... Bro[ther]. Grant gave an account of his eastern trip. On the 25th ult. he was with the delegation of the battleship Utah on the occasion of the presentation to the ship by the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers of a stand of colors, which he said was a most interesting affair. The presentation was made by Mrs. George Bergerner, a granddaughter of Apostle Orson Pratt. The address was most happily responded to by the captain, who expressed the great pleasure he had derived from the interest which the state of Utah and its people had taken in the battleship, and he also said that in his opinion there was no better ship in the navy. On this day the captain retired from the command of the ship, which made the occasion all the more notable. He and his wife expressed themselves to the effect that the best day the battleship had ever had was the day the ship was presented with the silver service, and the captain is said to have told Bro[ther]. Willard Langton, who is now making his temporary home in New York, that he was very much annoyed by the fuss made by those women over the presentation of the silver service to the ship. ...
[Source: First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
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