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Show Lad ies Literary Club Hears Pioneer Biograpky The Journals of the early pioneer, pion-eer, Oliver B. Huntington, Sr., were reviewed by Mrs. Hannah Clyde, granddaughter, at the meeting meet-ing of the Ladies Literary club Thursday evening. Mrs. Minnie Groesbeck was hostess and preceding the program served a nicely arranged luncheon. lunch-eon. Miss Janet Groesbeck and Mrs. Julia Sumsion entertained with a piano duet. Comprising two typed volumes, the Journals reviewed told of the early pioneer attempts to colonize throughout the west and in various var-ious parts of this state and described des-cribed in vivid detail the hardships encountered by early day leaders. A school teacher in his spare time, Oliver B. Huntington was the leader lead-er of many expeditions in the interests in-terests of the church. He was one of the first white men to come to this vicinity and it was as result of his horses losing their hobbles in Hobble Creek that the stream received its name. He filled several sev-eral missions for the church and engaged in numerous types of industry in-dustry during his life time. His journals were written in diary form and are among the most valuable val-uable documents on early Utah history. They have been a source of reference for writers and students stud-ents of Utah history. At the close of the meeting, Mrs. Merle Schreiner, club president conducted short business, speaking on plans for observance of United Nations Week in Springville. The next meeting of the club was announced for Wednesday, October 27, to be in the form of a guest day entertainment at the home of Mrs. Lela Packard, with Mrs. Bess Mendenhall, co-hostess. |