Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-15
BIG BIRTHDAY
BANQUET GIVEN.
The Seventy-'eurth Anniversary
Of Bishop George Romney
Celebrated Last Night
SHOWER OF CONGRATULATIONS
Speeches, Music, Refreshments, aud
General Good Tlme--Gusst Of
Honor a Man Among Mc0.

Rare and beautiful was the birth
day celebration rendered to Bishop
Romney by members Of his family In
the Twentieth ward amusement hall
last night on the occasion Of his having
reached the seventy-fourth annual mile
stone on LIES cyeutfuI Journey
Among those present We're many per-
sonal friends Of the worthy Bishop.
The list included Gov. cutler and
wife. Presidents Joseph r. Smith and
Anthem II. Lund. Charles W. Penrosc,
Col and Mrs. Wehber Mr.. and Mrs
W. W. Ritter, j. VI. Knight and Wife,
eN-Mnyor John CLARK, Joseph $, Wells,
H. g. Young and vito, Geo. y. Odelh
G. II. Savage and wife J, g. McDon-
aid and wife, John r.. Hanson and Wife.
Mat Thomas. II w. NaIsbctt NliUom
Foster IL. +. Neslen, Geo f., Gibbs,
Joseph r, Sim ons, the two later be-
ing Bishon Romncy's cOunselors, anG
many others.
The large hall was mos. GrtIstiealty
decorated With flags ana Bunting, 'oW-
crs and potted plants. Furnishings and
brio. a-blac from the homes Ct the
sons and daughters of tac man 10
,,,,,, ,ghlre nov .,Ii-s ana tlva,s
,yarr arr.read ~ r.orr., ry,rva's ON
he aCnr o,'s,. Which tb, e,lssts n. owed
~ r,n o.. ,,,,',,'rg' ,'iyf fr,nnde mo-
t,,s.n t5r rn,rI.o,y ~ me rroer,ri
C,ris,.rs.,.,s orrb..r,., t.,.,,,,s..
Sweet ana stivrlno musir ihroput. tbc
entire evening. a most elaborate baa-
ouet was served In am aloinpg room
where grc1t rows OF tables presented
TN ,,,ast,.r ,.y l,,,,,,o,,l,.s ,,as NJ. n
n Bo1,n.,. ,,ro ,"l,,it,cd bir,,a,f
vim rrndit ,rls proor,,l ononcd Win
nr,yer hv {tuae A r. on,rIy and y, riano
soIC v,gs ,ivs, by Eoto Gnrnnsy St~u..
mi after which an address NJ Welcome
and 5Sod rbne,. was dalivs,sd l,. Frlost
por,nnv Tbor,as Nebvortb C.aor4e
Nf,,,,otts ,rd Ni,r,, 1},rn,,.,. p,gs .s,b
doligbts1 thS nugisrno ,rltI soup ms
Jid ,iso Uiili,r, tIg,,u tvuli,,, I,ns-
t.r and q y s,ys"o p,ceident loIn
NJ Erfgbt ~ tbc Itrsie,, stu, an
tortqiuad ip,nansoIv In recitotioY
ana a pI,no solo hv Myrtle Rroin was
Veil received Nit Tbo,nos g.ve +.
hunorous raadino Folloyying MS nup,-
Lar Rishon po,nna,, I'm an earnest
greecb ,yo,,1,ord ,pret ,yorr,alv tho
friends who had moi IA shake his hand
and hid him fuED Hpftrnua d lpuu lifa' 80
bigbwoy 10 s,i5 he ,yas tSamtt,pi fo,.
ali me fri.n5sbirg Ne ontovrd, for
tbe good tbot yt,s boIpc done but
above oll he was most tbankCul f5r tbs
Cosnel ,yith ublch he hsd b"o,' iden-
ti6ed FOR 81 years ~
Presi5trt $tnlth congratulated Risb-
on Romnev nm bIs aftolnwenf ~ a,
ripo an old 1go and me aCror njisb-
n,ont NJ sn n'1sb good I1s s5n,lI he
thankful fo,. su-b J, f,pIl, os bc bad
ana bis FAMILY sbo,ld ha tb9rkf,l sor
sucb "a fatbsr ,ni Inc v,orJ fnr sIsb
y Risbo1 Aft.~ rs,iting T, nrS,bcr nr
personai evnerlsnna, XXI bad ,tfa,b-
Ell hin, D., Rishon p1n,ns,. a., ci1gsl
vim tho slnrars,y axrrnsesJ bops thst
he n,igbt i've vei f1r n,auy ve5rs AMI
ronnd ont he n,e,s,,rn of bis crs, Ian
accordIng r. his desires In rlrhtoous.
ness
presidant r,pd y,.,q tho Ami spa,lor
of tho nIgbtrs rsIahrsi,on ,,S 5oiiyorod
n hrief aItbn,eb snectjIe nG5rogs anS
Jrevy ,s,r 1rottt sir,us t,.bic, Ga
annIied fo pisbon Ro,5nsv and " scone
XXI rscsntlv Emo ,iadSy Me obscr,,a-
lion whila IN summer outipc in tb.
IONS of fbe mountains III s1id tbat