| Show AMONG california SAINTS san francisco dec 21 1897 the saints and their friends of san francisco enjoyed a good time the other evening the occasion was a social given by the lad ladies lesof of the womans comans relief society in the mission house on golden gate avenue it was a happy time for everybody present and did more to impress your correspondent with the excellent exe ellent work being done in the california mission than any other argument could do elder nye was not net present he was in southern california visiting the saints and elders down there but he was represented by elder F C parkinson who is president of the north california conference other utah elders were present as i was also that mother to all who need one sister nye the possessor of the largest stock of contagious smiles and welcome handshakes of any one in the state then there were the local brethren and sisters than whom 8 a brighter minded or warmer hearted congregation cannot be found heartt the T mission house was crowded but it is ig pleasant to be crowded once in a while by those whom you like to number among your friends and I 1 am quite sure all felt this way on the occasion referred to sister joseph young of salt lake was there sister who is president of the san francisco womans comans relief society waw was not only present but recited in her very pleasing manner though sister resides in california at the present time she used to live in utah where she is well known she ha haji raised a talented family and is highly accomplished she was in fact one of the very first to appear on the salt lake stare stape did we have a program well we had some of the sweetest singing one could wish to hear A friend mr preston who will some day be one of the cele berated tenors of the world sang the holy city and sweetly did he bang sing it A mr stenhouse another friend of the brances branc hs also sang a classical selection with a well trained voice most of the missionaries either sang or recited and elder parkinson made a pleasing speech of welcome one of the features of the evening was the missionary quartette and another feature not to be forgotten for goten was elder Ram Rain whistling and then the refreshments well there is no use in trying to mention them suffice it to say that everybody was well satisfied NOD |
