Show FRIENDLY FAREWELL cordial goi donl anil and tribute of respect to sister emily S richards it always gives us much cleasure pleasure to see merit rewarded an and honor paid to whom it is due hence wo gladly record a social gath gathering ring which took place on saturday evening juno 21 1881 1 to pay a tribute bu to of respect to a I 1 lady idy who do serves well of the community and who richly merits the tokens of appreciation of which she was the recipient ci i e 1 1 L this lady is our esteemed ferl fellow 0 1 citizen mrs emily S richards who is shortly to leave the junction city and make the capi tal of the territory her permanent HOME henceforth realizing the worth of her valuable services in the various various positions she hag has so honorably filled in this community and especially in her associations with improvement societies cie ties the members of the young Ladic sl t association of the secor second M ward in this city of which mrs emily richards was for a long time president determined IM ined to testify to her oer the esteem and high regard they entertain for fai lier her before she takes her final lea leave ve of ogden city to this end a large number numbe i of the members assembled 0 on sat saturday taj ay night in the second ward meetinghouse with their president miss mary ann riley I 1 and her counselors there were also some invited guests including the presidents of the other Y L TIM I 1 A s of the city also qu quinea i to a sprinkling of gentlemen As the tile twilight t deepened and nights sable curtain began to fl fall all this genuine 0 PARTY took up their march to the dence deuce of apostle franklin D richards on franklin Street where they arrived shortly in good order when matters had I 1 settled down and the family had joined the company ithe party was I 1 CALLED TO ORDER by elder L F monch and under tile leadership of elder john mc me qi rrie the company eang with parit spirit and understanding aherns things for the righteous preparing elder joseph hall then offered an n appropriate prayer after which ell elder d er monch explained briefly the object odthe of the gathering on that oc acs casion miss emily newman the secretary next stepped forwar dand read the following testimonial of respect and esteem to SISTER erster S late president of the ladles ladies mutual Irn improvement the second ward of the weber slake of aw zion DEAR SISTER since inobe in the provi of our heavenly faglier Fat lier you have been called with your family to remove from this city to the capital of the tile territory we desire to express ifft if it bo be but briefly yet earnestly our heartfelt appreciation of yo yourself ursell per eo nally and 0 erf your faithful diligent and unceasing labors while with us as of the young ladies mutual improvement association of the second ward it is is therefore with pleasure and with pride that wo we can and do bear testimony that your course of conduct and daily walk of life have over ever been in harmony with your precepts and in consonance with the excellent teachings insa counsels and instructions we have havo recci veil il from you in our association assemblies all of if which have been of an in elevating tendency being inspired by the spirit and power of the holy ghost whenever we have fol followed loved Ini implicitly y your counsels wo ve have enjoyed tle lie odthe of alie holy ghost and the blessings of god our heavenly rather father fo for r guided by them we have that we have walked in the paths of duty and in the ways of pleasantness your peace ever welcome presence and ame have always inspired us with nith happiness and tho tile many any kind words which have fallen from your our lips have infused a new life cheered the drooping drop spirit and tho despondent soul has been lifted up tip encouraged and impelled to renewed ell 1 orts to climb the hacek bleep hill to walk with firmer footsteps tho the rugged road t hat itada leads to god iod and to earnestly feht 0 it tho the battles of life as well as the fyd A tt of faith in i order to win the cro it of righteousness which ia is reserved for all who shall overcome the w bild 01 id its sins and all its allurements allure ments junr earnest work to promote tho the best intel cst of the Association we are liaa has been like seed sown an n tood good ground and had has brought forth fruita meto mete for and accella acceptable to tho the master of the harvest F field ead while your solicitude to raise funds to redeem ret lecin as many aa as possible of your si teis from froin babylon and bring them lu to alona I 1 easeful vales where they wil find rest peace protection and where u here they can call be instructed more fallain fully in the laws of the lord have won az you the kind ik ind feelings and pure of grateful hearts in your name nanie will bo be cherished and embalmed embalm ed while leover ever gratitude 13 a it virtue and menio memory ry and reason i leold their throne but lint dear sister we do not desire to multiply words hence we will mill HOW now ay fay f briefly but emphatically 1 that your entire course during your you r presidency over our AS ia is fulir bully y idd indor sed by ua us all and atia we shall ever continue to entertain for you which binds together thai that pure pur 0 affection the hearts of t lie members of the tile household of god in bonds that aro are stronger than death accept Ib endear sister Emily these Ou raffet aouate tributes tribute of our grateful hearts and believe us ns when we say that wherever your lot may be cast you will be remembered