Show interesting INTEREST INTE INU LETTER FROM Es afi WATKINS portland oregon aug 28 1923 editor news the time has now arrived when I 1 much say au renoir to my friends la in the northwest I 1 have as aa you are la in 1 formed been laboring as aa a missionary in the northwestern states stated mission with headquarters at portland oregon tor for the past two years and now am released and willlette will leave leaTe on themore ing ot of the he A missionary has marry many wonderful experiences and receives a schooling ot of a L most excellent type however separation from friends and loved ones Is always a little hard and so eo the kind nesses nesse I 1 rendered t to one when away from horne home are I 1 certainly appreciated no doubt the most moat appreciative of all the courtesies rendered me au during r ing the past two years Is that given by you and your associates in sending me the box elder news i the paper has been a most wel welcome come guest and always full of interesting news and A I 1 thank you most sincerely for your courtesy to me and shall when when I 1 am in brigham city call and see you and in person express my further fusilier furi lier appreciation it Is true I 1 have done but very little writing to people in brigham city but as to my work during the past two years it can be summarized lied as follows upon arriving in the mission I 1 fieldi was placed as clerk of the mission and associate saso clate editor of the mission newspaper at which station stations I 1 remained kintli the spring oi of ilij 1922 when I 1 was transferred to ur washington where I 1 f labored until the tha 2 th of ot august the same year I 1 was then transferred to the mission headquarters and assigned the duties of mission sion sec secretary gitary ri tary aad and editor ot the mission tupin pon discontinuance of 0 the alie pape P ape r telaus De cause e of dt 0 rea sons bohs T was placed in lc harge charge of the sunday sunday schools of the mission mission and elih with these duties and my secretarial dailes duties fave I 1 leave been een kept very busy it has been my unusual privilege to travel aver over the states of washington oregon and the the territory of british columbia in canada ca nada a great deal and the outstanding feature of my observations of the northwest which have been most forcefully driven home to me Is the way in which every ofie one boosts tor for their home town practically every town on the coast has its annual festival and to try and tell an oregonian oregonians Ore gonian that some other place Is t better than oregon Is id almost bast impossible sl ble as Is likewise the ae iise case n the state of washington I 1 might however h OW say that I 1 believe I 1 have cave opened the eyes of a fe few w as to the importance of of brigham city tor for wherever I 1 have been berr that has been one of my please pleas 1 ures it may also be of dl interest inderst to it 11 you you to note that whenever I 1 meet anyone who knows of brigham city they always always associate with it immediately Peach Day one really reali t iz ize e the importance ot of this day as a medium of advertising until a little distance from home i J ottis simonsen Slin onsen son of the mayor pt of brigham city who la is laboring in spokane is doing very effective work ad and Is a splendid missionary preston preston watkins who Is at the hotel gearhart a summer bummer pleasure hotel Is doing doing tine fine and his saxophone sax aphone Is making many friends for him it was wig our oui mutual pleasure to see each other at seaside oregon some two weeks ago I 1 was sorry the said high sc school hoal I 1 professors trolley and walnty dinty tailed failed to call on me when in portland I 1 ara am sure I 1 could hato made their tri much more interesting while in this vicinity I 1 I 1 again extending my thanks to you tor for the honor you afforded me in read ing the news tor for the past two years and with test iest wishes and kindest regards I 1 remain yours very truly EUGENE P WATKINS |