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Show HEATH OK KLIZAIIBTII HOW AM) A Hrlcf SLflch of Her l.lle lly 0n ilio Knur Her. Hl.ter Kllnbeth Howard died at the naldenceof Mrs. Mary Ann Hunter at Urantsvlllc, Tooele county, Utth, Hundsy morning at 3 o'clock, having bten eudJenly ililcktu down with paralyali Balurday morning. Blslor Howard had Rone there to attend tho Hitters' Conferenco of that Blake. Bhe was a woman greatly Uloved and high, ly riicted by all who know her. Bister Howard'! parent! were Itsbert andliucrutla Andtrsou, and thu was born at Callow, Carlow county, Ireland, Ire-land, July 12, 18S3. Mn. Howard's father wain reformer, a man of nitons and It flueiico lu his country, and suggest! sug-gest! d several governmental and social Innovations that wira alterwards dopUd by the government and lio (icoplu. Her piireuta were rriibilerltus, and the was brought up ttrlctly in that faith. Hue was married to Win. Howard, the oldest aou of Htolt and Catharine Howard, June 0, 1811, In lt31 she heard of thu (lospel and (uibMitd It and come to Anieilca In 185.1 with her husbaud and family, arriving In Utah In Bitemhr of tho same year, ro. sldlnc the first few yrars In the Thirteenth ward In this city. When the llelkf Hocltty was organ-lied organ-lied In lllgColtonwuuialiewaichuswi rrcrttaiy, which olllce she llllod until the accompanied her husoaud ou a mission to lliigland In 16'14. During her sojourn In (lust Jlrltaln slio a Irequeiilly callod upon lu alenk Uhjii Iho t rluolplei of tho lloi uud sub-Jectiof sub-Jectiof that nature. Ulvineaand moil of learning found her quite equal to answer them on oVLry jul, and her pait of thu mission li olleu been riwkenof as very creditable and Important, Im-portant, lor It was at a time whoii women had loirceiy been htard to aieak publicly on our faith except at home. In 1371 Mrs. Howard wai choson rounselorto Mrs. M. I. Home lu tho Ueneral Ititronchnient association, In place of Mrs. M, A. Bmoot, who had moved to l'rovo; toon alter ehv waa tinted president of lliolttllil society of lllg Cutlenwood ward, but roilgneil a few vesra ovo oil acrount of otlu r duties. When Iho lltllet society of Halt LiLo ilako was organized Ulster Howard wai npiiolnleil secretary, secre-tary, which ioiltloil alio held at the llmoof hcrdeiuUo. Mrs. Howard was foronoer, from October, 1891, to October, lot).', president presi-dent ol the Woman BuIIrago aiaocla. Hon of Bait LoUo touiity. Bhohas Irnvelod Very exlonslvely lu Iho Intereit of woman's work from tho time this tort of missionary work ojm. menced, and wai a viry alncerennd earnest laborer lu nil theo lni orient dlnctlons. Bhe waianlmpresslvaand entertaining ijieaker, hud an excellent volco and was never at a loss for words, and whtrovcrsho wont alio wai heartily w elcomed and Inluied a spirit ofclictrfuluteaby her buoyant spirits and whole-souled manner. Tho Howard homo at Jllg Cottonwood Cotton-wood ha I cm for years a gathering place for old and young on all aorta of lesllvu occasion!, Ml. Howard being a dimming uud genial hostess, and a general favorite everywhere. Bister Howard was the mother of ten children, eight ol whom survive her, live aotn and thrru Uaujilittrs, overeenly grandchildren and two or I brio great grandchildren. Hlio al"0 leaves two listers to mourn her lore, which will bo severely felt by them, a ehe was a most ntlecllonale nnd devolod mother, lister, friend and counselor. Bister Howard was a woman ol mignltlcont presence, brilliant, witty winning win-ning and attractive, she will La greatly inllsid among tho visiting slslerr, for she wa always on hand to perform Ilia I duties nislgned lo her, undeitakiug thu most urduouaournoya In all kind of weather, llltsiej be her memory forevermurtl The body of Mister Howard Is expected ex-pected to arrlvo hero via tbo Utah .V Ifuvada llallroad about I Ji.ni. to Uy. |
