Pleasant Grove Review | 1940-08-09 | Page 8 | American Fork Man to Observe 95Th Birthday

American Fork Man To Observe 95th Birthday William J. F. McAllister, who remembers Lincoln's presidential presiden-tial campaign and who helped colonize southern Utah, will celebrate cel-ebrate his ninety-fifth birthday anniversary Friday, August 16. In honor of the occasion, open house will be held at the A. D. McAllister home on August 16 from 2 to 6 o'clock, and friends are invited to call. Members of the family will gather in the evening. eve-ning. Born at Pottsville, Delaware, on August 16, Mr. McAllister has seen and taken part in many stirring events campaigning with his father for Abraham Lincoln, driving an ox-team in an emigrant emi-grant train, carpentering on the Salt Lake Tabernacle, playing In the old Salt Lake theatre, colonizing colon-izing southern Utah, going as a missionary to the Indians, and engaging in business in frontier settlements. These and many other events will be recalled on his anniversary. n