Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-10
Sunday School Superintendent
Retires After II Years
OF Service.
BISHOP GOES ON MISSION
Presented With Handsome Purse
Modern Schoolhouse 10 be Built
Eighth Grade Graduates.
Special Correspondence.

special Correspondence.
" AREY. April Some time
ago a largo gathering met az
- Phippen hall TO show honor TO
Mr. Jos. Il. Pippen on his re-
firing from the superintendency OF
Blaine ward Sunday school which posi-
ton he has creditablv hlled for nearly
II years. An interesting program OF
varied exercises was rendered. short
addresses were made by the follow
ing gentlemen who have acted as his
assistants ia the sixteen years past.
Almon Pippen, Joseph Howard. 5. p.
Richards. Lafayette Smith and John
Adamson. Songs. Rotations. dialogues
speeches and music, followed. $. r.
Richards in behalf OF the teachers
and members OF the sunday school.
presented 20 Mr. Phippen ID beautiful
gold watch and fob. The object of the
elu and by whom was engraved 80
tuc inner plate.
A bounteous lunch was partaken Of
and dancing INDUCED in. fully $50 per-
sens were In attendance.
BISHOP GOES OF MISSION
Three or four days later a sociable
was given also at the hall ina honor OF
Bishop Geo. S. Harris, who start
ed on a mission April /, for the
central states. An excellent volunteer
program was rendered. quite a variety
of new exercises being introduced.
Short addresses on missionary eNper-
fences were given by five young men
who have been ON missions from this
place S. r. Richards made a synopsis
of the laborS. and changes occurring
iu Blaine ward while Bishop Harris
has filled the office of presiding elder
and bishop OF the ward, nearly TO
years past. Counselor Wilford Sparks.
iu am appropriate speech, presented
the bishop with a purse of SbS sub
scribcd FOR him by the friends and
members OF the ward al this gathering
as "a token of their respect Bishop
Harris responded I'm "a few words Of
appreciation. and love. Dancing was
INDUCED i'm until midnight BishCp
Harris left Carey April 1, with the
best wishes OF his friends,
NEW SCHOOL AUTHORIZED.
on March q. the largest school
meeting possibly. ever held in Carey,
convened 10 vote on tho selection Of
"a new site on which 10 build a large
new school house for this district
The choice Of three places was made on
four or five acres on VIM. Bairds land
street TO the east Of the present schoOl
house The trustees were empowered
TO sell the present school grounds. and
building, the proceeds TO be used to-
wards the purchase OF the new site.
The voting was almost unanimous, be-
ing SO TO 3.
CAREY NOTES.
Assessor A. Albertsen has COM
nletad the assessment in Little Wood
River Valley.
Great credit is due 70 the princi-
pal of the Carey schools, Mr.. II. A..
Larkiu. for the pains he has taken
with the eighth grade pupils so that
every member Of the class has passed
a creditable examination and all have
been promoted by the county superin-
tendent
some 19 persons attended the gen
eral conference from here. Ernest ID.
Phippen and Fredonia Richards. of
this number will visit the salt Lake
temple and return home as man and
wife
j Leon Ainsworth. ]. Freddy Aims
worth. sons and W. pyrah. sOn-iu-laW
of Mrs. Joseph Ainsworth returned
home today from la Grande. oregon.
where they went last Saturday 70 at
tend the funeral Of their mother on
sunday They found the family of
Joseph Ainsworth quarauuned for
scarlet fever. and that their mother
had been buried on the Saturday in
stead of SUNDAY owing 20 the disease.
Tho Young men were not permitted 10
visit their relatives, so their long
journey was "a disappointment on every
hand
the place yet weather IS very change