Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-29

assistants In the ONCE Of Mrs Margaret
A. Calne. county auditor Mrs. Cnine
visited several towns In the Interest OF
| the committee. and Mrs y. D. Wells dld
| likewise. The vice Chairm1n visited
| ogden Tor the committee and found the
ground well prepared by Mrs. Il. a.
/ Whaion. Energetic work was also done
IN Provo and Park City The schools of
] Salt Lake made the collection under
the direction NJ the city superintendent
The work ~ attending Go
THE STATE COLLECTION
has been very heavy. The secretary.
N'Ha ti0fnrta,. has had muUl 10 do
with sending out letters and docum nts.
Iui The heavy burden has fallen upon
our treasurer. sis. 4. !. Fabian Th1
$50 taken up To- that collection came iu
in sums ranging from ten cents TO
twenty dollars ana the work OF ac-
knowlcdging amounts received has been
very large. The committee should feel
much gfaiined that the children re-
splndCd sl Enthusiastically tu our ap.
peal Twelve thousand Individual cer-
tInCatrs uf subscription were issued 60
the school children by the committee,
Almost every teacher IN the state con-
trlhuted a small sum 90 the collection.
and 10 is sure that We owe much To-
their influence that the result was 10
gratifying.
70 defray expenses for stationary.
postage ana printing. a colonial tea was
given 40 the house NJ Mrs. q. VI. Dow.
ncy, which was q notable event and as.
sisted greatly ln calling public attention
90 our work.
During the summer Mrs. Salisbury
resigned her position aa chairman aud
! was appointed IN her place. ! accept
I'd the position with hesitation. as felt
that The work she began should have
her Official leadership Co ihg completion.
10 a very pleasing 90 the Utah COM
miitge that MrH. Salisbury service has
been recognized 10 the national commit
tee by her election 10 she oilco % ma.
uItN vice lfefldrnt
our nnal report 90 complete the one
thousand dollars, which was uahs
quota. has been
4 COMPLETE SUCCESS.
70 could 40. have been 0ihCrNlay.
when, at the beginning % ouT plans.
AIS aalIH1ufy tend.fed tho use OK bee
house Tor the cutgrtalnmtn Ihe pro-
gl.au was mHdc 30 attractive thtl
tickets H1Id readily. The paper 1y Cap
tain Arthur Ducat was expected 10 b.
70 sluat interest, and mltc than fui-
hllrd our expectations. 10 auIiUuu Co.
lia dgama,ic Interest the paper had
marked literary merit rht music fur
nlahCi Was VI high order. and the
rt-ualilu 0f the NDCurs.alal r.t Hanty
appr pirate. The decorations Hirit.
ingiy beautiful and the occasion al.0-
sethef one Ions o. uc remembered,
Mention should also 1c made VI The
successful FurulnE contest conducted
hy Mrs. smcdlcy smith.
Taken altogether the work % the
George Wellington Memorial cpmmi-
tee ln ttah has Dten conducted ysry
satisfactorily. What Ne have accom-.
pHHhrd uy this united enor, seems 90
me % be- typical % What might be- done
for many a worthy cause here 40 home.
Thcfc are many Important Interests ln
Utah suffering Tor just such hearty
efficient work a. We have expended up-
on che George Washington Memorial
whore women OF all classes ana crrois
unite for a common purpose. success
viii always b. as great az ln this cause.
Thanking the committee. one and all
for their hearty cooperation.
Respectfully submitted.
COUfNNE N. ALLEN.
Chairman ~. W. Memorial Committee
Tor Utah.
on GENERAL FUND !
Al members u the George washing
ton Memorial association pay - ~ the |
general fund u tho committee.
The charter members In Utah nrv
ns follows
Mrs. a. J. Salisbury. Mrs q. 81.
Mrs, Emmcllnc n. Wells. Mrs. !
Bertha Hamburger the iteapcra club. !
the Muman'H Press club, the Womnn'a !
club. the Ladies' Literary club. Airs |
Margaret A. Caine. Miss Hester Hnrk- !
ness. Mrs, =. sicEol. Miss Game Miss !
Mitchell. Mrs. May Gilman. Miss |
i.Hthor Allen. Mrs. Curirne NJ. Allen. |
Afru MARY H. Pierce. Mrs Mary a. ~ |
Wobhcr. Mrr. J. l. Ruwiins. Mrs.
Martha a. Cannon. Mrs. W. l.. King
Mrs. Emily X. nannlater. Miss Gather |
Inc a. Leone. Miss Helen iIanford. Mrs |
Kate T. Williams. AIRS. Jane N. Kings. |
bury, Mn, A. y. Neldcn. Mra. Katherine /
w. Smith. Mrs. q. r. peytun. Mrs Emit /
IS W. Bailey, Mrs Helen ~. =. wy.
can't. Mrs. u, Y. Wallace. Mrs. Fannie /
= MnrrIiun. Miss May y. Keel. Mrf
Kate Davis Holden and Captain Ar /
thur q, Ducat
HONOR TO UTAH.
The following telegram was received |
yesterday nom the National President |
nf tho George Washington Memorial |
omaha. Nub.
Mrs George J, Salisbury.
Al honor and r1uEratulatlbn o. Utah
.lmmltter nrrt O. fulnll HubfrrIutI1n
ELLEN A RICHARDSON.