Show eighty seventh birthday last friday many of the friends of oar esteemed citizen brother edward mecham of the first ward assembled at hia residence to celebrate his eighty seventh birthday and to do him honor upon so auspicious a day this has been the custom for several years among those present were bishop J P K johnson and his counselors our travel ins missionary brother lewis harvey elder S S jones and several others with their all of whom entertain great respect for our aged brother brother Mecham during the evening re j acme of his experiences since he joined the church both as a master workman and in the scenes he passed through in connection with othera dur ing the driving of the saints from their homes he told of his distressed feelings upon seeing the prophet joseph smith brought a bleeding corpse into his house and closed bearin ghis testimony to the truth of thia great latter day work thanking his brethren and sisters for their company which he said he greatly appreciated and which seemed to put new life into him speeches were made by bishop john sou brother lewis harvey and elder S S jones which were very timely and instructive sister mecham tendered lier chanka to all present for the great kindness shown her husband and as usual was untiring in her efforts to make all comfortable some of tha old time were sung with a zest there were other en features of the evening among which I 1 must not omit to mention the beautiful repast which all appealed to do justice to and which the willing hands so amply furnished altogether it was a time well and profitably spent and all parted feeling happy in having made others happy OSE PRESENT |