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Show 300 Attend L.D.S. Mission Program, 226 Were Indians Over 300 residents of the Uintah Basin attended a special program sponsored last Saturday Satur-day night at the Alterra high school by the Indian Mission, Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-Day Saints, and presented by a group of New Zealand natives na-tives and former missionaries to that land of the sea, most of whom are students at the Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university, Provo. According to James E. Bacon, mission president, of the 300 attending the program, 226 were Indians of the Basin, for whose special benefit the affair was planned. Joe Hapi, civic and religious leader of the Maori people, who is taking special work at the B.Y.U. in agriculture, was in charge of the program, and informed in-formed the Indian people that they are of the same blood as those who live on the New Zealand island. He made a strong plea to them to listen to the message the L.D.S. missionaries mission-aries have for them, and promised prom-ised them they would know for sure that the things he was telling tell-ing them were true. Among the New Zealanders participating, with Mr. Hapi on the program were Vern' Chapman, Chap-man, Wir Dale, Dauio Wing, Wir Stebbing and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davies, aged converts who are in Utah to do temple work. Mr. Davies delivered the main address of. the evening. Also featured on the program was Mrs. Mathew W. (Elva) Cowley, wife of Apostle Cowley, Cow-ley, who with her husband spent nearly 20 years as missionaries among the Maori people. She had with her an 11-year-old Maori Ma-ori boy whom they adopted a few years ago. The program was featured by several native dances and skits in addition to songs and the spoken word. Several Indian leaders were called to speak during the program, among whom were Conor Chapoose of the Ute Tribal committee; Andrew An-drew Frank and Jim Atwine, traditional leaders of the Utes. They spoke in their native tongue, with Mr. Chapoose in terpreting in English. Various missionaries laboring in the Indian mission, and other L.D.S. church people entertained the Maoris and students Saturday Sat-urday evening and Sunday in their homes, following the program. pro-gram. Many of the visitors stake in various meetings on Sunday in the wards of the four stakes of the Uintah Basin. |
