Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
WALTER II. SLACK,
Clerk of Conference.
San Francisco. Feb. II, 1898.

sun II TdUClSCO, rep. IL, 1888.
To the Editor:
At 9.15 Golden Gate avenue, the head
quarters of the California mission, was
held last evening a most enjoyable af-
fair 1 refer to II dinner party ten
dered Sister Il. II. Nye on the occasion
of her forty-ninth birthday and the
thirty-frst anniversary of Brother and
Sister Nye's marriage. The party was
given by the Woman's Relief associa-
ton, under the generalship of Sister
Mary a. Rattenbury as president, and
Sisters Bell Sewall and Harriet Sim
klns us her counselors, and was par
ticipated In by most of the Saints of
San Francisco. and some from oak
land. From start to finish it was a
grand success.
1t is a pleasure to speak of the Wo-
mans Relief association of San Fran
cisco. and, no doubt, the readers of the
News Will be pleased to hear OF the
work that association Is doing. Little
space can be spared that band of noble
women in this article; though in pass
ing 1t can be said that they are accom-
plishing very much more than the
casual observer would suppose. The
branch here is still in its infancy, and
so of course the association is small
numerically. Notwithstanding they
are but few, they are accomplishing
much in missionary work; they not on
~ sew anu menu LOT tne destitute, ana
for the Elders. whose foster mothers
they truly are, but each month they
give social to which are invited the
Saints and their investigating friends
throughout the city. These parties are
most pleasing affairs on account of the
spirit in which they are given, and
which seems to take possession of
every heart that attends. The enter
tainment always consists in a program.
in which both Saints and friends take
part and then the serving of refresh
ments, after which an hour or so is
spent In conversing one with another.
In this way the Saints are strengthened
In their love for each other, and the
hearts of visitors are reached as they
could be in no other way.
Last evenings affair was something
extraordinary in honor of Sister Nye.
and the preparations were elaborate
over eighty persons sat down to din
ner and Elder +. C. Parkinson, presl-
dent of the North California confer
ence, acted as toast-master. Elder
Nye, who has been in the southern
part of the state for some time, was
expected home in the evening, and ac-
cording to the original plan, dinner was
not to be served until his arrival. But
for some cause he did not come, and
so after waiting to allow him sufficient
time, all fell to with Zest and spirit.
During n lull In the proceedings Sister
Rattenhury, president of the associa-
ton, addressed few loving remarks
to Sister Nye.
Other highly pleasing addresses were
made by Sisters Sewal, Simkins. Wood
ward. Sarll and Squires, and by Elder
Parkinson; after which Sister Nye.
with heart almost too full for utter
anCe, vainly endeavored to find words
to express the love and appreciation
she felt And then there were more
congratulations offered, until the din
ner was declared over and all were in
readiness for the program. This con-
sisted of triOs duets and solos, recita-
lions and instrumental music, ten
numbers in all.
Who all were there? o. couldn't
begin to name them all; but among
them We're Brother Lorin Farr of Or-
den. and Brother Nicholas Nixon. who
stood guard at Nauvoo at the time of
the Prophet Joseph's mnrtyrdom, ana
who is Just full and bubbling over OF
intensely interesting "reminiscences OF
those early times. Then there were
Brother and Sister Scholes. Sister
Towns, Brother David and others. The
present We're: Frank O.
John Y. Smith, ]. b. Miller.
II. Il. Emmett, A. q. Bowman and o,
F.. Nye. laboring in San Francisco; and
JOS. Hanson, German T.. Ellsworth.
oliver Thornton and Leo Peck, who
are laboring in Oakland.
C. V. REsSUM