| Show Patriarch Family Note Birthday The rule home of Patriarch and Mrs 1 J. J Hatten Carpenter was the scene of a birthday party given March 31 by the family in honor of Mr 11 Carpenters Carpenter's birthday anniversary Mr Carpenter Carpenter Carpenter Car Car- penter was born on April 4 but the above date was chosen to allow nilow family members to be in Manti for the occasion On hand for the birthday party party par par- ty were Gerald Edwin Eugene fond Dr G G. G Alvin Carpenter Mrs I Edith Madsen and a number of grandchildren and great grand I children A buffet supper was served after which the evening was as spent In singing Mr Carpenters Carpenter's Carpenters Carpenter's Carpenters Carpenter's Car Car- penters penter's favorite s songs and in story telling The singing de developed developed de- de into a contest between I Ithe the and law in sons with the ladies winning handily Mr 11 Carpenter delighted the group as he s sang ng an old English song ong The Cork Cork Leg which he has hns offered many times be be- be fore A tape recording was made of the evenings evening's activities and each family member said a few f words lords Mr 11 Carpenter was born at Devenport Devon England Ahi April April A- A hi il 4 1961 a son of Robert Wright and Elizabeth Link Hatten Hatten Hat- Hat ten Carpenter He attended a Congregational Church school and later worked in London's I largest mercantile establish establish- ment A He left leu England with a younger young young- er for brother and went to Austra Austra- lia He spent a year in Australia Australia Australia Aus Aus- and then left for America America America Amer Amer- ica being converted to the church by two missionaries during during during dur dur- ing the v voyage to the U U. S. S He Ie came to Utah working in Salt Lake City for a time then moving moving moving ing to Fayette and then to Man Man- MantI tI ti He married Matilda Sophia I Alder in the Manti Temple June 12 1889 1689 and she died February 1920 He married Lydia E. E Schramm of Payson in the Manti ManU Man Man- ti U Temple September 20 1920 Mr Carpenter has been very active in church activities He was a member of I the Manti ManU North Ward Vard Bishopric for twenty twenty twenty ty years has been a Patriarch for the South Sanpete stake since May 1918 and md served as recorder at the Manti ManU Temple for nearly 45 years Shortly after af after after af- af ter his first marriage he served for 3 years as a missionary to Samoa He served as ManU Manti City Re Recorder Recorder Recorder Re- Re corder and was assistant cashier at the Manti ManU City Bank for 16 years At 95 Mr Carpenter is still sUll active and alert He walks up uptown uptown uptown town several times a week and has a keen memory of the happenings happenings happenings hap hap- over those past 95 years n 0 |
