Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-25 | Page 8 | Recall Years of Service to Education, Church

Recall Y Years ears o of Service to Education Church a j p k ka i P i N Tf Z a r grF lYN lYNS S NJ r n l o x Z a H z 0 t t THEY TIlEY PRIZE LIBRARY OF RARE BOOKS COLLECTED OVER MANY YEARS Mr and Mrs John M M. Whitaker Oldest Edgehill L D S ward couple Former Editor Started Carte First Library Editors Editor's note Till This Is 18 another In a series of articles concerning oldest couples In the various arlous Salt halt Lake City and county L D SHard S 8 Hard wards When you talk about John M M. Whitaker and Mrs Whitaker r you cant can't just say they are the oldest oldest old old- est st couple in the Edgehill L D Sward S Sward Sward ward and let it go at that Both have a wealth of back back- ground They have done many things They are Veteran not only a devot- devot L 1 D S ed couple but Couples are good od examples examples exam exam- ples pies of ideals for which the church stands Before saying much about Mr Whitaker who was bishop of the Sugarhouse ward 17 years and former ormer superintendent of the Granite Granite Grante Gran Gran- ite te L D S theological seminary white-haired white Mrs Whitaker should be introduced She is the only living daughter of John Taylor third president o ohe of the he L D S church She is active in n church work has been married married married mar mar- ried 65 years is the mother o of nine children of whom four daughters daughters daugh daugh- ers and two sons are living Shwas She Sh was born in Salt Lake City September September Sep Sep- 6 1860 Mr Whitaker born in Centerville Centerville Centerville Center Center- ville October 16 1863 started th thirst the first library and free reading room in n Salt Lake City He was a reporter reporter re re- re porter Dorter then assistant night edi edior editor editor edi- edi tor or for the old Salt Lake Herald He was secretary to the L D Dirst S first presidency when Wilford Woodruff was president of th the church He is a carpenter b by trade and gained my education education in n the school of hard knocks H He taught shorthand and commercial letter writing in the University of Utah for seven years The obliging patriarch is a familiar familiar familiar fa fa- figure at L D S church general general general gen gen- eral conferences He records th the addresses in shorthand Mr Whitaker recalled that h he was a member of the Wasatch ward when it was first organized organize 12 years ago and has been in th the Edgehill ward about six years The friendly veteran has a valuable valuable valuable val val- library of old and rare books One of his choice pieces of wor work is a scroll of the Lords Lord's prayer which he sawed out of hardwood For this work he has a medal meda showing he was frist prize winner winner winner win win- ner for the best scroll sawing a athe atthe at atthe the Utah territorial fair in 1889 given by the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing society The couple reside at 1536 Fifteenth Fifteenth Fifteenth East street Mrs Whitaker is the former Ida Oakley Taylor