Show u BENCH DENCH FAMILY MEETS A reunion of the Bench family was held recently in Manti with some 75 persons in attendance Mrs Fred Cox entertained at dinner August 31 for forthe forthe forthe the family of George Bench I The next day 72 descendants of William WilI William Wil Wil- I liam Bench Sr a Utah pioneer of 1852 who came to Manti in 1853 gathered gathered gath gaUl ered at Memorial Park for a delightful afternoon They first spent an hour getting acquainted after which luncheon lunch lunch- eon was served Then came an im impromptu impromptu impromptu im- im program with representatives i of each family responding with short I talks interspersed with musical num num- bers Ed Lauber of Salt Lake City president president i dent of the family organization and I i other officers were re elected for an another another an- an I an-I other year O Others from Salt Lake who attended I the reunion included Mrs L. L A. A Lauber Clarence Bud Lauber Aileen Aileen Aileen Ail- Ail een and md Norma Lauber Mrs I. I K and two children and the Misses l Thelma and Alton Aiton Hall |