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Show SAUNTERINGS Vi SOCITY's present predicament is renilniscent of the lines Joe Cawthorne used to recite: "I had a little bird And it's name was Enza. ' I opened the cage ' H And in flew Enza." H It is far from a joking matter, but in this 'Sad H old world at present it does no harm to inspire a H smile or two. H The city has been practically dead for a long H time, from a social standpoint, but this influenza H thing is a finishing touch, and there is positively . H nothing to do except to gather one's few friends H about and if there is anything left here and there H after fifteen months of dryness, discuss the sltua- H tion over the teacups. H That has been done more or less during the H week, and it looked very much as though that H would bo the program for some time to come, H (with the exception of Saturday night, wHen the H rubber chips are taken from their hiding places M and carefully fondled until it is time for the Sun- H day papers to arrive. H (We note that there is even an entire absence H of the knitting needles in public, and our leading H matrons and maids seem to be content to drive B their motors and golf, and lunch and dine' without M plying the needles as they did when that sort of H thing was the rage. Of course, many of them are H engaged in Red Cross and other arduous work H and have no time to spin yarns with their needles. B But if many more bans are put on their social ac- M tivities there will positively be no diversions and M the old town will be a morgue sure enough. H THEf Holmes-Bransford suit is growing more interesting daily, and as it proceeds the audita audi-ta ences in the courtroom are "being steadily aug-M aug-M mented by many of the smart set interested in B the proceedings. The announcement that Adele B Blood is on the way here to testify in the suit has H added another touch of interest to the case which M has been the subject of so much discussion, and H probably the S. R. O. sign will be hung out when Bg that actress appears to give her testimony. Miss m Blood has appeared on the local stage on several m ocasions, first at the Qrpheum in "The Picture of HI Dorian Gray," then at the Salt Lake theatre in H, "Everywoman." During her engagements she Hi has been the guest of Mrs. Holmes. H A mere million dollars 'is at stake in this suit, B which has furnished the principal subject of con-H con-H versation in society here since the beginning of Hj the taking of the testimony. WE have a complaint from William Warner of the Salt Lake Route because-the has not H been mentioned in these columns for some time H i and he wants it distinctly understood that he is H& very much in society and he does not relish being F overlooked. V Billy Warner isone of the few good fellows not H caught in the draft, but his charming, talented m wife is now on her way to France here she has M volunteered her services together with other slng- H ers and players for the enteitainment of the H American soldiers abrpad. HP - THE numerous friends, of Charles Ean Loan, . , famed writer vof sparkling stories wlilch have Kj added so much to the entertainment of te readers H of the Saturday Evening Post and QoUiers for sev- Hjv eral years will be glad to hear that he has accepted 4 a Posftion as one of the editors of the Saturday IRu? Post, but it will take him from his western home in K il who is a literary celebrity principally as a fictlon- WM ary, arid the champion one-armed golf player of H f the world, is to be congratulated and so is the K Post, but ifctyill takeihimjf ronvhisMvestorn homo m lv ' H Los Angeles Cafeteria, to Philadelphia to reside. A Los Angeles writer in commenting on Mr. Van Loan's departure recently said that with the rest of the -world he has abandoned speeding up td hit the nineteenth hole so it is assured that ho will be able td got the degree of haste required re-quired by residence in Philadelphia. He is the best in the world and we know the success he will attain in his new field will be too real to be strange. TT was the close of a long and rather heavy day in the publicity manager's office, and the lovely , young lady at the typewriter was aweary of even the touch system. (No, dearie, this is not a story of the raising of funds ) But with her eyes closed she rattled off some carbon copies of a "story" as it had come from the headquarters. In the same mail she sent a very gentle little reminder to the "Dear Editor" that his compositor had inadvertantly inadvert-antly turned the (W. upside Uown in a Y. W. C. A. story of a Hostess House, thus making a funny mixture ot the genders to say the least. She failed, however, to read the carbon copy with the result that she sent to the "Deaii Editor" something like the following: "trei, O; Otaru soroy, accordonh tp re; prst recoverf at tjr matop ama; jeadquitartrt pf th Y. W. C. A" Oh, and there was more of it, too. But the "Dear Editor" was equal to the occas-sion. occas-sion. He wrote back ever so gently thanking the manager for the kind words of appreciation and giving ample apologies for the mistake, etc, and also enclosing the "little piece" so kindly sent him for publication, with the significant annota-Uion annota-Uion on the margin "Watinell is it?" He lives in a dry town in this dry state, but he says "I put it on the hook without editing it, and I have done nothing since but explain to the back room gang that my prohibition professions are sincere, it being some else's typewriter." HAPPENINGS AND WHEREABOUTS One of the smartest affairs of the week was the luncheon given on Tuesday by Miss Dorothy Bamberger in honor of Miss Dorothy Marioneaux, whose engagement to Lieut. Edmund Foams was recently announced. Mrs. J. B. Whitehill has returned from a visit to Chicago. The Association of Collegiate Alumnae held Its first annual meeting at the home of Mrs Chauncy P. Overfield on Wednesday The Catholic Women's league met on Tuesday at the Ladies Literary club. The Alphi Chi sorority of the University of Utah entertained at a camouflage party at the sorority house on Wednesday night At the Hotel Utah on Wednesday evening, the members of the Pi Alpha chapter of the Chi Omega sorority of the University entertained at a banquet in honor of a number of girls in the freshman class. On Tuesday evening a supper was given by the Gamma Phi sorority of the university at their homo on Twelfth East street. An Important society event of the week was the silver tea at the home of Mrs W. W. Armstrong Arm-strong on Tuesday. It was for the benefit of the fatherless children of France and was largely attended at-tended Mrs. O. E. Groshell was hostess at a bridge tea at her home on Tuesday at which Mis. W. S. Bing was the guest of honor. The members of the Short Stbry club were entertained by Mrs Eugene B. Palmer on Sunday. Mrs. Jack Gilmer is in New York, where she is engaged in war work for tho government; "' Mrs. Walter N. Pugh has arrived from Arizona f H I where Lieut. Pugh Is stationed. She is at the hUine i of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Richmond. f PS Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mclntyre have returned 'WSt from Alberta, Canada, where they have been JfE spending the summer. 1 11 Mrs. Harry W. Sturgess will entertain informally j "H at her homo next Wednesday afternoon. Jwk On Thursday, October 3t0h, at the Hotel Utah, TOOT the members of the War Work Depot will give Ipf a card party and dance. Several of the leading y society ladies will bo the patrons. A Miss Donolla Straup will entertain informally vUfi i t; I1 at her home this evening. . Mrs. J. O. Evans and daughters Kathleen and fjt jrj Marjory will return from the east shortly. They '; jf i were with Captain Evans up to the time of his S?- leaving for France. fjSp ' J'Sbu Verses By Florence Nash Jx " THE CALL OF THE ROAD , rtff ' TT'S real Fall on tho one night stands;1 - ''pS It's only colder weather here. $r i I'm getting lonely for the road, , , "fj , ( We've played New York a solid' year. - .. f I'd like to take to trains again, j$ Now that the country's red and gold, r 4f i ' I guess we can't get out just yet, ' , " f $ i Not while this standing room is sold. 5 ' 14 v I'd like to see the fields run by ' ' And watch the farmhouse chimney's smoke; " ,, I'd like to take an early jump , And see the sunrise, for a joke. r . i |
