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Show A Sensible Party. Yesterday afternoon the Female Relief society of the 13th Ward, under the direction of Mrs. Rachel R. Grant, the president, with Mrs. Bathsheba Smith and Mrs. F. A. Mitchell, her counselor?, carried out, in a picnic party in the assembly rooms of the ward, the most sensible idea of a party that the season has afforded. af-forded. The ladies of the ward carried car-ried their picnic to the rooms, not stinting themselves to what they expected ex-pected to personally consume, but providing pro-viding an abundance. To this improvised impro-vised feast the indigent of the ward were invited with a request that they I come freely and partake of the good things prepared for the occasion. There were also a number of invited guests, including Presidents George A. Smith and J). II. Wells, bishop Hunter and his counselors, bishop Woollcy, of the ward, and his counselors, with some others. A large and happy party assembled at 4 p.m., and, seated at long tables, didj ostice to the substantial substan-tial spread before them. After this part of the ceremony had concluded, Mr. J. D. T. McAllister favored the company with a song, when appropriate appropri-ate addresses wero delivered by Prest, Smith, Prest. Wells, Bishops Hunter, Hardy and Woollcy aud Mr. George Goddard, interspersed with singing by Mr. S. B. Young and others; and a most interesting time was passed until about 8 o'clock in the evening. The ladies who got up the party, remembering re-membering those less pleasantly situated situ-ated than themselves, sent a share ol' their pic-nic to the prisoners confined in the city, and the residue will be divided di-vided among the needy of the ward. We congratulate these ladies upon the success of their party, aud deem the generous spirit which inspired it worthy of all commendation. |