Show LETTER FROM missionary aloo june 3 1913 editor dox ader E der news 1 I feel sure that your many readers will be interested in reading of a very profitable slid and interesting picnic given by the elders and saints ot of peoria and may we me met t at Matae Mata tanta stauts grove near a 10 14 a m there were present fifty members and elders ciders four missionary sisters and a good number 0 of our tri fri ends the following pro gramme was rn rendered dered song america congregation pray er elder J 13 thomas thomaa song bong come como come ye saints address ot of welcome denmark jenson jensen song by missionaries ies utah the star of the west memorial address pres fres JI F higbee of the northern illinois conference and local member manber melbourne sharpies sharples Shar pies duct sisters eaton and chambers comic reading elder R if mccowan boosin dosing song arise anbo 0 glorious zion prayer by pi eg ca higbee at the close of the pro gramme baptismal services were held bro arthur sommons and wife were baptized next came the feast the sumptuous eatables being spread on white cloths claths on the grass under the spreading oak trees tin the day was certainly oi one ue of rejoicing as many of the saints had not seen scon each other after luncheon a game of baseball was play od between peoria and bloomington with the result in favor ot bloomin Dlo bloomington omin ton 17 to 5 other games were played until 6 0 o when supper was served at we bade each other farewell and took train for or our respective homes everything connected with the outing passed oft off nicely nicely and tho the day will be remembered for or years to come many blany pleasing comments were heard front from our non mormon friends present tho the local papers gave us a very fair air and we believe much good will come out of our social gathering we re regretted rotted very much that we could not have elders olsen and koller with us they having been released and returned home a lew few days before |