April 1905


12 April 1905 • Sunday

Prest. Smith presiding sung How firm a foundation prayer B. [Benjamin] Goddard Quartette Give me thine heart Prest. Smith’s opening, R. [Rudger J.] Clawson C. [Charles W.] Nibley S. T. [Sophia Taylor] Nuttall S. Y. Gates Geo. A. Smith Should you feel inclined to censure Ruth Mary [May] Fox Kate Wells George A. Smith John M. Cannon Rev. July 29. 1839 Sep. 29. 1839 Aunt Margaret [Pierce Young] C. Langton Zina [Lyon] Wilson unknown boy A. M. Cannon John McDonald {p. 21} <unknown Elder> Asahel Woodruff Margaret C. [Swan] Hull Ellis Shipp F. M. Lyman Jos. F. Smith charged with commercialism2 {p. 22}

3 April 1905 • Monday

Margaret’s Birthday, could anything be a greater contrast than this to the day on which she was born, I was in Washington at the Capital Building and the telegram came announcing her arrival– how delighted I was and every one at home. She has been a blessing all her short life but there have been many dark days in the household, and now we are passing through a time of great sorrow, that to us who can realize such burdens are almost beyond endurance {p. 87}

14 April 1905 • Friday

I ordered a carriage and drove to the Kenyon and called for Eva Fay [Anna Eva Heathman Fay Pingree] to go down to Annie’s with me, Isabel was already there when we arrived, we had a pleasant time and a fine luncheon, during the time we were at the table Winnie Sylvester [Q.] Cannon’s wife came in with her new baby boy Julian Seville [Saville Cannon], and soon after May Hugh [J.] Cannon’s wife and Frank’s wife Mattie. When we left we took Belle home and went round so Miss Fay could see my home. {p. 89}

15 April 1905 • Saturday

Today [E.] Brenton Sears Belle’s youngest boy was married to Inez Van Zant [Van Sant], it was a great surprise to us all. I hope sincerely it may prove a happy union– and result in a blessing to Belle. {p. 90}

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Footnotes

  1. [1]text: The entries for 19 February–2 April 1905 come from volume 32 of the diary.

  2. [2]Between the middle of March and early April 1905, some newspaper editorial writers in Salt Lake City charged the church and its president, Joseph F. Smith, with backing their own business enterprises and discouraging outside competition. Such involvement was labeled “commercialism.” In the fast Sunday meeting in the Salt Lake Temple, President Smith and the apostles likely addressed such accusations. (“A Challenge from within the Church,” Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Mar. 1905, 4; “As to Commercialism,” Deseret Evening News, 21 Mar. 1905, 4.)