| Show A pleasant gathering the following was handed in for publication p publication yesterday january was toe the seventy second anniversary of the birth of bishop fre frederick erick kesler A goodly number bumber of his children and children grandchildren gathered in the afternoon and pai took of a bounteous re past and spent a pleasant evening of social enjoyment at the old homestead before parting partine the bishop called djs children around him and related relate ct much of his early experience in the church As his connection with the church dates f from rom the early days of nauvoo the narrative proved a very inter interesting one and the testimonies in incident thereto very encouraging and will long be remembered by all present I 1 later a very pleasant surprise party was gotten getten up by members of the 81 sixteenth x ward in the schoolhouse school house to which the bisho bishop P was invited as soo A as the people had gathered the gathering was a complete surprise not only to the bishop bu to nearly all al I 1 present as nolie had been notified d before half pas pass 5 ol clock Allen all enjoyed joye d themselves in dancing d with a few short speeches speech estill till nearly midnight As it i is nearly 88 years bishop kesler has presided over the ward he is held in much love and esteem by all the people who wish him many happy returns of his nata iday 11 |
