Show FAMILY FEAST FE AST assemblage of f lie kith KIM and at id kin hill of hon lorenzo SHOTT snow of Brig hain city EDITOR HERALD we have had more snow in brigham city during the past week than we have had during the past winter and I 1 will venture to o eay oay ay moro more than th the e olaf oldest st inhabitant can remember having witnessed sinco since this burg has borne the name of that illustrious ous immortal and LATTER LATTIM DAY MY PROPHET BRIGHAM this may appear singular but it is true and it is still snowing snow ing wg but to ease the irritation of your already excited faculty of wonder I 1 will ill here say that I 1 wish to be understood der stood more in tt a philological than in a meteorological a sense therefore you will perceive and that with no small degree of relief that we are not suffering from an un usual visitation from the light crisp frigid feathery flaky clement element but rather re rejoicing j dicing that we ara rounded by such a numerous baud who bear THE NAME OF or THE BEAUTIFUL me thinks I 1 hear you say pshaw in a name I 1 might probably bo be partially correct in saying nothing especially if the bearer of of that name may chanco to be poor and unfortunate si a poet or an in inventor an artist or an apt scholar he may bo be a philosopher and a benefactor to his race but if through the force of circumstances and abnormal conditions of unregulated society he lie happen to be a child of poverty alone unknown you need not ask in bis his name hes nobody BUT LUT IN TUIS INSTANCE the name of snow seems to have contained more that was providential than popular in the mellifluous name of snow when the pilgrim fathers disembarked embarked dis tho the mayflower one of their number bore that name this individual endured many privations incident to tho the colonization aud and opening of a new country and his descendants proved to bo be both noble true and andl brave true to their coni cons dictions vict ions of tho the principles of right and justice and brave in their defense down through their generations and when the revolutionary war broke out they were still found ready and Wilif willing fig to take up arms and march forth to maintain their liberties as struggling heroes A grandson grand son of one of those valiant soldiers soldier sis is OX LORENZO LOPENZO SNOW of this city on tho tile 3rd ard of last april this gentleman reached the age of seventy and thinking thinking the tho seventieth anniversary of his birth a fitting occasion for rejoicing he lie conceived the idea of getting up a L grand family reunion cfall of all of his ills children and grandchildren iio ile accordingly sent them invitations to be in brig brigham hain city on may etli the members of his family number in the vicinity of a hundred and most of them were present two or three being absent on missions missi elaborate preparations were made for a suitable and satisfactory celebration event three days were set apart r tor for the exercises exercises viz fth fth and ath of may en ts were effected to en a able blo all t the lie members of the family to DINE TOGETHER in the east cast room of the courthouse where all fared sumptuously and both old and young felt that it was really good for brethren to dwell together to ether surrounded by and partaking of the good th things i ds of this and and I 1 am ani not prep prepared ared to give tho the exact number of courses that were entered nor to tease your palate by naming tho the styles st vl and variety of tho numerous dishes that were partaken partaker par taken of nor to tantalize you with a recital of the many kinds of luscious desserts that were tasted nor please you with a picture of bf the ladies toilets or the boys and girls etiquette aa as I 1 waa wast ine prevented vented from being present allow me here just to console myself with A FEW REMARKS that were ivere made by a gentleman who was born eight miles from where I 1 was ivas in the I 1 i old country ho he used to write poetry sometimes R they had bad used to call him william shakespeare re they say that he be said what is a man if tho the chief fut good and market of his time bo be but to feed and sleep A beast no more sure lie ile that made us with such largo large discourse looking before and after gave ave us not these capabilities and godlike reason to rust in us unused tho the members of this patriarchal family seem to have fully comprehended the tore fore going lines and embodied tho the truth of them iu in their lives judging from the amount and variety of talent they displayed nt at tho the exer claes of their entertainments during inythe the torce daya days past on tile afternoon of the first day dr a miscellaneous rt entertainment was given consisting of vocal and instrumental music readings reci lations tat ions add addresses remes etc president lorenzo snow delivered a very touching and fatherly address to tho the members of his family oa on patriarchal order his bister sister eliza it read a splendid poem eho she had bad v ps r tv rf 1 written for tho the occasion IV which may inay bo be classed among her best productions an able address was also delivered by bir geo I 1 F gibbs bro snows son bonin 1 ti law the evening was devoted to witnessing a dinati nee consisting of bilig singing inar recitations and a fairy spectacle entitled snowdrop and tho the princess that was well performed perform edby by the you younger nr members of the family THE of the second day was occupied in a similar manner to the first but superior in character and execution addi addresses cesca were delivered ex tempore extempore by snows sons oils frank and 17 alphonso that displayed much scholastic ability both syntax al and elocutionary air E A box also deli r il 0 verv ry I 1 lumo roii speech which ia a icil mr fr geo F F in ii ibRi doin a very M active follari followed cd by mr eli 11 II ili ree who created much amii lv liv bi hii q clever rendition of dur j irav ar dv entitled hial qc ci rie A sorg and accompaniment by airs mrs snow west eiT entitled titled A boys bc best Q t friend is his mother LIot ber also a piano duet duct performed by sirs mrs ida snow gibbs and mrs minnie snow manifested much precision and effi efficient cien cy there were also original poems that were wr well written and a nd well received but which to enumerate would crowd too much upon your space A DRAMATIC was given in the evening when the beautiful classic play of lovea loves sacrifice was well performed by mr mrs E ff pierce mr and mrs G F gibbs and others of the snow family taking tho the leading charac tera with much success the third day was spent in social amusement by the members ortho of tho fal family 1 i concluding with a dance in the evening hon holl 0 W penrose editor of the deseret yetia was present dur ing two days exercises and on th the e afternoon of the second dambe ing inc i called on oil for a speech responded bedr and I 1 will close this communication with an extract from the gent lemans interesting ADDRESS in the presence of so much talent beauty and wit I 1 must confess that I 1 feel my diffidence in addressing address i ng this assembly of the snow famely family much aluch talent seems to have been impressed upon even the youngest members iii abers of tho the family more inore so than is generally seen in such puch families here IV we 0 seo see in as a slight li degree evidences of the patriarchal order I 1 do not as yet belong to tho the snow family but I 1 will venture to say that bro lorenzo snows grandchildren grandc hildien will rise up tip and do honor lionor to the name of snow we all belong to 0 one family this family reunion reunion is but a foretaste of what we shall enjoy when we go back into the presence of our heavenly father in the celestial world then the there will be a grand reunion and wo we shall then find that we ue arc are all related to each other and here I 1 am arn reminded of a elc of tho the POET and if it our fello fellowship ip below in jesus bo be BO SO sweet what heights beights of rapture shall we know av when round iia ills throne we meet this grand reunion of the he snow family was one roost interest that have ever taken place in ill thi 9 city 1 6 l yours rather lengthy J BRIO brig HAM crry city april 16 1884 |