Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 3 | Springville Ready to Unveil Statue

SPRINGVILLE READY TO UNVEIL STATUE SPRINGVILLE July 21 21 Seven Seven years cars of continuous effort on the part of f a R. R monument committee and local citizens to erect an appropriate pIoneer plo plo- neer memorial will come to a close this his week with the completion of the pioneer mother monument It will be form formally Uy unveiled Monday Monday- at 10 0 a. a m m. In connection with the largest largest larg- larg larg larg- est t Pioneer day celebration ever held in Springville The The move movement n-ent n for a pioneer memo memo- rIal ial began with a small group of Daughters of Utah Pioneers headed by Chairman Eliza Thorn A site ite for forthe forthe forthe the monument in the city park was granted this group by the city council council council coun coun- cil in 1925 Shortly Df after r this the services of ot Cyrus E. E Dallin famous sculptor of Boston and a native of Springville were obtained free tree of charge to model a statue t for r the monument The committee committee committee com com- In charge chose Mrs Jane Dallin Dallin Dal Dal- lin Un mother of Sculptor Dallin as a atypical atypical atypical typical pioneer mother and from a portrait of ot this woman the bronze statue is model modeled d. d To meet the cost cst of material which has totaled several thousand dollars committeemen and local citizens have contributed to various entertainments while former citizens have donated a considerable amount The bust of the monument cast in bronze rests upon a granite stone weighing 71 2 7 2 1 tons The stone has a granite base which is built bunt upon a concrete foundation Set in the front of the stone is a abronze abronze abronze bronze plaque picturing a pioneer man and woman with covered wagon I and ox team while on on the back a brief history of the monument Is en en- en graved in a similar plaque Seymour L. L Mendenhall Sr has acted as general chairman of the movement since the resignation of John ohn F. F Mendenhall in 1929 Mrs Eliza Thorn is vice ch chairman an Mrs Harriet arrIet Dougall secretary and Claude 3 r. r Salisbury treasurer