Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-07
NOTABLE RECEPTION
At THE LION HOUSE
Elder Hcbcr >. Grant aud Family I'm
terrain Former Associates In the
European Mission Field.

Last evening. az the Lion House. be-
ginning at 3 o'clock, a very enjoyable
entertainment was given by Elder
Heber Grant and family It consist
cd Of a reunion Of the general Church
/ authorities. the elders who laborod with
! President Grant in the Liverpool office
| during his presidency Of the European
mission. the presidents of the different
missions composing tho European mis-
| sion. and the presidents of the various
conferences in the British mission. over
which Elder Grant had direct charge.
there being mo- separate president OF the
British mission.
Those present were President Joseph
i. smith and mis- cuunsclors. Anthem n.
Lund and John Henry smith. President
Francis NJ Lyman and Elders Rudger
tlawson. Hyrum NJ smith George +.
Richards. Orson =. whitney. Anthony
w. WINS. and Joseph r. Smith. Jr.. of
the council of apostles Patriarch John
smith. President Seymour b. Young.
Elders y. "A. Roberts. j. Golden kim
ban. Hulon $. Wells. Joseph W. Nc
Murrn and Charles n. Hart of the first
council OF seventies. Bishops c. w. Nib
ley aud Elders Orrin p. Miller and
David A. Smith OF the presiding bish-
opric. William A. Moreton. r. Eugene
Allen. Vernon w Fairbanks. Rufus
johnson. Ben O.. Rich and Malcolm Nc
Allister of the Liverpool office. Mission
Presidents Anthem l.. Skanchy and j
NJ Christensen. scandinavian. Peter
Matson, Swedish. Warren A. Lyon.
South Africa. Hugh J Cannon Swiss
and German. Willard r. Cannon. Meth
crlands; Conference Presidents Henry
VI. Blood. Jesse W. Hopes. Milton n
SNOW. and Miles J.. Jones. London. j.
II BrintDn. r.. Eugene Allen. and j.
n Midglcy, Liverpool. Edwin Bing-
ham. Grimsby. Joseph Ogden. Bryant
Stringham and MILFORD Day. Bristol.
James l.. Dunford. Nottingham: james
". r. Hurst and George Becsley Man
chester. Hcber j Burgon. Irish. Henry
Grover, Norwich Reese NJ Harper,
Leeds; j. NARROW Taylor and Vincent
Wootten. Newcastle; John W. Galley.
William Moss and joel r. Parrish.
Sheffield Homer j. Rich and William
W. Phelps. Birmingham: Stewart &c
cles and David l.. Murdoch. Scottish.
United states Mission Presidents Jo-
seph r. Robinson. California. Ben r..
Rich Eastern States. Charles A. cali
lis. southern states, Samuel o. Ben
Mon, Central States John l.. Horrick.
Western States. Melvin j. Ballard.
Northwestern States. German r. Ellis
worth. Northern States.
There were "a few Invited guests also.
namely. President Richard w Young
and counselors Of the Ensign stake.
brigham F., Joseph Hyrum and Walter
Il Grant Mrs. Emily and Mary Higgs.
Mrs. Emma A. Empey, President Frank
Y. Taylor. Evan stephens and Edwin
r. Tout
During the evening. brief addresses
were given by President Smith. Presi-
dent Lyman. Bishop Nibley President
Skanchy Elders j w Hopes. W. A.
Moretou and Hcber j. Grant Elder
Moreton told humorously OF some Of
President Grants singing ventures in
the middle of the night, and some
pleasant "reminiscences regarding Pres
ident g W Pcnrose were narrated
Mcssrs Ballard. Tout, Robinson and
Grant sang; Elder Ben p Rich recited
"A humorous selection. Edith and Emily
Grant sang several numbers; Tracy y
cannon gave q number of plano Sc
lections, as also did Miss Frances
Grant Tracy cannon and Prof Steph-
ems acted as accompanies.
Elder Grants daughters, who served
refreshments. were assisted hy the
Misses Wins and Misses Bennion and
Freeman, his sons-in-law also acting
as assistants
All who were present expressed them
selves as having had a very enjoyable
time
The reunion did not last as long as il
otherwise would have done. had il not
been for the entertainment which was
being given by the Genealogical society
at the Social ham, and many Of those
present being members of the society,
withdrew early TO attend the session.
Elder Grant said today that the oc-
Casion was a specially memorable and
pleasant one o. him, as every mission
and conference In Europe which had
been under his control while ne was
president OF the European mission was
represented by one or more OF the for
mer mission or conference officials.