Show UTAH WOMAN GIVES UP CHURCH HONOR PHILADELPHIA April 22 Pi l' lUtah Utah gave gawe way to California today after holding the honor of ot having ha the only woman member of or the the general general gen eral assembly in the Presbyterian church in the United States Mrs B. B J J. J Silliman of ot Green River Utah first commissioner in inthe inthe inthe the general assembly yielded sole distinction as a a. woman ruling elder to Mrs Helen L. L Logsdon 1408 East Greenwood street East San Gabriel Ca CaL Mrs Logsdon was elected a rna asa rn as a commissioner to represent the th presbytery of Los Angeles at the general gen cral eral assembly in Pittsburgh May 2 22 to June 3 Not until May 1930 were women eligible to serve as us ruling elders ciders Inthe In ir Inthe the church Their election was made legal at the general assembly ir in Cincinnati at that time The general assembly at Pitts Pittsburgh burgh will experience the novelty o oj 01 witnessing women voting for tor th the first time In years cars on a par pal with men in the annual national con congress congress congress gress of the denomination The gen general general general eral assembly to is in the highest in the Presbyterian church |