Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-08
A POLyNESIAN REUNION
PRESIDENT WOODRUFF A pAsucIPAros.


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Early in the morning the RapI1
Transit cars wera loaded with visitor.
and IN the afternoon over 1900 penpls
were assembled at the park Tho On.
hl6a Tor picnic were arranged n
groups. ana Elders with their iamIiI0'
and friends lunchod near their o..
spccilvc headquarters The grounds
were decorated with bunting and ilagv.
the New Zealand and Hawaiian nags
being conspicuous 4 large number ~
native uawalnns from skull valley
were prenent, and IN View u the annex
nfion of nv Sandwich Islands. each
native received small American Nae.
and There were proudly worn na hlir q
by the liaw1uant Men. women nHi
children eagerly called Tor tho stare
and Stripes and oSuItinrly cxclaim.i.
I'VE nro Americans now
AZ O'Clock in the afternoon from
1900 to 300 people crowded mo this
pavilion 60 witness The unique program,
30 characteristic ~ these popular rc.
unions. The pavilion was nppropri.
ntely decorated with national bnntlnr,
arid On each side 81 thu stand we're the
stars and Stripes. IN the center Of
which hung th1 Hawaiian nar.
on the stand. during the exercises.
were Presidents MILFORD Woodruff.
George q. Cannon. Joseph r. Smith.
Apostles Brigham YOUNG. H. ~ 10y
man John H. Smith. iiohor j. Grant,
Anton II. Lund. A, %. woodruff. Pros
idcnis J.Oolden KimhaI and Angus 81.
Cannon, also tho general committee
and natives and Elders
Chairman John o. Calnc called the
aassmblagn 60 order ana an overture
was rendered by the band. The hudi.
once Joined % singing. after which
prayer was offered by Elder 49, God
dnfd, Tho chairman extended well.
come % all present and rHp. HlllY Goo
those who had Usmn long distances 60
renew ola Acquaintance hlpH formed
~ distant lands. Since fhr lHrt rH uu-
Son. q valued ana beloved member "
Tho general committee. President VIII
Ham paNmnn. had passed away hut
reunion behind the vall an may have
thu privilege ~ meeting our iat0 fellow
worker.
4 brief Hkctch of tho opening of the
several poiyuoalnn missions was road
by Elder Andrew Jensen. who recently
made tour N the Missions Tho paper
contained important data. ana was
listened 20 with marked attention
Space VIII not permit ltH publication
with this report, but the article VIII
appear IN q subsequent Issue NJ the
News"
The program from the Society Islands
grpup was introduced by Elder James
=, iiruwn and consisted ~ an exceed.
ingly realistic Market Scene ia papfutp.
\ number ~ returned minnlnnnricH
dressed IN native costume. seated
themselvea Do circle onoriug baskets
~ cocnnuiH, bananas. oranges. llmca
melons, etc. Tor sale. Elders unnr.
auainted with the Language ondeavurad
60 purchase fruit. and upon receiving
from the strangers more money than
usual Tor thrlr products the natives
call FOR drinks, ma spend their time
In catouslnr. Hlnging. ctc. Subsequently
an Elder Appears ANA rNhlfta thrm,hud
afterwards the company Join m
singing % hymn Grateful hr thH mis-.
HluntrlrH' labor, the natives load him
with their fruit ana rrtlrr nH hurry
crowd, Thg Hccno was very Interest,
inF and portrayed wildly the customs
of the TahltauH.
Chairman CnlnH then introduced
company ~ Hawaiian natives ana loo
dulng Hu, referred tu tho annexation
~ the Sandwich Islands. drawing tpHUI.
nl attention o. the nlr 81 Hawaii which
would now iinnt under Oid Glory over
the Hawaiian rtnur
An excellent prugram Wns rendered
10y the natives consisting uf Hinrs. du.
da,musicnl selections and mild r.udi.
ton 81 the famous iiuiH-tiula uHnoe.
concluding with ths national Hawaiian
hymn.
New Zealand was rsprlseutsd by
quartet In Maori by ELDERS b. ".
ltoaglnnd, w, g, CnHiirtuu. j. O. Ktl.
non ana drnrr' lioWleH. a greeting -
welcome, with Maori songs. was rfu.
derrd 10y two Maori women Micro and
Apiknrn Whlnurl. which WAS rHHpnud-
ed 20 Boy Elder l'ara a. Richards. Who
recently returned from tho ififuiH.
Elder John ". Ellis " uountlfm
gave typical MAORI song,
Tho samoan missions program con-
sisted OF "a native hymn By Il company
Of returned missionaries. after which
Elder Adelhert Heeairy r.uderad a
pleasing Nyl0phoue solo. 4 peculiar
feature of this part ~ the program
was the Instrument used by Elder
loorley, which was made OF wood taken
from tho United States man-uf. war
Trenton, wrecked some years aru In
Apla hnrh1r Samoa The Trenton
was commanded nc the time by Cap
thln Dewey now Admiral Dewey, the
hero 10 Manila.
Elder w O. Sears delivered a brief
address OF welcome IN the Samoan
tongue
A the Close " the program a brief
address was delivered by PRECEDENT
Wlli't Wu1dun. who oppressed
pleasure at h".rg present and zoe
marked ihHt Do fHN 10 Congratulate the
pn1plt ihit Tho day had daWutd Tor
thr enlAiFrneut NJ uur borders hy the
auntNufnu nf M Hawaiian fsiurdH.
lir also congratulated the Hawaiian.
VINO would now o. granted territorial
form ot Hnyyrnmeni under the Amsr-
can nag, ana hy and hy they would re-
orltt q STAGE government with AN che
sovereign rIrhtH and privileges ha-
LONGING 10 the states 0f tho rnvpru-
mont President Woodruff ni-l re-
trrrgd u the published rt1uUr Of
President Mckinley for prayers In 10
hnlf OF the army and nation and
thanksgiving Tor Victories attnIn.l
ana hoped mat this would ba duly ab-
served I'm AN the meetings uf me flt-
ter-dty Saints
iresI1oui George @. Cannon. thburb
hlllng for some time plst. flt tn IA
nllnF inr some time pl8t. falt DO ex-
hren quite Interested No NOTING mo DIM.
lllnfliy between me various paAusaI.r
IeEuhFrs or dialects N"uIu.d Don tha
announcement that tho Hawaiian ls.
lands would Doc ANNEXED ana hlpad that
tended
President Joseph r.. Smith stated fha.
he was not uwBr bon tdlHv uf th. yfulrr
N Presld "uW WNlrl WonduT 1r1
GEO q, cannon rnrut annexation nf ~.
helutltul Isles Uf fha sen. tha Trv1H.n
400 O.