Show M. M SMITH SMITHS SMITHA A S HOSPITAL i AL Eldest Son of President of Church Succumbs After an Operation 1 Apostle H rum M 1 M. M Smith eldest son of President Joseph F F. Smith of or the Mormon church tiled died shortly before 10 o'clock l last st night at L L. D D. D S S S. hospital Peritonitis developing from Crom appendicitis was the direct cause At the deathbed were his mother Mrs Edna Lambson Smith Immediate members o of ills his family family fam fam- am- am ily Ih and his brothers brother Apostle Joseph F. F Smith Jr JI and Bishop David ld A A. A Smith of oC the presiding bishops bishop's oe office Stricken with appendicitis Friday evening Apostle Smiths Smith's condition became became became be be- came serious and Saturday evening It was waR found necessary to remove him to time the hospital E Examination disclosed that tha l his hl condition was critical An immediate Immediate Immediate Im Im- mediate operation became r necess necessary It was performed Sunda Sunday forenoon b by Dis Drs G Gill 1111 Richards and Ralph T T. Richards Rich Rich- ald aids ards and Apostle Smith appeared tobe tobe to tobe be out of ot danger Sunday Sunda evening Family Culled to 0 Stile Side It Tt became evident e however howe that peritonitis had set sot in When hn Apostle Smith had pas passed e beyond further urther help from lom surgical skill members of ot his ram family 11 were summoned to the hospital That Apostle Smith was seriously ill first was nas dl disclosed at services In Jn the Tabernacle Sunday afternoon when Fred M M. offered prayers for tor him Ordained an apostle of the Church of ot Jesus JeslIs Chri Christ t of Latter day Saints October October Oc- Oc tob tober t 24 24 1901 M M. Smith became bo- bo came an active n figure ure In hi n wards stakes and missionary conferences of or the Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon church through which he me traveled extensively During September 1913 ho was wag called to succeed Apostle Rudger Rudger Rud- Rud ger gel Cla a as president of or he the European European European Euro Euro- mission of or the church A com com- hal b hlf p. p I.- I. nhe n nhe he he airi ed at Liverpool El p SO 30 0 1 1315 n Ho lIo returned to Salt Snit Lake In 1916 Horn II Here ere In 18 1ST- 1ST 11 Mack Smith was born in Salt Lake March 21 I 1872 the oldest eldest son of Pre President Joseph 1 F. F Smith and Edna Lambson Smith In his Ills youth he was carefully reared by his parents to an anun un understanding of and faith In the thc gospel of the time lor Savior as interpreted b by bythe bythe the Mormon church lie Ile attended the time public schools and later luter L D D. D S. S college col col- lese lege from rom which he was graduated in 1894 14 Apostle Smith was married in November No- No o- o vember 1895 to Miss Idaho Bowman of O Ogden den and on the evening of the following day ay departed on a mission I Britain From Flom for 01 his church chulch to Great Liverpool he was appointed to time the Leeds conference He lie was called to preside over the Newcastle conference in October 1896 a position which he held several months Returning to Salt Lake that year he was appointed a homo home missionary and und also acted as assistant teacher and md corresponding secretary of ot the tho twenty twenty- foul fourth th quorum of seventies se He was wan employed at tho the Z C C. M 1 I L 1 where he remained until October 20 JO 1901 lIe He ah also o served as secretary of at the thc Sunday Sunda schools of or Granite stake e Called to the quorum o of twelve twel apostles apostles apostles apos apos- he formally was ordained b by his father Cather on October 2 24 24 1901 1101 He lie was vas summoned to Washington D. D C C. In InI I 1004 O to testify In the case of ot Senator teed Reed Smoot also an all apostle whose right light to a scat In the time United States Senate had hall been questioned b by foes Coes of the church Beside Reside his leis parents brothers sisters and widow Apostle Smith Smith- Smithis Smith Is survived b by four Cour children Joseph I F F. Smith III IS Geraldine 1 It t Margaret 10 an and Maxine 6 fj years o of age Funeral am arrangements ha have haven hanot not of yet et been announced |