| Show HANDSOME GREEK CHURCH FITTINGLY DEDICATED D A BOYS S it I 1 ARE VERY HAPPY HIPPY six hundred greek boys bols including nearl nearly the full and uniformed membership of Dy lodge at sun thronged the city monda for the dedication exercises for fur the new greek orthodox church many bland of the boys came in sunday sund ay iy and with the local member met the special trains on monday morning with which brought in the hundreds hund from the anous arious camps the parade inch which led hy by the price concert band m marched from the depot to the church after the arrival of the last special was one of the longest ever seen in the city and as tile the boys gazed upon their handsome new structure which inch will mein so much in their religious social and educational life their hearts swelled with pride following Follow ng the impressive ritual father pearah q i p strong address t tn bis his parishioners in which he urged upon them to be friends and to respect the rights right and sand feelings of one another he ile plead that there be no friction or no faction either outside of the church or in it nor between those who are strong in their religious views and those in whose hearts the church does not hold so high a place he ile strongly urged upon the boys that they be loal american citizens and obey the laws of their adopted country countr in every detail dwelling upon the opportunities for development they have fourd here the priest also announced that he would start greek night schools at an early date that all who wish to continue their studies may do so upon whom has devolved much of the responsibility of the building gave a financial report of the church affairs lie ile stated that had been received 1023 of which was contributed by the boys monday there has already been in expenditure of S and more is needed to free the church from debt this the tile greek bos boys voted to wipe out within year and each one will ill pay a percentage of his earnings into the church regularly until the debt is fully met the members of the church unanimously voted to continue as trustees and manoles sile arakis and these kwo two will have charge of the civil affairs which will include the financial problems of the church for the next cir A salt lake greek orchestra with native instruments instrument had been secured and during the afternoon and far nto into the evening the boys danced their native dinces in the coffee hoube bouto pf tom bertes it was a jolly crowd and they enjoyed thew themselves selves to the limit it is a high compliment to the greeks of the count to bo be ablo able to that in sp te to of the tile fact that it was a holiday with them and that there were several hundred here theta was no disorder the boys conducted themselves as gentlemen and gave no cause for criticism those most interested in the new now church never fail to express their appreciation when opportunity is offered for the assistance rendered then them by the citizens of price and in turn price feels proud of the fine new structure for which the greek boye boys ore are responsible |
