The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-05

n PRACTICALLY every corner OF the
civilized world is represented at the
Mormon conference now in session.
Hundreds of visitors, most of them
members Of the church. have registered
at the bureau OF information, and there
are thousands here who have not reg
istered. While the greatest attendance.
of course. is from Utah and the imme-
diate adjacent states, there are great
Numbers here from distant parts of
this country, and a great many from
Mexico, Canada, England and even from
New Zealand and Australia.
Among the prominent conference Vis-
itors who have registered at the bu-
reau of Information are the following.
Miss Whitening Weyer, Berlin, Ger
many 70. j. ReVeren, Gloucester, Eng;
Arthur j. Done, Mexico; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Maegregor, Greenoch, Scotland
Y. E. Nicholson, Auckland, II. T.; Robert
and James Sherrod, RivertOn, Ala;
Ar. and Mrs. Henry J. Ingram, San
Francisco, Cal; Miss Rose YokeL Los
Angeles, Cal; Mrs. Joseph Lear, VIII
mette. ILL.,; and hundreds of others from
practically every state in the union.
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In attendance at the April conference
and regular attendants at each session
are 20 Indian converts from the Wash
axle reservation in the northern part of
the state. There are men and women.
some of them gayly bedecked, others
thoroughly domesticated The Indians
06CD interest," IN the
conference sessions, and one of them
said yesterday they hoped to return
home full of new spirit and with a
much greater knowledge of the teach
ings and principles of Mormonism,
which faith they have embraced.
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Prominent dignitaries of the Mormon
church throughout Utah and the adj
joining states and from the distant
mission fields are among the confer
ence visitors. Presidents of the mis-
sions who are in attendance are as fol-
lows: Ben Z. Rich New York; Ger
man E. Ellsworth. Chicago; Charles A
Calls, Chattanooga, Tenn; Samuel O.
Bennion, Independence, Mo-; John L.
herrick, Denver, Colo; Melvin Ballard,
Portland, ore: Joseph z. Robinson San
Francisco; Ex-President Joseph ".
Booth, Syria, Turkey. Other leading
men of the church that are present at
conference are w. d. Johnson, Diaz,
Mexico; Edward ]. Wood, Cardston. AL
berta, Canada; Thomas Duce, Cardston;
.Iobn W. Young. Rock Springs, Wyo.s
Cannon, st. George; James Kelly, Peter
Peterson. William Kelley, Oneida coun-
ty, Idaho; Benjamin Bymas, Tree sure
ton. Idaho; j. l. Taylor. Grant, Idaho}
sen. Ogden; s. J.. Chapman, James H.
Clark, Warren B. Smith, American
Fork; James Duckworth, Blackfoot,
Idaho; d. c. Wallace, Lewiston, Idaho;
Seemsn. president Mutual Relief soci-
ETY., Ogden: Bishops Ellory Lewis. John
Stocker James Gardner. Lehi; c. G..
Hyde, Samuel Seamans, Hyde Park;
James Kirkman. Abal John Evans,
Lehi; John Baxter, Woodruff; DR.. H. c..
Huliinger, Alonzo Halls, Edwin Win
der. Vernal; Alonzo Hinckley, Hinck-
ley; Bishop Roshelly, Smithfield; Rob
ert Parkinson, Logan; Lafayette Hol-
brook. Provo. George Nevil, Woodruff:
Henry Harris, Clifton Harris, s. F.
Taylor. Kaysville; J. S. Page. Payson;
J. s. Cummings, Harmon Cummings,
Heber; Fred OFT, Knightsville.
]. F. Tolton Of Beaver, whose figure
IS as familiar at conferences as al
meetings OF the legislature. arrived
early with his family daughter at
tends the university. Mr.. Tolton has
house and rose to the dignity OF Demo-
cratic leader Of that body.
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Judge ]. +. Chidester of Riehfield is
one of the conference visitors. Among
the representatives from the south he
IS always conspicuous. He has pre-
sided on the bench in his judicial dis
trict for number Of years.
President Joseph r. Smith put it IN
a way that absOlved the child and I'M
pIieated the parents, at the morning
session. A small boy was held uD by
the president DefoTt the gaze VI lhC
assefnblage. Smilingly, President Smith
said that while the boy was not lost,
his parents seemed to be, and during
the laugh, q fond mother rushed down
the aisle and claimed the child.
Probably no conference in previous
wears has brought to Salt Lake such q
large number of men prominent In the
councils OF the church than the one
now in session. Besides the record
breaking attendance of prominent men
in the Mormon church, the eightieth
annual conference is remarkable for
the large attendance OF members OF the
faith from all over the country, and
from Utah in particular, who are the
leaders In the business and social