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Show CELEBRATION AT EPH-RA1M EPH-RA1M GREAT SUCCESS T it, The .union of Ephraim, June to- church Scand.aav.an. of the Morma. Utah, which closed i h 1 was Pronounced one of the :es8ful celebrations of th lhe history of the J Epll. 1,000 Scandinavians came i ment made today by the c committee. that all visitors nwV gph-ity gph-ity of Scandinavian residents raim free of charge. Celebrations in connection the reunion took P" tabernacle which was o a a orated in red, white anc d the national colors of Sweden, and Denmark and wild - ai0nLundofthe First Presidency of the Mormon Church was one of the pHncipal speakers at the reun. nta king as his subject- Early vian Mythology." Andrew J -n, assistant historian of the or church, told of the extension of the Mormon faith to Scandinavia 1850 and the founding of Ephraim by Scandinavians in 1854. Martin Chnstophersou, of the Scandinavian mission, discussed discuss-ed extensively present conditions m Norway, Sweden and Denm ark.Lew-is ark.Lew-is Anderson of Manti, Lars P. Ovson of Emery county, C. N. Lund of Mt. Pleasant, Peter Sundwall of Fair-view, Fair-view, L. M. Olson of Ephraim, and C J. Larsen of Manti, a patriarch of the Mormon church, were among other speakers who dwelt upon the progress of Scandinavians in America. Am-erica. Vocal soloists who assisted m the reunion program were Enoch Jorgen-son, Jorgen-son, Miss Astrid Mathiesen, late of Norway, Hyrum Olsen and Mrs. Agnes Ag-nes Olsen Thomas of Salt Lake. Bishop C. R Dorius of Ephraim presided pre-sided at the meetings attending the reunion celebration. |
