Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES IN
SAMOAN CONFERENCE

conference of the Latter-Gay Saints
in Paso Page, Samoa. is an impressive
event. as was proven BY the one last
held there AS II preliminary to this
religious event, the village in which the
Saints are to gather, and e:"h home
therein must he thoroughly rerSvated
and put in proper condition to 'rec<ivc
and entertain the expected guests. n
both Sauniater and Mapusaga there is
one main street running the length of
the village. lined on either side by pie
turcsque native homes and here and
there flower garden, side trails WIND
ing TO outlying houses. This road Is
always cleaned of rocks. grass. etc, and
ali land surrounding the homes under
goes a severely thorough wedding. In
aide the houses the operations continue.
ItlgOr mats arc taken to the river and
washed and dried. all clothing. etc, re-
ccivcs like treatment ana from Sa-
moan standpoint ''lIa mae q" or "spich
and span" tells the result.
The fore part of the week Is marked
nv outside Saints beginning to drop
in. the arrivals becoming more FREQUENT
MS the days pass. The newcomers may
be distinguished as rule by the ab-
seucc of clothing above the waist of the
male and the much shortened SKIRT OF
me female, the residents of the village
dressing in Il very respectable way upon
an occasions. The meeting of long
ecnnratcd friends or relatives IS usually
announced by vigorous nose-rubbins
and the shaking of hands in truly Nor
mon style.
Unlike preparations at home, an as
,Ortnlont of food can not be cooked or
baked ahead. as 1t spols If not eaten
the day 1t is prepared. Only by re-
baking Is 1t preserved. Bunch after
bunch of green bananas are brought IN
by each family to be Hpcnen IN vatl-
oIls ways There are numerous vaiie-
ties OF bananas that never are seen
outside their native land. Some are
long and of small diameter, others short
ana very thick; some are white inside,
some pink, and others brown or salmon
cotor: ono variety that is used only Tor
cooking being of deep saffron hue.
one variety requires hanging IN cool,
breezy place to properly ripcn, others
must be stored away In dry banana
leiYes, while others are buried III the
ground like apples Fish are brought
up from the sea, three miles distant.
ana il not all eaten the opening day,
are re- baked each morning. Many sorts
of rich, tasty native dishes are MADE
from the cocnanut combined with other
fruits and vegetables. Suffice 1t to
add word concerning the canned
meats of the foreigner, which stand
next to the native pork rs the one great
dclicacy. Should u young Wooer de-
sire to purchase something for MS
GuSky sweetheart that will tickle her
palate he substitutes for the hon bons
of his white cousins can OF salmon;
and She considers 1t as dainty morsel
ms the average American girl does the
best cream filled chocolates.
We have Just had our scmi-annual
spirit i feast. Oct. 20 and 80 being
the dates of the conference held on TINS
island tTutuila). ~ spiritual feast it
proved to he; not the spectacularSover-
favored sort. but one wherein me sub
stantIals were served. The Spirit OF
God, the brotherly love that binds heart
10 heart in happiness, and the humble.
unprcpared testimonies which are al
ways equivalent to incontrovcrtible evil
dertc together with the timely IN
structlvc cXhortations of all VINO
spoke bctokened depth. for still water
runs deep, and unassuming charac,cr
possesses n like virtue. In word, the
one pcrvading fact stamped on the
minds OF all who attended was that the
simplicity of perfect harmony far en-
ccods the diversity Of discOrdant po'np
IN all. two ro,,sing elders meetings.
priesthood meeting and five sessions OF
conference pretty wei occupied me
lIitt tlstNS tl ctNulusS' s'Ih''i' 'N''N'
Monday, Oct. 20 ana 80. and Nov. !, In
addition, Saturday evening was deVot-
cdIto the school program, the parts con-
sistinE Of songs, drills rotations. etc,
Ientlercd in English in a very credit
able manner Mission President Don
G. Mcbride and upolu Conferences
President Emcr TanGreen were present
MS We'll as influential native visitors
from uro!u. The average attendance
VIZ something like 200, fair repre-
scntation when we consider the SINAI!
size of this island and the handful OF
Saints we have here.
Affairs within the conference are pro
crossing quite satisfactorily Ihc
school at Mppusaga, which was some
what crippled this year through tho
heavy tax which reaches al males
from s or . years upwards, mas now
fairly recupcrntcd, four missionaries
being at Mapusnsa to keep the school
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