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Show SOCIAL IS FOR RELIGIOUS WORKERS North Ogden. Jan. 15 One of the grandest social events of the new year In North Ogden was that tendered the retiring bishopric of this wurd. Tuesday Tues-day evening. In the spacious meeting house and annex, to do honor to Bishop Bish-op James Ward and Counsellor Nephl J. Brown, who with First Counsellor Frederick Barker, were honorably released re-leased as the bishopric of the ward Hml were succeeded by Frederick Barker Bar-ker as bishop with David E Randall iifni iHorge E Brown as counsellors. December 29 Equal honor? w.-n : extended to Nathaniel Montgomery, James Storey and Newman H Barker, who had labored with marked distinction distinc-tion with former bishoprics of the I ward There were present on the stand Thomas B. Evans ami Chas C Kkii ards of the presidency ol the Ogden stake, Chas. F Middleton of the presidency pres-idency of the Weber slake. Levi J Taylor, patriarch of the North Weber stake. Chas Hlcfcenlooper, bishop of the Pleasant View ward, Carl O. Turnquist. bishop of the Lynn ward, James Storo, John W Chambers, L H Frorer, Samuel G Dye and Elijah A Larkin and Albert E Stratford of the Ogden stake high council and many of their wives and also a large audience filling the auditorium and galleries to .full capacity, while dozens, doz-ens, forming ih- various committee! were busy in tho annex and amuse ment hall, arranging a pleasant reception recep-tion for the whole when they should later march up to the amusement ha'l I for refreshments. i Tho exen-lseB wore In the hands of 'ohn W Gibson The invocation wus offered by John, Cambers of the stake high council, he music wa9 under the direction of .yman Barker, with Gilbert Randall, Cdna Berrtt and Theresa Chadwlck. 'residing at the organ or piano aa the aumbors would require, consisting of solos by A O. Berrett, Chas. Storey nd Una Chatelain and Diana Hadley, luet by Naomi and Loona Rash and a quartette and encoro by Clarence Barker and company Interspersed with enlivening strains from the over welcome North Ogden brass baud, un der the direction of Charles Store . Speeches wore made by Bishop Frederick Barker, ox Bishop James Ward, President C. F Middleton. President Pres-ident C. C Richards, Thos B Storey, David B. Randall. George E Brown and Win Nathan Barker and John M f Bailey, the last five named presenting aketchei ol the life and Integrity of the retiring ward officials, all of whom had been groat pillars of strength In the upbuilding of the place, some of them from a ery early day. when the 'redman" man In supreme control Nathaniel Montgomery. He Is of Scotch parents (Robert Montgomery and Jane Wilson I, but was born near Hnmllton, Canada. May 3. 1841 Following his father In various vari-ous movings In pursuit of his trade-as trade-as an engineer, he finally reached North Ogden. when only 10 years of age, helping to solve In that early day the most difficult problems of building build-ing canals, roads and water ditches. j reclaiming the desert lands, digging segoes to help out the scanty meals and standing guard against the en croschment of hostile bands of Indians. Indi-ans. From then lo the present day he has been identified with every enterprise en-terprise of note, has served in many positions of trust and honor in the gift of his people, from constable and justice of the peace of the precinct land member of the town school board to county commissioner, county assessor as-sessor and a seat in the legislative halls of the state. Ecclesiastically, he served the people In two blshoprl of the ward, was ward president of the Y M M I and local superintendent superintend-ent of the Sunday school and held many minor iwsltlons. James Ward. He Is the son of William Ward and Snrah Brown, born at Pewsey, England. Eng-land. June 12, 1S40 He set sail April 23, 1861. for America on board the ship Underw riter In a company of I saints, under the direction of Charles W. Penrose He reached Now Yoitc and then Florence, June 2. thence across the continent, assisting in the erection of the first trans-continental telegraph line to Salt Lake City, where be arrived October 4. 1861. He then moved to Ogden March 19. ISM. located in North Ogden. being associated asso-ciated with every public enterprise from that day to this, serving in many capacities In the building of I roads, canals, churches and schools. He was many years In the superin I tendency of the local Sunday school and SO years In tho bishopric of the ward James Storey lie was born In Durham. England. December 25. 1SF2. of James Stor and Margaret Bell He sailed lor America on the ship Wyoming kf&3 12. 1875 He arrived at New York : May 24 and at Ogden June S. Later he reached North Ogdr.n. where he has resided ever since. Industriously I engaged In every avenue of public en- erprise. serving officially in nearly 1 every corporation of the town, eccle siastlcrtl and otherwise, ten years is president of the Y M M I A . thlr-i teen vcars as superintendent of the Sunday school and fifteen years in j tile bishopric of the ward N H Barker He is the son of James Barker ami Polly E Blodgett, was bom In North Ogden January 27, 1858. and grew i up with its history He. too. was :m Indefatigable worker for the cner.:! good of the town of his birth, acquir lng a fair education. including a course at the Brigham Young univer slty at Provo for the Sunday school He served several years as assistant superintendent in the local Sunday school, fllteen years in the bishopric of the ;trd and filled a mission 'o the southern states, when mob violence vio-lence was al iis height, starting wl'h the spirit orlnlnatinK in the murder of t.lbbs and Bern and others In Tennessee. Ten-nessee. A return engagement of the junior dramatic company In "Down South in Dixie" Is billed for January' 21 In the North Ogden amusement hall B. F. BLAYLOCK |