Show PRESIDENT STOHL SURPRISED one ot of the most delightful socials socia ls ver ever arranged was the surprise on pres oleen N stohl last saturday evenings evening it was president birthday sunday and some little time ago the bishops of 0 the city wards conceived the idea of getting up a grand party in his honor the plan was thoroughly talked over and finally mentioned to several ot of the stake boards the members of which readily joined in and then the question of who should be invited was considered as well as where the party should be held the last item was considered first and soon disposed of by the tender of the high school and their the matter ot of who should be included was more easly determined the guests included all the bishops their counselors and wives of the box elder stake the high council and wives patriarchs and wives stake board members wives and husbands presidencies cies or of all the auxillia auxiliary ry organizations of the city with wives and husbands it was estimated that the list would include ln in the neighborhood of 0 people and the estl estimate mate was very nearly correct for when the guests were seated at the banquet tables there were with the ses committees labored faithfully and hard bard in preparing for the evento event and all the while pres stohl was in total ignorance ot of what was to befall him along in the week prof merrill wrote him a letter inviting himself and wife to attend a little luncheon at the high school saturday evening at at the close of a class program and pres Stohl accepted ahe the invitation on t 3 ji c tl T l ld Y homeier ho weier he r c ef ed a aph 0 ne alsista message i ge tobe tobe in logan saturday to attend an important meeting ile jaede de aided to go and then it was that bishop stohl did stunts to prevent the visit to logan all kinds of excuses were made and reasons given why the president should not go to logan so lie he finally telephoned the people in cache that he could not be with them ire ile was kept in salt lake city all day saturday which Is not his bis cu custom storn and came home tired out in the evening lie ile was so tired that he almost felt like declining the invitation to attend the luncheon at the high school but was finally persuaded to in so ro up for a little while the guests apa previously assembled in III tile the assembly room or 01 tile the school and sat la in the dark waiting for the arrival of the victim lie ile came in company with his estimable wife shorty shortly after eight and was ushered into the dark assembly room wondering what in the world was up the lights were flashed on and president stohl was greeted with a hearty round of applause then it daw dawned ned upon him that it was a surprise the first shock over the program was proceeded with after a speech of welcome by bishop wright president stohl was called upon and spoke his gratitude at meeting so many of his friends the room was well filled more speechmaking was indulged in interspersed with musical numbers and readings and then bishop blackburn was called upon made a neat speech the winding up of which was the presentation to president stohl or of a gold watch and chain the timepiece hearing the inscription presented to president oleen N stohl with love from bev ec x elder stake frient fr leni 3 february 19 that was anto her shock for tta guest of honor and he be mada a heartfelt response when the program was completed master of ceremonies john D peters announced that the assemblage was in need of somo some physical exercise so an adjournment would bc b taku to up thi gym the scene there presented to the guests guesta s n the tiled into the room 11 1 I ine 01 d ling splendor rou fou bubli tho hi 14 of the room i or er loaded to talc tb edg with cold hickon roast beef salad hot corn il is pickles brad br hr ad nd and butter pastry of vir var kinds fruits and in tart every thing that anyone could wish for that was the third shock tor for pros pres stohl but ills his discomfiture was not worrying continued on page five PRES STOHL SURPRISED EDg continued from page 1 anyone else for every one in that assemblage sem blage was full of the spirit of the occasion and the spirit of love tor for him and appreciation of his labors filled the hearts of the friends of president stohl after the guests were seated grace was said by patriarch E P cordon and then the physical exercises commenced young ladies waited upon the tables served hot vegetables cortee coffee et and other dishes until every craving had been satisfied for some time to come the ladies with the relief society officers at their head prepared one of the most splendid banquets that could possibly be imagined ined anad when all had been filled to the limit there was enough lett left tor for another host ta toasts ats were alv given ii by elders nels jinson jenson F P W fishburn S N cook A al me merrill arill and sirs mrs emella D madsen san and mrs W P day was lifted onto a cleared space at the end of one of the tables and gave a reading trieu then the guests began to depart for home pres stohl greeting each with a hearty handshake as they pa ened C 0 out of the door I 1 the decor decorations actions in tue tae banquel hall were made up of colored paper colored lights and paper bells making as pretty an effect effect as one would care to gaze upon the surprise was a complete success the committees worked like trojans to make it so and their labors w were ere more than rewarded the memory of the occasion will linger inger I 1 long as one of the most pleasant functions and it will serve to tie de the people and their president more closely together may ilay president stohl live to enjoy just as s many more birthdays as he cares to and while he is living may his efforts be rewarded with success and blessings upon his head |