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Show I Saunterings I Thoro are those who invito people to a party H l! in order to eaBily cancel social obligations and H there are thoso who give affairs which are a real H compliment to their guests. The dance given at H , the Tennis club on Thursday evening by iDr. and H Mrs. D. Moore Lindsay was one fitted by the lat- H ter description. There has never been a prettier H or more delightful affair at the little clubhouse H which in every particular showed what a deft H hand and some thoughtfulness for the comfort of Hi ones guests means in an evening's entertainment. m Most people wont take the trouble, but the 1 Moore Lindsays did, and the result was charming. H A hundred of their friends were present and the Bj dancing continued an hour or two into Friday. Bt Thoro wore numerous dinners preceding the H ovent, the largest and most elaborate one being Hi given by Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Knox and Mr. B George Knox at Ihe family home on First South Bi street. Dr. and Mrs. Lindsay entertained at din- Bj ner, the J. It. Walkers gave another, and Kurt B; Koehler of Portland was the host at an informal B affair of tho-saine kind at the Utah. H H At a cozy little dinner at a popular cafe the H other evening those seated around the table H wore Miss Bryan Houston, Miss Mercy Lewis, J. H Quealy and Mr. Tuttle. There was nothing re- H markable about that, but those at the nearby H tables were wondering about the signiflcance of H the wedding cake which adorned the center of the H table, the only question being whether it was H meant for two of the people present or all four. M H With a hint of spring in the air a few coun- H try club members put on their best bibs, tuckers H and furs and met on the mezzanine floor of the H Utah on Tuesday to elect a board of directors H for the ensuing year and exchange amenities. H As a result of the meeting the following were H elected to serve: T. W. Boyer, L. H. Farns- Hj worth, F. S. Murphy, Samuel Neel, Will Brown H and Charles II. Doolittle. The former president, H Mr. Steiner, thanked the members for their co- H operation during his two terms as president, the H mombois thanked Mr. Steiner, and the meeting M was over. M Speaking of the country club, the financial HH statement for the year ending January thirty- H first is rather interesting, particularly in view M of the fact that several who are supposed to be H ultra-punctilious in the matter of their club bills, B several of whom have been loud in their denunci- H ation of those who allowed themselves to be B posted, are found to be on the delinquent list and B the names of others in the same category are B found in the list of members dropped from the H club for non-payment of accounts, H 1 For Miss Alice Wilkins who is the guest of H! the Clem Schramms the Arthur Callaghans gave B a dinner party on Monday evening followed by B a supper and dance at the Utah. H H Some of the funniest stories regarding the H shot that penetrated the double windows of the M Salt Lake Security and Trust company and also Hf almost arranged for a streak of daylight through i Charlie McGurrin, appeared in the daily press. Fortunately the only damage done was to the , windows, but there might have been serious con- B sequences. There has been considerable retic- B ence about discussing the affair but Mr. Mc- ; Gurrin states that the gun was exploded while H) his brother, F. E. McGurrin, was showing him 1 how to use it. However, this is not in accord j with F. E. McGurrin's story, who states that MB ! Qharlie does not want to boast, so he wont say Rh who shot at him. B I Miss Nannie H. Palmer will arrive here with the Otis Skinner company today or tomorrow and during the coming week of the Skinner engagement en-gagement in "Kismet" will visit Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Palmer at their home on K street. Miss Palmer who is the daughter of Mr. Palmer, visited in Salt Lake summer before last and has a large number of friends here who will be glad to see her upon her return. Since leaving she has entered upon a stage career and has had remarkable success being one of the favored few who secured a splendid place at the outset and who has progressed steadily ever since HHnHHHHBr "' ' JflHBHBHBflHKiynBH KBBlri1HB WzS&mfi -silMBB jSaHHH IDHnB&iii9HHB . ' IfiSisP WSbbI t jUIH K&f ?'i .JbHBBBIBBkhHI BHk" jBBhIhHRhi HBRK1-V& '--HSBEBGBIK3Siiil H& t4 flBHBHHBnBIHBBHKti 'sShH IBVBp H&s&r KwsBBSBiHBBsBvlroSsPliBmBBF H B? yKM9MMBMfflffmftM3WHffBwvwri $vs&98M HP BHMfflBMtt JpffiHllblP ' ' flUW MISS NANNIE H. PALMER Who will Appear During the Coming Week with Otis Skinner In "Kismet" without the usual trials and tribulations that beset a young actress. Recently when Miss Merle Maddern, a niece of Mrs. Fiske, was advanced ad-vanced to the leading role with Mr. Skinner Miss Palmer was given the part of Miskah, the slave girl. Preceding her engagement with Mr. Fiske she appeared with George Arliss in "Disraeli." A delightful dance of Monday- evening was that given by James Jennings at his home on East South