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Show PI. Grove News j D.U.P. Camp i Holds Meeting At the meeting of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers held at the home of Mrs. Annie Holman Wednesday afternoon, a biography of Sarah Loader Holman, the third wife of John Greenleaf Holman, one of Pleasant Grove's original pioneers, was read by Mrs. Ora Holman Chip-man, Chip-man, a granddaughter. This sturdy pioneer is still active at the age of 97, and lives at the home of a daughter in Rexburg, Idaho. A lesson on "Gr,eat Britain's contribution con-tribution to Pioneer Pleasant Grove" was given by Mrs. Elvira Olpin. A list of pioneers of Pleasant Grove and the special skills which they brought with them from England was recalled by William West and read by his daughter-in-law, Pearl West. A few of those mentioned were James Armitstead, doctor; William West, rope maker; William Fage, gardiner; Joseph Olpin, stone mason; Thomas Wooley, sawmill expert; ex-pert; and Sophie Culmer, trained nurse. A poem "The Spirit of England" was read by Elizabeth Noble, herself her-self an immigrant from Scotland. Mrs. Ora Chipman sang "Those Songs My Mother used to Sing," after which dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. The program was arranged under the direction of Mrs. Pearl West and Mrs. Lucile Walker, and was conducted by Captain Pearl Bastian. rt |