Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

While we were at the dance Anne came and called us out and told us Blair Murray had asked her
to marry him. It was the second time I had seen him. He was at Sara’s wedding reception. He
went on a mission to South Africa and was there when Veryle Leavitt was there. We had a nice
time at the dance.
This week I have been making quilts tops for Ellen. She is going to be married soon. She is still
going to school at Garbetts College and is staying with Anne in Lethbridge. They have such a
nice home. Ellen hopes to be though College by April.
Ren and I took Brother and Sister Pitcher to Lethbridge last fall to night conference. Anne and
Ellen, Beth and Bernice put on a little skit on the MIA theme, “Seek Ye Out of the Best Books,
Words of Knowledge.” After the skit, Anne and Ellen sang a song. It was very lovely. I was so
proud of them.
Today Frankie was voted on as being of age and worthy to be made a priest. He is to be
ordained next Sunday. The Bishop said he had been a good deacon.
The boys are still in the mission field. Dan is still in Calexico where he was stationed nearly 2
years ago. He said in his last letter he and his companion were baptizing two of their converts.
He expects to be there until next October. Tom was supervising Elder over the Pesega District,
then the Sauniatu district. He made preparations for President McKay’s visit to Sauniatu. But
he is now back in the school at Pesega where he was the first few months after he got there.
Lore has been teaching at Magrath since September. He is teaching Industrial Arts. He is
playing with the Magrath Rockets. Last summer he worked at the Immigration Office at Old
Chief Highway.
Lloyd and Frank are doing most of the chores. Ren is working in the post office because Ivan
Workman has been in Calgary for the past few weeks taking treatments on his back. We have
sold most of the cows to keep going.
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Well, we are now settled in Bow Island. Father rented Packard’s house until we can get ours
moved. We are living in the upper part and are going to rent the basement suite. It is a very
pretty house with gas stove and range, pretty paper in the living room and bedrooms and a
lovely bathroom, and built-in cupboards. It does look so nice now the curtains are up. It has a
nice wash room in the basement with hot and cold water. Father brought the furniture down in
the truck and Lore drove Lloyd and me down in the car last Friday. Lore was home for the
Easter Holidays.
Ellen was married on Wednesday, April 12th in the temple at Cardston in the morning session.
Lore and Bernice Pitcher decorated the house until we got home. It was just beautiful. Father
bought roses for the main table and 3 baskets of artificial flowers with green foliage on the
stage. Bertha Gregson and Aunt Holly arranged the basket of flowers as Uncle Dewey and Aunt
Ethel had their golden wedding the next night and used our decorations. Ellen and Veryle had
made hearts and cuppies and Bernice and Lore had draped strips of paper on the windows and
stage. It was lovely and the program was nice. Ellen looked beautiful. Ray Leavitt from
Leavitt was master of ceremonies. He gave a lot of good jokes. There was a song by Bernice
and Beth Pitcher, and a song by Liny Perry from Edmonton [one of the bridesmaids who Ellen
had roomed with during the summer when she was working at the Lakes.] Shirley Payne was a
bridesmaid too. Ben Olson, Georgiana Caldwell’s husband, was bestman. Georgiana played the
wedding march. There was also a duet by Bob Foster and wife, two solos by Veryle's cousins, a
duet by Bishop Leavitt and his wife, a trio by Ramona Leishman, Rachel Lenz and Laurel
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