Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-11
AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
Sunday School Workers OF Salt Lake
Stake Have Reunion.

a most interesting gathering was the
initial reunion OF the officers and teach
!ers OF the Salt Lake stake Sunday
schools with their friends last evening,
a delightsome scene presented itself to
The visitor who had occasion 70 look
into tho happy faces OF the 500 who had
come 10 add to the pleasure and socla.
billy OF the evening. Banks Of flowers
" profusion, potted plants, drapery In
graceful festoons, costly arranged re.
ception rooms and a dancing hail, dec
GRATED with The national cclors brought
fourth the admiration Of the vast audi
ence. and attested to the Industry OF
the superintendent and the amiablo
corps Of workers OF the Twenty-second
ward, whose hospitality was heiug en-
ioyed.
As pre-arranged the respective de-
partmenls were assigned definite places
in the auditorium The stake supern-
tendency and board occupied the front
seats on the stand; supenntendents and
visitors from other stakes, 20 their right
and left while below were the secre-
tares and librarians, flrst intermediate.
second intermediate, theological, pri-
mary Kindergarten teachers, and or
ganIsts.
Promptly at $3.50 the opening song,
THE Bees OF Desoret,' led by Evan
Arthur was rendered by the entire
audlnce. Supt Lambert Of the Pioneer
stake offered tho invocation. Superln-
tendent Felt I'm well chosen words, ex-
tended his co-workers and friends n
hearty welcome, and ventured To prog
nostlcate on the glorious future await
ing the Sunday schools Of the stake.
which could boast of so earnest and in
telligent a band Of workers. Hazel Can
non and Esther Davis delighted the au-
dience by their singing, after which
Stake President Nephi l.. orris spoke
regarding the whoe-souledness of the
teaching corps, Of the necessity OF APP
pealing TO the heart as well as TO tho
mind, He said that the religion which
had been given this people, was one for
both mind and heart. In conclusion he
Congratulated those present on the
beautiful picture which they presented,
and urged them on to future cOnquests,
The next number was q solo by Miss
Edna Dwyer. George y. Piper Of the
general board took occasion 10 bring be-
fore the Sunday school officers and
teachers tho necessity Of responding 70
every call made upon them, and en-
phaslzed the fact. that there Is great
joy and sa tlsfactlon IN the conscious
ness OF havingparticlpated In the prog
ress OF the education OF lions youth, A
mandolin and guitar selection by
Messrs. Mcdowell and Wagner was fol-
lowed by quartet by Summerhays and
Winters brothers, the concluding num-
her OF the program.
~ a given signal the entire teaching
corps arose and marched by depart
ments into rooms, especially prepared
for their reception A unique feature OF
the evening WAS card scheme, which
produced much merrlment and besides
served valuable purpose. Each guest
was presented with card, upon
which his name had been typewritten.
This was pinned on. so that when he
arrived I'm his department, others OF
that department could address him by
name, after which n quite informal In
PRODUCTION and Misunderstanding invariably
followed While IN their cosy apart
ments, each worker became the recipi-
ent Of Sunday school pin, adorned by
q cut OF ribbon. AT the expiration OF
20 minutes. during which time, con-
ventionality was thoroughly dismissed,
all repaired 10 tne hoclal nun, Wncle
few minutes were devoted TO general
greetings, and preparations for the hop,
which followed,
Especially noticeable throughout the
evening was the exuberant spirit which
characterized the whole gathering and
other unmlstakable evidences Of the
fact that this social feature promises
10 weld more closely the bonds Of fra
ternity Of class OF workers whose la
bors are solely those Of love and pa
tlence.