| Show HANDCART VETERANS I REVIEWED REVIEW OLD TIMES Decide to Form Permanent Organization and Meet Annually The Tue t Veterans of 56 and CO GU iU held Ih their h fiftieth anniversary l' l yesterday yes yes- tena with Ith a series of oC meetings meeting lint resulted in forming a permanent or organization organization organization or- or and a decision to 10 make the reunions annual occurrence hereafter r rIll Ill The Tue morning and afternoon sessions c held in iii the Fourteenth ward as- as hall where survivors lur of the ton ten handcart companies that crossed the plains dUlin luring during the he years from flom 1 1856 to iGO 1860 exchanged tI greetings swapped reminiscences and made valuable contributions contributions contributions con con- to the church historian r re regarding re garding the companies During DUlIns tho the afternoon session there lucre were short speeches b by representatives cs of oC each cacti of the companies and a l program pro pro- gram grain ram for Cor the evening e meeting was ar ar- ar- ar ranged It was thought that Joseph 1 V F. I Smith would speak at the tho evening c meeting in tho the assembly hall hiatt but he hc was sas unable to attend John A A. Hunt HUllt who ho wan WUK captain of a wagon train that overtook O ono of the lie handcart companies companies com corn panics told of of- the thC experiences of or his party and how the they refrained from passing the thc others but stayed behind to aid them hem Governor Cutler read an address In which ho praised the courage and fortitude of oC the early emly settlers set set- tiers and expressed his opinion that thatto to lO their sterling sterling- qualities was vas due duc in ina ina ina a large measure the tho wonderful growth th of the state Handcart son songs of or the theold theold old d days S 'S 8 were ere Interspersed in lii the program program pro pro- gram ram and amI there thero were wele addresses es b by Edvard Ed- Ed vard W. W V. V I LeI Lee PP Albert Ton A ml row j Jenson son and nJ- nJ Joh John i- i Henry nr e-nr Smith To Be Uc Annual J Feature The rIme veterans voted unanimously to continue the time reunions as an annual feature to be held somewhere in Utah and amid the tho committee that arranged arranger for yesterdays yesterday's meetings was as elected to serve er another year cal In Iii order that tho the records ml might ht be made complete Albert Jones of or Pro- Pro asked ed that hint all survivors sur of or the handcart companies send the names of all in their companies so far as the they lucy to kne his address eddress A vote of thanks was tendered to the committee In iii char charge c and to er e every one else who had helped to make the fiftieth anniversary aunt anni in meetings s a success Approximately per persons ons came across the plains In the ten companies and there were handcarts In 1856 five flye companies crossed the plains Of these the company compan commanded by Captain Ellsworth consisted of or 75 men women and children D. D D. D McArthur's McArthurs McArthurs McArthur's McArthurs Mc- Mc Arthurs Arthur's company Ed Hunker Bunker James Willie and Ed Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin Un I Israel mel Evans led a company compan of oC that arrived here in 1857 and Christian brought a compan company com corn pan pany of oC the samo same year rear No companies companies com corn paniCS arrived In The next year George Rowley led a u c cOmpany of and in 1860 Daniel Robison and Oscar 0 O. O Stoddard led companies of or and respectively e |
