Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-25
President Smith and Party Witness
Prosperity on Every Hand.
ENJOYABLE MEETINGS HELD
visitors Treated 10 a Fruit banquet
At st. George - Bound for
Toqu.rviiIe.

Speclal Correspondence
Leeds, Sept ga Yesterday tMonday'
morning, Prest. Smith ana party visit
ed the woodward school OF 81.
George, went into every class room and
cav the children at work. Prest Smith
addressed a few words to one or two
of the classes. This school building -
an honor to st. George, and speaks well
for the enterprise and educational prog
ress Of the people. 1t contains IL class
rooms. Of equal size, and has cost In
the nelghborhood Of $4,000, nearly oil
of which is paid for II Is quite modern
In style, ana is decided ornament to
the town.
At 10 o'clock the Y. NJ NJ. ]. A. stake
convention opened In the Tabernacle
and there WIS good representation
from the wards present, and various
topics germane to mutual Improvement
work were treated upon. Prest. smith
and the other members OF the general
board present took an active part In
the proceedings
Elder John Henry Smith attended
the forenoon meeting OF the Y. H. NJ. l.
A, convention. which was held In the
Lyceum.
AT / O'Clock Prest. Smith and party
left st. George to attend meeting az
Washington. Arriving there at
o'clock they found the meeting house
crowded. and the Saints We're addressed
by Bishop Preston, Pfest. Lund, Elders
Arthur Winter Hyrum M. Smith. John
Henry Smith and Prest Smith. The
principal subjects dwelt upon were the
divinity Of the mission Of the Prophet
Joseph Smith and the importance OF
the Saints being Industrious and thrifty.
The people OF Washington were urgel
10 cultivate all the available land
around them, and build UP and beautify
the place. Prest. Smith and Bishop
Preston particularly emphasized this.
After the meeting the party returned
10 81. George, where, In the evening"
grand fruit banquet was given In the
Social hall by the stake officers OF me
Mutual Improvement association to the
members OF the different ward assocla-
items. The hall was crowded with Mu-
tual Improvement workers End some
Ct their friendes, and Prest. Smith and
PARTY were among the invited guests
A table was stretched the whole
length of the room, covered with pyra-
mds Of fruit of all kinds. Talk about
st. George being a poor country It's
a libel ON the place Nowhere In Utah,
outside Of Dixie could such a lavish
display of fruit be seen on any ban
quet table. There were grapes, pone-
granates. pears, peaches, apples, dates,
lrunes. plums almonds, walnuts and
tomatoes--all In rich profusion, ana
very tempting 10 the appetite OF the
northern visitor. Prest. Joseph r. smith.
in making some remarks, congratulat-
el the people on being so richly blessed
ana said that a country Astounding
In such lucious products as ST. George
was certainly was highly favored. An
excellent program. consisting of vocal
and instrumental music and Rotations.
was rendered. and Elder John Henry
Smith spoke eloquently upon the great
and grand mission before the young
men and women of Israel. After the
rendition of the program, all partook or
the banquet of fruit, and then social
converse and handwriting were In
dulged In until near the midnight hour.
Most Of those present took advantage
of the opportunity to shake hands with
the President and his associates. Supt.
u. II. Morris was the master Of cere-
monies. and with his aids did all that
could be done TO make It an occasion OF
naternal union and social pleasure, and
II certainly was a time OF unalloyed
enjoyment Great credit is due to the
officers Of both the Y. NJ NJ. ]. A. and
the Y. l.. NJ. I. A. for the successful
manner In which the affair was ar
ranged and carried through, and II
proved happy finale to the visit OF
President Smith and party to the faith
full and hospitable people OF st. George.
This morning. about $50, the Presi-
dent and party babe adleu TO St George
and started for Leeds, where they ar
rived In time TO hold meeting at 2
O'Clock. The speakers were; Elder
John Henry Smith, bishop Preston, FL
der iyrum NJ. Smith, President Lund,
Elder A. Winter and President Smith.
The Saints were counseled In relation 70
many practical duties of life and were
impressed with the necessity Of con-
tlnulng 10 faithfully observe the law OF
tithlng,
The party are now on the point OF
leaving for Toqueryille, where a meet
Ing viii be held this evening. Today
has been quite warm.