Show surprise party monday night dec dm 1881 about forty persons person inel including tiding sister fife and the portion of her family residing in in ogden assembled at the hou house houn n of brot brother er valasco farr parr son inlaw in law of mrs diana fife to chow show respect to her before leaving for the southern country the company consisted of the bishop and his counselor counselors hon A F P farr jog jos parry joseph Johnson Enoch F farr arr brother wilkinson and joseph harris many of the members of the third ward relief society and a few others of her most intimate friends residing in in other wards sis sister str ann odell was called t to the chair the exercises consisted of speeches from the brethren with songs also ahto expressions of kind feelings towards sister fife by sister D DM L W white hite president of tho the relief society and her council and many others refreshments were passed around after which the society presented to sister fife e a handsome liand some silver butter dish and knife expressive of their thigh respect for her which was received with kin d acknowledgments knowledg ments in a few words being ei empowered powered by emotions too strong to express then the address was read by the secretary y which we bubli publish h below before concluding a few appropriate remarks were made by sister ann odell then a hymn was sun sung and a prayer ored up by brother Brot lier joseph Party pan y with many a good baethe party dispersed to their homes feeling they had spent a pleasant and profitable evening the following ia is the address to sister diana fife gotten up by the secretary lucretia B farr parr in behalf of the relief society of the third ward previous to her departure to arizona dr DEAK dran an sifter we as a relief society wish to show in a humble way our appreciation of your goodness as a member of our society words fail to express the deep regret we feel in parting with you for you ou have become endeared to us all M we shall miss y your our society in our social ocia I ga gatherings in our meetings in in our joys and our sorrows for we knob know yo you have been a faithful member in in our society ever ready to respond to every call never murmuring in trouble and affliction j always patient full of integrity ever re relying ying on god who boeth all things elf acknowledging his hand bang ia in all ll 11 things As a society one and all arc are endeared to each other and the thought that we must be separated causes us to feel sad but as duty calls you hence to join your c companion companion om panion and family we must re respond spond martou M N ay you ever bo be blessed with plenty plent yand and no dark clouds surround you and may you find comfort and joy in once more meeting with your tour companion in in your new home homeland and though we shall bo be separated so many miles apart may we ever remember fiber each other our religion arid our god and now wo we say one and all maygoe may god bless you may peace P plenty cn and comfort ever attend you and t tho io choicest blessed blessings of heaven go with you is he sincere wish of your sisters and if ifon on earth we meet no lie more we all in realms of bliss may dwell when parting scenes will all be oer and never hear the word farewell |