Show ELD NEWS Leadership meetings for the Clearfield wards were held last Monday ay evening under the super supervision supervision su su- su- su per of the bishoprics After I preliminary exercises the various various var var- ious auxiliary organizations con cond conducted conducted d ducted class work and plans for forthe forthe forthe the month of March A party honoring Elder Tom Ford an outgoing missionary mission mission- ary was given Friday evening in the Second ward chapel Sponsored Sponsored Spon Spon- by the ward MIA and the elders' elders quorum festivities included included included in in- a program games games' and re re- re There were contributions contributions contributions contri contri- for the missionary to aid him in financing the mission Later members of the ward will hold a farewell testimonial He will receive pre-mission pre training at the Salt Lake mission home He is married to the former Barbara and the couple have two small children Leaving Friday morning by auto Mr and Mrs F. F B B. B King are bound for the west coast which included a visit in Oakland with their daughter Mrs Carl Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson Stev Stev- enson and family This past week Mrs Beatrice Olson returned home from the Dee hospital where she spent several weeks after two major operations She is still convalescing ing but improving A fruit growers meeting for Davis county members was held Saturday morning at the county co court rt house in Farmington begin beginning beginning be be- gin ginning ing at 10 TO a ain am Principal speakers were Dr Leonard Pol- Pol land landd and Gene Oberly Oberly of the in Logan Several from this vicinity were in in attendance Two demonstrations of tree pruning were given at Walton Valton farm Layton and Briggs farm Bountiful Saturday evening a party for gladioli growers' growers was held in Layton Park subdivision of Clearfield at the home of Mr l and Mrs George fert Mark Marking Marking Marking ing the first year of organization for t the e society known as the Sunset Gladioli chapter a lovely buffet supper was enjoyed by bythe bythe the group President of the local chapter is Mr Stauffer Guest speaker at a recent meeting held in the West Point chapel was Elder G G. G H. H Holt of Clearfield and former president t of North Davis stake While serving as stake president one oneo o of his counselors was A A. A R. R Cook of West Point Friday and Saturday evenings the North Davis stake recreation hall was the scene for the annual annual annual an an- nual Gold and Green balls Senior Senior Sen Sen- party was held Friday evening evening evening eve eve- ning teenagers the following night Both were semiformal with budget tickets honored for admittance Representative mem members members bers hers from all the vario various s Mutual Improvement Associations of the stake were present Spending a two weeks vacation vacation vacation vaca vaca- tion at Long Beach California is local businessman Lawrence Nelson Also at Long Beach forthe for forthe forthe the winter time are Mr an and Mrs C. C L. L Smith Just home from a trip by autto au auto aut o oto to Arizona and California are Mr and Mrs l Wallace Vallace Hammon During Durin During Dur Dur- in ing the twelve da days s 's they were away their sons and daughter daughter- law in-law Mr and Mrs Orland Orlan j Hammond and Durlin Chuch Chuck Hammon were in charge of the Hammon motel and cafe Recently in the Dee hospital Ogden a daughter was born to Mr l and Mrs Marvin E E. E Mumford Mumford Mumford Mum- Mum ford Clearfield Mrs Mumford is the former Norma Jean Wood daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Melvin Melvin Mel Mel- vin G G. Wood A daughter was born in an Ogden hospital Tuesday Jan 26 to Mr and Mrs Mark Talbot Clearfield A daughter also born recently to Mr and Mrs Clyde Hill Home last week from the Dee hospital was Melvin G G. G Wood one of our towns town's prominent civic and church workers Mr Wood has been receiving treatment treatment treat treat- ment for a back injury Prior to that time l Mrs Wood had undergone undergone undergone under under- gone a major operatic nin nun the hospital but is now well on the way to recovery Mrs l Eva Walker is still stall in an Ogden hospital where she has b been en undergO undergoing ng medical treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment for several weeks Her daughters Mrs l Alice Morgan Mrs Ida W. W Brown and Mrs Genieve visit her often |