Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 56 | Full of Years and Honors, 'Aunt Em' Wells Awaits 90th Birthday

FULL OF YEARS AND HONORS AUNT EM WELLS AWAITS BIRTHDAY 4 4 f s z 1 S z g. g t C J S 04 4 4 0 m 4 i so Wa Jr 5 r rI e cA I 1 u I 1 4 4 t 4 S 3 4 i a 4 j I i r c 4 SiS 9 t a e t. 4 4 de k i cc sk ti p I Ip p It L y c 1 Aunt Em Wells Age Fails to Check Activities of oll Notable Woman Friends Fete Pioneer and Founder of 0 Mormon 11 Societies Although on the eve of oC her ninety ninety- I first year car and nearly score tour years ears of oC social and humanitarian labor credit Emmeline B. B Wells ells familiarly famil famil- larh known as Aunt Em m Is still one of the most notably Important and vi vitally vitally vi- vi tally active women executives connected connect connect- ed edIth with Ith L. L D. D S. S church life While hile years ears of extraordinary effort devoted the thc promotion of ot community and women omen welfare enterprises have furrowed her brow and otherwise placed the indelible le stamp of or advanced age upon her they the have havo In no way wa ay robbed her of ot one vestige of the time Intellectual Intellectual intellectual Intel Intel- vl vigor or or keenness of or mind that In pioneer da days s and since distinguished distinguished distin distin- her and made malle her a 1 most Important important im ira- that at This lins cog CDS CO In the machinery developed de the Mormon church chulch or She Is still active and keenly alive to needs of the day dar both In church and community life Society Meeting II I I I I As president of or tho the Women's omens Relief Belief I society Mrs Wells continues active actively employed ed Sho She attends all the meet meet- J ings both oth 1 regular rc an and executive of or that thal organization and arid docs does ardent work worl worlIn In other branches of oC public pub work notably as first vice chairman of or the Women's omens Liberty loan committee A painful accident which might ens- ens 11 II lly have been fatal prevented presented her at atI attending attending at- at tending an executive session of the Relief Belief society Thursday night and sine he I has inns grieved rie more over missing the meeting than over the injuries she sus sus- tamed Enfranchisement for tor women was one lor of tIne the great Issues In social welfare Wells ells She work worl espoused b by Mrs Irs I took look up the support of or votes otes for Cor wom worn women en Cn of ot Utah earl early In and exerted d notable influence for the success of or I 1 this cause Nominated for tor Office I EmI Em Increased popularity for Cor Aunt marked her every e new venture an and as asan asan asan I an appreciation of the splendid ld vork she sine had accomplished In tho the community community J ity jn in n 1870 she was nominated for or the 1 office office- of or county clerk an office the law of or the state did glib not permit her bier herto herto to assume In the promotion of or suffrage enterprises enterprises enter enter- Mrs Irs Yells Wells was nas especially untiring untirIng untiring ing and antI to aid this cause she made several sev sev- oral eral tedious Journeys to lo Washington In the year she sho was delegated to to attend the thc international council of ot women in London Being an ardent advocate of ot economy econ econ- omy orny both In the tine home homo and state Aunt Em daily dall preached the gospel sospel of or conservation conservation con con- and providing for Cor a time of ot need In this teaching she received the staunch support of or President Brigham Young who ho commissioned her to have charge of ot educating the tine people along lines o of Sho b believes ghe he foresaw time the stringent condition of or to today today toda to- to da day when she ur urged ed provision against future nce need years cars ago or Of New l Ancestry Emmeline B n Wells was v-as born In Petersham Pet Pet- Worcester county count Mass Mise Feb iob- 29 29 iSIS 1828 the tho daughter of oC David Woodward In IS II 11 she was with a a- a Mormon band at Nauvoo Ill Iii leaving that place with the first exodus of ot Mormons Mormons Mor Mor- mons mon following follow n the Inauguration of oC persecution In IS 1815 15 she Bhe was wax married to Bishop Whitney and that year found them theta with tine the Mormon community at Winter Inter Quarters now Florence Neb Early Earl In 1848 1545 Bishop and Mrs Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- with the ne ney left lett Winter Inter Quarters lEcher Heber er C. C Kimball company compan reaching Salt Lake e September 15 IS that year ear In 1850 Bishop Whitney died an and In 18 1832 Mrs Whitney was married to t Daniel H. H Wells Commemorative of her hep coming birthday birth birth- 1 social parti parties es Were lay day cla a number of conducted last week weck and antI others will willbe willbe willbe be conducted In in- inthe the coming coining week elc for Cor forthe fortine Corthe the tine venerable woman Yesterday a party composed o of Intimates connected with two organizations which Aunt Em fOU founded was held at the tIne home of oC Mrs Irs M. M J Y Dougal Dou al and February 28 25 S at nt the Hotel Utah the executive board hoard of ot the thc Woman's Womans Relief will similarly honor Aunt Em Wells