Show 1 e eran Editor Fetes Birthday W f K fW KW oH I t I v 4 r. r r ka k y yI w fY r JOURNALIST HONORED ON BIRTHDAY I I James H. H Wallis Vallis advocates healthful living family a Di Dinner an and Open House I l amilY Held e to o Observe Anniversary eg al Activities Mark ark Career as Well as Journalism and Publishing 1 dames James H H. Wallis Wallis' veteran int intermountain rm publisher was h honed hon hon- ne n- n e ed edon P on the anniversary of his birth Wednesday at a family inner n Mer ner at his home East Third Sou South th street n Study the principles o of health and practice them was Mr Wallis' Wallis advice to the assembled group His vigor was evidence that he had practiced his own rule throughout his active life During the morning he worked on some literary material for the L. L D. D S S. S church and during the afternoon held an op open n house reception for his friends Born in London England April 13 1861 he was a son of J James mes and Sarah Booth Wallis and came to Utah in 1881 as a convert L. L D D. D S S. S church While still in ih England England England Eng Eng- land he was a local missionary for for forthe the church Long an Editor He first began work here on the staff of the Juvenile Instructor a achurch achurch achurch church publication and in his long career as a journalist he has been editor or publisher oo of The Bear Lake Democrat The Nephi Ensign The Provo Dispatch The Rexburg Standard The Preston News The Montpelier Post The Star and The Elders' Elders Journal The latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter two two two-he he edited while on missions for the L. L D. D S. S church Also prominent in legal circles he her was county attorney in Nephi at the same time he was publishing the Nephi Ensign and covered the McKinley-Bryan McKinley presidential election election election elec elec- tion for western newspapers while he was attending law school at Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska university He was also United States commissioner in Idaho for 10 YO years and clerk of the Idaho legislature from 1907 to 1911 Active in Church Prominent in the L. L D D. S. S church he was bishop of the Vernal First ward fr from m 1927 to 1931 and for three years following was traveling patriarch in England In 1935 he was traveling patriarch for the Canadian Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- nadian mission and is now patriarch of Ensign stake |