Show PIONEERS S OF 47 41 MEET NET fOR THEIR ANNUAL UAl CElEBRATION Old wino wine to drink old books to read old friends to love This Is h an axiom which reflects the depend dependence once that ma may be placed upon ul-on the tho tried and the truo true Old friendships wore renewed today b by bythe bythe the gray haired haird d men and women who made their mark upon the tho history of ot tho the West est when the pioneers of 1847 assembled assembled assem assem- bled in the tabernacle grounds to prepare preparo for far tho the sixty seventh anniversary celebration celebration celebration tion o of the coming of the Mormon lormon pioneers into tho the valley of oC tho the Great Salt lake Friendships of oe a half haU century aro are not considered old time friendships by these men and women of another century Their standard of ot friendship tried by the storms and vicissitudes of ot life me is 15 from the tho sixty years years' mark Pioneers Meet And there thre were men of more than fourscore fourscore four tour score years ears and women from Crom whose cheeks checks the bloom of youth had faded more than sixty years ago who met this mornIng morning morn morn- Ing and with hearty handclasps and cordial cordial cordial cor cor- dial greetings recalled tho the days dus of or their youth and the hours of ot their association and friendship in tho the long ago Where Is brother Henry Henr asked a feeble little woman whose whoso white hair hall was onas brushed tightly back upon her head but whose brow regardless of her age was clear and unwrinkled Wh Why Sister Mary n a bent old man replied his voice olce husk husky Brother Henry has hns gone Gone Gono where I did not see seo him toda today No Sister Mary Iary you ou will not see him again on this side lIe He passed over o last month And Arid there was a pathetic silence as the aged mans man's heart was touched b by the pinprick pinprick pinprick pin pin- prick of ot sorrow for or his brother who had been hI his companion for tor more than three- three quarters of ot a a. century And tho the little old white haired womans woman's eyes ees were ml misted ted because us she had bod touched a tender spot in her friends friend's heart But It was onas not all sadness in tho the re reunIon reunion reunion re- re union this morning There Thero was laughter there was war the JO joy Jov of renewed friendships the happiness of ot reunion tho the delight of ot reminiscence and tho the eager almost childlike childlike child child- like pleasure and excitement of ot tho the big event Delight in Meeting Tho pioneers of Utah delight In their reminiscences They delight to recount their experiences on the plains and In the mountains They find pleasure In telling of or tho barren outlook that greeted them upon their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt lake and they express amazement amazement amaze amaze- ment even toda today in contrasting the conditions conditions condi condi- that existed then with those that exist toda today I 1 am a pioneer of or 1847 ISH not from chol choice e. e but bc because ue I was forced to be said Paid J. J H. H Armstrong of Cedar City who Is one of ot the tho guests of oC honor today t I was as stubborn In m my refusal to come com from m my o old home borne and was forced b by those hoso about mo me to Join In tho tha exodus But even eVon then I gave them AB S mu much h trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble 8 as It lay within my power to give I refused to walk a step I would give no help with th tho cattle I 1 would have nothIng nothing noth noth- ing lag to do with the work that tha t was a n. part of ot the dally daily program I was onas rebellious to the tho limit of oC m my possibilities Even during the tho services tho the spirit of oC rebellion would not lea leave vo me inc and I often Interrupted the preachers But that was because I was so BO young oung I believe c for terr I Iwas Iwas Iwas was less than one year wr old when my parents parents parents par par- left Nauvoo and m my mother carried me all nil tho w way acro across s the tho plains We arrived in the fall of oC 47 Horace Drako Drake of was wan 88 years cars of or ago age April 19 H 1914 He arrived tn in n this valley vallo September 1 19 1847 ISH and andwan watt was tho the first man to reach the Tall e after tho the arrival arri of the original orl band of 43 who arrived Jul July 24 ISH Saw Joseph Josoph Smith I 1 was a member of or Daniel fencers fencer's company compan of of or Ira Eldre Eldredge's Jes Je's fifty and of George Boyce's Royces ten Mr Drake said I am tho the oldest man living who arrived after tho the first band hand and was as the first man to enter tho the valley after their arrival My Iy home was twenty miles east I of Nauvoo and I saw saon and conversed with I tho the Prophet Joseph five days day before his assassination and he gave ave mo me his ble bless bless- sIn s- s In lag ng when I parted from him Tho The trip across tho the plains was attended attend attend- ed edby by hardships that tried our souls but ho tho peace and happiness found In tho the valey valley val val- alley ley ey of tho the Lord was compon compensation atlon for all allour allour allour our trials Geor George Georgo o S. S Rust RUBt of oC Mantl Is 18 SO 80 years of age But his eyes Ces are aro bright his hearIng hearIng hear- hear Ing ng perfect and his step tep elastic His Hie Hieland handclasp land clasp is Inn firm and his voice clear and resonant I came across the plains with Brother Drake DrakCo he said Mid with pride In his voice I was 13 years ears of ago and walked virtually virtually vir vir- all tho the way from Illinois to Utah It t was a wonderful experience Bishop Harry Sperry err who played tho fiddle for the pioneers when they danced to forget their cares arrived M In the valley alloy In October 1847 In Jc edlah M. M Grants Grant's corn company pany There was waR no city hero horo then ho said paid this morning Thero were vera a few houses In the ten acre fort tort where Pioneer park now is There were two other forts south of ot the Pioneer fort and tho the next year we built another fort tort north of ot Pioneer making a a. row of ot four tour forts tort of about top tcp acres extent each Soon goon after I came the they began to survey sur lIr- lIr vey cy the tho farms and allot the land to the tho settlers I aw the city survey surrey b by Sher Slier wood and watched tho the men drive tho the stakes for tho the principal corners comers of the tho the blocks block Into elt city Then they thoy divided dl lots and the tho apportionment of tho the land was begun The people began to move from the tho forts to the city Iota lota till th following following fol tol- fol- fol lowing year I was a herd boy attending the cattle of or the settlement Tho Indians stole etole our stock in 1848 and a company of men was organized to pursue them theta We overtook them In B Battle C Creek ek canyon canon where Pleasant Grove Grovo was as art afterward nvard built and ami gave Save battle battlo to tho the redskins We e retook all our cattle nUle In O we had another nother more mOlO se severe Ie- Ie vere cro battle In Provo when heu quite a u few of the Mormon people kill killed We e routed the Indians however er and captured cap cap- all th their lr squaws squaw and Wo We divided the th and among amon the families In the settlements that the they ml might ht bo he cared for Cor and edu edu- u. u I dont don't know what became of the squaws afterward ard but some orne of the thc children children chil chil- dren grew rew to manhood In the families of tho thu Mormons |