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Show DAUGHTERS OF PIONEERS AT SOCIAL Many a pleasant memory of "ye early days" was revived last evening at the old folks' social and dance which was held in the Weber academy acad-emy The sociul was given by the Daughters Qf the PioneerB and it proved in every respect the most cn-joyablo cn-joyablo affair "of tho kind that has been held in some time About 330 persons were present and of these more than 100 wore tho society so-ciety dress of plonocr days. The hall was specially decorated for the occasion in colors of white, yellow and green, with jack-o'-lanterns, evergreens ever-greens and corn stalks to give the hall a similar appearance to an old-time ball room. It was a unique scene, especially to the younger people present, nnd the opportunity to see the many different styles In dress of tholr mother's "summertime" "sum-mertime" was thoroughly appreciated An important feature was the basket bas-ket luncheon which was served in the following manner: Tho baskets were all placed in v. booth and under the cover of each was placed a rosette, the duplicate of which was worn by the lady bringing the lunch. When the luncheon hour arrhed each of the gentlemen took a basket, opened it and then sought tho lady who wore the rosetto which matched the one that he found therein. there-in. When the lady was found tho couple then ate the lunch amid much hilarity For those who were not fortunate for-tunate enough to secure a basket plenty of pumpkin pic was furnished Wild cherry punch was served during tho evening. During the lunch hour President James Wotherspoon look the floor and Introduced a number of persons present pres-ent whose birth and early life was of historic interest. Mrs Kntherine Toponce was first introduced as the second white person per-son born in the territory of Utah, the date of which was November 19, 1817. Mrs. Toponce expressed her pleasure at being present and hoped to mingle with the Daughters of the Pioneers for some time to come. Elder Joseph A. West was next Introduced In-troduced and made a brief address Ten lady members of the Farr family fam-ily wero next Introduced and made their bow amid much applause. Three charming briue6, Mesdames Josephine West, Sarah J. Taylor and Mary A. Jones, arrayed In their wedding wed-ding gowns, wero next presented and received a full share of applause. A surprise which created much merriment mer-riment was sprung on Mrs. Rose Bal-lantyne Bal-lantyne when President Wotherspoon presented her with the prizo for having hav-ing the most unique costume. Mrs. Ballantyne wore a full belt-waist gown made of plaid cloth and her selection se-lection as tho prize winner met with unanimous approval. Mrs. C. W. Hinchcliff and Mrs. John Henry Smith also were presented as early residents Hon. David Eccles. the chairman said as ho introduced him, had claim to being a pioneer as he was born in tho year 1849 in Scotland Mr. Eccles briefly stated, amid laughter, that 1S49 was the year that everyono was digging for gold, that ho started digging and had been digging dig-ging over since. The dance program was ablv conducted con-ducted by C. W. Hinchcliff and included in-cluded n number of old-time dancer The music was furnished by the E. W Nichols orchostra. The committees were as follows Gonornl committee Rosa Ballan-tvne. Ballan-tvne. Maria Taylor, Martha Cooley, Roxana Pidcock, Rae Packard, Nora Pardoe. Arrangements Rosa Ballantyne Maria Taylor. Reception Josephine R. West, Weltha Ensign, Rintha Douglass, Marlon Burton. Decoration Jennie Nelson, Bcrnlco Glnzler, Rao MIddleton, Dora. Holther, Emily Maddock. Refreshment committee Evelyn Woods, Clara Snodaker. Floor managers Maria Taylor; Rosa Ballantvne Sadie E West. Prompter Wllford Hinchcliff. |