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Show It! 1IEM0R1UM. A TJri2ia SUise o finguam YvinD to tie Erected. iir c. r. nui.i.v, miJ itaii Miii.nnii. It Tllll I'njhaWy Coil Hfly Thomaml DulUra Wlirn rmnplelrd. An Important meeting waa held In the liton House rlora yetterdny af. tercioon at i o'clock, hy a tiumbtr of iromlneiitclllien, for tho purisiseot illtcuesInK ihendvlaablllty of engaging (', K. Dallln, the UUli n-ulptor, lo extcute a. at tine appropriate to the memory oflhe pioneer of Utah A short time ago the tuggwllon look form In Ihe latiiance, by tho First I'retldency of the Church of Jieua Cliiht of lalter-ilay Balnls, of a Irtttr to Ibe folio-Vine twebly-flvn rton notlfylntt Iheni lo meet and discuss the sutject: James 8hari, Wll'ard You ng, Bj encer Claw son, Nell lie V. Snell, Hutle Y. Oale-, Heber Young, Irfor.ard (1. UarJy, Charlea H. llutton, Nelson A. hmy, Klias A. Kmllh, Thomas U. Welber, David Hosgland Cannon, W.W. lllttr,Geot M. Cannon, Ftauklin 8. lllchards, Andrew Kimball, Francis Atmstrong, llekr M, Wells, Ililghani J'. Otanl, John Clail., Thomas W. Jennings, Frank Y. Taylor, l,eOranil Young, Orson 1'. Wullnty and Janus II. Moyle. On Tursilay list tho committee met at tho cMce of I'rialJonl Woodnill, and the subject was very thoroughly comldered, and met with rauclifator. l'resldnt(Icorge(2. Cannon, In a brief addrciaitattil that he considered Ihe tlmo had comu for the jicople lo show lueome arproprlatu and tangible way the love and resreit they bore for that great pioneer, tsader and founder, llilgham Young, aid stalml tliattl.e lint l'resldemy of the Chutcli were unanimously In favor of Ihe erritlou of a suitable monument to his mi-iuory, and II was wllh the view of ascertaining ascertain-ing the feellnr; of (hose present and If favorably discard to entrust to them the details of theircctlonof Ibe monument, mon-ument, that the ranting had been cflllid. The Idea so faraa discussed was thai a po ulnr subtcrlf lion should In raited tutfe'iey the ext ease, and that some tromlticnt locality In Halt Lake City e chosen aa tho site for the monument. monu-ment. lly unanimous votult waa declared tolelhuexpresslon of llioeo ireaeul that the work thtuM be unilerlaben, aud Ihey pledged lliemselvee to llssup. port. Janice Bharp was chosen chairman of the general committer, Heber M. Wells tecrelary aud Klla A. HmlUi treatuter. Thu following commltteia were then apjointed: Lxecutlvo Committee Jaa. Kbarp, Himer Clawson, 1-etlrand Youig, l.lls A. Hralth, John Claik, David 11. Caunon, HeUr M, Wells. Committee 011 Hlatue Wlllnrd Young, Chaa, H. llutton, m. W. Illler, Fran-la Armslruiig, James II. Moyle and Nellie Y. Bnclj. Cimiiullti 11 on location Thomas O. WebUr, Orsou F. Whllury, HeWr Y'oung, Thomaa W. Jeimlig-, Leonard Leon-ard U. Hardy aud Andrew Klnilsll. Commlitee on Oruaidxat'on t rank. llnB. llhhards, Ucorgo M. Caunon, Nilson A. Lnqiey, Frank Y. Taylor, llrlglmm F. Urant and riutle Y. dates. On motion n sieclal comm'tlio of five, coudttlng of Messrs. Chwson, Wells, Illter, ltlchard and Mrs.Hnell, wssaihcted t consider the solicit of a suitable name for the orgsuliatloii and lo rejrt at Ihe next nutting. Atiadliiurnment was then taken until un-til Friday at 4 u'clock. the tueetlug to I held 111 the Lion House urlors, end thesectitsry was In.trurtiU tonollfy Mr. Dullln to meet with tho cumuilttiu on that occasion. At Ihe meeting yrstrrday there were i resent lions, (leorse (f Cannon and etc) h F. Hmllh, thu First I'resldeucy of the Church having kern conslltulid an advisory committee 011 all tnijiott-nntdttallacouneolid tnijiott-nntdttallacouneolid with tbH moiiu. inmit, Jatnva Hharp, Binncir C lawsoti, Nittle Y, Hnell, Nef.on A.d:iniy, ntiaiA.BmMi. W. W. Ttlltr, DivlJ H, Cannon Uuirgo M. (.'annon, Franklin II. ltli hards, l'ranola Arm-siiong, Arm-siiong, Hibtr M. Wells, John Clark, ThomoaW, Jmnlngs, Frank V, Tay. lor and Januall. Moyle. HpcncerClawsutisurgi'iiti-d the name cf John W. Young lo bo a imintcr of thecoramllU. aud ho was unanimous lyrhoaeunasmh. 'Ihe chairman announct-d tlio presence of Mr. Dallln, the sculptor, who hail fnqatrd for tie cmsUera-(Ion cmsUera-(Ion of theconimlltee two preliminary designs of the statue and )dt-tl. These wet canlully luspeclu-l by thu committee. On motion of Mr. Hmlth further con-slderatlnn con-slderatlnn of Ihe di tails of Ihe statue wss referred tu the committee ou statue, 'Ihe cominltlea on name reiorted, recommending that tho name of the organization le 'rbelirlgliam Young Memorial Association" aud Ihe name of the fund to I11" Iho Ilrlgtiam Young Mrmorlal Fuud.' The executtro committee, Jatni Rharji, chairman, rcioitetl tome tug. grstlons which had been prepared with the advice of the First 1'nsldeecy, for a circular UtUr to 1 sent to every isirtlouof theTerrltory anil surround-IngHtalia surround-IngHtalia and 'letrltorha explaining the matlvr and aolicltiug tiilae rliillons. Thu asioclallon then adjourned subject sub-ject lo call of the chair. Themallirof cost hat not yet been determined ui"on, but It lafalr to presume pre-sume that It will not lie lesa than $2V iksj and may possibly run as Illicit n $3D.0ili) uncording to tho ditMIs of elaboration. The statue list If will tu of bronxu and the jedestal of Utah Cottonwood granite. From the Inception Incep-tion of Ihe matttr the Idea has met with the moil hearty eutliuslaam by all who have Uen made acqualnt-il wllh It, 1111 J thete Is no doubt whatever that the necessary funds wilt be tailed for thla noblo purpose In a very short time. |