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Day in the Life

Jan 22, 1872

Journal Entry

January 22, 1872 ~ Monday

22 [FIGURES] Bulah child Preston was taken vary sick I administered
to it. The Council met at 10 oclok I had a severe head ake yet
I attended sister Eliza Snows surprise party at the 14 ward it
was a grand affair, it was a party got up in honor of her birth-
day & she had no knowledge of it whatever until she was taken
in a carriage & set down at the 14 ward assembly room whare
were assembled 100 Ladies from some 20 wards & the Presidency
& Twelve with a rich table spread the whole length of the Hall. the
Feast opened by Prayer there was singing & speeches & finally
a large Piramid kake presented to Eliza R. Snow which she
received & made a speech the Table was then filled with
the rich products of the Earth of which the company partook
Sister Snow cut up her cake which was distributed to the
company preset she found deposited in a Box under the cake

over $200 in green backs the whole Party passed off plesantly
I attended the lecture in the Evening of Mr McDonald

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Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
248 mentions
Family
Snow, Eliza Roxcy
21 Jan 1804 - 5 Dec 1887
47 mentions
4 mentions
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Jan 22, 1872