Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-02
Fine Program in Honor Of the Late
President Young
BISHOP WHITNEY'S GRAFTON
Excellent Address la which High
Tribute IL Paid 90 the Great
Pioneer Leader.

The exercises at saltair yesterday
afternoon In honor OF the late President
Brigham Young were Of an interesting
character and were witnessed by large
crowd, among them many members OF
the Young family, The program began
shortly after o'clock and included mu-
steal numbers and an Grafton by Bishop
Orson l.. Whitney The latter was
splendid tribute to the work of the great
Pioneer leader and brought forth ap-
plausc from the large assemDiaBe'
Bishop Whitney spoke as follows
BISHOP wHITNEYs ADDRESS
The honor of addressing this interest
ing assemblage is one that ! mucn APP
preciate. | love the memory of Pres
ident Young, who was 10 me a kind ana
fatherly friend. and / regard his family
with an affection that could scarcely "
more were they related to me by the
ties of consequently. ! was born upon
the same block where he resided, ana
my childhoOds Fairgrounds bordered
upon and often trenched upon his pri-
waite premises From the summit OF the
high stone wall dividing our humble
orchard from his more spacious gar
dens. ! have looked down In awe upon
the bald eagle that used to guard the
grape vines and cherry trees in that
luscious and tempting Eden of the long
ago. A boy friend Of mine fell from the
wall once, in the dlIcctiol of the for
hidden fruit: but he fell no farther;
the eagle saw to that; II preserved his
honesty--I will not say anything about
his clothes. tLaughterl
YOUTHFUL "REMINISCENCES.
went to school with the presidents
children; played baseball with his boys
kissed on rare occasions his girls land
was soundly cuffed In return, ana !
helped 10 rob the "Old Lamb Barn OF
scenery for the production Of the
Robbers of the Rocky Mountains
when / made my debut upon the dra-
matte stage, | was one Of the firm Of
Young & Whitney's Minstrels' Nor
rIs and Hon were the others which
played an engagement Of one cOnsecu-
tive night at the old schoolhouse inside
the Eagle Gate. and | took my first
music lesson from Aunt Lucy b. In
the Lion house, where, II not always
u NflAOlilf NlNlN'lt W 40 az l'hNA q 49,
slant one, In the good Old days when
most Of us were Young and the rest
Kimballs and Whitneys. So YOU see
am pretty well acquainted with my sub
ject ILaughterl
THE LAST MEETING.
The last time saw President Young
was a little less than a year before he
L.. Is,l a.. ahppk
my hand warmly, and gave me a fer
vent God bless you as ] departed
upon my first mission as an Elder OF the
Church. He wrote to me twice during
my absence giving me golden words of
counsel, and urging me TO cultivate
what he termed my gift for writing
that Il might be used for the
benefit OF the Lords cause, Those
were the last communications to me
from the great man I'm whose honor we
are here assembled. Many others pres
ent, presume could relate similar per-
sonal "reminiscences.
A FRIEND OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
President Young was ever a friend TO
and an encourager Of the youth; he took
pains to write to young missionaries;
hHh Nv WIS always uANlSllb AHN IVY .
and girls and the people generally for
their good. He loved little children, and
they loved him; he was a man Of the
people, and the people ilooked to him,
have seen him get out Of his carriage
70 shake the begrmed though honest
hand Of a stonemgsln-a laborer intent
upon his task. No urchin however rag
gcd or unkempt ever doffed his hat TO
Brigham Young but Brigham Young's
hat came off In return, IL Is related Of
Washington that while out walking
with a friend. they met a poor colored
man, who lifted his hat to the general.
Washington Immediately lifted his;
whereupon his surprised companion
said. "Do YOU take of your hat TO a
negro?' and the great man replied,
would you have me out1one In polite
ness by one?' Brigham Young was Just
that kind OF man--great In dignity,
great also In condescenslon; all the
greater. IN fact, for his greatness In
little as wen as IN large things
A MAN AMONG MEN.
II Is not my purpose to recount at
any length the mighty achieve
ments Of this man among men-his !
lllustrlous deeds. with which we are !
all familiar, You who would witness his !
works, look around you; they are man
fest on every hand The redeemer OF |
desert, builder Of cities and tenn
pies, a planter Of orchards and Vine !
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