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Show 1 ' GOLDEN WEDDING , CELEBRATED Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peter-; Peter-; son ,of Ogden, parents of Mrs. Alma L. Wills, of Roosevelt, celebrated cele-brated their golden wedding anniversary an-niversary with an open house at their residence, Sunday, March 1 2, between the hours of 2 and o p. m. ! Their' granddaughters, Mari- i lvn, Patrice, Donna and Ruth ' Wills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alma Wills, assisted with the ' serving. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were i both born in Denmark and came ' to Utah in 1899 as converts to tho T.ns church. They are cnar- ter members of the Ogden Tenth ward, and both have, impressive records as active workers in the ! church. . They are the parents of seven i children, six of whom are liv- - ing: Mrs. Elna C. Moss, Mrs. p Cora Brown, Metha M. Peder- sen and Junius W. Petersen, Og- I den; Mrs. Alma L. Wills, of Roosevelt; Mrs. Carl W. Kendall, of Salt Lake City; also 11 grandchildren. grand-children. , t ELIZA J. GILBERT HONORED , Highlighting the week s social activities was the birthday party at the John Gilbert residence Sunday afternoon commemorating commemorat-ing the 75th birthday anniversary anniver-sary of Mrs. Eliza J. Gilbert. Following an early spring mo-tiff, mo-tiff, the table was decorated with bouquets of daffodils, with the focal point a beautifully garlanded garland-ed birthday cake bearing 75 lighted candles. Home to pay honor to their mother were all of Mrs. Gilbert s children, with their families, 'including 'in-cluding Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Gilbert, Gil-bert, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M Gilbert, of Arcadia; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gilbert and Mrs. Martha Shanks, of Roosevelt; Mrs. Alta Hill, of Bountiful, and Mrs. Mittie Young, of Salt Lake City. Dinner was served to 37 members of the family. Guests in addition to members of the family were Mr. and Mrs. Randall Ran-dall Stewart. Born in Joseph, Sevier county, coun-ty, Utah, March 2, 1872, Mrs. Gilbert has lived in the Uintah Basin since 1916. She was one of the first pioneers to settle in Arcadia, where she purchased the old Chief Red Cap farm, a pioneer landmark, which she and her son, John, still own. A widow wid-ow at the time she moved to Arcadia, Ar-cadia, Mrs. Gilbert's life has been one of lifelong service and devotion to her family. She is the mother of eight children, six of whom are living; 45 grandchildren grand-children and 13 great-grandchildren. An active member of the LDS church, Grandma Gilbert, as she is affectionately known throughout through-out this area, has served as a Relief Society stake board member mem-ber of Duchesne stake, a position posi-tion she held Xintil just a year ago when she moved from Arcadia Ar-cadia to establish her residence in Roosevelt with her daughter, Martha. She has also served as president of the Arcadia Relief Society and as president of the Arcadia ward Mutual and Primary Pri-mary organizations. WARD CENTENNIAL DANCE A bright spot on this week's social calendar was the old time dance staged last Thursday evening eve-ning by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers as a part of the Centennial program of the Roosevelt Roos-evelt ward. With guests in attendance from Vernal, Myton and Ioka, a large crowd gave themselves over to the dances popular during dur-ing the picturesque days of Utah's, early history. Several beautiful pioneer costumes cos-tumes were in evidence among the dancers. Mrs. Jim Nickel, of Vernal, was a sensation in a stunning stun-ning black dress and cape. Over a hundred years old, the costume was made entirely by hand by the late Mrs. Mamie Hacking s great-grandmother. Another outstanding costume was the blue dress worn by Mrs. Jack Wiscombe, which was made by Mrs. Wiscombe's mother in 1910 and worn for the f'rst time at her daughter's weddin.1- A feature of the evening was the floor show with groups of trained dancers demonstrating the more intricate steps of the pioneer dances. Attracting particular par-ticular applause was the Cake Walk as danced by Sam Page, Tcarl Redmond, Mrs. Wm. For-sylhe, For-sylhe, of Myton, and Ned Benson, of Ioka. Movies of the floor show were take by George Stewart and Mollis Mol-lis Hullingcr which will be shown at the Relief Society ward entertainment planned for March 17. FRIDAY BRIDGE , A springtime theme prevailed when Mrs. Louis Corbridge entertained en-tertained members and guests of the Friday Bridge club at her residence on February 28. Colorful Color-ful bouquets of daffodils added their gaiety to the rooms where small tables were arranged with places marked for Mrs. Ann War-nock, War-nock, Mrs. Vean Bair, Mrs. Les Mullins, Mrs. Paul Wilkins, Mrs. Fred uerron, rnrs. wm. H pel, Mrs. Sam Weiss, Mrs'c t Ashton, Mrs. Gordon Har'msW Mrs. John Bourne, Mrs. n& Huish and Mrs, Axel Birch Following luncheon throft tables were arranged for brideo Prizes were won by Mrs. Huish Mrs. Warnock, Mrs. Wilkin,' Mrs. Bourne and Mrs. Ashton CONTRACT CLUB Another bright spot on th? week's social calendar was the dinner and bridge party a which Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rtm. pel, Jr. entertained members of the Contract Club on Wedne day, Feb. 26, at the Roosevelt hotel. 11 A spring theme prevailed for the decorative scheme with the dining table centered with yeL low jonquils, artistically ar ranged in a crystal bowl, flank' cd by lighted yellow tapers in crystal holders. Dainty yellow and green place cards marked covers for Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Orser, Mr. and Mrs. Axel Birch Mr. and Mrs. Les Mullins, Mr' ' and Mrs. Sam Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marimon, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs Howard Harrison, Mr. and Mrs V. A. Bair, Ms. Ann Warnock and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferron ' I Following dinner the party ad- I journed to the Ruppel residence I where bridge was enjoyed dur. ' ing the remainder of the evening. eve-ning. High score was won by Mr and Mrs. Mullins. |