Show PIONEER BIRTHDAY celebration mole moie than relatives and a few of those who had been her intimate friendie during her lif lifetime effine met tuesday evening aug 2 in ill a kocl social at cathl gathering ring in the south ward nard chapel in honor of ct the birthday anniversary 11 niver iver sary of flora clarinda gleason washburn born at tolland mass aug 2 1819 died aug 13 1900 of a splendid colonial family who camo came to america in about 1636 she joined the church in her girlhood gathered with the saints and lived live 1 with the family of uncle john smi anele of the prophet joseph and at Mas sidonia a town 22 miles from nauvoo she was appointed the beconi pies president ident of the relief society in the church after the deat of the prophet jozeph joseph she went nent to live with the family of B F johnson in the mansion house nauvoo and when the saints c me west she drove her own mule team to silt lake ciby in 1350 sha and hor har 11 were nere called with nith a c company of others to go and settle sanpete San peto pete aul and tho the next day abter arriving there at manti sho she gave bath to the first white child born in it sanpete county a 1 I baby girl who celebrated her golden wedding iu in monreo six sit years ago her name is almeda marlah mariah washburn wingate sister washburn was a teacher in ailef the first relief society in manti and later anc arc president which pos position I 1 on sh she he held until sho she with inith her family moved to in 1872 when she was war elected first provident of 0 relief society in monroe few people in our state have given such splendid unselfish service to mankind as sister washburn in the early days of the settling of san saji pete valley sho she divided her one large room taking half for herself and family ind and giving a fourth each to two young married couples and scow who had just arrived from denmark sho she taught many immigrant women how to make a livan living in this country she nursed tho the sick fed and clothed the unfortunate and cared for the dead ind and devoted her lire life to the service of 0 god and her fellow man doing a great work in the temple for the d lad dad l ad the tha following program was conducted by 0 P washburn congregational Congie Rational singing led by thomas ransom prayer by A W bohman congregational singing brief history of sister washburn and gleason ancestors by L E larsen song by mr and mrs thomas ransom when you and I 1 were young I 1 maggie lag gic genealogical record showing that there are nearly descendants ants of abraham and flora clarinda gleason vt washburn ashburn was read by nowel newel washburn Wash buru piano solo by miss levern wingate a talk by bishop james R ware reminiscence 0 f his acquaintance with the family songs by P F 11 goolds boolds glee club remarks by william warnock a talk by mrs cristena Crt stena who had labored as counselor to sister washburn in the relief society for many years address address by ires J E magleby of south sevier stake after the program the company went into the adjoining amusement hall where refreshments were served after which an enjoyable L half atif hour was spent in games led by oliver C larsen lamen benediction was pronounced by C christian h r is t ian A andersen n lerzo n |