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Show PRATT FAMILY PERFECT i OBGAHIZATIDH It Will Be Known as the "Pratt Family Reunion;" Anniversary Anni-versary Next Year. Members of the Pratt family have" formed a permanent organization known as "The Pratt Family Reunion," which, among other things, is to prepare pre-pare for the celebration of tho centennial centen-nial anniversary of tho late Apostle Parley P. Pratt on April .12, 100. The anniversary will be held in Salt Lako City, and 'will be participated in by a large representation of tho members of the family who now number nearly five hundred the descendants of Anson An-son Pratt, William D. Pratt. Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt and Nelson Pratt. Tho last reunion, held by the family was on July 21, 1807, in celebration of the fiftieth' anniversary of the arrival in Salt Lake valley of Orson Pratt, who preceded the first train of pioneers three days, having been sent ahead 10 rcconnoitor. He is said to have been the first white settler in tho valley. As he was a civil engineer he began the survey of Salt Lake City and established es-tablished the Salt Lake base meridian. Among the committees appointed Mouday was one 01 monuments. Its members will begin in the near future to arrange for tno erection of a monument monu-ment at the Salt Lake City .cemetery to iho memory of the above-named founders of tho family. The committees commit-tees aro as follows; On permanent organization Nephi Pratt, president; M. Pratt, secretary; William J. Pratt, Moroni L. Pratt. Arthur Ar-thur Pratt. ('. P. Van Cott; Isaac T. Pratt, press representative. Hxecutivo committee Athont Pratt, Milaudo Pratt, Arthur Pratt. Oscar Van Cott and Samuel 1'. Russell. Committee on invitation yephi Pratt, Milnndo Pratt, Marinda P. Weihc, M. P. Eldridge, Aaron Pratt, Mrs, Isabella P. Robinson, Lucy P. Russell, Mrs. Evelyn P. Woods. Finance committee Arthur Pratt, Malhoni W. Pratl. Hclaman Pratt, Oscar Os-car Van Cott, Moroni W. Pratt, Joseph U. Eldridge and Lowell Woods. Monument committee Milando Pratt, Moroni Pratt, M. W. Pratt, Lorin Pratt.,, Wm. J. Pratt, Dora P. Snow. Lathilla' P. Kimball. Lena P. Silver, Milton P. Ridges. Flora S. Arnold. The other committees and their chairmen chair-men are: Programme Alonzo P. Tvess-ler; Tvess-ler; reception Samiiel Russell; decoration decora-tion Lorus Pratt; Refreshments, May Driggs Taj' lor. |
