Show THE COLORADO MISSION 1139 so evans st denver col january 30 1898 on the evening of january there arrived arrive at denver a number of utah brethren dd delegates legates to the national live stock growers convention the khe elders in the city chanced to meet these brethren at the albany hotel headquarters for the delegates what meeting during their three days sojourn in the city we were made partakers par takers of their extreme hospitality being made guests with them at thi hotels and taken to the best theaters in the city our brethren from zion having heard that eldres chas R jones and chas E mcclellan had been called to a distant part of this mission to nebraska to walk the distance having neither purse nor script they took timely compassion on the two boys and made a neat collection among themselves of 16 which they presented with a true brotherly spirit the elders fully appreciate the hand some gift thus given and axe are truly grateful to god and the brethren tor for the same on the night of january elders ensign and graham vocalists and elder aliye violinist were requested to furnish music for the graduation exercises of the keely institute we and our delegate brethren were asked sped specially ally to attend the event was a huge success and we gained the friendship of all officers and friends of the institute prom from here we all went en em mass to the albany hotel and through the labors of brother 0 P hatch ot of woods Cros sUtah we gained access to a piano on a corridor near the sitting room elder dive clive furnished violin music while elders graham and ensign sang solos and duetts soon crowds of peo cje topic the elevators for the corridors bove where the music could more plainly be heard A wonderful interest we wa manifested I 1 the favorite mormon hymn 0 my father was sung by elders graham and nd ensign and was climatic and even aasved a catholic priest one story higher I 1 I 1 after ho h had drunk a goodly portion of the rich flood of music the proprietor came and desired our acquaintance complimenting the event and extending a kind invitation for fop the elders to call at the hotel next afternoon and engage in a rich repast an invitation was given us to repeat the evenings performance for forn mance liance when it met with our pleas ure and to call at his home and meet his family the mission at present is in an excellent condition good reports coming in from all ajl parts just recently the colorado mission has been made to comprise nebraska wyoming and new mexico conference has been postponed for ake present and while the weather asa W s not been pleasant thus far this winter yet the elders everywhere have been active energetic and alert to duties abes elder john W taylor ita one to look after labors in the southern part of the mission and new mexico and arizona and his assistants are visiting conferences an excellent spirit prevails nearly everywhere that the elders have made openings and large audiences have the gospel taught in its falness ful ness your paper is our ever welcome visitor JOHN C HOUSTON secretary colorado mission |