Show I I jr f I j HE 1 i sic i F me i A l I G I J l iw n l RIf f r Ii HI I Ie e 11 11 11 I l led ed a aIZO IZO i It tiit Juri I 1 8 1 i S I Sl I II rit e 1 I I f t l L lr oJ 1 b v m J i I h vi vit n J t L IS I ij r II Prom Are Arc All II t Could lin II le Elder B 1 J 1 Merrill president o ot the ther r branch br write as n follow n to 10 m Joseph W S concerning ji the tho celebration of ot Pioneer day ta In la that city cl iI clI I really do not know how to tu begin LI to tell you tho held I here on the th 2411 day of or July Jul Wo So had with us u 0 O F I 1 Whitney and andI I President Neph Pratt Tiff T weather 44 was very favorable und and wo we had ha nn an im In immense mense crowd crowll Whitney was waK feeling somewhat tired and worn out ST from the th long lon on Journey journe but surpassed anything the th people here hen expected in inthe Inthe InI the line lino of oC at oration from a i Mormon lormon S I I Elder Our crowd at ut the wan wall WU not so 0 largo large s Wu wo would expect Tho Thu and anil our donated nl 7 t ly iy I In III the Iha line ot of refreshments and we had Imd plenty to eat enl und and plenty plen IV of ot lemon I ado nde and Ice cream to serve to 0 nIt all of ut our friends during the evening i I In III the tho evening wo WI held another ser per service B R vice at lit which Whitney took up UI tha thu topic of ut education from n II Mor Mormon Mori i mon He Be gILb us ui u a IL beau beautiful enu I g i address The Iho part of the program cr furnished by the Elders ide und and the I lla n and their friends wee even bettor belter than t ili we had expected It would be bu The day I 1111 was wa spent very or pleasantly In every re orce orce Every Ivery part of our program and every ev ry part of ot tho the amusements that hat we e eI I II hud had were all nil successful There has hns been nothing but hut favorable comments r corte conte to our ears earn In the whole cIty elty sev several 11 H eral ertI people telling your humble servant wu 3 ju that nothing of or tIle the Ih kind lied hall ever eor lieen Iwen I I given Ien In lIol e previously Brother ty IY of or the park ark made tho ho statement that It II wae really the lie theman i ia J hi ha man enjoyable of or the seasons run tar far nit r I Many people have come to me since Il at our ou celebration with i regrets regret at lit not nol be hI being hIr bep r p ing In privileged to attend und and enjoy enjo a 11 H good Mormon time lime Of Ot course It Il Ild d in J I seemed trutie to the tha religious people l of or his cRy city that a It religious celebration IIII DH Ul t LI i II a giVe tue tM the me ne privilege Is LH of ot anti and also alpo n o the adults the tha fH kr o sane privilege lIc In the evening but Lut the majority ot of the religious who lIO ho at lit attended 1 tended the celebration were wens much Im Impressed pressed with the lie manner munner In width which our oura dance and our OUI amusements amus mc were ere car carried a a a ned ried on nn The Park dramatic tl 2 favored ta ored us IS with a laughable tore farce I I and also one or two other number numbers 1 I The Th dance In the evening for the adults loin we e believe belleu ti b bo have ve vo been a thorough mic cess Mr Ir Informed me irie that Utie fIhe t there was wu as less Ices In the park pule on oni i that day that on any previous day this I season eaBon Runday not excepted He lie con conj j t UK u on the manner In which r th we conducted cur ur celebration cele Some SOllie of ut turn term 1 our bitterest enemies were wre present and we took look special pains p to that they enjoyed themselves anti to 10 se that by r t they had plenty plent to eat ent anti and had nil that j r would mako the thu slay day till enjoyable to them I ti L i t We e had a R few lew ow of the bon borl tons tun of ot the N town ton with us and thuy the seemed to II thor thoro thoroughly t t enjoy the but I f J not least the park hark was wan filled to over oer overflowing I lU d I flowing with the young oung and gen generation v 1 or rather Lent best be t Jel crop crup There was much comment von on I q the number of ot children I Ii lI S it I In the Iho park that day Of Ot course there f were a n number or ot children present I a whose whole parents were not Mormon but they hey the all nil rot gut a n Mormon Momma name nee being at n I Mormon celebration U oc We WI feel that much good has hns been no noni ni c by our efforts alo 8 0 it 11 t wn a as a we e now noss have hare our debts paid and like 13 be I SIdes It If wo sva were ere to 10 get up ut n t celebration fi Ion tion next week 1 I bellevo we wo would have thre time Um I tho the amount of ot money on II rr L hi hand We do not feel to take the cred ln It H of or our lIure 4 upon our n hut trI WP WI feel tell that thai It was n a righteous under undertaking place 11 l taking and that the Lord blessed bleA d us In c III our efforts rt Whitney made many Inan friends while he hI was Willi In 1 He HI seemed to the th j enjoy enjo himself On Sunday ana ond I i night our hull hall was crowded to 10 Its ca capacity ent and Whitney ril ns foil fed J t MiR II much more snore like talking bun thun on onre ni re to td aty previous occasion as III a Ii result do un by b we wo W had a n very et excellent We WeL L lel feel teel that much has hall been fr re by b hl his hili visit I lt tor to this branch h t Now ow In looking In the near fu fuH ihl H turl tur to gIve II some orse ot of the other ther brethren ln nn nfl Invitation to 10 be Iii l with us liS on Oil Sunday W We do 10 not want more than Ihan we can get if 1 I put 1 we WO Jo fin want nant ant to try tr to get all nil we r can believing that thaI more man good can be test 5 accomplished hed In special meetings B al than thon could bo ho accomplished 1 In many IF St meetings K held We have M not on Q C lost faith In out solves nor In the tho power voer I or of the tho Lord to im UC ns nil Hl humble iring j servants but still when wo we can nil ad advertise 1 J vertise n R from Salt Halt Lake Lale City I i l It conducts conduces to our prospects with the L l higher clans of ot people In Boise We e to f have not by 11 any ny means mean lost faith In Inthe the city nor nol Its It Inhabitants II bi ti j |