Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-26
CHURCH GIVES$2,OOO
Letter Of President Woodruff Accom-.
panying The Generous Contribution.
GOOD WORDS FOR THE JUBILEE.
Interest In lhs Great Event Is Fast
Becoming tspread-Surviying
Pioneers -hiscellaueOus.

There was an expression OF un-
bounded satisfaction on the counten-
ances OF the members OF the semi.
centennial commission this afternoon.
The reason therefor Is bsBt told by
pefusal OF the following lstter which
wss received about two 'o'clock by
Chairman Clawson:
OFFICE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENCY or
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
l4ArrEH-DAY SAINTS. p. o. Box Is.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
March 20, 1897.
Spencer Clawson ESQ.,, Chairman Semi
Centennial Commission, City:
Dear Strive herewith return sub
scription blank, with the subscription of
the Trusl ee-in-Trust of the Church of
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints OF
$1,000.
This amount Is very much less than
what we have all along hoped 10 be able
to add to the celebration fund, but we
see no way OF increasing II at this time.
We hope at later day to be able to make
second subscription, for we are deeply
Interested in the success OF the Jubilee,
and are anxious to do everything In our
power to make 1t great success. You
may be assured Of our hearty support,
aud whatever appeal we can make TO the
people for their support and ENCOURAGE
ment we will cheeriully maze.
Livery citizen Of the Staie must feel
great pride in the achievements to be
celebrated, and you will therefore no
doubt receive aid ard announcement
from all quarters.
Yours respectfully,
WILFoRD WOODRUFF,
Ttustee-in-trust.
CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEED $4,000.
The intense interest now being mani.
tested in the Pioneer Jubilee is greatly
appreciated by the commission and the
preliminary work is In consequence
going ahead with a vim aud u dnsh
which agurs well Tor the success OF
the celebration. To date the State
appropriations and subscriptions
amount to over Se5. 900. ana no difii-
Guilty In securiI & the remaining $780,
700 IL anticipated. OF she suoscrip-
lions received $1,000 was from four
subscribers, an average OF Sl,250 for
each.
SURVIVING PIONEERS.
One OF the most I'm portant works the
commission Is engaged IN Ia the Iocat.
Ing OF the surviving pioneers, and
son, Is Receiving me sseisIauUe 'Jitue
Church authorities. From OATS sup
piled by them IL is learned that 1892
souls arrived In the valley during the
pioneer dsys. In the pioneer com.
paDy there were l4S men, three women
and two children. These were followed
by slxIy.lwo men In the Mississippi
company and 1928 emigrsnts. In the
Mormon battalion, Companies, A, Is,
G.. d and E) there were iiny.six
officers, ten musicians aud 44D pri.
vhtes. Accompanying the battalion
there were seventy-eix families
and seven servants, making the
grand total 1922. A "replyD
sy6tsm has been adopted in writing to
tue Pioneers. a blank, subheaded
anu ruled is forwarded with the re.
quest that the recipient give his name,
residence, date AMI place OF birth,
date OF arrival In Salt Lake valley; in
whose company he came and the
names OF the captains Of his 100, so
aud 10. Information concerning what
relics he can furnish, OF present to the
Stale Ia also ASKED for. These blanks
when filed and returned to the com.
mission viii be- bound In book form
and placed In tho archives OF the
Slate. The relics will form the nu-
cleus of State museu N.
JUBILEE NOTES,
Chairman Meritz OF the floats and
parade committee IL encountefing uIi-
tcuity III fading quarters FOR the con.
.structiOn department. Three buildings,
eacb as large as wing Of the Cont.
mental market, will be- Required.
The illness OF Director General
Brigham Young Jr. has assumed
serious phase.
Miss Cora Hooper, OF the commits
sion, last evening, while attending the
John Beck reception, subscribed $50
to the jubilee fund. The subscription
was. given without solicitation, anu
whsn the generous act was made
known, those assembled gave her a
hearty round OF applause.
General Passenger Agent Wadleigh
OF the Rio Grsnde Western railway
yesterday sent out 1000 copies OF Bul-
ietin No. z, making the total he has
mailed duIiug lhA week 5000.