| Show SCANDINAVIANS ClOSE DAY 11 REUNION HELD AT PROVO TABERNACLE President Anthon H H. H Lund of Mormon Church Speaks Next Meet at Ephraim Special to The be J H Auff ti Z 24 With ith With ocr ever every train P 1 that has hal arrived In the city for Cor the past paRt two days as a's rame caine throngs of Scandinavians Scan Scan- jans to take part rt in Sn the big re reunion reunion re- re union which has been Jn In session since lince yesterday morning After ACter the tile recep- recep lion committee had received tho the In lug Ing visitors this morning thc they estimated esti- esti mated tho the guests of ot tho the city at over 2000 people Almost ever every town to In ln the state was as represented and man many came from Idaho Wyoming and anti Nevada Ne During their sta stay In this city the gutt guests ts have hao made rondo the Tabernacle grounds and the M. M I t 1 A. A gymnasium their headquarters The hotels hotel were filled tilled to their capacity cap earl early and private valo vate homes were thrown open Autos were provided pro and those desiring to see tho the sights of this vicinity were ere escorted to th the points point of ot interest t by bythe too the drivers A large number also tool took advantage of the Ole canyon canon excursion and spent the da day In tho the various resorts Lund When hon the tho meeting was wall called to order In the Tabernacle this morning mornin President ent Anthon II H Lund of or th j first presidency and Church Historian Andrew An tn n drew Jonson Jenson were wel present The Tile music vat v.-ai furnished b by tho Tabernacle choir the Swedish choir Prof A. A C. C Lund Miss Mabel Borg Mr Mrs Jr Emily Lai Larson lanon son of or Gunnison and Asael Nelson Bishop Soren oren of ot Drape was Wa the thc rr t speaker II Ili 11 spoke In 10 li lan as did nil alt the tho other He lIe exhorted the people t. t to tobe tobe be bEl faithful to th their ir duties dutle am and to avoid drifting into carpl wa wars 5 Bishop Jo Joseph epi Christensen cn of or Salt Lake iak was a athA s th the thA next Bp speake aker that one f or of f tho the principal reasons for or comIn coming com cent In log ing to Utah from rom Inn lands ll was wa the doing of Or temple tempI work August Han Hansen Hanyen cn secretary of or tile the Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- eglan centenary fY ot of constitutional 1 In- In Continued on ott rage Page 5 6 Col I. I U jJ I SCANDINAVIANS CLOSE DAY TWO REUNION HELD MELD AT PROVO TABERNAClE President Anthon H H. H Lund of Mormon Church Speaks Next Meet at Ephraim Continued from Page Pase 1 dependence for Utah gave a brief outline outline out- out line lino of or the work being done dono in America to raise ralso a fund for tor tho the fatherland to aid tho the poor The gift will be made Ma May 17 Ii 1914 1 as that is the hundredth anniversary of ot Norway's Indo independence L. L Dahlquist of or the tio Utah Posten spoke on the persecutions the Mormons havo have endured He urged faithfulness on tho the part of the tho people Church Historian Andrew Jenson was the last speaker of the forenoon He Hc said that he had traveled over DOO miles since he attended the tho Scandinavian Scandinavian Scan Scan- Scan Scan- reunion five years ears ago age a o. o He then introduced Mrs 1 Hanne Nicholes Df ot Heber CIt City and 1 Mrs Augusta Dorlus Dorius Stephens o of Brigham City and told the congregation that both were baptized Into the Mormon church in 1850 0 There Thoro was ivas also I present Christian Larson of Logan who was ns baptized about six weeks prior to the baptism of ot the two we men In giving a brief brier account of the tho work ork being done in the tho church historians historian's office he hc said that a brief history of ot the work wor of the church In the tho Scandinavian Scandinavian Scandinavian Scan Scan- countries Is b being written and ind a number of Scandinavians are as assisting assisting assisting as- as with the tho work Att Afternoon Chairman O. O 0 H. H Berg BerS' took charge char e of the tho ho afternoon services and Stake President President dent lent Joseph Joeeph B. B Keeler eeler offered prayer The special music was furnished by the Gudmonson string quartet and a anale amale amale male nale quartet consisting of Prof Prot A. A C. C Lund Carl CarlO O. O Nelson O. O J. J Halverson and Chris Froisland which rendered numbers nUmber in the Swedish tongue President J. J William Knight was as the first speaker and said that he be believed believed believed be- be the American people need tho the Infusion of north European blood to bring about a better race He was followed b by President t A. A N. N Merrill who said that while he had understood very little of or what was said ald he ho had enjoyed tho the spirit of the gathering President C. C N. N Lund of ot north Sanpete San- San pete Teto stake spoke briefly on the re- re reunion reunion union and expressed much pleasure at being present H H. C C. C editor of tho tIle Salt Lake also spoke Mrs 1 Anna Widtsoe mother of ot Dr DT John A A. A Widtsoe was present and spoke on the approaching Norwegian centennial and urged the Utah Norwegians Nor Nor- wes wes-Ians to support the fund which Is IE being icing collected by the sons eons and daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- of Norway In America Pr President Lund J Speak President Anthon H. H Lund told the Scandinavians that this Is Zion If Jt you OU have lave the spirit of or truth In Jn your our hearts He urged the audience to live e the kind of f lives that will cause their fellows to o have the high hl h regard and depend- depend dependence once nce In iii them thc they deserve President Lund said that It will ill be sixty years on m September 30 since the first company com com- pany of ot S Scandinavian Mormons ar- ar In Utah Bishop O. O IL IT Berg In closing dosing the services said that there are now Scandinavians In Utah He thanked all who had given assistance to o mako make the reunion a success A sacred concert was held in the evening at the Tabernacle with more than nan persons In attendance The Tabernacle was decorated In the tho national national na- na ional colors of ot Denmark Norway and Sweden The entire service with two exceptions was conducted in the Scandinavian language Following Is the evenings evening's program Selections by the Swedish people of or Salt alt Lal Lake o violin solo by Prof Mesa Mose Gudmonson male quartet selection piano ilano selection by b Miss liss Mabel Borg Boig Gudmonson's string quartet solo by byarl Carl arl Nelson solo by Mrs Emily Larson Scandinavian orchestra of Salt Snit Lake O. O H. H Borg Berg J. J C. C C Jensen and F. F W. W Peterson eterson who into composed tho the general committee announced tonight that the reunion was as tue the tho most successful ever held by b- b the tine Scandinavians The next reunion will be held In Ephraim the tho date late to bo be announced d later b by the executive committee |
