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Show Among the most distinguished guests at tho '-Old Folks Reunion" Wednesday were John S. Hyatt and John Henderson, Hender-son, who, though not of tho noted 113 company first reaching Salt Lake, nre pioneers of 1847. reaching the promised land In .September nnd October respectively, respect-ively, In that memorable year; Aunt Clarissa Whitney, wife of Francis T. Whitney, one of tho noble liatalllon boys, pioneer to Parowan nnd mother of the tlrst child (New S. Whitney) born here; also Aunt Paulina Lyman, one of tho oldest members In the church, well acquainted with Joseph Smith tl e prophet, and testifies that she knew him s a polygiimlst, also knew one of his plural wives, who afterwards bi-coiuing bi-coiuing a il ural wife to Apostle Amasu Lyman, husband of Aunt Paulina. Sister Sis-ter Lyman hns n copy of a patrlarchnl blessing given under the hands of the Prophet Joseph, In which things wero promised her that ns a child she little understood, yet she has seen them verified. veri-fied. Sister Lyman was 17 years of age at the time of the Prophet.s martyrdom and is well versed In church history. . |