Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 38 | Norse Mormons Hold Big Reunion

NORSE MORMONS l HOLD BIG REUNION I Commemorating tho tim founding of the fl first Mormon branch In Copenhagen Denmark sixty-eight sixty years cars ago alO the tho annual reunion of Scandinavians was held heM yesterday a at t Provo The Tho Denmark Denmark Den Den- mark branch was established Sunday lAX 7 Sept 15 15 1850 President Anthon H. H 1 Lund officiated at the reunion and Andrew Jenson Jenon assistant church historIan his his- torIan and other prominent persons vero cro ero pre present ent Sessions were hc held at ati i ko 10 a. a m m. and at 2 1 p. p m. m In the Tabor Tabor- if bade hace at Provo A big choir of or Scandinavians Scan Scan- J attended en masse masso from Salt i Lake aka ake City Several Se soloists prominent 1 j In in the church participated in an ex- ex It o musical program Th first reunion commemorating the o of tho the D Danish mission was b d at Ephraim on September 15 1890 hen chen between 2000 1000 and gathered from all over or Utah The late President Canuto Canute Peterson presided ai tt at the first session President Lund am and Mr Jenson Benson were present at the convention con con- held twenty eight years ago go Some men who composed the first firs t Copenhagen branch were present Since Sinco 1890 1390 reunions havo have been held yearly