Comments on: Latter-day Saint Images, 1928 (2)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:08:05 +0000

It’s remarkable that anyone could identify that many in a picture so old, Grant! Thanks. Now anybody Googling for one of these boys as a grandfather will find an unexpected treat here.

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:45:12 +0000

A friend of mine in the ward checked around town with some other friends but was only able to identify six of those Centerville 1st Ward Scouts. But I’ll post it here and maybe some descendants will find them.

First row: Frank Duncan 2nd from right, Arthur Clayton 3rd from right, and Dale Randall 4th from right. Second row: Frank Lon Walton 3rd from left, Ray Smith 6th from left (adult between eagle wing and flag), and Leon Reed next to Ray (under “Centerville”).

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:40:37 +0000

Yes, the Swiss-German mission Boy Scouts is a bit sobering when one thinks what is in store for them.

I also find the images of the Stettin branch sad as well. Stettin, as with many areas in eastern Germany enjoyed considerable growth during the 1920s and into the 1930s. The Stettin district in 1925 had over 800 members and even as late as 1935, after several divisions, the Stettin district boasted around 600 members. The Stettin branch itself had weekly attendance of over 100/week as World War II began. However, the war took its toll on the branch. Many members were called to arms. Other lost their lives. Some fled the city for safety elsewhere. By 1942, attendance had fallen to about 40/week. And in March, 1945, with six members in attendance, the branch president dissolved the branch entirely. A sad end to a once thriving and promising area of the Church in Germany.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:34:40 +0000

I think I see Pres. Grant in the picture of the missionaries from W. Virginia and also possibly Pres. Samuel O. Bennion in the N. Texas picture. Pres. Bennion is a distant relative of Pres. Eyring

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:51:58 +0000

It’s even more scandalous than you dream, David — I’m pretty sure she was — *gasp* — living with the man seated to her left. I think that’s Venus Rossiter, wife of Mission President Ernest C. Rossiter.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:27:42 +0000

Only one sister in that Southern France photo? Quelle horreur!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:00:13 +0000

Tom, it’s likely that the magazine I took it from did give their names in a caption, but this was scanned before I started trying to capture names.

By: Tom O.

Tom O. — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:54:52 +0000

Any further info about that West Virginia missionary photo?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:53:54 +0000

Isn’t that the truth, Anne? Given their age, they couldn’t have escaped any of it.

Let us hear if you find anybody, Carol — would love to hear the reaction of a non-ninny who discovers a “new” family picture.

By: Anne (UK)

Anne (UK) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:13:50 +0000

such a shame to think of what lay ahead for those Boy Scouts in the Swiss German Mission of 1928.