Show Conference Memories By ELIZABETH C. WALKER People today don't have any idea of what conference of the Church meant before the hotels- within easy walking distance of the temple the motels and the trailer courts were The only reason we didn't sleep an uncle or cousin in bathtub was because some other relative was sleeping IT WAS a time when by the descended on each family either known to them or and every household was bulging with Ours was no If we were not washing the we were cooking or making Once my Arthur and his brother came to I liked him very but Mother insisted that I come and set the table for so our fascinating conversation came to an I set the table seeing a lot of sacks on the I set the contents on plates and put them on I thought Mother had extended the welcome with such a generous amount of bakery to say nothing of oranges and bananas and LUCKY for- me that mother came in to inspect the table before calling the folks to It didn't lake long to put all those goodies back in sacks and on Cousin Arthur had bought them lo take to his family in where such wonderful pastries were WHEN WE had a hard time figuring out the relationship of one of visiting we called one such was from St. He was paying his his very first visit lo the and it was almost a The first thing that he went up town all by How he enjoyed the sights and He had never seen a train until he boarded one at the the stores held a fascination for until Deciding to go all the he caught sight of a sign for Morrison Meat Pies and It sounded so downstairs he He sat with gentleman at his although there were a number of vacant HE DIDN'T know how to so when the wai I ress ca m e he wa i t ed for the other man to give his and then She set both and then brought an Everything had been fine until the man helped and Charles helped He noticed that the man was half Then the waitress brought Charles He apologized and told the man the very much Those two men became loyal friends over father decided to go to an afternoon meeting on conference I never knew because he was too deaf to hear anything that was but I suppose it was lo renew old As the congregation was leaving the daddy caught sight of He couldn't yell lo so he tried to catch up with Charles turned and saw but did not recognize my He lit out and Daddy ran after Charles crossed road at a Dad crossed the half a block They crisscrossed the road from the temple grounds to the Then Charles stubbed his toe and Daddy caught up with IT'S I thought it was a holdup I've been reading about My Father's expletive shall be you think they chase you all over town to hold you he I'LL SAY Charlie's first day in the big city was no matter what the inconvenience such as a group of visiting conference folks it was a time of renewal of families who otherwise would not have met together for several and a though tiring time for THERE WAS a humbleness and an acceptance of whatever hospitality might be and a And for mistakes both sides I wonder how I acted on my first visit to the |