Show farewell reception the reception tendered in the nineteenth ward last evening to elders W 0 lee ed J wood and adelbert beesley was an occasion long to be remembered by those who participated i and e especially a I 1 specially ally by the young brethren breter en for whom the peo people 0 of f th that evard ard have such high reg regard arge IN the e av free ee elders named with brother lee lees a wife and child will leave for the samoan islands 1110 ds next thursday morning enthat in that tar far off place amid barbarism and ignorance it will be the duty of the small company to ito proclaim the glad tidings of the gospel to the inhabitants previous to tile the departure of the missionaries the people of the ward felt that it would be proper to spend an evening with them in social entertainment tain ment and in response to this desire over persons gathered at the schoolhouse A sumptuous repast was provided and partaken partaker par taken of by the large company A pro gramme for an exceptionally good entertainment t was arranged and carried out as follows song lizzie thomas quartette ney and goddard son bong I 1 sixteenth i ward glee club cueli Duett bessie BeBBie dean and nellie druce eley prof J H hpaul paul moroni thomas quarta song Bong Quart Quartette 6 11 Z Lizzie 1 tamas v m geesie gasele spry samuel cpr y and nf M J kimball poem composed for the occasion alice kimball so song I 1 agnes oteen olsen thomas so son ng nellie druce solo prof kent violin solo eolo prof willard meilie hymn choir the excellent manner in which all 11 the pieces were rendered merited the abundant applause bestowed at the close of the pro gramme elders lee beesle beekley y and wood and bishop james watson made appropriate remarks and a nice sum of money was gathered and presented to the elders to help meet the expenses of their journey to their field 0 of labor we wish them god speed and may the hand of providence be over them for faithful work and a safe return when their task is accomplished shed |