Show NEWS POCATELLO idaho december el 1895 dear sir about two weeks ago it was decided anal some kind of social should be gotterup gotten gotte up as two olour of our uret oret bren were about to leave for mis aal it was desired t show that we appreciated their heir labors in our midst as botn both were sunday school workers A committee of five of our sisters who waa appointed apeuli ted and notwithstanding he beurett beu groat reat holidays boll duye before them these aisters went to work burk and tu in about two jaye day had baa visited the whole ward an am h d I 1 food enough promised to feed leveral everal ci hundred people ibus the ibe earnest of the committee atio generosity of otibe the saints to such a noble cause the I 1 be evening of the oi 0 december was fixed for the gathering gatti ering and the committee were seen irma newly hour in the morning busily engaged for the be evou ing inga ina a enjoyment assisted slated ae by two of the uret oret bren and some the diacone Dd Deia acone cons sitters od and spillman Bp illman could be seen d I 1 living iving from house to house with a bugay gathering up the bobick eos ens turkeys turkey duck hams cakes and other varieties too rume roUB to mention while sisters bisters and cx C x remained las at the vestry of our meeting house carving aud and preparing for the be great feast at about 6 p m our meeting house was nicely d borated and lighted up with a banner on the north erd of the house bouse with th the word brethren be faithful which caught the eye of all ail present rhe tables were clean and very neatly decor decorator atod with various kinds binds of tuon tuo 0 for the temporal man and were admired by nil idl who were in time to see ee i hem bem before the ficat sitting silting the committee then gave the glinto the hands hand of the amusement committee which consisted of elders cox spillman aej peake at about 7 pm afif afify y four persons took seats at the table our bishop at the end of the west table elder E D harrison Harrl soo the missionary to europe at the south end ot of the same table surrounded rounded eur by the tha relatives relatives superintendent dent of the sabbath 0 the north end and of the east table and bruther brother C dinwoody missionary to i tie be northern states at the south end ot of the same table by request of the committee our bishop madea few re marks appropriate to t tie te e oc 0 caslon aslon after which prayer was offered and our quests guests ind indulged urged in the good things pro our meetinghouse was crowded to excess and about persi ont partook 0 the good things placed before them rhe committee assisted alsted aa by a few more sli artere kept the tables well until about 9 o at which time I 1 ia a aid or of the were we taker a d in a few minutes order was called hopkins one of the committee presented each mis mie flonary with 17 anti anil some old odd 0 ants a gilt gift from the belief society of 16 each after which the brethren i responded la in a few words A program of song bonge recitations and short i peeches was ren rendered derea the evenings evening so enjoyment closed with a dance or of one and a halt half chourp hourc by thin time the hands bands of the timekeeper were on 12 ox elock prayer was and all returned louie home feeling well great Grest praise is due to the committee tor or their untiring tf lurta lorts and they are tu to be congratulated on their success our brethren bret breu will have cause to in re member the well wishes of their brethren renand and sisters slaters in the same cause of truth the old year evening and new years day paged away quietly the snow is fast and has pe bearance peara arance oce that several inches will fall before ceasing elder R U lambert who Is ia in the interest of the DESERET NEWS paid us a visit on the he the Chri chrismas Amas tree on that evening and left for or blackfoot Blick foot the next returned or on visited our sunday school also after noon and olget meetings gave some valuable instructions at these theae meet in same being appreciated by the asi ta A death took look place in our ward early on saturday morning dec 1885 1886 hat fiat of the seven year ld diU titer of brother E EJ J Jord jordan ILD she bad been suffering ioK for several weeks T L cox |