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Show RELIEF SOCIETY COMMEMORATES. The Relief society, as announced last week observed Wednesday as an annual gathering, commemorating the initial organization in Nauvoo. The attendance was unusually large and the program most pleasingly rendered, followed by a bounteous repast re-past of eatables. Maria Nyrehn of the presidency welcomed the assembly and was followed fol-lowed by a sketch of the Relief society from its incipiency by Linda Bown. Two of the more elderly sisters, Margaret Duffin and Christine Chris-tensen, Chris-tensen, gave their experiences. Literary and musical numbers were taken by E.L. Swalberg, Mary L. Met-I Met-I calf, Millie Christenson, Dora Ras-musson, Ras-musson, Hannah C. Bouvang and others. In the evening a dance and refreshments refresh-ments marke.i the doings, for which there was admission charged. |