Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-30
ONE new WARD IS
FORMED FROM TWO
Twelfth and Thirteenth Ecclesi-
asticaI Divisions Have
Been Combined.
IS NOW TWELFTH-T THIRTEENTH
On Account of Encroachmcnt of Busi-
ness District and Other Reasons,
Union is Deemed Advisable.

The ecclesiastical district bounded by
Main, South Temple. Sixth East and
Third South streets. will hereafter be
known as the Twelfth Thirteenth
ward. the two wards formerly existed
there having been consolidated into
one and given the compound name, In
honor of both. This was done more os
II matter of sentiment than anything
else, as the Twelfth and Thirteenth
were among the original wards organ
lied in Salt Lake City. Franklin b.
Plat is bishop Of the newly formed
ward. with Samuel NJ. Taylor and ]. G.
Midgley. Jr.. as oounselnrs.
Thomas a. williams, who has been
bishop of the Twelfth ward. was last
night set apart as an alternate mem
Der Ct the high council of the Ensign
stake a vote of thanks was rendered
TO him and to the retiring counselors
Charles w. Hardy and Heber Aldous.
of the Twelfth. and August II. EriclS
son, of the Thirteenth.
CONSOLIDATION EFFECTED.
The meeting at which the consolida-
ton and reorganization were effect
ed was held In the Thirteenth ward
Westinghouse last evening. and was
largely attended. The services We're
presided over by the presidency of the
Ensign stake and Elders Heber j,
Grant and Rudger Clawson. of the
council of apostles, We're present and
made addresses.
For next Sunday the following ap-
p0intments were made: The Sunday
schools to meet in the Thirteenth ward
Westinghouse at the regular hour; fast
meeting in the Twelfth ward chapel.
commencing at / o'clock Mutual I'm
provemcnt meetings in both places of
Worship. until further notice.
PAST WARD OFFICERS.
The Twelfth ward was organized in
February, 1Si9, with Benjamin Convey
as bishop. Men who have served in
like capacity since are Leonard w
Hardy, Alexander c. Pyper Hiram ID.
Clawson and Thomas A. Williams.
About the same time the Thirteenth
ward was formed. Edward Hunter be-
ing the first bishop. His SUCCESSORS,
in the order named, were Edwin d.
Woolley, Millen Atwood. Nelson A
E.mpey and Franklin B. Plat
The list Of counselors contains many
eminent Names for instance in the
Twelfth, Eleazer Miller, Elisha Ever
EFT, Josiah G. Hardy, Miner G. At
wood, Edward SnelgroVe, John bruce
Leonard G. Hardy, Martin L,enzi.
In the Thirteenth, Joseph b. Noble,
Tareton Lewis. William w. Major
Bryant Strlngham, John NJ. Woolley,
letter Clinton, James Townsend, Daniel
Mcintosh, William S. Godbe, Frederick
\. Mitchell Feramorz Little, Hamilton
c. Park, William Naylor. Nelson A
Empey. Francis Platt, Thomas Au-
berry, George r.. Woolley, and others.
REASONS FOR UNION.
or late the combined Twelfth and
Thirteenth wards have been scarcely
more than one-half as strong numer-
ically, as some of the other wards, that
Of the Twenty-seventh, for instance,
There were but 1856 members in both,
This condition was brought about by
the fact that the business district
steadily encroached upon the ThIr-
teenth ward, and the further fact that
many people there and In the Twelfth
ward sold out and moved elsewhere
The present Thirteenth ward meet
inghouse is not IN a desirable locality
Tor church, and the Twelfth ward
chapel is small. A centrally located
building spot win doubtless be secured
and there built a structure adequate
tor all purposes of the newly formed
TWelfth-Thirteenth ward