Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04
They Assemble in Reunion at
Salt Lake, and Enjoy
Social Session.
TRIALS OF PIONEER TRAIL.
Cray Haired Participants in Them
Narrate Stories of Memories
That Remain a. Treasures.

far across the desert sands hearts high
with hope. facing the perilous trail.
WEAKNESS, sickness. despair; the wall
Of mourning over desolate graves left
hoaping the lonely way; war cries of
the red men. the hungry cry OF wolves
starvation. cold. the final sighting of
the promised land-thcse were tho
strains brooding throughout Yesterdays
reunion OF remnants Of the tried band
Of heroes and heroines who a half hun
dred years ago marched across the
desert wastes 20 build up Zion.
one by one tho companies under diff
ferent captains answered 90 the call.
and stood on their feet. groups OF
white haired men and women. whose
one note after the long years Of trial
was OF rejoicing at tho providence that
had brought them here and the faith
that had kept steadfast 90 The cause
which started them.
1T was a party OF pleasure seekers
that went out on that Journey" said
one veteran, "the thought ~ Zion
brought as nothing but JOY; but the
pleasure part Of 80 we kept on seeking
year by year but never found TN a
year ago, when We that are left of the
little band met together and bore tCsti-
mony that Il was good 10 De here.
oh the memories OF that band. ] re-
member" said one las we stopped 10
camp one night we missed one OF tho
sisters from camp. party Of men
We're sent out 20 look for her. but with
no result. Later a band of men sent
from salt Lake 70 meet the wagons
passed us and found her remains al
most totally devOured by wolves"
WITHOUT SHOES.
Il wore out my shoes ~u the way"
said Tom Dobson, "auu had TO make
good many miles Of 30 on foot Ny
feet froze and Il was no small task
hobbling over the rough roads wheeling
a handcart Brother Eph Hanks prom
Used me the first pair of shoes that
came TO camp. But my feet had swol-
len so that nothing would o. them.
Tommy, says Eph its too bad. but
there's no shoes for you, and the
best ! can do is to wrap you up in
this piece Of cotton. Now, / tell YOU
what YOU do. stand UP and sing the
handcart song and / promise you I'm the
name Of Israe's God your feet shall be
made whole That night ] was wakened
by a sound Of hddling. A couple IN our
company got married and the camp
was celebrating with a dance. I hob
bled out to the fire and stood there lis
tening to the music. Tommy said
one of the brethren in joke. why
don't you get up there and give US d
Jig Now, / come from Lancashire,
aud maybe YOU know what that place
is for dancing. ia known how to clog
dance ever since / could remember,
and when that man told me TO dance
got out there and danced as / never
had before. That was the last Of my
lame feet
SOME MEALS
you'd never think" said another
veteran, that boiled raWhide would
make a good meal but we had to use
up all Of an OK We could for the
camps, and the hide. boiled wasn't 50
bad. We had three pounds Of bacon
for 10 weeks. and a ration Of one
pound Of flour for seven, so we hal
TO make the most of what We could
get"
do YOU remember when the last
rations gave out and the supply wagon
was delayed tin night OF the next
day. asked one. We had been put
ON the least we'd ever had for a day,
and when the supply wagon didn't APP
pear. We thought It was all over with
us FOR sure when It came iu sight.
che camp rang with cries Of rejoicing
THE LAST REMNANT.
A sweet faced woman stood on the
stand and waved stick tied with rib
hons in the red, white and blue. ITS
an there is left Of the handcsrt 7 helped
10 wheel across the deserct. 10 was
weary march. but ! never have been
sorry 1 came Her voice broke
quaveringly into "a song sung IN a CIR
fish voice fifty years ago TO keep alive
the spirit Of the pilgrimage. The Lion
Of the Lord" and all over the house
wavcring voices took up the refrain.
Episode upon episode came from
Vithered lips. always Of peril, or want
or death stories Of mounds left along
the path. where some cOmrade had
FALLEN literally by the Wayside; on Of
imminent massacre or near starvation.
never a note OF regret for the march
or OF anything but joy Tor deliverauce
from its hardships and the continued
steadfastness OF taith
The stage ana poetry that are reach
ing out FOR thrilling themes could never
ind more appealing ones offered. than
in the scenes OF yesterday when the
remnants OF % little band Of religious
pilgrims. tried as Few others have been
tried. met and reloiced an the struggle
'aithfully mad. and well nigh done.
There were three gatherings, one
morning and one in the
afternoon az tbn Fourteenth ward han
and the third last night az assembly
hall.
EVENING SESSION.
when tha members Of the companies
came together for their evening meet
ing iu the assembly han large number
of the aged people were In attendance.
After the usual opening exercises eud-
ing with Ine singing OF the grand
HYMN. 90 Say What Be- Truth come ]
posed by John Iaques OF the Martin /
and Tyler company poem which |
mas "gracoI' Tor many years the last I
leaf OF our IUiuuW edged scripture The .
Pearl of Great Price, Chairman s = /
Jones. introduced Harvey IA Clun. of .
Provo as one Of The resCuers.
Harvey n. Cun iu concise manner
told Of bis walk from Provo Go salt
Lake 10 attend the october conference
just Oh years past how he az the call
Of President Young with others then
assembled in conference volunteered
TO 60 out to bring boo the helated COM
panies of saints 900 the plains. on the
ith OF october thc party left the city ]
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