Temple street. The new dances were the order of the day, or rather of the night, and the party of thirty enjoyed the informal affair af-fair until after midnight. The coming of Lord and Lady Decies to Salt Lake while not attended by the grand scramble that took place in Denver as to who should outdo the other in entertaining them was really more enjoyable to the distinguished visitors than was their Denver stay. The best criterion is to whether they enjoyed their visit here or not was based upon the fact that they insisted upon staying stay-ing here twenty-four hours longer 'han 4 their schedule, in order that they might not overlook anything of importance hereabouts. Their appearance at the hotel grill was a signal for a general flocking of the smart set there on Tuesday evening to catch a glimpse of the Lord and the granddaughter of Jay Gould but in as much as they and their party remained quietly at their table and did not rag oven once there was some disappointment. Those who happened to meet them described Lady Decies as a charming American girl free from the affectations of those who usually marry abroad, and the Lord as a "regelar fellar," thoroughly democratic and ut-I ut-I terly lacking In snobbishness. Our old friend, Frank Wadleigh, was with the party and will continue with them until their return to the east. Frank is as handsome as ever and except for a little more enbonpoint appears about the same as when ho made the red carnation famous. Wo are to lose "Shorty" Hebbard temporarily at least as he is going to Barcelona on a little trip for his company and possibly will not t return before the ice closes the canyons to Packards for another winter. This is sad news I for his friends for the little fellow is a prime I favorite with everyone and we have not enough of his kind to lose any. He will leave within a short time for his new post. It is rather amusing to read the interviews with local instructors, amateurish and otherwise,' regarding the new dances, which everyone is striving to learn and which some are accomplishing. accom-plishing. The fact of the matter is that outside of Miss Karrick who comes nearer than anyone else to being a real teacher of the fancy steps there is no one here who is posing as an instructor in-structor with any intelligent ideas on the subject. The best way to learn is to dance with someone who really knows how to take a chance at grabbing grab-bing a passing professional. Mrs. Samuel Newhouse who will leave for New York today gave an informal tea for her friends on Wednesday, sort of a farewell affair to those who have welcomed her in various ways and regret her departure. She will sail again for London within a few weeks -where she will remain during the season and later go to Paris to be with the mother and sisters of Mr. New-house New-house there. The latter part of the week has been devoted more or less to public events including the Lincoln day ball and the entertainment provided for the lumbermen and their wives who are visiting here during the convention. These, by the way, have been some entertainments and with the weather behaving itself and everything else in accord there haB been plenty to do for everyone. It is but a few days until Lent and while numerous num-erous altairs of more or less moment are scheduled sche-duled they are as nothing compared to the whirl which distinguished the earlier part of the season. sea-son. In other cities there is a grand rush to entertain at this time of the year ending with a carnival and ball the night before Ash Wednesday, Wednes-day, but the Latin spirit occas-onally allected by the hardy mountaineers hereabouts seems to die on New Year's morning and it will probably take a year or two longer to make people believe 'that they can have just as much fun, after the first of the year as before. Just as a suggestion sugges-tion it would be a boon to society if Mrs. E. F. Holmes and Mrs. Margaret B. Salisbury would postpone their California sojourns until Lent begins: be-gins: -. k S. Abbott Maginnis has been receiving the "'congratulations of his friends during the week upon his approaching marriage to Miss Mary McKenna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. McKenna of Fairfield, Kentucky. The wedding will take place in the spring. Mr. MaginniB iB one of the most popular young men in the city being prominent in its professional and social life. The annual ball given by the local chapter of the American Institute of Banking at the Commercial Com-mercial club on Wednesday evening was by far the most successful affair ever given by the organization, and was enjoyed not only by the members but by a large number of guests outside out-side of the" chapter. The event was held in the dining room of the club and lasted until midnight. mid-night. A delightful dance was also given by the Salt Lake Transportation club in the ballroom of the Utah the same evening, many of the guests at both places spending some time at each affair. Mrs. It. Howard Merrill was the hostess at a delightful bridge tea which took place at her home on East Second South street on Wednesday. |