Show No Farmington to Dedicate Addition The dedication or of the thc addition to the chapel will take place Sunday Sundar Nov 20 at al pan pm The following program will willbe willbe be presented Prelude and postlude music Mar Mary Lou Lloyd opening song choir md and congregation The uThe Spirit or of God LiI Like et a Fire is I Burning Durning Newell E. E Mess Hess remarks Bish o 0 p I Burnham J. J Leonard remarks remark Bishop Dishop Nephi W. W Taylor Talor Remarks Bishop William C. C Higby song choir choh liT T h his f s shouse House We Dedicate to Thee remarks Pres Alan B reading Doris S S. S Rigby In Dedication composed by Margaret Mar Mar- garet R. R Johnson Remarks and dedica t tor o r y prayer Bishop Dishop Carl W. W cr closing song choir Song of time the Redeemed benediction Alve C. C McCullough The North Farmington Ward extends to the Grea Lal Lalon Lake on the west to Kaysville KaS Secand Sec and Ward on on the north to the mountains on the thc east cast and to Farmington First Ward on the south At first it was a part of time the Farmington Ward Residents Residents Resi- Resi dents of North F Farmington met n n a small school house mouse located west vest and a little south of the present meeting house for auxiliary auxiliary aux aux- organization meetings but met with the Farmington Ward for sacrament meeting each week With all or of the auxiliary organizations or or- except the Relief Society organized and functioning functioning function function- ing independent of Farmington Ward the members asked for fora a ward to be bc organized On Mar 11 1917 at a special meeting meeting meet meet- ing held at Farmington Elder I i Orson F. F Whitney of the Council of the Twelve created the North Farmington Ward and the first bishop The old red school above Arthur Mess Hess was sustained as the first bishop The Thc old red school above became the wards ward's meeting place Members or of this new ward were an independent and Industrious indus Indus- people and they wanted a meeting place that they could dedicate to the Lord for His work and steps were soon taken to obtain one Construction of the chapel in which the ward now worships was started in March 1918 It was dedicated b by Press Pres Heber J. J Grant Feb 21 1926 Bishop George A A. A Welling Welling Wel Wel- ling was then presiding in the ward Armond T. T Rose vas bishop prior to Bishop Welling Several times it became necessary nee essary to remodel the chapel Under the thc direction or of Bishop John Ivan Mess Hess the rostrum of the thc chapel was rearranged and an electric organ and opera type choir seats scats were installed Later under Bishop Burnham J. J Leonards Leonard's direction n new e w windows and a new heating plant were installed For many years ears it was known the class rooms were insufficient ui number as well as in in- adequate in space During the thet t time me Bishop Leonard presided lie he and his counselors decided it was no longer possible to function successfully as a ward without a new addition to the meeting place Consequent I 1 y after aCter obtaining promises of sup port from rom the ward members the building prop r l' a m was wa launched In the earl early months of 1955 plans were laid and on JUly 31 application was made to th the e church building committee fo for r I ro wro w- w ft iJ I i 1 J JI f c i Ili I IJ I r f fY Y IT A 1 The new addition to the North Farmington meetinghouse will be bc dedicated in services to be heM held this Sunday even even- approval to build the addition On Feb 27 1956 a contract I was signed with Clifford Evans engaging him and his associates ates as architects for the build build- ing May 1 a 6 1956 William C. C Rigby was set apart by a menther ment- ment her or of the thc stake presidency as project clerk Nephi W. W Taylor was called to be chairman of the Finance Committee and on Feb 11 1957 B. B Grant Johnson Johnsoni was chosen to be the construction construe tion supervisor and the dream of the past was becoming a reality Bishop Leona Leon a r l' d has hav t i n g I served faithfully faithfull and well for lor I over seven years ears was released on April 28 1957 and W. W Taylor was called to serve as bishop Bishop Taylor call e c d Bishop Leonard to serve as general supervisor and coordinator I for the project and work continued on at a rapid pace May 10 1957 the corner stone was laid and so the progress went until Dec 14 1958 when application was made to the Church Building Committee for their final Cinal bu building fd ng inspection The project had been completed at a cost of ing jn starling at pm p.m. Additional l dd-l i i- i c classrooms o anti facilities facil- facil ci I Hies were made available through h the construction I |