Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17


n YEW YORK. Sept IA friend
IN ship that was formed IA years
Y ago between President Ben Il.
Rich and william Churchill.
then American consul ln Samoa. now a
prominent member Of the New York
sun stan. was pleasantly renewed the
other day when the latter teleph)reI
mission headquarters and told Mr.
Rich who no was and made an ap.
pointment for luncheon. This was fol.
lowed by "a dinner at mission head.
quarters In honor of the rN-Coasul and
his wife, Ilewella Pierce Churchill also.
a well known writer OF IN. day Inc
first Inquiry after the company were
seated around the hospitable board WAS
by MIR Churchill who was anxious 90
know about former friends, Mormon
missionaries. who were laboring In the
Samoan Islands during his consular
ship. Among those he mentioned were
Elder Wood. now In Alberta, W. q.
Lee, also I'm canada, Elders joseph
Quincy. Cluff and Hood there were
also many others whose names he could
not recall.
1t was during Mr. Churchill's term Of
office that the great food and loss OF
life occurred In Samoa. and tn elders
well remember his tolicitude for them
i'm taking the official boat az far AS ne
could and then plunglng into the water,
wading waist high until be reached
them and was assured Of their safety:
in glowing terms he tells of the bravery
Of the Utah boys during that terrible
time. and how at the risk Of their own
lives they came TO the rcscue Of ma
uNes and residents, working with
viii TO give assistance to whoever
needed it, His aid gave the mission
ai1es prestige among the foreign rest
dents and he carried them back ami
forth to their quarters in the govern
ment boat with the American flag 1y-
ing at the mast head. Mr.. and Nj.
Churchill, when at home. live in beau
uful house on Sheap,head bay Their
town house being rented for an ndoH-
mite time. The Interior OF their homo
is entirely of Mrs. ChurchilIs planning.
she doing much Of the work with her
own hands. the exterior being one OF
her numerous plans for country houses
as she is an architect Of note Mr.
Churchill's position on the n. Y Sun
is AN important one, and no more
charming people along this broad
worlds highways are to be found than
both Mr., and Mrs. william Churchill.
Elder Heber j. Grant extended
his trip east as far as Lakeyille, Conn,
To- visit day or two with old salt Lake
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Brent Wells of
the NJ. ID. Wells boot and shoe firm
Of Chicago. Mr.. Wells has been af-
hicted with locomoter-ataxia for eight
years. spending his winters in Chicago
and his SUMMERS in Lakeville, as his
afnicuon does not prevent HIS enjoying
life little. Mrs. Wells is in her usual
god health and both gladly welcome
any Of their Utah friends who come
their way.
Mr.. w. 1sB. Main of Chicago. who
formerly visited salt Lake In company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wells. Is another old
timer who loves to show his appre-
citation Of salt Lake friends. Mr. Main
Is stu In the clothing business with
the Whitney firm on Market street.
on Labor day. Miss Helen Gould in
vited over 500 Armenians to her home
on the Hudson. near FcTytown. Civ
ing them free transportation and a
fine lunch on the grounds. An Ar
menian minister who was an old friend
Of the Davidian family In Turkey,
gave them tickets and Elder and Mrs
Davidian the Misses Nora and Hosana
and son Albert, took advantage of the
invitation to see the country and make
acquaintance of their countrymen
here Elder Davidian has already be-
gun his work in the ministry among