Show FAMILY KAaE IT 17 beun A memorable occasion at the eesi ance of thomas smart jr JOURNAL Jo I 1 thought a few lines from me would be of interest to many of your your re beadet adeis s on N wednesday evening last at the residence of as smart jr of this city there was 9 a gathering batill of lel relatives lela tives and friends long to to be e remembered by those participating in the re reunion union of the arr ren family 1 I here N has as pi e sent of the fain family ly L iother john kai tell of lehi utah brother thomas karren of vernal uintah co utah hyrum karren and v safe ife of lewiston cache co catherine karren hatch of woodruff Noo druY apache co arizona si sister ter mary karren bennion of taylors ille salt lale lake county and sabell isabell karren thurman of provo utah sister alvenia smart daughter OT of sister catherine karren hatch and her family who fur gibbel e aery ery needed comfort also pret prest loreno H latch hatch of the inov noli flake ariona take stake tile following vias nas the program carried out luring during the evening B ei other john karren pi presided pie sided prayer was offered by president hatch flatch brother john then stated the object of tile the gathering was iles to attend to temple work and be healed to our honored parents pi rents tile the late thomas and ann karren which had ball been sought to be I 1 brought about for tl the e p past a st filled ten n deais s said his heair lest t ir was s filled with gratitude to think we hate hae been bcd to ace accomplish pl ill thi this 1 great and lood good wook lie ile also spoke in a very feeling manner of the integrity and fidelity ot of our worthy pam parents ants brother thom thomas then occupied some borne live five minutes in detail of temple clork ork and the duty we ine I 1 owe to our departed dead lie he fervently exhorted us all to faithfulness lit in keeping the niente of god brother II 11 rum in c continued the rome ame subject at at some length and the neep pity of an or ga to wiry lairy on temple work I 1 next air youngest brolly charles expressed at ao earnest desire desil r e to be faithful and w worthy orthy to rheet our lead dead prients nho isho have abne before brother hatch spoke of his acquaintance with the family and of the mission of father karren to the sandwich islands lie left lehi in the fall ot of 1853 on oil this mission when the family va ayoung and belp helpless leEs lie ile alt also 0 referred a t to the faithful labors of brother john in looking after his mother bro thel s and si t eis in the absence of his father si sister ter catheiine hatch m mho he has been a mi missionary in new mexico and alizona foi flit tho the last lafert nineteen year apal and nho has ha come a gi cat disi tance tanca to met mett t with bar brothers and sisters in this glorious reunion reunion said she had prayed and fasted much that the lord would 1 open up ill the way for this great oci oci cation sister mary kary bennion hooted us all to faithfulness in ca carrying crying out the counsel we ba hae e re rei ceiner this night sister isabyll imbelli thurman the great y grea i r and iela relatives tives led aul kelen v felt the loss lobs of our dear parents in this reunion sister maltha maitha karren spoke of the great love she had for father arid and mother karren and tile the family said that this flits occasion would nei er be forgotten by those present i thinking thanking you for fir your valuable J space I 1 am very respectfully i isabell K Till 1111 U i i 1 i |