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Show THE HOME, Edited by Miss Hazel Love, A. C. U. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Celebration Eigticth Anniversary ol the Birth of Bishop George L. Far-rell Far-rell and the Sixty-fifth Anniversary of the Birth of Mrs. Amanda A. Farrell, Held at the Smithficld Tab-ernaclc, Tab-ernaclc, February 16, 1909. February 16 was a memorial one in Smithficld. The Farrell clans gathered from far and near to celebrate cele-brate the eightieth anniversary of the birth of Mr. George L. Farrell and the sixty-fifth anniversary of his wife's birthday. In order to scat all the members of the family at the banquet ban-quet board and have room also for some of the invited guests it was necessary to use the Tabernacle where nine large tables were spread. More than one hundred members and guests were seated at the tables. The leading officers of both the wards of Smithficld were present and Bishop William L. Winn presided as chap-lian. chap-lian. A chorus of twenty-five voices opened the proceedings and local soloists so-loists rendered musical numbers. Professor Alfred L. Farrell of Salt Lake City gave numbers in the forenoon fore-noon and in the afternoon. Bishop Winn introduced Mr. Will G. Farrell Far-rell as the toast-master and he presided pre-sided during the day. A male quartette quar-tette led by Mr. Gilbert Maughan, Mr. Farrclls cousin, was a star attraction. at-traction. Mr. William Pilkingson, a son-in-law, was musical conductor, and under his direction sonic strikingly strik-ingly beautiful musical numbers were produced Congratulatory letters and telegrams were received from President Joseph F. Smith and absent members of the family. Friends and family members were present from Smithficld, Logan, King, Mcndon and Salt Lake City. Bcgining at eleven o'clock in the morning the first part of the program pro-gram lasted until after one o'clock, when the banquet began. After the banquet an intermission of an hour was taken when the gathering was augmented by friends of the family who were not invited to the banquet. ban-quet. The program of the afternoon took until six o'clock, when Bishop Farrell in his Patriarchial capac'ty " f t blessed the members of the family and the friends. Two large leather covered, easy chairs were presented to the Bishop and Mrs. Farrell by the family members. mem-bers. Bishop Farrell was born February 16, 1829, at Hcwtlsficld, Glostcr-shirc, Glostcr-shirc, England. When he was six years old the family moved to Newport, New-port, Wales. From age six to nine, he attended the free schools of Newport, New-port, and this constituted his school education. He served full apprenticeship appren-ticeship as a tailor, as a rope-maker and as a nurseryman. He worked upon his father's farm between his other duties. A't age twenty-two he lost his father, who died leaving him the only male member of the family. Saving his mooncy, earned at his trade he paid the full amount necessary neces-sary to emigrate the family, consisting con-sisting of his mother and two unmarried un-married sisters, to Utah. The party to whom the emigration money was paid, carried the family as far t as Council Bluffs, Iowa, when the money mon-ey advanced was used up and Mr. Farrell was compelled to remain in Iowa and cam enough money to bring them on. This took him six years. In 1859 the family came on to Utah. They were among the first settlers of Logan, in Cache County, owning the first house with a boawl floor in Logan. Mr. Farrell was County Recorder of Cache County for seven successful success-ful terms, resigning before the end of the last term of his election to perfonm a mission to England. This mission took him two years. For eight years he was postmaster at Logan. Lo-gan. In 1880 he was appointed Bishop of Smithficld, which position he resigned in 1900, when he was ordained or-dained a patriarch. He was one of 1 builders of the old Utah Northern North-ern Railroad, into Logan, has held many positions of trust, and .has arrived ar-rived at a place of high esteem, and honor among his townsmen ofa Bo-gan Bo-gan and Smithficld. V He has 24 living children, 9 boys and 15 girls. Aunt Amanda was born i'nNavob, Illinois on February 17th, 1844. Her father, Grandpa Steele, crossed the plainsjin' the same company as Mr 4 Farrcli. They were married at Lo- II gan in i860, and she has 9 living ffl children, and many grand-children. W She has been a mother to the child- m rcn of other wives of Mr. Farrell, ,m who have died, and she is beloved 9 of all. 1 Mr. Farrcli made the celebration m of this anniversary the occasion for m transferring, by deed to a corpora- m tion formed by him of the members of his family, the two thousand acres 1 of arid farm, situated on the west 1 side of Cache County in Pctcrsbor- 1 ough. 1 The corporation has Bishop Farrcli for its president, Will G. Farrcli for , its vice-president and Alfred L. Farrell Far-rell for its Secretary and treasurer. i The company proposes to put more money into the development of the farm, to buy a combined harvester and thresher and to otherwise forge ahead upon the lines so well laid by this eminent dry farmer. 1 |