Davis County Clipper | 1934-05-25 | Page 1 | Monumet Unveiled at Layton to Mark Stage Station

I Unveiled At Layton to Mark lark Stage Station Milton H Welling secretary of state state- praised the sturdy and rug rug- rugged rugged I ged ed qualities of or the pioneers when he spoke before people who gathered at the unveiling um of ot a e monument in m the Layton Lavton City park Wednesday This monument placed on the site of a pioneer stage coach sta- sta statIon station sta station tion is a n four ton stone in its nat nat- natural natural ural state s symbolic of the strength of the pioneers It was Vas selected by members of Columbine camp Daughters of Utah Pioneers whose efforts made its Ih establishment pos pos- possible pos possible sible On its face is i a bronze tablet inscribed with Ith the history of Lay Lay- Layton's Layton's tons Lay I tons ton's fir first t settlers as well as a hIstory of the stage coach station D H ChrIstensen of Salt Lake acted as master of ceremonies J Jo- Jo Joseph Jo Joseph 0 seph member of the board of landmarks and pIoneer traIls spoke on the preservation of landmarks in the west and Mrs W A Nalder captain of the Columbine camp gave gate ga e a sketch of the history of Layton The honor of unveiling the mon mon- monument monument monument was besto ed upon Mrs Lucille Lu- Lu Lu-cille Lu clUe cille Green descendant of Layton pioneers Other numbers on the program were Reading of inscription Mrs Irs D M Hunter selections by the Layton band and baritone solos by David Cook