Show HIGH PRIESTS IN conference banner gathering of that organization excellent services and banquets together with a social session marks the conference ahe conference of the high priests of sevier stake slake held in the third ward meeting houze houe last was the bannai conferee c of that hotly body in point of attendance and interest the third ward meeting house wits wis well ell filled at each session additional chairs hid bel bein n added to the regular seating of the buil building dim and they vere cre needed is the audi audience enec thich gathered v as the largest ever seen there the attendance t the morning session w wis ans is about and tris nas as unusual at the opening session of a high priests conference A feature of the co conference merence was the excellent singing of the third vaid aard choir and the selections were of such a varied character that all tastes were met and suited president morten jensen called the rne meeting eting to order and the conference started off with the hymn inspirer of the ancient seers pra prater er was offered by 0 A andelin and then the choir sang an anthem behold how good and joyful for br ethern to dwell together in unity president jensen jansen welcon welcomed ted the people to the conference and he was followed ba b bisho 3 coons who nho welcomed wel romed all to his ward the light of the world was sung by john hood william westman was introduced as one of the men who ho had been in the first high priests quorum in this stake and he spoke of the men vv afo 0 formed the firt quorum and paid them high praise for their thair zeal in the work of the high priests W 11 dark clark was introduced its as on of the pioneers of this thib part of the state and as one of thoe ho had hed in naboo and had seen the prophet josepa mi cianic blanc told tod of some of the things he fie had seen and endured as a pioneer and ot his life as a boy in nauvoo the choir rendered an anthem full of nim im 0 clap our hinds hands bishop jensen of elsinore was id d as the old oldest st acting bishop in S er cr county he felsted his fir anra pres of Ri careld and co il the conditions of the city wl lirt saw it and present condit ile he gave cave an interesting ac coul the early days in this valley the I 1 air sang 0 worship the king and the benediction benedi enon was pronounced by bv P C peterson Pc terson the attendants were then dinv inv incite ite i A to go to the academy hall tor for dinner THE BANQUET on arrival there it was found that the members of the Y L M I 1 associations of the first and the second wards under the direction of president emma christensen had bad prepared to serve a feast fit for the goda tables were laid in three of the rooms of the academy hall and over three hundred people were banqueted with the choicest array of viands which has been prepared pie pared in richfield for many days the spread was sumptuous in every respect and the girla who waited on the visitors were more than courteous not in bears ears halt bin there been such a bounteous spread in this city or better service sen ice and the young xoung ladies who worked so hard for the comfort of the guests were craned on all sides aides AFTERNOON SESSION there were over people crowded into the meetinghouse meeting house when the after noon session was opened the choir rendered onward christian soldiers as the opening number and prater was offered by paul poulsen thi q was followed by a well rendered selection hark hark my soul by the choir president jensen jeneen then introduced elder who is here in the interest of the juvenile instructor as a man whom he had known sin since cc I 1 1868 68 and who was in charge of the british converts who were on board the good t nip emerald isle and on which president jensen crossed the atlantic in his journey to utah in that year elder gave an account of that trip and the deaths which mccurr ed among the mormon converts on the trip across the bean seven children died and were consigned to the ocean among the ther n one of his own little ones after telling of his work as a missionary and giving some interesting experiences president jensen called for a poll of the attendance of the high priests with the following annabelli 8 aurora 5 brooklyn 3 elsinore 7 glenwood 8 Inver ury 2 joseph joeph 3 2 monroe 7 redmond 1 richfield 54 salina 1 sigurd 5 a total of with no representation from Koos hirem burrville Burr ville nor venice W S rust kust nas next net called and told of his interest in the quorum and his pleasure in the duties of the pre presidency sidney ldla bean and a ladies quartette rendered very sweetly holy angles sweetly se etly sing prebi lent SeeR miller made a strong talk on the prohibition movement he chided the members of the quorum for not following up the good work of a year bear ago when the resolution ws adopted at the conference in mont oe to fight for in this stake he made a strong for the he support of the movement of the anti saloon league and the fight being eing waged aged by heber J grant and dr fuglei for a prohibition me measure aure it in the present legislature A G young one of the quorum presidency made a talk along sintilur sinT ilar lines and on the word of wisdom the anthem praise the lord 0 my foul was rendered with spirit by the choir president and patriarch joseph S horne home fol followed follo loed ned the lines of previous speaker and talked on tithing pro hibi hi bihon tion sabbath breaking and profanity and by way of a peT peroration oracion read a poem advis advising eng people to strew flowers for the living instead of the dead I 1 juanita nielsen sang joy joy wonderful gladness in 2 most pleasing manner president jensen then delivered a short address on temple work er horing the high priests to 60 exert themselves in this work an invitation was then extended to all the visitors vieito rs to alaj arcain n cibit the academy hall where sapper awa ted continued on fourth page HIGH PRIESTS IN conference Contina pd frum from fir rf rake them prepared b tic handa hand of the young oung ladies idies the choir rendered lord noi no let us depart in peace and nd the benediction was as pronounced b joseph joeph ogden AT THE BANQUET banquer the academy ad hll hall v is IF tha th scene of aati for two MO hours after the meeting c ased N as the finst arran ami of land prepared that heart could debaie and anda a floi of feel my pra aled put eer aeri bod in ill the best possible spirits the i oung ladies fairl outdid them ehein chein eles in their efforts to brins bring chei r ind and comfort to the aged anil and them succeeded admirably tile the a arrange ments arid and the cuisine N ere perfect SOCIAL SESSION in the bening the again filled the third ward arci birg hole hoise hoi se to suffocation geo M jonts jones en ell oer this session bession the proceedings proceed commenced with an enlivening selection 0 hail us N e free rendered with v ith vigor b ly the ward N a rd C choir ho I 1 r tle lc richfield Kich field quartette rendered when day fades and gave alice a a re to a I 1 vigorous encore W A related some experiences perien ces in the pacific islands which were extremely interesting and graphically told the anona orchestra placed two selections which were vere all rendered bishop fairbanks of annabella told of his experience in trying to take horses to england for sale he took a car load from utah and his adventures were ere mrs laurette robinson sang the lover and the bird and for a recall sang talce take back the heart dr J F ble mcgregor Gregor then int ed judge john E booth and he be give gave a humorous talk ending with A ith a f annous which he has rendered at various arious places in utah he as encored vociferously and responded with in imitation of a ward viard in thet the throes broes of rendering an all anthem which was vas e excruciatingly fun funni laura and rhoda phoda of the first w h rd ird rin rendered dered a pretty prett duet duct tv twi l light b billyard bill sard ware lere loudly applauds d mr ind mrs airs G II 11 jones indulged in 1 i I musical i jarrel which wa wai a i amusing ind and this coid coi 10 d ohp program it is conet dd to be tile the best of ill conferences which the aich friets frie ts hiat held field will vill le lung long teann barid for it its plea pleading ing ft dituri s don diction vas as pronounced ba h pres W 11 |