Show HOLIDAYS AT HOOPER hooper dec 1897 everybody Is or have been celebrating individuals wards and organizations there have been music feasting dancing reviews and anniversaries in fact anything that could find excuse for special and lengthened festivities at this seasonable close of year birthdays wedding days old and new have been accounted and recounted until a time of rest will everywhere be welcomed except by the giddy and persistent dancers who peem beem to partake of the spirit of the dancing dervishes of whom we know little and hear so BO much it is a good thing that there is ambition and disposition enough in some places to supersede this everlasting whirling by mental and intellectual exercises such as the sunday school review attended yesterday in the isolated village of hooper this is an annual affair and usually held between christmas day and new year the one alluded to while of the usual character was almost par excellence the superintendent john manning and his corps of teachers did well the primary in a little song or two were delightful the first intermediate were quick in response and unexpectedly corr correct oct and the theological class on the external and internal evidences of the bible and new testament the young men taking the former under teacher james bues and the latter under teacher mrs elizabeth manning were both good really praiseworthy indeed sister bues hardy parker and others exhibited wonderful patience and success the bishop and counsellor olson oison were present and hosts of the fathers and mothers to their credit witnessed the exercises of every grade the mutual with its new missionaries and all the newly enrolled have a big meeting this evening most of the V young oung people it if not exhausted by the inevitable dance four this week and theater twide twice will surely feel that the new year will inaugurate a better thing it is regretted that the deseret news is not as widely taken here as it should be more of the latter day clay saints should be readers and subscribers bers of the news in a some OM e edition or ano another ther to say nothing of other periodicals all intent on propagating the spirit of the gospel among young and old N |