May 8, 1891
I signed 34 Recommends I received 15 Letters
I spent a busy day
~ Saturday
May 9, 1891 President Harrison visited Salt Lake City
And there was a great Demonstration A march to the
Park & speeches President Cannon & myself Headed
the Pioneers in the prosession several speeches were made
I and President Cannon was introduced to President
Harrison & shook hands with him The days proced[in]gs
was published in all the Papers in the City
~ Sunday
10. Sunday I spent the day mostly reading
~ Monday
11. I signed 45 Recommends Received 28 Letters I wrote 1 Letters to M. Hatch
~ Tuesday
12 I signed 16 Recommends I received 7 Letters
I had rather a quiet Day I was visited By Mr Lomax the
Ticket Agent of the UP. And others
~ Wednesday
13 I signed 25 Recommends I receivd 7 Letters
I wrote 1 Letter to Sarah D. Attended Bank meeting
~ Thursday
14. I signed 30 Recommends I received 14 Letters
I met with the Twelve for prayer I met with Arthur PrattM. C. Cornick & Col Shaughnessy upon
Political questions of the day
~ Friday
15. I signed 9 Recommends I receivd 8 letters I met with S W Sears & Govornor Emery and had
a plesant interview with the Govornor He was Govornor
of this Territory when President Grant visited this City
He said while wriding up from the Depo the street was
lined with Mormon children well Dressed He said to Gov
Emery I have been Deceived with regard to this people th
~ Friday
May 8, 1891
I signed 34 Recommends I received 15 Letters
I spent a busy day
~ Saturday
May 9, 1891 [FIGURE] President Harrison visited Salt Lake City
And there was a great Demonstration A march to the
Park & speeches President Cannon & myself Headed
the Pioneers in the prosession several speeches were made
I and President Cannon was introduced to President
Harrison & shook hands with him The days procedings
was published in all the Papers in the City
~ Sunday
10. Sunday I spent the day mostly reading
~ Monday
11. I signed 45 Recommends Received 28 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letters to M. Hatch
~ Tuesday
12 I signed 16 Recommends I received 7 Letters
I had rather a quiet Day I was visited By Mr Lomax the
Ticket Agent of the UP. And others
~ Wednesday
13 I signed 25 Recommends I receivd 7 Letters
I wrote 1 Letter to Sarah D. Attended Bank meeting
~ Thursday
14. I signed 30 Recommends I received 14 Letters
I met with the Twelve for prayer [FIGURE] I met with
Arthur PrattM. C. Cornick & Col Shaughnessy upon
Political questions of the day
~ Friday
15. I signed 9 Recommends I receivd 8 letters
[FIGURE] I met with S W Sears & Govornor Emery and had
a plesant interview with the Govornor He was Govornor
of this Territory when President Grant visited this City
He said while wriding up from the Depo the street was
lined with Mormon children well Dressed He said to Gov
Emery I have been Deceived with regard to this people
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," May 8, 1891 - May 15, 1891, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mqDA