Show J reuben clark celebrates birthday sept 1 41 A ve J reuben clark J reuben clark jr churchman internationally known attorney and former ambassador mexico to celebrated his birthday mon day at a family dinner in his love ly new home in grantsville Grants ville places were marked at the d n ner net table for mr and mrs E M dark clark mr and mrs john clark mr and mrs samuel clark of lake pont po nt mr and mrs ivor sharp and children of salt lake city mrs mervin benmon bennion and mr and mrs orvil fox and son of salt lake city mr and mrs reuben clark grantsville Grants ville and mrs lester naylor of salt lake city the guests included were broth ers and sisters of mr clark music al selections on the organ were given during the afternoon by mr darks clarks daughter mrs fox mr clark who became second counselor in the first presidency of the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints when he retired as united states ambassador in 1933 was born in a small rock house three miles north of grantsville Grants ville sept 1 1871 his parents joshua reuben and mary louise woolley clark were among the early settlers of tooele thoele county graduating in 1906 from law school at columbia s tv fr rr clark w was as appo anted as distant solicitor by secy of state elihu root he has filled many difficult posts as an attorney and ambas for the united states sev eral of his cases and morand me urns are accepted as authoritative documents in the setti ng of in ter national disputes and policies in 1910 he was appo anted tb th serve as solicitor of the state depart ment and it wa was at that time he won the famous alsop case a chile which arbitrated be fore the king of england resulted in awarding award ng to the united states |