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Show Heads Sons of Utah Pioneers 1 i t - i - ' -" 1 , - 4 . HERBERT S. AUERBACH Auerbach to Head Sons of Pioneers Herbert S. Auerbach, Salt Lake City business man, was president of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers today, following the annual election at the encampment held at the new Pioneer Pio-neer Museum in Provo, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Auerbach's father came to Utah in the GO'S, establishing the , store which has borne his name ever since. He is chairman of the Salt Lake City metropolitain water wa-ter district and occupies numerous other positions in the community life. He was formerly first vice president and succeeds RichaTd'Ifr Wootton of Salt Lake City, who has just -completed a year's term. Howe Vice President Prof. Ed. M. Rowe of the Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university was elected first vice president. He has served out the unexpired term of J. A. Buttle by appointment. Harold G. Reynolds, manager of the church emigration bureau, was named second vice president. Five directors for a three-year term were named as follows: L. ing life memberships to retiring presidents. The time and place of next year's encampment was left open, after an invitation had been extended by Mr. Van Orden to meet in Lewiston. Every one of the -speakers paid glowing compliments to Provo for the progressive spirit shown in the erection of the Pioneer Museum. Special praise was bestowed on the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Pio-neers who piloted the project through several years of discouraging discour-aging obstacles. At the close of the meeting, punch and wafers were served by the Daughters. The pioneer relics in the basement attracted a lot of interest throughout the afternoon. M. Hilton, Ogden; J. G. McDonald and Judge G. A. Goates, Salt Lake City; Walter G. Taylor, Provo, and Peter E. Van Orden. More than 100 persons, women and men, members of the Daughters Daugh-ters and Sons of the Utah Pioneers Pio-neers from Salt Lake, Ogden, Lewiston Lew-iston and other points, attended the joint session beginning at 3 p. m. Prof. Rowe was in charge of the program, which was featured by excellent musical presentations by Provo people Verl Martin, accordionist; ac-cordionist; Seth Billings, whistler, and J. Rulon Morgan, trumpeter. Mrs. Emma Jones led in the opening open-ing song "Come, Come, Ye Saints." Invocation was offered by LeRay J. Decker. Praise Museum Project Praise for the Sons of the Utah Pioneers' nine-year home and state beautification program was voiced by Mayor Mark Anderson in his address of welcome. The mayor seized on the occasion to urge support for Provo's beautification beautifi-cation program, including the removal re-moval of rickety backyard barns and dilapidated sheds, one of the city's most objectionable eyesores. He expressed pride in the new building and the part the city and the WPA played in bringing it to a completion. Responses were made by Mrs. Emma Jones and Prof. J. M. Jensen, Jen-sen, representing the two pioneer organizations; Dr. George A. Wilson, Wil-son, chairman of the program committee; President Wootton, Mr. Auerbach, Harold Jenson, historian, his-torian, and Harvey Cluff. Honor Past Presidents The business session which followed fol-lowed was devoted to brief reports and nominations. One resolution was passed providing for extend-m |