| Show Sunday was the girls day off A1l she asked of them was that they attend Sunday school and sacrament meeting If they did this they could go to the depot and see the trains come and go This was really highlight in tneir young Thirty years after Tives the death of her quietly at the age of 93 and was buriedmore years build and enjoyed In January 1926 visiting the daughter on John Manti John attended Annie Karen passed away birthday John lived which he helped to Temple church and within the week he was also taken home inquiet way to join Karen he was buried on her birthday Yes they were happy they had COME TO ZION and now they were together again and could enjoy Source the fruits of their labor forever This story is taken al experiences from family records and the authors own person Lucille Seely born March 1890 THE FIRST SILVER CHRISTMAS TREE Reva Jensen Santa Maria California Senior Division Honorable Mention Short Story Sunday evening stories were alwayshappy time when we sat around the pot-belly stove watching the wood crackle and the flames fly up the chimney while Grandma her bright eyes dancing with memories told of the times of When years of long ago Grandma vital toldstory 1iving added she gave credence and it secret sounds authenticity of beauty Her to every word The storyTiked best was one about the first Silver Christmas tree In the eighteen invented Christmas the spray hundreds can of white In the late fall winding tree with family all made lush snow Grandpa always Canyon ahead On this green branches trees or silver Grandma rocky road into Manti Tong winter months pine So decorations Christmas were all tinted first silver made his last that paint Strings of popcorn and cranberries by the children of that home were as to ornament to prepare for the broughtbeautiful Christmas handsome tree for the decorations Nine children helped prepare the tree while Grandma played Years come and go and Grandpa sang Jolly 01d Saint Nicholas to remember trip up the rugged trip he always served no one had tree was one to cut firewood last greenj Tong the organ and child |
