| Show HANDCART SQUAD HOlDS Men and Women Who Crossed Plains in Primitive Style Re Recall Recall Recall call Early Days The State Organisation of Handcart Veterans met last night at the Fourteenth ward meeting house and at a business session following an interesting session decided on keeping the present pre nt statewide organisation in intact Intact intact tact instead of o forming a number of or or organisations organisations In the various stakes of or Zion The meeting was all not so well ell attended as was waa expected due to the inclemency of the weather As Af the organisation organization is open for mem membership to the sons eons and daughters du of handcart veterans as at well as to the vet veterans veterans erans crane themselves a number of those tho e present were admitted to the organize organization I tion The meeting was presided over by S SS SS SS S Jones Jo of Provo president of the or organisation organisation organisation During the session Ion several of the old lId veterans told of the stirring trips across the plains in when those who were able pulled handcarts in which were ere carried their provisions previsions lons and luggage We e were the first Pullman In cars that crossed the plains said sal James Gardner who saw the humorous side of the trip in spite pite of the many hardships endured en The boys bol pulled and tie te girls pulled and we all II pulled I pulled a handcart and my good old mother pulled me with the silken strings of or love I was too young oung to know much about the object t of the triP For some must push and some must pull pullAM pullAs AM As we go marching up the hill bill Merrily on the way we go Until we reach the valley This was waa the chorus of a 8 handcart song which was given by John Y Smith and andIn andIn andIn In which the old veterans present joined in singing I Other Mormon lormon songs were given by Mr 1 Smith Immediately following the dismissal of the overflow meeting in the Assembly hall yesterday afternoon the Scandinavian Scandinavian Scandinavian vian Saints of the church held a a meeting in the edifice Every seat eat was filled within a 8 few fe minutes of the time the previous meeting was dismissed On the stand were a large number of prominent Scandinavian Saints and church hurch dignitaries President Anthon H Lund himself a Scandinavian represent represented ed th the first fint presidency at the services The entire service was in the Scandinavian Scandinavian Damn language A Scandinavian choir rendered a 8 number of anthems In their native language and prominent church chunh churchmen churchmen men preached sermons in Scandinavian |
