| Show SJ FORK GARDNE FAMILY REUNION REUNIONS S ons Gather l to Ancestors tI Special Sled l Co Correspondence Spanish S F ent Si TAVO wo hundred and of the tho descendants of or Robert RobertI fly ilary Iary and Archibald Gard Gardner Gardnel ner nel I lam held a J reunion at the city pavilion today toda Some Soine came from frol Wyoming twenty of the Sweeten family with an Instrumental band and others s from Idaho Washington Salt Lake and ald Utah counties countes to do honor honO to their ancestors memory There Is a family likeness among those pres present ent strong stonG sturdy and every overy Indica Indication tion of u in II nil al they ton say Sll and un do Tho fhe Gardner family catl from Nauvoo to 10 Utah landing here her Oct 1 ISH A reception and amI handshaking was held on tho first at the Archi balds grandchildren bals I Wednesday forenoon the reunion ns us In the city pavilion n a an d was presided over by hy Gardner Gar ncr a ason ason son of o Archibald Tho proceedings were opened by I a musical and vocal selection by b Sweeten family follow followed welcome by the grand ed cd by h a I song ong of or e and of ot Archibald Invocation by S Sylvester Bradford An I apology was wal read from President Ily Iy I Irum rum Goff Gorr of or Jordan stake a IL de ant liy n marriage President Henry lI Gardner of of Nebo Neho stake a son on ot of Archibald gave a wel conui to those present plesent In which ho hI por lor portrayed the thc life of or the tho older Gardners lives of or integrity and faith In every phase of or existence I President R H G a Walker of Emery stake a member of Uncle Roberts fam family ily I responded r spon ed Ho said that the tho three thre sons and ono daughter had IDS children born to them and grand and great grandchildren all ni of four families Bishop Egbert of or West rest Jordan bore boro record of or Archibald Gardners bishopric hl for 20 O years ears In West est Jordan He lead Ical the thc way when a thing had to be bo done requiring aid ald After ACer songs and music by the Sweet Sweeten en family William Gardner Gardners life story stor was related by his son Coming CominG from Scotland to the thc then back woods of wools Canada Cana a He le married Ills His wife and family came came with the Gardners to Nau Nauvoo 00 William Gardner having died in Canada His son Ion was 1 U years ells of age at that time Jacob Robertson gave an al original Tho Gardner Family 1 Fifty recitation ln l Years Year AGO AIO Allan Adamson spoke of the tho noble and unselfish life of or Archibald Gardner and sanga sang a song about tho Mansions Up On High HI h A sketch of the tho lifo fo and ami incidents of Archibald was as given glen by his hi granddaughter a daughter dauSh er ot o Henry Gardner Mary Gardner with her brothers was as then reviewed by IW Bishop Holbrook of Idaho She Sho came to Utah In ISH went through nil al the hardships of or early carl times and was always cheerful and happy hUPP Then followed the life character and Incidents In tho life e of or Robert Gardner by b his wife Ir Leonar Gardner A reciaL tion by Clenys Clen s Gardner of West est Jor lun and a a concluding song by b the tho Sweeten family ended the program A sumptuous dinner was as afterwards enjoyed the children being entertained on the tho lawn lawnA A business meeting was held at i p pin in 1 when it was ys decided e to publish tha th genealogies ot oC Robert William ar aran and an Archibald Gardner The next re reunion reunion union Is 16 t be he held at Pine Pino valley alle Washington county July 21 1909 There tomorrow isto Is to be bc an outing to Utah lake lako |
