Show THE YOUNG FAMILY REUNION for some weeks the execute ve committee of the young family association have been busily preparing to celebrate in an aa appropriate manner the birthday of president brigham young last friday through the kindness 0 of the presidency of the be church burch and apostle lorenzo snow the be temple was opened to all who desired i to take a name for the ibe progenitors of patriarch john young anti and of of if the family and friends availed themselves of this glorious privilege fhe assembly room of the abe temple was beautifully decorated and the picture ot of president young hung bung in the arch way en wreathed with flowers and drapery saturday june let through the in vl vi tation of the president and executive committee about members of the family assembled at I 1 in the be social hall and formed in selon ande andeson andea soh ob carrying bou bouquet queta ot of flo flowers marched to the grave oa 00 th the hillside where after solemn prayer and nd a tow few q quiet aist words by elders eldera Br brignani ighani and F D richards richard the last resting place ot of the beloved dead was covered with flowers the company returned to the social hall for the afternoon exer exercised olsee president joseph F smith a d family bishop winder and wife dr K G masser maeser and daughter with slaters M J snow mini hannah sorensen were the guests of the occasion ioia them thee with elders brigham young franklin 1 richard dr seymour B young sod and the wives of president your g slid and of his hia ibro brothers there john jhn joseph Pain ehab and Lore lorewzo Lorec iaz zo occupied seats on the ilage the stage was decorated wibb flags vase of fl Wern vines aud wreaths wreathe after a beautiful opening prayer by eldera elder F D richards the following program m which was under the mau argement of bishop clawson Cla weon was wae spiritedly rendered A letter ot of greeting frum from patriarch Lore tiso D young was read auy brother Fr fraaklin auklin klin W young asvul as lui low kowt SALT LAKE CITY juno jane 1 1895 president brigham young and the members of the young family association dear brothers and sisters it would have given me great pleasure to meet with you on this momentous occasion the anniversary of the birthday of a grom and good man one whose deeds live after nim him and whose memory is still green in the hearts of those who loved and honored him I 1 would like to talk to you a little about the things that lie near my heart I 1 stand as it 11 were on the abe threshold of another world and I 1 look back on the yeara that have vanished like a dream and have taught me so many leson lessons sand vind I 1 long with an infinite longing to impart some of my thoughts thought to you after our toilsome journey to reach this valley that was to us the promised landwe arrived here in the early morning we were weary and travel stained but our courage was wac still undaunted my brother brigham was rid riding ing with brother woodruff Heros he rose eup up from hie seat in the carriage and exclaimed in a voice that silenced any doubt that might have arisen this thia is the place this is in the olace 4 and we looked around at the wilderness of sagebrush age bruah and black crickets I 1 and know knew that forbidding as it was it was henceforth to be our home look sigund you today and answer was he not inspired his body is resi res ing on the hillside where the trees murmur a requiem and the flowers perfume the breeze that wanders above him but his glorious spirit is reaping the reward of hla his arduous labors and it will only be a little time till we will follow let us live humble lives forsake the ways waya of the world and prepare to meet him if I 1 understand ethehe celebrations we come here for the purpose of becoming better acquainted with each other for the purpose of strengthening honing the ties of friendship for a reunion of love and good feeling you have been strewing the roses of affection and remembrance on an honored grave do not forget to ler flowers of kindness armund you BL all times we honor the dead and we owe a great duty to the living let us ua learn to love and be kind to each other and in this thia way coment the bonds bond of relation relationship hi till we form an unending chain that will reach from this world to that other glorious place where no trouble or sorrow borrow can ever enter I 1 would like to meet with you but my strength will not permit but I 1 pray oray god to bless you all with his holy spirit may it be a guide to your footsteps and a light to your pathway in the journey of life may you all live to celebrate the birthday of this great man for many many years D YOUNG A nolo was wag then dered rd by jr tit th d report read by mrs mra anea young gate waa follwe foil foll WF wv since the opening of the salt lake temple in 1893 there have been about baptisms performed and endow ments given for our dead there have been a number of meetings of the assoni tion held mostly attended by the executive committee to attend to raising raiding means to arrange for temple labors and to prepare lor for this family reunion one of the hobt important features teai ures of th the years eyears work has been the appointment of a finance committee consisting brothers wm win A rossiter and W B dougall these brethren have relieved the executive committee of a great anxiety and they have succeeded in so managing the collection of monthly fees that none are offended near y all are solicited and a great deal of means has been col looted as you will see by the treasurers treasur ers report there is in still a great deal to do indeed the farher far her we go into the work the more it seems to open up and those more nearly connected with the details feel that our work has begun to 10 end never until the ushering in of the mil benium duplicate books book for the names 0 of f an all the youngs howes and brighams Brig hams which have been officiated for in the temples were bent to the four temples temple and these have all been returned to the secretary the work of comparing these names however has not as yet yei been undertaken as it involves heavy labor 9 and lit it ii i i only within a few days that the