Show EIGHTY EIGHT YEARS yesterday march let lat 1895 president wilford wieford woodruff completed fourscore four score and eight years of life upon this mortal sphere having first opened his bis eyes to earthly light on the fint brat day of march 1807 by a happy coincidence his bis wife and helpmeet sister bister emma woodruff also came into the world on the first brat of march her natal year being 1838 the double anniversary so auspicious auspicio ua to toe the finally and so interesting and important to the church of christ was happily and appropriately celebrated ctet yesterday aday every attainable member of the family as well SO as the intimate associates 01 ol the worthy couple and a large number of friends met by invitation at the annex to the gait lake tom temple pie at pm and a few moments later the exercises began in one of the large lower rooms or of the building president george A 4 cannon called the assembly to te order at and announced as the opening exercise the he singing by the temple choir 1 I need anee every hour prayer was offered by president joseph F smith otter after which a duet beyond the shadows was sweetly duog by sisters bisters hull and winder president woodruff made the opening remarks remark he briefly ex expressed his bis pleasure ST ac meeting with so 90 many MADY frie naf his only regret loing being wat that there was not room enough fir ton tea times as many whom he would have bet ben n pleased to greet on the be occasion As to himself he be sometimes felt that bat he was living on borrowed time still as long as the lord wished or arper per bitted nim aim to live he be hoped to be able to magnify ble bis calling and to do good president lorewzo snow remarked that it was the privilege of latter day saina by observing the laws ot of life aud and becoming familiar with the lian language guage of the spirit of the lord to live livelong hodg upon the earth and that too in the possession of their faculties of mind and in health and vigor of body he congratulated president woodruff and saw no reason why a man so 0 well preserved might net litt live to be a hundred years old oid or even a hundred and twenty the age of moses the leader of israel in ancient days daye elder franklin D richards referred to the fact that in answer to the or the saints the lord had given president woodruff back to hid people when a year or two ago he hin himself iselt thought his work was finished and nd he felt ready ta t go the speaker speak r also pointed out that in the present age of the world with its inventions and advancement van cement coment in all directions eighty eight years of life to such a man as president woodruff was equal to eight hundred years in the life of the anteal lucians to la the accomplishment of the purposes of heaven to which such men gave are their attention Jk president george Q cannon made pleasant allusion to many of the personal characteristics of president woodruff iras a noticed in long and intimate daily association with him his honesty and simplicity of character his bis his activity and energy the latter qualities being in the opinion of the speaker an explanation of the presidents health and continued life president joseph F smith bore testimony to the remarks of the pro pre coding speakers as to the goodness and nobility of our honored leader and joined in all the congratulations and hood good wishes that had been expressed he had been intimately associated with Pre president aident woodruff since 1867 first in the council of cf apostles and later in the first presidency and know knew bow susceptible his heart had been to the im impressions pres sione of the spirit of god come the solo being sung by william pardoe and the chorus by the choir was next given after which the assembly took a recess to the upper room of the annex fir refreshments these were abundant and appropriate and alter after a blessing had been pronounced by elder eider heber J grant a large number of young brethren and sisters quickly served the food to the audience before begin ong the repast a flashlight flash light photo graph was taken of president and stater dieter woodruff and their principal guests who were seated on the data dab at the north end of the room and after the mea meal the assembly repaired again to the ormer former place of meeting where tile the exercises exercise were resumed with the singing of an anthem the spirits of the dead by the temple choir the words being by elder john nicholson and the music by elder C J thomas the a succeed u coded cooed I 1 ing bg speakers were sisters sister zina DH D JH young and bathsheba Bath abeba W smith also aleo elder moses mom thatcher who related a striking dream and what tau he accepted as the interpretation were ol of in tile the same connection lie he remarked that surely no man could better bear the scrutiny of his every act reflected from every point of view than the lou noble man whose anniversary we were this day celebrating the other features of the afternoon proceedings were two recitations by miss babcock babcook Ba the reading by bishop 0 V F whitney of a poem written for the ocoa slun by sister emily hill woodmansee Woodman eee a solo goil is my light by sister maggie hull who also sang being the solo part ina in a pleasing rendition solo eolo and quartette of on my Pa Fa theil toe poem by sister W woodman sue see was wad as 88 fOl follows lOWe invocation written for the eighty eighth birthday anniversary of eres president ident wilford woodruff by emily JEL woodmansee Woodman aee all powerful gracious father the holy one and true cheer thou our aged leader and all his powers renew suil still make thy servant equal to carry countless counties 11 cares still strengthen azios chieftain in answer to our prayers oh I 1 list the supplications ions of all thine israel throughout the stakes of zion where praying people dwell oh ob lot let our As AB ira fragrant ant incense be L let t loff loves a united pleadings KB be recognized by thee I 1 in front of truths areat battle kight in the conflicts van our valiant veteran captain has shown himself a man the standard of sulva salva ion kies jues borne oer land and sea proclaimed truths joyful teachings and gathered souls to thee I 1 unshaken and undaunted by persecutions fires area A worthy scion surely of brave and slurry sires unfaltering mid the dr ivings and woes boes by fiends devised who rested not till joseph was cruelly sacrificed so many faithful soldiers who hailed th the marvelous dawn of this grand dispensation to higher spheres nave gone and rarely very rarely borne bome dear old baina is seen vi ho bo all through zion a ordeals A from rom first to last fast has been lord thy let servant wilford yet tet with thy people alai sia A link flux he is between us ua and prophets passed away thence shall the day be honored of his illustrious industrious birth long way may be live his labors are needed here on earth concluding remarks or of a most moat into inter r eating and impressive character were made by president Pre aident woodruff who ex with much humility that an aa to MODY many of tug the acts ol of his bis life the loru lorti must auit have all the credit tie speaker hod had been but a weak instrument but bin willing to do the most r lis bidding his hia words conveyed a powerful testimony to the brutti ol of the mission of joseph joaeph the prophet and of the latter day choir and congregation rose roe and sang ang we thank thee 0 god tor for a prophet and Fre aident woodruff ola dis albed the meeting with prayer after ward B all present maimed paced around ant ami shook halide and ex preyed personal congratulations to the ti tunable couple whose guests guesta they bad beet beai anu and to the hope abat the future years yearn aby wit neill many such euch and reunions with continued health and happiness to pre luent woodruff and his hib estimable wife the neva modestly mode adds ad da its if vote john jobo B R winder was wag tireless tire leef in ID his bla attention to the details of the pleasant affair bro C J thomas bau charge of the and rider elder W B Jou dougall gall jr pre ably at tle the organ |