Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-28
WHAT A JOLLY TINE IT WAS!
Mental and Bodily Feast at tho Rll-
dolpl-W0odrHa REUNION.
No saeh Thinr Ne want - Ennwn 81
Everybody owns Ills Home and
Team, aud riiis MS uun Land.


Eiloy Deserd Nous
Thinking that few lines from Ran
d,lph would be Interesting 10 quite
number Of your readers, I trusi you
will dad room tor this communication.
We are about thavod out after long
winter Just passed. am glad to say
our losses Ia stock have boon quite
light We having had plenty Of feed,
aud somo TO spare 70 our ncighbof
ranehirs to the amount Of $1,000 Tor
hay alone. Our prospects were mover
better for crops, both hay aud grain,
tho ground being In gooi shape, aud
tho snow In tho mountains piled In
huge drills for irrigation.
Our valley he fast nlling up with
home ami outside emigration. The
sagebrush ia fast disappearing, and in
w. place are fruitful aelia dotted with
happy homes while the country at
large h crying bard timel, we now
very little about o. We have none.
neither Mormoa nor GENTLE, that lacs
the necoaaucs ollie. Most OIL live ln
their own homes. milk their own cows,
drive their own teams, and till theif
own farms. Whom / hear our elder
brethren talk aud preach ablHt the
great sacrifices they made Ia leaving
hemus which they mover ow ned), KIN.
drod aud friends, ami all that was near
aud dear 10 them, 10 come % Lipn,
~. faN ~ NNluk AUu lane gwWfHNN HEY
have 10 live ia tho Oh World before
they could say ~ they DO here, this Il
ne home, arm, cows, horses, lfc.
on Saturday last, tho 2la', Randolph
put on ~ holiday attire, On Invitation
having been sent 20 our Sister town,
Woodruff, % come In a body ami apcuu
the day with ", 10 paftakr OF our hos.
pitaliiy, that We might meet auI
mingio together, and ~ strengthen the
bond of bfotherly love aud irlrnuahip--
tue Woodruff people 10 furnish one.
half Of the program 10 be gwen In thu
evening. Commiticoi were appointed,
ant when l say that the sisters OF the
Relief Society anu Young La1ics' nH.
Huuiguon were tho committee on plcn @
anu retUshmuntu, you will know
that that part Of the program
was sucouss-t never knew tue
sisters 10 fail, The reception commit
toe, accompanied by Bishop Mckin.
non and OUT brass banl, met the 70
vehicles loaded with tho good people
" Woodruff NJ tho south fidu Of town.
AZ they approached the band struck
up, which soon brought tho train % n
stand. Our Blsh0p gave a short nd.
ure1s Of welcome, when oil marched
% the ward hail 10 tho music Of the
braua band.
Teams all taken care " and every.
holy seated, the exercises commenced.
Prayer was offered by w. IL. Lee;
singing by our choir 10y tue way, We
nave some Of the bosi and sWonlrst
uiugefa In tho Stake, Sister Comfort
pead being the Agnes Olsen ~ tho
Bear Lake 5takeGiivg minute speeches
were next Ia Orier-lilshopa J. NJ.
Baxter aud McKinuon, Bros. Charles
Dean ST., a. q. Cali, w. IA. Lee, h.
Lee, William Rex, !. q. Gray all
answering promptly 10 the cali. The
scene change, tho curtain rises, whcn
out come dozens OF young men and
women each carrying n tray loaded
high With han eaniwioheg, PIE, cake,
aud IN TACT everything good 10 cat;
more young men pop on the scene, die.
pensofa Of the liquid part Of the feast,
IANN N0lA MhAhls AAN uNuf spout Ia
eating ana drinking was onp u 10y,
mirth and morrimont, every BODY
seemed 10 want 10 eat, laugh anu talk
AZ the same time, AMI thoy all appeared
90 DO H. After picnic came more
speeches, singing anu band music,
when rooeos was tAken until 1880 p. m.
The 100 or more guests from Woodruff
were taken 90 our homes, where
supper was provided, Including tea,
but Am happy % say that not many
OF the Lattef-day 5ainla drink tea.
~ 1850 the evening exercises com.
mencedi songs, duets, music, roclia.
lions, etc, we're rendered by members
from each ward or town, when NJ
goes tho curtain again, and the walters
appear with the same traya, but this
time loaded up with oranges, candy aud
nuts, plenty for everybody and the
remnants OF the loRycs and nsh6s lut
away for tho younger children, those
under fourteen not being allowed ~
Join with the older people.
Monday following was their day,
aud none over fourteen yoam allowed
10 Join Thorn Ia their dance aud picnic
except tue committee. The yOunrHlprs
met 800 strong. There wero plenty Of
eatablea and dancing Tor an. After
dismissal each went home with papar
bag VI nuts and candy, rs happy aud
bright lot OF children rs ever met
together.
Twin close by saying, as we always
cay when returning home from Con.
ference, II was the very best We ever
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