Show PIONEER MEMOIRS yo ye olden days were made vividly beautiful when miss lola lois stoney appeared at the daughters of utah Plo noora meeting last friday afternoon in a gorgeous silk dress worn more than halt a century ago by her great grandmother crosby the full skirt contained sufficient silk to havo have made four or more skirts such as are worn today the meeting was held fill the spacious apartment of mrs airs mao mac C white presided over by darlo darle smith count your blessings was the opening song daughter margaret griffiths offered the invocation greeting w were ere extended by president smith after which the program was given by the crosby sisters and their daughters 0 my father sung sting to the tuno tune of gentle annie was sung sting by tile the daughters and granddaughters grand daughters ot of alma alina crosby and wife whose histories wore were given mention was made of this being a favorite hymn of mr crosby who composed two addil verses to the song A sketch of the life of mary kel kolly ly crosby was given by mrs airs mao mac C white mrs airs crosby was a daughter of benjamin kelly of wales who was born in the same house as were his father grandfather and great grandfather mrs airs white related ed the story of her mothers journey to utah telling how she travelled lays days and nights across the battle fields in a cattle car during the civil war and without food the journey across the plains was made in the samuel D white coin company the family arrived at greenville october 1863 four granddaughters grand daughters lots josephine and clara white and vie gillies played beautiful ohio violin cello clarinet and piano forming the quartet of instruments miss clara bennett of american fork another granddaughter grand daughter play 04 d as a piano itano selection conio como back to erin wandering home was beautifully rendered rend ored by mrs emino elumn bennett and mrs airs frances hollis of milford mrs jano munford gave sketches of the lives of 0 hot anti her father jonathan and alma crosby oct 14 1848 was waa tho the date of their arrival in salt lake recollect tlona of the prophet joseph smith his last words as he started tor for the carthage Cart hago jail viewing the bodies of the prophet and hla fits brother utter titter their martyrdom wore among tho memories of stories told by mr cros by to his family A valuable collection of relics belonging to her father were shown and explained by mrs airs munford Mun tord among these were a white silk vest worn by him while on a mission to the tahitian Tahl tian islands some eighty years ago the pockets of which still contained cloves and peppermint drops lie he had placed there in life A flute and violin upon which he had played tor for dances a lamp brought across the plains from Mass achus setta to california candlesticks from wales others from canada copies of french and tahitian bibles a n largo large earthen sugar bowl given to her grandmother in canada na as a wedding gifts and two beautiful liand mado quilts wore were among tho the display of relics mrs airs mary 0 leirion coinon pronounced the benediction after which bellef oua oils minco pie and lenion sherbet were served to twenty ovo guests 0 |