Show OUR NEIGHBORS N vv PARKER IDAHO Interest In lug Grover rover Veteran and Pioneer Special Correspondence Parker Fremont Co Idaho July Jul 23 A reunion of or the Grover family wan waa hold heM nt at Parker Idaho July 22 2 1501 OI the mh birthday of their Illustrious fa fn father a aher her ther Tho Grover drover The rhO eldest son nan Thos Grover drover Jr pro pre presided sided at nt the tho meeting During his Itle ox ex of or the purpose of or this the meeting ho Ito paid tho the following tribute to his fa la father lather a ther titer My y father was W S a n liberal man mitan a II man a n broad minded oman man he stood on a n platform broad enough for lor or any uny titan man ho Ito watt wan a n con can conscientious conscientioUs man he was wall as os a good us as any man but bul thought himself no better than hiatt any nn other man mall Patriarch W Y M lit Parker said When Thomas Grover lint heard of or Mormon MormonIsm Ism haiti he ho went to see the tho Prophet Joseph Smith AB As A ho he entered the Ito room roon the tho Prophet remarked brother Thomas hover If It God Goll ever eel sent n to man he ha han tent sent you You ou oti arto just Ju t tho the man we want Upon learning that the tile Church seas In iii need of ot means Hi Brother other Grover put ut his hand Of In II his pocket drew out GOO and gave It to the Prophet G O 1 Rich said I 3 am proud ot or my nt father and his family tam II He lie Willi loved by all nil who knew him him he never spoke sloke evil of ot any nn one Olin he did not n t boast bOIl t and anel did not take tiny any honor to himself Many times he line hUll divided his hili last lut meal with a n sufferer His wont wan UH its good as his hili bond he could neither be b bought nor sold he ho sells WIlB Incapable of or ofa orn ofa a n little mean treacherous trick Not ono one ot or his children has hall apostatized Henry Hemry Grover drover testified that many mun years rears ago RO his father lather said Kald to him The River valley will bo be the tue gather gatherIng gatherIng Ing place and center of or my family I have blessed that land laud and If it you ou will still go there God Clod will bless b 9 and alit prosper you During one of or the trying periods In tho the Church hurch not many years ago Igo some persona came to father uthel to see if I hi he would enter thOu Into n a compromise with our enemies and nM father replied What Compromise with the devil No never noer William Flint wn Impressed with the tho Intelligence and Ind force foice of character nf of Father lIther Grover Admired his hili fidelity to Joseph Smith nod ind to the Church He was OIl also aleo lao advised by Brother Grover to III I to Snake River JUvet and was thankful for the advice G 0 Rich h said Mid It will some Bomb someday day he be counted nn nil honor to belong to toone toone one olle of ot tho Iho groat families of or the Church and this Is in one ono of or them Grandfather r Grover Groer was a it 1 lawmaker was ono of Qt the thin promoters of or many of at the laws luse of or Utah Among Amon other speakers who paid tri tel tribute I bute buto to the life lito anti labors of ot Thos Grover were lere his bin wife Ilfe Loduska Grover also Keturah 0 O Flint Caroline 0 O Heath Annie timid Edna Rich and ohm oth ers era Among other events related reIn tell In the tile lite of Father Grover were that ho be was one Olle of or the lie Prophet Joseph JO ph Smiths body bodyguard bod bodyguard guard WitS was one ono who helped to prepare and lay IllY away tho the bodies of ot the mar martyred martyred Prophet and Patriarch lIe lit wan one onn of ot tho the first High Councilors of or the tho Church Chur h He lie built the time ferry terr boats bonts and ferried tho the Pioneer company across the Platte river In this work he ho proved himself so capable lint the Prophet Brigham Young requested him to re ye remain main anti terry ferry Cerr the time succeeding lIue com corn companies of or Saints across which he did ld thereby delaying his own entrance In Into Into into to tho the valley until October 1147 AH An an nn example ln lo of or his generosity on several occasions ho Ito killed a n beef and distributed attributed It among amon his lila poor neigh neighbors neighbors bors born The he people I ople assembled after aCter partaking of ot n a sumptuous dinner spent the tho after Itter afternoon noon boon In III singing Blueing and aM reciting after whirl they tiny disbanded to meet again nt at Parker Idaho July 22 1902 1002 Today the tho living family or cit r f Thomas Grover numbers distributed as follows foliates Children 22 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren great gwit groat grandchildren 20 Of Ot this number 85 Including his wife were present at the gathering |