| Show Will Note Nofe Golden Wedding With Reception ion August 15 T 2 t t. t tf I t I f j 4 I 1 I IJ a j I J t tr r l x r J f r y Mr l and Mrs Irs Ellis E. E Johnson will note 50 years of married life with a reception in the Manti l North Ward Vard Recreation Hall on Saturday August 15 They have lived in Manti all of their married life Mr and Mrs Ellis E. E Johnson will note their Golden Wedding anniversary with an open house inception in the Manti ManU NorthWard North NorthWard Ward Vard Recreation Hall on Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- A August u g u s t 15 receiving friends from to 1030 p p. p mNo m m. No gifts Mr and Mrs Johnson were married in Manti August 18 1909 and have lived in the community since that time The Johnsons have six children children child- child ren Clair H. H J Johnson Salt Lake City Kirt W W. Manhasset NewYork New NewYork NewYork York Mrs Helen Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field Harold E. E Manhasset l New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Mrs Phyllis Peterson Richfield They also boast 19 grandchildren Ellis Ems E. E Johnson was born in Huntington August 13 1883 and was raised on a farm He at attended attended attended at- at tended Huntington I schools BYU BY BYU U U of U and graduated from the BYU in 1908 He has done post graduate work at the University Uni ni- ni of California and UCLA Mr Johnson taught school in Manti ManU from 1908 to 1948 including including including ing 25 years as high school principal principal prin prin- cipal and one year as superintendent superintendent superintendent of the South Sanpete School District His other posts in ill education have included principal principal principal prin prin- cipal of the Manti ManU Elementary and Junior High Schools President President President dent of the Manti Sanpete and Southern Utah Teachers Asso Asso- member of the Utah High School Activities Association Association Association tion including 14 years as music mu mu- sic Lic ic committee chairman and has held committee assignments instate instate in instate state and national Education associations In civic affairs Mr Johnson has been secretary and president president president dent of the Manti Commercial Club chairman of the Manti ManU and Sanpete County Planning Committees m member e m b be e r of the Sanpete Centennial committee editor of the Manti l Centennial Book Dook chairman of the Library Board for nine years Republican can County Chairman for four ye years jears rs and a member of t the h e Farm Earm Bureau He has contributed contributed contributed contri contri- buted much through his music to lyceums home dramatics op operas operas operas op- op eras concerts celebrations minstrels minstrels minstrels min min- etc Mr lr Johnson has been active Continued on last page GOLDEN WEDDING Continued from page one in the church hurch serving a n mission in the Western Vestern States He lie served in the in Emery Stake and the Manti ManU North Ward Vard was president of the Seventies Quorum and has held stake board assignments He became director of the Manti ManU Man Man- ti U Tabernacle Choir in 1916 and has served continuously since that time Hi His choir has given special service in numerous re religious religious religious re- re and social functions in Manti ManU and other communities Twice this choir has been in invited invited In- In to sing In General Conferences Conferences Con Con- in Salt Lake City He lie has taught choral directing in four stakes slakes and is director of the Manti lanti Male lale Chorus which has given service in 19 wards in Central Utah Clara Hall J Johnson was born in Manti lanti August 26 1889 a daughter of John and AlmIra Tuttle Hall She he attended Manti Mant Man Man- t ti tJ schools and graduated from Manti 1 High School in 1909 She has taught elementary school in w Manti ManU and has las given private vocal instruction lOn Mrs Johnson has been soloist in choirs in programs concerts and operas She twice sang as loist in the Salt Lake Tabernacle Tabernacle Taber Taber- nacle in General Conference She has also given much service in the community ity as ns an p In 1 1051 1151 51 Mrs Johnson was chosen as Mantis Manti's Mother of f the Year |
