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Show UTAH COUNTY PRIESTHOOD PLANS OUTING Aspen Grove in Provo canyon will be the scene of much activity activ-ity on Saturday, May 20, when boys from the 10 L. D. S. stakes of Utah valley gather for the fourth annual Aaronic Priesthood outing, according to Arthur Gaeth, general chairman for the event. More than 1500 are expected ex-pected to attend. Commemorating the 110th anniversary an-niversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, May 15, 1829, the outing is for youths between the ages of 12 and 20. Invitations have been sent to several general authorities of the church anu a member of the U. S. department of justice to be special guests for the day. Stakes participating are' Provo, Utah, Santaquin, Nebo, Palmyra, Kolob, Alpine, Sharon, Timpan-ogos Timpan-ogos and Lehi. The day's activities will commence com-mence at 10 a. m., when all boys are to meet in the open-air theater thea-ter at the grove. Committees in the several stakes are to provide transportation. The morning program pro-gram will include a demonstration demonstra-tion in camping presented by the National Parks Council of scouting. scout-ing. All are expected to bring their own lunches and a cup for refreshments re-freshments that will be furnished. Camping, stoves will be available for those who desire to cook. Several stakes are now busy making preparations to take part in a big circus to be given in the afternoon. Concluding the day will be group activities and games led by six recreation leaders from different stakes. The first Aaronic Priesthood outing for boys of Utah valley stakes was sponsored by Lehi stake in 1936. Becoming an annual an-nual affair to take place each year near the 15th of May, it was held the following year in the southern end of the valley under the auspices of Nebo stake. Last year Utah stake entertained en-tertained the other stakes in Provo, where the boys were shown through the state mental hospital, hos-pital, steel plant and city and county building, and sports events were staged in the "Y" stadium. A meeting for stake committee members will be held in the administration ad-ministration building of Provo and Utah stakes on May 14 to complete plans for this year's outing, out-ing, which is expected to surpass the successful excursions of other years. . A |