last books were received in march the assistant secretary went to boston to labor in this thia work M muan not valuable data daia of the direct line was obtained with about seventy benenty tive live names of the direct line and about three hundred names of the distant branches it was learned upon this trip that the ancient young families in great britain claim descent from a german by the name of junga whose sons scattered into england scotland and wales many of these families are among the nobility 0 of great britain one of the youngs in married ter with the Cruit cruikshanks cruichanks shanks and the book con albing the direct young and Grui Crul shanks line is now in our possession containing several hundred names which await our time and work hundreds dredson of other names are found in the books purchased by the vice press president ident for the association and these too are waiting for us to prepare them for work advices advises irom from Eu england gland in which country president anthon lund is interested ly working in our behalf show us that hundreds and even thousands of names ot the immediate and distant connections of thel family are ours for the getting the presidents of the four temples and the chief clerks thereof Prell president ident lund in england brother john nicholson Nic boison the authorities of the historical society in boston the librarian ot of the harvard library and many gentlemen in the east bast who have responded to our q queries adries aeries with much valuable information all deserve our most earnest and heartfelt thanks the field is and heavy for the harvest har veit who among us will thrust thrift in idaia his sickle and reap dusa auba assistant secretary Y P A the opening address was waa by president brigham young who said the letter leier by uncle anole lorenzo lorenxo had bad awakened thoughts of we be past and caused the speaker pea kera la mind to revolt to the coming of the the progress wade made by we the people adema incredible the speaker fitial a loog long talk with uncle anole LOrell ZO recently and bad given mr cur dear uncle many messages to carry to our father giving an account of all the family to convey to him next was wai a hawaiian song ong alit ahl wela 1 by mabel young witt address by president joe JOB F smith he related some of his bia early experiences in this valley an ox team here when he be was wae nine years yeam old told of the appearance of the valley when they arrived hert here spoke of too the character of deuc you houi gr and his hia own love lor for that broat and noble mau mao referred to the likeness between the descendants of president Preal deot young and would like to impress upon the children obil dreo and franu children that young was wag a mau maa of god the mouthpiece muth piece of god to tc all the world not alecie to this people out tj ta we the whole world we honor Preal ident dent brigham young the aird honored d him if god had bad not honored him we oula not see aee this concourse here bore he to fe t an ae it if he be was wa a to all and was wa determined with the help of god never to do anything which would bring dit disgrace grace upon this honored man the other numbers on the program wre as ae follow follows fol lowr son song carol croxall cannon an address to the young damn family 7 ur dr a 8 B H young uon the funeral of president brig ham young mrs armeca armead young recitation citation Be dabsys faith frances young heading an irish letter frank F young b bong miss clint young beading pavement B 8 6 young hong dong mrs him nettie T moan imitation ot two chinese politicians B M young song in character wait ot of new york alice every number was wai applauded and I 1 greatly enjoyed at we tue close of the exercise exer delicious re resh menta ments were served under the direction direct jn of the refreshment committee facial converse cu overee pleasant inter of greetings greeting and were then indulged in ID by all new nieces and nephew were introduced to old aunalee and uncle and old nieces and nephew wore were made acquainted quain ted with a ome bome of their young au aties and u noise god bless ble you eyou was waa on every lip and love beamed frum from every eye the rho marks mark a delightful epoch in the family life and left every soul present eager tor for a return of uch such happi nappi nem new only ons one regret marred we the tc cavion a number of 0 the family whose P 0 taud number addresses were not knowd or whose are not on the books booke were omitted from the invitation liba it la Is greatly desired that all members of I 1 the young family will at onoe once selma fiend their names numea anti and addresses to the corresponding secretary in order to future advisement of the movements of the A at the business session held oo on friday night tt it was wae learned that over had bad been donated during too post isar year over of which hai been paid out in booksh book temple work and the traveling ex of the corres edding secretary eore tary while to in boston strict account Is kept of all moneys collected and disbursed by the treasurer and careful recarda of all meet inga ab nb are made ty by the secretary hundreds of soma som a are awaiting the tana fam ily for temple tample work and aad the work of redeeming the dead Is ia being ard ardently enSly prosecuted by a few of the family it would nt 0 t bellotto be luotto jut to close this report without mentioning the cheerful and arduous labors of the abe ladies of the executive and refresh mont meat committees bole efforts went so BO tar toward making the affair the lor loue success that it was waa also aleo the committee of at arrangements a aad nd decoration who brightened and beautified abe whuley with their gen erous the officer elected for or the ensuing year are as follows follow president brigham aruna biret vice president ceymour B second vict vice Frain fraanklin klin W young secretary eore tary W B dugall corradon corr corrie apon spon aing ain secretary susa young glaten treasurer wm Ro rossiter executive committee maria Y dougal 1 nettle Y snell myra Y parole L young youn abebe Y beattie 8 raab iraln Y white yusa busa YOUNG GATES utah corresponding secretary |