Show ROOSEVELT i CONFERENCE Seventy first Anniversary of Martyrdom Martyr dom dam of Prophet Joseph Smith and Brother Hyrum Roosevelt Roosevelt June 29 The The Nineteenth Nineteenth Nine quarterly conference of or th the Duchesne stake of at Zion was held a at Roosevelt on Saturday and Sunday June and including a closing clos cloa ing session at Duchesne on Sunday Sunda evening for the benefit of the res residents residents residents' resi resi- dents dents' of oC the western section of or th the stake who had been unable to attend atten at Roosevelt Notice had beeh received by by th the stake officials that Apostle David O O. McKay 1 of or the quorum of at the apos apos- ties and President Joseph W. W McMurrin McMurrin lur rin of the first council of at seventy would be in attendance representing the general church authorities anc and that Mrs Julia M. M Farnsworth of at th the general board of at Relief Reller society ant and Eliza S. S Bennion of the general board boan of at Primary associations representing their respective organizations would also be present but on th the morning mornin of the opening of the conference a message from Salt Lake notified President Pres Pres' President ident Smart that Apostle McKa McKay would not be able to be present President President Pres ident McMurrin 1 was also unavoidably detained Conventions of the officers of or th the stake Primary associations were helon held hel heldon on Saturday and Sunday mornings a at 9 a. a m m. of or the Relief Reller societies on Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day morning and a conjoint conference conference confer confer- ence of oC officers and members of at these thes i organizations Saturday afternoon at 2 I p. p m mt m. also separate conferences o of at I each at p. p m. m Sunday morning being the seventy first anniversary of oC the martyrdom o othe of at athe the he Prophet Joseph Smith and hi his brother Hyrum a census of at the audi aud audience ence showed that there were present presen 42 whose father or mother had been personally acquainted with the prophet pro phet and nine fifty-nine whose grandfather or grandmother had personally known him a total of or descendants The meeting was then turned over to the people thus segregated from the main body of at the audience with the invitation to testify of the faith anc and experiences of at their Corb forbears ars Seventeen Seventeen Sev Sev- enteen persons took advantage of the opportunity to speak all of at whom told very interesting experiences of early church hurch history or testified to the unbounded unbounded un un- un bounded faith aith of at their fathers Lack of at time prevented many others from speaking but the entire number by rising vote testified that their ancestors ancestors ances ances- tors who had thus known and associated ed cd with the prophet had always anc and unfailingly witnessed that his calling and mission were wehe divine I No special business was transacted at the conference but every session was full lull of at interest and good feeling A very enjoyable time was had by byall byall byall all who attended Sisters Farnsworth and Bennion special visitors to the auxiliary conferences conferences confer canCer took prominent part in all the meetings and contributed much to the success of at the occasion Not only were their remarks and Instructions of at interest and behe benefit t to the local people but they were themselves much interested In the services held The Roosevelt choir under the leadership of or Elder Wm Vm F. F with Mrs 1 Lila Smith at the piano plana furnished furnished fur fur- special music for all the meetings meetings meet meet- I ings and received much complimentary tary notice from tram the visitors and the officials f present Very respectfully HARDEN BENNION State Clerk o |