Show I THIRTY YEARS YEARS A BISHoP I People leOPle of Kaysville Honor Peter leter Bar lor Barton Barton lorI I ton and His Councillors at the i I Close of Their labors I Kaj March 21 The former bish hish bishopric bishopric of Kaysville ward Peter Barton John R Barnes and Heber J T Sheffield who were released from their labors labor on Feb 24 21 were honored by b the people of the ward in a most pleasant and appropriate appropriate pilate manner Committees had been working for a week on the arrangements for a ward testimonial and at noon noonday Priday ri day the business houses closed and the people assembled at the ward meeting meetinghouse meetinghouse meetinghouse house where tables were ere spread with an abundance of everything desirable Mar Married ried to the number of oC OO were seated at 2 p m This was followed by bya b ba a childrens dinner and later several hun bun hundred hundred bundred dred young oung people were banqueted In all the committee served about 71 56 meals during the afternoon and evening During the afternoon program former Bishop Peter Barton was presented with witha a beautiful gold old watch and chain as a amark amark amark mark of oC the affection of the people for I him Counselors John R Barnes and Heber J T Sheffield were each presented I with a handsome Morris orris chair rhe The three recipients responded to the presentation speech with appropriate words of oC thanks and amI appreciation in which they the referred feelingly to their long association with the people of the ward and the mutual love Ion that had made the work pleasant Others who spoke of or the work of or the retiring officers were Bishop Henry Henr II H Blood who made the presentation ad addresses addresses addresses dresses Presidents J 1 H II Grant and antI Jesse M 1 Smith Throughout the afternoon and evening there was rendered a program of ot songs and antI recitations and In the evening the young oung people enjoyed a dance fIance in the music hall ball It was a day da of ot good fellow fellowship fellowship fellowship ship everyone finding pleasure In doing honor to the men who had served seved so long longin in the bishopric Bishop Barton held his position nearly thirty years having been appointed June JuneIS IS 18 1ST With him through twentysix years as al his were John R IL Barnes and Thomas F Roueche After the tile latter died four years ears ago Heber J Sheffield was called to the vacancy |