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Show BALLARD RITES i SET THURSDAY! The painted lacly butterfly lays its eggs on the thistle, one of the most widely distributed of all plants. It depends entirely upon this plant to furnish food for the caterpillars. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 1 (U.W Program of funeral services for Melvin J. Ballard, member of the council of Twelve Apostles of the L. D. S. church who died Sunday, were complete today according to Apostle George Albert Smith who is in charge of the rites. Ileber J. Grant, church president, presi-dent, will conduct the meeting which will begin at 1:15 Thursday Thurs-day in the L. D. S. tabernacle. Speakers will be President Grant; J. Reuben Clark and , David U. McKay, counselors in the first presidency, and Apostles George Albert Smith and Richard R. Lyman, who were associated with Elder Ballard in Y. M. M. I. A. work. President Rudger Clawson of the Apostles quorum will offer the invocation and benediction will te pronounced by George F. Richards, member of the council. Members of the Salt Lake council coun-cil of Boy Scouts will honor the memory of one of their national leaders at the funeral. Selections will be rendered by the tabernacle choir with which Apostle Ballard was associated as chairman of the church music j committee. Pallbearers will be members of the Ballard family, with members of the Council of Twelve as honorary hon-orary pall bearers. Sections in the Tabernacle will be reserved for members of general gen-eral boards of church auxiliary organizations and for friends of the deceased from Logan, where he formerly resided. : . I |