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Show 2 fens Greet Z Donors At 2 jormal Reception Lovt m and Mrs. A. Merlin Steed, "iale, Cal., were officially wel-"1 wel-"1 id to Springville Sunday night 4 a large crowd of art lovers i community folk gathered at art gallery to make the ac-jitance ac-jitance of these two people, jj daughter, Nola, and some 7 close friends. I was the first opportunity j community had to meet the ab since the momentuous oc-ion oc-ion last fall when they unex-"ledly unex-"ledly stopped in Springville and 1 a Vast treasure of famous jtings valued at $100,000. Their explanation for choosing this Jlery was that "the Springville .1 movement has such close as- cation with boys and girls, and .owing the influence the paint-have paint-have had on our own family, ; is our wish that they hang itei tore they might always have as- 53 ration with young folks." j.K Typical of their modest man- 3,'ltr. and Mrs. Steed preferred in mingle informally among the .Tests during the evening recep- j! where they might more free-.; free-.; talk about the paintings, tell I'Bthing of the artists and the ranstances under which they ie acquired. Official hosts were "itor and Mrs. Sterling Price, -mli Christensen, school board r.abcr, and Mrs. Christensen; jSrer Parsons, curator of the gal-jj gal-jj and Mrs. Parsons; Principal rtj -A Mrs. Paul K. Walker; and Isr members of the art board 3il their partners including Mr. 'd Mrs. J. F. Wingate, Mrs. Mae 1 Islington, Mrs. Mary Schwartz, '! and Mrs. Eldon Reece, and ' and Mrs. W. W. Brockbank. Program Given During the evening Nola Steed -ertained with vocal numbers h her mother at the piano and ' accompaniments by Wil- " m Peters of Murray, a close " ly friend. Mr. Peters may be ri aembered also as the artist of W pencil sketches of the Steeds h hang with the collection. 0 more than 300 guests were wed refreshments in the Lit-' Lit-' Theater, resplendant for the iJsion with large bowls of mul- iored gladioli. Mrs. Paul J' "W and Mrs. W. W. Brock-:1" Brock-:1" presided at the lace-covered " ;J table where crystal bowls Punch were accented by white and tall lighted tapers. As-them As-them with the serving Norma Brockbank, Nadine Joan Alleman and Roberta .-Mie, ""ring the week end, the Steed were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walker and on Sunday attended DDS church services in Springville between their visits to the art gallery. As an added feature of their visit here, Mrs. Steed and Nola were interviewed Monday on a radio broadcast. |