Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-19
II, B. CLAWsoN.

H. b. CLAWSON.
another veteran who served as bust
ness agent, steward. and distributor OF
supplies TO President Nouugs families
was the next speaker He too gave
some interesting personal experiences,
and told one story that was evidently
a surprise to his hearers. II was when
he was boy, he said. that he ana his
mother came TO Winter Quarters.
President Young was there with his
family There We're but few men, the
year vas a hard one, and his mother
was ill The women as well as the
men took paat In building houses, and
he said he would never forget When
several of the wives Of president
Young came out one day. took mold OF
number OF logs and commenced
building a log house for his motner.
They took IL up TO the square when
the roof was added by the labors Of
the men, Bishop Clawson was build
err by trade and he erected the flrst
adobe building constructed IN The city.
O small Office near the head OF Nam
street, and he also took part IN build
ing the old schoolhouse where the
Emery Holmes terrace now stands.
He told OF his trips east and OF his
purchase of supplies IN the hard times,
nGrating that some of the Presidents
girls used 70 think they were well paid
for their chores II they were given
teaspoonful of sugar.
SUSA YOUNG GATES
was introduced amid applause. and she
spoke Interestingly of the memories
that the Old douse called up OF those
who had lived, toiled, suffered and re-
joiCed under It's wails--the best men
and women that ever lived. She re-
called especially the illustrations OF
Aunt Una who was always AZ the
bedside of the sick, as well as the prac-
tiCai aid rendered by Aunt Clara
Decker She then paid O tribute to
President Jos. f. Smith, VINO was In
the assembly and In broken tones tod
Of The two children she and her nus
band had laid away In the sandwich
Islands ANA OF the kind aid and SYM
pathy President Smith, then fellow
missionary. had extended them in that
far-olf land At the conclusion OF her
remarks she was about 10 leave the
room when she was Intercepted by
Miss Maude May BabcoCh, who read a
clever poem IN honor of her birthday
and rendered her Il large box with
strict iujunctions that 1t must not be
opened til a later day
BISHOP o. +, WHITNEY
gave a number Of recollections of thu
Old house and those who had lived with
In It. especially speaking OF his boyish
experiences AT the school conducted by
Mrs. Randall (who was also In the
gatherlng), of the music lessons he took
from Aunt Lucy p. Young (Mrs. Gates
mothor) the days of Young & Whitney's
old
Of his meeting with President Brigham
Young He closed by expressing the
hope that this old landmark and others
would long be preserved and turned
into a museum. where the many inter-
esting works already gathered could be
shown, a sentiment which was greeted
with hearty applause.
b. II. ROBERTS
next spoke and extended his congratu-
lations to Mrs, Gates on her fiftieth
birthday and 70 the old historic house
that had weathered the years so well.
He congratulated Mrs. Gates on her
courage in acknowledging this especial
anniversary, and spoke of her wonder
full choerfulness OF spirit which was an
evidence To him, he said, that no mat
ter what might happen TO their bodies,
the souls II men and women never
grow old. He, too. hoped that the Lion
House would be preserved and lookei
forward to the day when there might
be distributed from lts walls I'm literary
form. the great thoughts to which Brig
ham Young gave utterance during his
life-ldeas, he said. which were gen
orally being adopted By the world to-
day, and which ne had pounded out on
the anvil OF his own hard experiences.
PRESIDENT JOS. F, SMITH
gave Is or 20 minutes Of his personal
experiences IN the old days in the later
sos. He congratulated Mrs. Gates on
reaching her iftieth milestone, AMI
hoped she would keep her youthfulness
for another 90 years. He told how ne
had returned from his first mission TO
the Sandwich Islands IN 1855 and how
his FIRST act on reaching the family
home, six miles out OF the city, was to
saddle his horse and to ride TO town TO
report to President Young. After he
had been greeted the President asked
IL he had a horse, saddle, bride and
ammunition. lie said he had the horse.
saddle and the bride. and some lead.
which he had obtained at Las Vegas
on his way from the coast, but he had
no powder.
He was then told TO get ready and re-
port next morning to Mr.. lockwood.
who would send him out with the other
men who were being sent out
20 watch the incoming army.
He sat up all that night mould
ing bullets from his lead and reporting
10 Mr. lockwood next morning at the
old commlssary house just east OF God
be Pitts Drug Store, he was sent to
do duty In the campaign Of the famous
Utah war He also told Interestingly