Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-30
THE GERBERs SEPARATED.
HAWAIIAN FEAST.
Members of Iosepa Colony Commemor
ate Pioneer Anniversary.

on Friday, Aug %, President Henry
r. Richards, Vice President l.. John
INITIAL Secretary and Treasurer John
r. Calne OF the fosepa Agricultural
stock company left by train for the
colony in Skull valley. AT GrantsvIlle
they were Joined by Director Samuel
W. Wooley and President and Mana
ger Thos. A. Waddoups and had din
ner a. The home of Director MOoley,
his estimable wife and daughter maxi
ing the party more than welcome. This
visit to the colony was made to at
tend the usual annual feast In COM
memoration OF the arrival OF the native
pioneers to the colony; also to attend
their conference and look after their
welfare In the gathering OF the crops
and proper care thereof ana the gcner'
al management.
on Monday evening the Relief soci-
ETY. met and held a social. A beauti-
full quilt had been made by the native
sisters which they desired 10 dispose
OF to raise funds In aid OF the society
Tickets were sold, they being number
ed and placed In a box The purChas-
er would pay % cents for each ticket,
which he would pick out of the box,
The Quilt was tackled up on the wall, a
number having been placed upon IT,,
and covered with q white sheet The
social opened by singing and prayer,
after which the first counselor explain
edNthe object of the meeting. Two ma
tive sisters then entered into a dia-
logue. A small boy and girl sang a
duet, and a sister gave brief outline
of the organization of the Relief So
ciety, and the manner In which they
were morking, which was very COM
mendable. Then there was mando-
lin and guitar duet and bene1ction.
| The Guilt was then uncovered and all
| holding tickets were anxious to see the
number thereon. Sister Larson daugh-
ter OF Brother and Sister Larson. who
| have charge of the Deli ranch, was
| the lucky purchaser. Eighty tickets
| were sold at % cents each. realizing
$50.
Saturday morning, Aug q, was spent
| In viewing the stacks, barns, machinery
| lands. etc, belonging to the colony, IN
| CommemoratiOn OF the fifteenth ami.
vcrsary of the arrival Of the pioneer.
| at losepa, the date being the 2Sth dag
Of August, the usual feast having beer
prepared by the natives, assisted, 81
course, by Manager Waddoups, tn,
ceremonies commenced az / p. m. n
| the howery which had been nicely
decorated, old Glory being IN evidence
A few remarks We're made by Manage
| Waddoups pertaining to the feast anC
after a program Of exercises, and hi
blessing the food, all present entered
| upon the festivities Of the occasion
The company was seated at ten tables
each 80 feet long upon which wer
spread roast pig, roast beef, poi, puta
toes, bread pies and cakes OF varlou
kinds and other luNurles.
The pig, Weighing about 1876 pounds
and some 80 pounds Of beef had beef
roasted In the manner In which food }
prepared In their native land. A hol
was dug, then nearly filed with dr.,
wood which was covered with rocks
| Fire having been put TO the wood mad
the rocks quite hot. Then the rock
were covered with corn stalks, the pi
and beef were laid thereon, a little wa
ter was thrown on the rocks and tn
meat was then covered with corn stalk
over which was placed some heaY
| cloths and then covered with dirt
about two and a half to three hour
the whole was cooked 20 a finish, an
H. the most approved style
After the feastlng, q program Whic
had been prepared was carried on
Elder j. K ~ Mahoe delivered briC
address pertaining to the pioneers an
OF their early days, -Four elderly pic
neer sisters sang, and Sister Ellen
Makaiau followed with another pionee
address more I'm detail giving histor