular ladies in society re Hn cently was temporarily indisposed after a fort- f night of strenuosity in the social pastures where H. the pace kept everyone on a twenty-hour a-day i jpmu. She felt the need of the services of a H physician, and when he called and felt her pulse Hl and took her temperature, and went through the H other formalities as is the wont of a practitioner, B he asked: fl "What is your mode of life?" H I "If I told you, you'd jump out the window," H she replied. H "You must rest a little more. There is no H- need of tiring yourself out, and though you have B, a splendid constitution, it will break if you con- B H "Ah," he went on, "our ancestors would never H approve of the way we go today." R "No," she replied, "they asked my grand- H father when he was seriously ill what he would B do if he had to live his life over, and he said, H 'The same things over again, only I'd cut a few H of the ruts a little deeper.' " B 4 Hj The Country Club election on Tuesday at the H Hotel Utah was attended about as well as the HB elections in the past. But nevertheless a splen- Hj did ticket was elected, and te club found to be in excellent condition, with the promise of a very happy summer down the valley, irrespective of whether the club will be included in the city limits or not. The directors who will choose from their riumber the officers for the ensuing year, are F. E. McGurrin, R. C. Gemmell, Jay Gilmer, George Steiner, T. W. Boyer, and S. R. Neel. An interesting visitor during the week was C. Livingston Waterbury of Boise, who was here on business matters and to renew some old acquaintances, ac-quaintances, paiiticularjy' among formeir r New York friends who happened to be here at the same time. Mr. Waterbury is of the famous New York Waterburys; he is a brother of Larry Waterbury, the great polo player, and a brother-in-law of Gouverneur Morris, whose writings are internationally popular. Mr. Waterbury is in business in Boise and has succeeded in organizing organiz-ing a crack polo team there, the cavalry officers at the Post also having a team, the two of them being among the best in the west. When he was here he discussed the possibility of a team in Salt Lake with a number of those who have been interested in such a movement for a year or two, and it is probable that a team will be organized within the near future to compete with those of Boise, Colorado Springs and others on the coast. After a stay of two or three weeks here, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Andrews left on Thursday, the former for the East where his business interests call him temporarily, and the latter with Mrs. F. C. Schramm who is in Portland for a brief visit. Mrs. Schramm and Mrs. Andrews will return re-turn by way of San Francisco and expect to be here the latter part of the month. Numerous affairs af-fairs were given in their honor during the week, among them being a tea at the E. S. Ferry home on Sunday, a box party followed by a supper at the Louvre on Monday evening, a motor trip and luncheon at the country home of the Charles Walkers on Tuesday, and an elaborate dinner at the Salisbury home in First South on Wednesday evening at which Mrs. M. B. Salisbury was the hostess. In honor of Miss Blanche Burke, who is the guest of Mrs. C. Wh Whitley, and Miss Anna McCornick who has just returned from New York after a winter spent in the Metropolis, P. L. Williams, Wil-liams, Jr., and Dr. Miles Varian entertained at a luncheon at the Hotel Utah on Wednesday after noon for a dozen of their friends. 0 Two of our leading society belles who are particularly fond of dancing, heard that there was to be a hop at the PoBt on Wednesday evening, even-ing, and so suggested to a couple of the younger men that they attend inasmuch as they were under un-der the impression that several of their friends were going. They had not received an invitation, but thought they would go, nevertheless. As in their opinion this was the first dance to be given by the officers of the Post, they regaled themselves them-selves in all of the finery at hand, and the young men arrayed Immaculately, called in a big automobile to take them to the party. Arriving at the Post hall at a fashionably late hour, they discovered that the dance was not being given by the officers of the regiment, but by the noncommissioned non-commissioned officers, and that they were not expected; and conceding their disappointment, they hurried away and finished the evening at a down town cafe. A very beautiful tea was that given at the home of Mrs. Russell G. Shulder in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, by Mrs. Shulder, her mother, Mrs. W. H. Dickson, and Mrs. Charles E. Carter, who had Issued invitations to a large number ot their friends. The, decorations in the pretty home harmonized with the springlike day, nothing but flowers of the season being used with white tulips predominating. In the dining room the fy effect was colorful and delightful, red roses and ferns adding a -great charm to the surroundings. The ladies were assisted during the afternoon by Mrs. W. P. Kiser, Mrs. James A. Hogle, Mrs. Louis Gordon, Mrs. J. M. Bidwell, Mrs. Frank Jennings, Mrs. C. P. Overfield, iMrs. Dean Bray-ton, Bray-ton, and the Misses Came Ellis, Virginia Beatty, Minette Baer, Gertrude Hanson, Loreen Leary, Mildred McMillan, Aline McMillan, Lucille Clark, Ruth Ellis, Helen McVichie, Dorothy Rooklidge, Marguerite Rice, Daisy Raybould, Isabelle Shiffer, " Cary, Hazel and Mary Sappington, Eleanor and Marguerite Stewart, Josephine Weil and Geneve Savage. & Mrs. Wm. H. Cunningham, assisted by her mother, Mrs. John Dern, and Mrs. H. C. Edwards, entertained most delightfully at a bridge tea at her home on U street on Wednesday, in honor of Miss Vera Edwards, whose marriage to Morton R. Cheeseman will take place late in the spring. Mrs. Cunningham's guests included some eighty of her friends and the Valentine idea was carried out in the exquisite decorations, both in the rooms where the games were played and in the dining room. Mrs. Charles A. Walker and Mrs. E. S. Ferry entertained informally at a dinner at the Alta Club on Thursday evening Jn honor of Mrs. F. Ml Andrews and Mrs. F. C. Schramm who departed later for the northwest. Covers were laid for ten. ! Miss La Trice Belcher and Mr. Lon T. Fidler were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Belcher on Monday evening, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Francis B. Short. The wedding was a very beautiful affair, pink and white prevailing in the decorations, 'which consisted of wistaria, pink and white roses and carnations and acacias. Miss Belcher was attended by Miss Romola King, Miss Esther Dustan, Miss Dorothy Ingram as brides maids, and Miss Adeline Jacobson was maid of honor. The flower girls were Jeanette Crossman, and Mary Louise Thatcher. C. F. Parr was best man for Mr. Fidler. Half a hundred friends witnessed wit-nessed the ceremony, but several hundred guests attended the reception which followed. Assisting Mr. and Mrs. Belcher in receiving the guests were Mrs. J. T. Burgher of Dallas, Texas, Miss Helen Jacobs and Miss Clara Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. Belcher left later for the northwest north-west on a wedding trip, and will be gone a fort- ' night. , A delightful tea on Sunday afternoon was that given by Josephine Well, which was attended by a large number of the younger set. Miss Well was assisted by. Miss Mildred McMillan, Miss Loreen Leary, Miss Minnette Baer and Miss Geneve Savage. Mrs. Raymond Masson (nee McMillan) of Los Angeles is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McMillan, and is being entertained by a number of old friends. x For Miss Helen Hartley, the young violinist who has recently returned from New York, Miss Georgia Hartley entertained a number of friends on Monday, about thirty being present. Mrs. J. R. Walker entertained at an elaborate luncheon at her home on Thursday. ' |