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Show UNVOIDABLE DISAPPOINTMENT Managor Stoughton of tho Lehl Picture Playhouso and a party of motion picture men of Salt Lako and California, had an adventurous and chilling oxporlenco in tho big storm of Christmas Night. Mr. Stoughton bad Invited a number of representatives represen-tatives of tho Universal Film Mfg. Company enrouto from Universal City to New York to bo his guosts at bis homo on Christmas Day, and all arrangements had bcon made for all concerned to attend the uehl Theatre Christmas NlgbL There were to be addresses by the visitors and a general gen-eral reception. Tho party, which consisted of N. Paul Stoughton, Manager of tho Lehl TJbcatre. H. T, CauUleld of Los Angeles, who controls tho llconso for portraits of Moving plcturo actors and actresses on all advqrtlsomontB In tho United States and Canada, Dlgby Lynn, a member of Warren Kerrigan's Universal Company, Edward Arm-Strong, Arm-Strong, Manager of tho Universal Film and Supply Co., nnd F. A. Itcod, left Salt Lake about six o'clock In the evening. Several miles out of West Jordan, tho chauffeur, blinded by tho storm, drovo tho enr into a ditch, and completely put it out of business. Fortunately nobody wbb hurt. Aftor making k many f utile attompts to ro-store ro-store tho machlno tho tired and half frozen men woro compelled to tramp through tho blizzard to tho nearest settlement, whero holp was secured, and tho car towed to Bafoty. It being then too Into to prooeod to Lohl, tho weary cold and disappointed men took tho train bnck tq Salt Lako. In spite of this first disappointment. Mr. Stoughton states that ho has made plana to entertain a second party from the Pacific 'Coast Studios coming through next Friday, and that tho special rccoptlon projected for Christ- m mas Night wilt bo carried out In full K New Years Night at tho Lohl Theatre. V This next time, hqwevor, tho part; , ft will travel to Lehl via Orom, and not H trUBt to nutomobllo locomotion. H |