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The Grants lived in 13 ward as we did.
I think it was the first Primary Conference that I remember going to, I was 5 years old.
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People used their rags to make carpets of but they needed them just then for paper badly so people supplied them liberally. At that time, we would get such books as the Faith promoting series. They were stories of marvelous blessings & preserving care of our Father in Heaven to his obedient children. I remember Bishop Nelson A. Empies when we were back in the 13 ward again his beautiful daughter with her long blond braids of hair. I remember taking our basket of fast donation as we went to fast meeting to Bishop Wooley, later.
One time President Grant's mother invited the girls of the Primary to go to sew carpet rags one afternoon for her, she was a beautiful woman. We got new thimbles for the occasion. As we went that afternoon, I remember those women who were the leaders of that day, Eliza R Snow, Bathsheba Smith, Emiline B. Wells & Zina DH Young, the Apostles & seeing Brigham Young before he died & how sunken President John Taylor's eyes were. Leah Dunford used to come to our house to play & we would go to hers. She had such wonderful playthings. She is now Apostle Widsoe's wife. She was a very fine little girl so I know she is a fine woman. We girls, Aggie, my sister Lizzie & I went through
and past the Eagle Gate to Brigham
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& seeing Brigham Young's grave.
Moody & Sanky were not Mormons but men trying to get people to be good.
John McDonald, a half brother of Aggie's who wore long hair had cut it off when it was needed for a lady to wear in a play. He is the father of the man who started the famous McDonald Candy & Chocolates in Salt Lake City. When we lived near enough we got our groceries from this McDonald's store.
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Young's school house one winter. I remember seeing & hearing William C Dunbar play his Bagpipes, & going to hear Preachers Moody & Sanky in the Tabernacle. One winter we went to school in the Old Social Hall across the street & up the hill from the Old Playhouse Theater. At recess we used to walk along its water shed. It was quite high but we could keep our balance for a while by putting one hand on the wall for balance. I remember the first play I went to in it, it was the Grand Duchess. I saw the Mosiah & other plays there. When Even Stephens was taking students from all the wards & teaching them music my sisters & I were chosen for students. He taught them free then gave concerts to met expenses. We were in one in the theater before we moved. We passed the theater every time we went to town & back. I loved to run up the steps on one side & down the other, these were steps on 3 sides in front. In 1877 I was 5 years old, I remember seeing Brigham Young on the street walking with his cane & seeing Daniel H Wells & all the Apostles of that day quite often.
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Mary Ann Chapman's Story Part 2
