Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26
| AN EVENT TO
Be REMEMBERED

An occasion more enjoyable than Is
otIen ones lot to experience occurred
at the home OF President Frank Y.
Taylor Of the Granite stake at his home
IN Sugar House ward last evening.
The event was a reception rendered by
the presidency OF the Granite stake
to the First Presidency OF the Church,
the Twelve Apostles, the high council
OF the Granite Stake, together with
their wives There were also present
a wife Of each Of the Presidents Of the
Church. making IN all about eighty
guests
The interior of the spacious home
was gracefully decorated In fe, rs.
flowers ana plants arranged by tie ar
tistic hand Of Martin Chrstopherson.
one OF the features Of the evening,
which was magnificent IN its elaboT-
ateness and quality was the banquet.
II was an elegant spread The long
tables laden down with the choicest
products Of the culinary art extended
the entire length of two rooms, and
seventy people sat down to the first
table.
Speeches Astounding with genial fell
l1wship and hope OF the future were
made by President Frank Y. Taylor
President Joseph +, Smith, John r,
Wlnder. Anthem II Lund, Brigham
Young and Elder Horace Cummings, the
latter representing the High Council
Of the Granite Stake Apostle owen
Woodruff acted as master Of ceremo-
MES The pleasure derived from the
occasion vas greatly enhanced by the
excellent program that was rendered.
Prof Give and son were appreciated
heartily In their selections on the violin
and piano. Miss Beatrice Crismon de-
lighted those present with several vo-
cal solos In which she proved herself
10 be the possessor OF a voice Of real
merit Recitatlons were delivered by
Heher Sanders and Mrs Hyrum Nj.
Smith and the entire company sang
several hymns Joining In with a heart
mess that was beautiful
Everyone present pronounced II TO he
one OF the happest events Of the kind
Of his life. The larger share OF the
credit for the signal success Of the
reception is no doubt due to Mrs. Frank
Y. Taylor. whose ability to plan a re-
ceptiun as Il should be and then carry
Il through as planned would be hard
10 surpass
BISHOP THORN HoNoRED.
A very enjoyable birthday party
was given the venerable Bishop Will
liam Thorn celebrating his seth birth
day IN the Seventh ward meeting house
last evening Among those present
who had assembled 10 do him honor
were President Angus NJ. Cannon and
Joseph r. Taylor Of the Salt Lake
Stake G. r. Savage, Henry W. Naisbltt
and a host Of the people OF the ward.
Speeches eulogistic Of the life and Ia
bors u the bishop were made by repre-
sentatlves of the different organizations
of the ward David Mckenzie for the
High Priests: George c. Lambert for
the Seventies Henry Wallace for the
Lesser Priesthood, Mrs. Mary Alice
Lambert for the Relief society; c. r.
Margetts Tor the Y.M.MLA. Hannah
McLachlan for the Y.LM.LA.: Jno. r.
Cowley Tor the Sunday school and
little Nellie Broadbent for the Primary
association Counselor William Me-
Lachlan also made happy little speech
m behalf of the ward and presented
20 the worthy bishop a beautiful silver
bowl upon which was nicely
engraven the date ~ his birth
ana ~ the presentation. Presi-
dents TAYLOR and Cannon also spoke in
the order named, IN n most compli-
mentlry manner of the faithful labors
OF Bishop Thorn. There was also
fausical numbers intcrspersed. making
the evening very entertaining.