Show REUNION OF PACIFIC ISLAND missionaries caldere alder alders s park june fth was the scene ot of one ot of the most moat unique anu and enjoyable events ever witness d it in his favorite resort it was a happy nay bay on an inspired thought which BU geed the appointment of a represent alive lativs committee of the alaD groups of Is end and from the first the brethren labored with a will to make the gathering a seven hundred invitations were mailed throughout the region inviting missionaries sainte and friends to as aa temble ou on the above date d te and in response over a thousand people with well jillso lunch baskets and joyous faces wended bended weir way to the port it abe indeed a gladdening night bight to witness the hearty handshakes and ana to the strange and varied greet ingri 14 aloha Aiba nuj nui cried the ha faiia tena coutou koutou abe maori 46 i alula alola la Is a came from kia ida moon moan throats 11 spoke the while the tahitian replied 6 labrana la orana I 1 te abua mau 9 goon boua alter after 10 clock in the fore noon the bosta etc were isto into requisition rod and native dative aon were ste eui bu 1 9 to the dip of the oar and the melodies dieg were on eagerly efly it toned go by friends who terou through gt we the shady walk for eor watched the happy crowds from abe pavilion at one kotock the tables were spread and soon oon gr groined oDed benfatti toe the load of pro 1111 one thereon prest Q cannoo candon asking blessing ble Bg to in the hawaiian lan IAD guff ite Viel tote were wage cordially invited and hospitably by the local sad aud friends fr lende at 3 8 p m the people were sum mm mooed to the covered pavilion by the del music produced by holad band the program of ex we war then rendered re rei dered chairman john T baloe having baving charge of the deremo dies blee ou on the abe stan baand d was wag seated floated the committee comon of arrange arrangements mento hon john T representing sandwich iolande It lande elder eider B Go goddard duard representing aus AUB aia Bid elder biderm W 0 1 lo 10 lee represent ing amb rider elder jame jabob B S brown tahiti elder alva but ler representing tongs soil and etter J H deau damon secretary near to the stand eland was seated nested zion vener his ble leader Pre Wi winfor ifor woodruff also Q cannon anu and presided dei t joseph P F elders briham young F D B R cn ards ardc F M lyman and many to lufriu flu estial bie brethren thres were alto ako noticed amongst the audience after selections 01 0 music by helda baud prayer was offered by the pioneer polynesian missi missionary elder beldt r jame 6 8 brown the opening address wms WHO then aleu delivered by president Q canad Jau noD who rt forred to t hid joy a being present on such buob a happy occa aion he briefly referred to beginning of the burk of th tb furj on the sand sandwich islands anu ano related personal exper ances connected there therewith with the polynesians are or of the abod of abraham I 1 to the promises and the work ol 01 the ibe elders is fraught raught with eternal bai bi ij elite for that people some borne them as a perishing race bui but thousand ot of them have received the kuspel and b been pon ordained to posit ns do in the priesthood thus author zing them to pru proclaim claim thel the gospel ieee to the wil millions lions of their ancestors ane have passed behind the veil the society islands were represented by elder james to 10 the calling of lour mere elders h by the prophet joseph smith in 1848 to visit the islands ot of Poly polynesia jests spoke of at hip early labors and impressions and afterwards addre addressed foed a few words to th people in the tahitian language the hawaiian program waso inducted by elder eider matthew noall N arrangements bad been maus for a company 01 01 hawaiian B S lots late to render native selections but being detal i a e cm m pany of bluehs elders represented the he band islands Is lande duera matthew nos noall P F beesley ind and J 1 HD BD an gave a trio irio composed by queen in ID hawaiian ano english liBb elder fred beezley also recited a humorous selection racing of the pot pol A xylophone solo eolo was rendered by elder adelbert adeibert beesley Be ealey accompanied by HOW hilaa band and the sweet music produced produce a from the me unique lastrum ot t was ovas almost an encore was waa loudly called and responded to with the favorite hymn 0 my fattier father the announced beerley was laboria g in samoa whet H a fearful hurricane passed over the ioda ih laida much pru property perty aou anu biking a large jarge nuat er u 01 veader il ii he wadid to ti a itom dom tue the AiLe Ameri nuan eSil trenton Tr euton new zealand was waa represented farsi by a number ol of riders singing in th tb maori language langu site we faank toes 0 ad Q id for a prophet Prop bet brother hirial shange a maori chief gave a representation of tae itie bake baba or native war abuce sister bieler mere whanga changa also aleo sang bang a waists or native soon to in the be peculiar mauner characteristic of tac to aa orle A quartette also was wa rendered by elders ezra stevenson J M hendry J 11 timpson and john Q 0 kelsoo mue samoan part of the program was waa with a native hymn bjon by a company of returned and sisters and also a y aug samoan girl who has baa recently arrived an interesting feature was waa the mak OK of the ava by a bumber of elder sated in hatm au style hider h lder barton officiated at the ava bowl and elder dean described tue process of prepare tog the native dative beverage the first presidency dency and apostles Apost Jea present were treated created to a cup of the native drink after which it was passed through the audience ence very few however drank heartily hearn ly most of those present passing it 11 on or contenting themselves with it p og ag a few drope drop after the rendition of another 8 moan hymn an address in the ton can MU language was delivered by eljer elder Mor merrall rilland and enter elder alva butler gaigg a native hymn que fly six fritces rt oes of fahn were reno rea la in the re 4 i ieti dial eta as follow hawaiian elder albert davis maori elder joseph 11 beek beck hider lder fc n J wood i hider alder jesse W fox longan alder tl der alva arvaj J butler before beevre the ibe areol fedt willord desire tJ to address a lew few forue and he earnestly earu estly ex pressed his bis satisfaction at the spirit manifested in the gathering and re erred to the luea good accod by we elders among the oar barbarous barous tribes of too islands of the sen lies he felt to bless all such earnest workers and tot testified to the final ues aes tivy tiny of 0 the saints saint president go Q cannon remarked abst such a representative tat nering of elstro el jem speaking so many languages not be in the abe world Too audience joined lu liu lanus icy Mount mountains alne alter after v gulch president joseph F smith the benediction A hearty beany vote of was extend ed ad to Br crottier goo geo calber for kindly graniti ranil ng og too the iree use uee of his hie pleasant grounds and all thereto ir r the oc casior iov tle the recreations recreation a were then aben resumed renamed and soun boun happy crowds were sailing and singing ou the lake while others engaged IP ball racing dada in iak etc end adu these sports continued butil a copious shawer shi ut ui ralo rain warned he people to retire to the tents thus rhua elded the reunion of polynesian missionaries and many a dekloe that such gatherings gather luga us ue held yearly it was iruin a representative assem osge 0 age BJ as riders and their came para of utah while some borne bad in wagons irom from gaabo to enjoy and renew the acquaintance t nip jorged un ud the P offic hoep I afi heel cdo PUCE NIX sali BALT LAKE CITY june 8 |