Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
Notable Gathering at Lion House
Proves Most interest
ing Affair.
STORY OF HARDsHIPs TOLD.
President Smith Tells of Hard Times
or Fifty Years Ago-Oid
Relics Displayed.

One Of the most notable gatherings
OF the year was that held at the Lion
House last night, when the surviving
members OF "zion's camp" and the
Mormon battalion, their wives, and
the widows of those who have passed
met with the first presidency of
the L. d. S. church at a banquet at
the historic house. The meeting was
pursuant upon an arrangement made
last year for an annual reunion of
these pioneer veterans, and It was
IN charge of the presiding bishopric,
with Presiding Bishop Nibley as mas
ter OF ceremonies. Mrs. Zina Y. Card
had charge of the banquet, decora-
llons and program and to her at the
close was rendered an enthusiastic
vote of thanks for her most efficient
management.
The party assembled at 5 o'clock and
the meeting was opened with the
hymn, Come, Come Ye Saints" by
double quartet from the l.. d. S. u,
under Prof. kirkham, and prayer by
PRESIDENT Winder, A hymn followed,
Hard Times Come Again No More"
and song by Apostle II. j. Grant,
The Flag Without a STAIN This
was followed by a speech of welcome
by President Smith, and after a gem
eral handshaldng and personal greet
lngs. the banquet was served by mem
hers of the domestic science depart
ment OF the l.. d. s. U. The dining
room was picture long to be remem-
bered. The windows We're filled with
ported plants and palms and long
table thanked by smaller ones, was
adorned with relics of pioneer days,
me large table having for center
piece brass kettle brought across the
plains suspended over a miniature
camp fire of flame colored tinsel and
tiny logs. The kettle was twined
with smilax and filed with white car
nations. AT the other tables articles
OF equal historic interest were dis
tributed as oenterpieces-- small
srindstone brought here in pioneer
days by President Brigham Young, an
old-fashioned candle mould filled with
carnations, a pioneer butterbowl filed
with flowers, a tiny pottery pitcher
made by President Heber c. Kimball
among the first pieces of pottery
made in Utah-an old fashioned plane
owned by President Young when a
young man. All of the relics were
twined with green and adorned with
flowers. on the mantel was an old
oxen yoke brought here in AZ, hold
ms potted plants and flowers. on
another mantel was an original copy
of the Book of Mormon and over
the central doorway hung a portrait
of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
A program of music and Rotations
was given during the banquet, includ-
Ing song by the l.. D. S. quartet
panied by Mr.. Ed Kimball; instru-
mental selections by Mr. Kimball: and
violin solos by Mr.. John Mcdonald,
who played the old-fashioned dance
tunes and songs of long ago. the as
semblage joining in with choruses to
the latter. a poem written some time
ago by Mrs. Ruth NJ. Fox "Oh, Where
Are They" relating to the Battalion
boys, was read by Mrs. Workman, a
widow of one of the number. A song
followed by the quartet. Mrs. Ruth
Fox read an original poem written by
her for the occasion, after which Presi-
dent Smith made an address in which
he recited the trials and hardships OF
those to whom they had met to honor,
and paid a glowing tribute to their
courage and worth. A hymn closed the
program and the rest of the time was
devoted TO general social enjoyment
Much credit was due the domestic sell
ence class for the banquet, the menu.
which consisted of the following:
Fruit cocktail, vanilla waters, cream
ed potatoes, chicken stew, salmon cro-
quotes, hot rolls, pickles. hot postum
coffee, banana salad, brown bread and
butter, Philadelphia ice cream, assert
ed cakes. candy.
Among those present were Presidents
Joseph II. Smith, John r. Winder and
Anthem II. Lund, and Elders Francis NJ.
Lyman, John Henry Smith, Heber ].
Grant, Hyrum NJ Smith, George AL
bert Smith, G. f. Richards and \. w.
WINS of the council OF apostles; Patri-
arch John Smith; Bishops C. w. Nib
ley, o. z. Miller and David Smith; Sey-
mour b. Young, Il. S. Wells, Joseph w.
McMurrin and John Mcdonald, with
their wives as invited guests of the
veterans. Representing the battalion
there were James oakley. James V.
Williams and Thomas Dunn, while of
the widows of battalion members there |
were present Sally Knight Palmer, |
Phillls Hardy Ferguson, Jane Lot |
Smith, Isabel Oliver Workman, and !
Mrs. Nathaniel V. Jones. Nathan |
Tanner Sr.. was the only survivor of |
Zlon's camp present, with Mary Nixon |
Tanner and Mary j. Gates, who We're |
widows nf survivors