Great Salt Lake City Relief Society, Minutes, January–June 1854

Great. Salt Lake City Jan, 24 1854 Sister’s Dudly, [Mary] Hawkins, [Mary] Bird and Smith and others met on the 24 of 〈^inst〉 to take into consideration the Importance of oganizeing a Socity of females for the purpose of making clothing for Indian women and Children after Consultation on the Subject they resolved to Organize Said Socity prayed and adjourned untill the 9 of Febu,y. [p. [2]]

Feb. 9^st The Sisters met at the house of Matilda Dudly at 9 A.M. and was organized by the ilection of the following officers and 〈members〉

Members

On the motioin of the President the following resolutions were offerd and adopted

G.S.L. City Feb, 16 ^inst The Sisters met at the house of Sis, Hawkins at 9 A.M. sewed untill 4 P.M. appointed the next meeting at Sister Bird’s house prayer by Sister Hawkins and adjourned utill the 23 ^inst

Sec., Louisa R. Taylor

Feb 23 G.S.L. City. the Sisters met at the house of Sister Bird’s sewed untill four P.M. prayer by Bro, [James] Bird⁸ appointed the next meeting [p. [5]] at Sister Ludington’s house it was resolved on the motion of the President that all the names of those that met on the days appointed should be taken so that it might be known who met and who did not meet with us those that were there was

Sister N. [Nancy] Kennedy name was taken as a member. Sister Bird⁹ closed by Prayer

S.L. City Mar. 2 ^inst the meeting was adjourned untill the next week. as that day was fast day to held at the same house.

Sec, Louisa R. Taylor.

S.L. City Mar. 9^th the sisters met at the house of Sister Ludington they there were present

adjourned untill 16 ^inst appointed the next meeting at Sis, C. Hardy

Sec, L R. Taylor

G.S.L. City Mar, 16 ^inst the sisters met at the house of Caroline Hardys those that were presant were,

appointed the next meeting at Sister Smith’s Sister Hawkin’s Closed by Prayer.

Sec, Louisa R. Taylor

Mar, 23, ^inst G S.L. City Sisters met at the house of sister Smith. those Presant were.

G.S.L. City Mar. 2.9^inst the sisters met at the house of Sister Hawkins those presant were

appointed the next meeting at the house of 〈C Hardy〉 Sister Dudly closed by prayer

Sec. L. R. Taylor [p. [10]]

Aprl, 14^th The Sisters met at the house of Sister C. Hardy those Presant were

appointed the next meeting at the house of Birds¹⁷ prayer by Sister Homiston

Sec, L. R. Taylor

G L.C. April. 20, the Sisters met at the house of Sister Bird, those Presant were

Sister Bird opened by prayer and Sister Hawkins closed by prayer appointed the next meeting at the same place.

Sec,, L. R. Taylor.

G.S.L. City April, 27^inst The Sisters met at the house of Sister Bird those presant were

appointed the next meeting at Sister Caroline Hard’ys, Sister Dudly opened by prayer Sister Vance closed by prayer

Sec, Louisa R. Taylor [p. [12]]

G.S.L. City May 3^rd met at the house of Sister C. Hardy’s those presant were

appointed the next meeting at the same place Sister Dudly closed by prayer

Sec, Louisa R. Taylor

G.S.L. City May 10^th the Sisters met at the house of Sister C Hardy those presant were

Sister Kennidy opened by prayer appointed the next meeting at Sister Hawkins Closed by Sister [p. [13]] Hawkins praying and singing¹⁸

Sec. L. R. Taylor

G.S.L. City May 11^th Sisters met at the house of Sister Hawkins prayer by sister Vance singing and prayer by sister Hawkins.

Sec, Louisa R. Taylor

G.S. Lake City May 20^th Sisters met at the house of sister Hawkins adjourned to meet at the house of sister Henifer [Rebecca Hennefer] closed by singing and prayer

Sec, Louisa R. Taylor

G.S.L. City [May] 28,^th Sisters met at the house of sister Henipher opened by sister Smith those presant were

had a good time¹⁹ [p. [14]]

singing and prayer by Sister Dudly adjourned untill the fourth of June. at the house sister Homiston²⁰ Rebecca Henipher [c]losed by prayer

Ass, Sec, Amanda Smith

recorded member Eliza Decker,

Ass, Sec,. Amanda Smith

June 7^th the sisters met at the House of Sistr Henipher opened by prayer by sister Dudly, present

had a good time. song²³ by sister [Camilla] Cobb,²⁴ adjourned untill tuesday the 13^th at ten²⁵ O’Clock at the houes of Sister Henipher

Ass, Secr, Amanda Smith.

G.S.L. City June 13^th met at the house of sister Henipher sister Bird opened by prayer, finished the cutting of the Carpet rags,²⁶ singing voted, and carried that the book be kept by in the Scosity meeting closed by sister Dudly

Sec, Amanda Smith

June 13 those presant were²⁷

Sister Homiston paid fifty cents for lot³¹ time sister Dudly paid 75^cts32 in salerutus³³ this was the last meeting of the Scociety as Brother Brigham Young Counceled the organizeing of Relief Scoceity is in all the Wards of the City and each member joined the scociety in their own wards and our President was called to preside in her own Ward the 13^th by Bishop Wolley [Edwin D. Woolley]

Sec. Louisa R. Taylor [p. [17]]