by us and our fervent prayers to our heavenly father will ascend that iio lie will bless you with the blessings blessin ps of the heavens above of the earth that lieth beneath ben catli that you may enjoy health peace yand liap during the remainder of your mortal career and when you have finished lifes labors here that you bo be crowned with exaltation and eternal lives in celestial kingdom olour of our god wo ave remain your sisters in the gospel of jesus christ THE AND OF or THE tue association CITY cliv juno june 21 issi SISTER RICHARDS who was deeply moved by thereal the reading of and to whom it was altogether unexpected responded in a neat address replete with ith beautiful sentiments expressive sive of gratitude and assuring the young ladies her former wards that she vill will ever cherish the remembrance mem brance of such spontaneous tokens of their high regard for her as long as she limesand live sand shall always be ila liappa appy to reciprocate the same SISTER ELIZA K R SNOW SMITH gave a 0 short address in which she said she was in full sympathy with the object of the young ladies visit she said that the beautiful sentiments contained in the testimonial were a credit to them and were well and truly merited by sister emily S richards whose labors though they may cease for the time being in OL ogden den will be continued on a similar in salt lake city where they will likewise be appreciated precia ted as they desire ELDER FRANKLIN S RICHARDS expressed his gratitude for the kind feelings manifested to his beloved wife and it gave him genuine plea sure to know that she merited s such acl I 1 appreciation APOSTLE F D RICHARDS thanked the young ladies for such signs of love as they had evinced for sister emily As she is a member of his family he considered it is a mark of esteem al to himself he ile gave some esome excellent counsel to the young 0 u ng for their future guidance and t yh the 1 government of their actions in their careers though life remarks suitable for the occasion were vere also made by sisters sarah A herrick elizabeth Y stanford ruthinda E Monch Mancl iJane Jane S richards president M A riley bishop thomas wallace elders L F monch and joseph hall at the tile conclusion of this part of the program the guests partook of A RICH REPAST which the visitors had provided for the occasion two tables were spread with these bounties and about twenty sat down to each ta table ble after lie the claths cloths is were removed the happy group spent the remainder of th the e evening in social converse experiencing the sweets of such sells sensations a tio li q a as s are tire derived from pure hearts which beat in unison on subject that are most dear to them in this mortal life it was midnight before the company dispersed with fervent wishes for the welfare of their dear friend whose lie ait poured love on all around the following preambles and resolutions were presented to and unanimously adopted by the stake Conic conference rence of the young ladies mutual improvement associations held on saturday juno june we publish them below with pleasure in connection vt with the foregoing while we regret not finding the necessary space for the publication of a poetical token orestees of or esteem and affection dedicated to sister emily S richards on the occasion coffier of tier resignation basister by sister ruthinda 1 monch resolutions OF RESPECT TO EMILY WHEREAS it be becomes coines our duty to part with and accept the resignation of olour our esteemed eb friend mrs emily S richards us its first counselor to tile president of oatlie the Y L 11 L I 1 A of tho the weber atako of zion winch which position ehe pike lias has so long held and faithfully filled thereby winning the confidence of those over whom she presided as well as bet co laborera laborers in this cause and there can bo be nothing more llian than tho the love and union which slie she ever cherished amons among tho the daughters of zion lis liing thereby pure friends friendship flip we fed feel that her retirement from c ollice ilic I 1 arcs anta a suitable opportunity f for or expressing the esteem in which wo we hold her therefore Res resorted that we tender our bister sister our heartfelt thanks for tho the zeal sho elio has hai ever manifested in the discharge of her duties the wise counsel which through the aid of our heavenly father abc wae was over ever enabled to impart the charity she has shown to the poor by freely administering to their wants tho the things which heaven BO so graciously bestowed upon her and though we i egret the necessity wh which ich occasioned her ber retirement from office we feel that her field of usefulness in her new homo boule will become larger st ned by tho the experts enco thua yarned and wid lier her desire to foster and nourish mutual improvement will increase until her labors on earth are ended and she can indeed exclaim cx clAim 11 1 havo fough t a good fig fight glit I 1 my course I 1 have kept the faith falth henceforth there is laid up for mo me a crown of righteousness which the lord the righteous jud judge ge will rill give moat ineat the day A we ve th therefore afo e I 1 invoke the blessings of goa god upon her and her household and pray that the same kind spirit may guide her in her new home that so kindly hovered over her here and resolved Jle solved that the above resolutions be published in tho the ogden ALD and H omada and that a copy of the same bo be presented to sirs mrs emily 8 richards A E N HILL M A RIMY committee 13 Y STANFORD R R E NC cit 11 |