Show Missus Speaker J M MRS r 1 HS BS GRACE STRATTON A nEY in iv- iv who Iio cd gavel savel in lower house of Utah Legislature in temporary absence ab ab- ab- ab sence of pr presiding i ilg officer s x A S i 5 S 'S SI I. I Wix t f i y f tK f fF 1 j v. v f f W i t i J y 1 t s J F FOR Fon OR the In Iii time Iho history of the time Utah Legislature a woman presided over oer the House e yesterday lou morning The rhe woman oina w was s Mrs Irs Grace Stratton Straton represents representative t O from froni irol Salt bait Lake hake and it was the time second lime hue she has presided Two years n ago o also Mrs tr Airey Alrey presided In iii the Iol house o and that was the first time In irs 11 the tho history of or the United States that a woman presided over a legislative assembly of or I o which wile she was vas a p. member When hen the hour nour for th the a assembling of the house arrived ed yest r IY the speak speak- er or who vho was wa In iii II tIme the lobby dd did not no no- session tics tice the time and Mrs Mrs' Alre Alrey took possession pos- pos of the time speakers speaker's stand and anul J l rapped the House Houp to ord order r She he ordered or or- dered and amid all held the gavel while cael the chaplain Invoked Invoiced the bles of or I the Almighty on tho the proceedings nG of or the time assembly Mrs Alre Alrey Airey then upon the arms ai arms at to escort the sp speaker taker aker to his lila chair In the Senate last week seck Mrs Irs l Elizabeth Eliza Kliza- beth belh HaYWard senator from rol Salt Lake Count county was called caled to preside Sal over o the Senate the first time that a woman had ever presided the over Oe o er upper House Hous In m the Utah assembly and amI perhaps the first time that a woman has over o pre ire r sided over O er a senatorial assembly In the history of oC the country countr Members of the lower lowel House con con- l Mrs Mr's Airey Alrey on her ability as I a presiding officer |