| Show r Utah's Monument Plaque Unveiled in Washington lV WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 4 A TI A i plaque identifying the state of or I Utah with one of the earliest stones in the shaft of the Wash Washington ton ington monument was unveiled at noon Thursday The two t by three foot plaque was placed just below the year-old year stone inscribed State Slate of De Deseret eret which was the name given by the pioneers of the Church of Jesus Chr Christ st of or Latter- Latter day Saints to the area they settled surrounding surrounding- the Great Salt lake Utah entered the union Jan 4 1 1890 55 years ago o Thursday The monument was completed in 1881 1884 though it was started in 1818 1518 Early Da Day Memorial The original stone is said by the national park service to have been among the earliest of the which line the inside of the shaft as memorials to each of the states and to many foreign countries and I some individuals I It bears in the center a beehive L D S symbol of industry together with other symbols of church his his- tory It is set at the foot level Ic Thursdays Thursday's c ceremony ere m 0 n y was opened with an invocation by Frank Flank Kimball president of or the theL theL theL L D S church of Washington ton The plaque was presented by Sen Arthur V. V Watkins Republican can of Utah representing Gov J. J Bracken Lee Cathy Unveils Un Marker Cr year Six-year-old Cathy Ann Carpenter Carpen Carpen- ter unveiled the marker which was accepted by Gen U U. S. S Grant III for the National Monument society and by Edward J. J Kelly superintendent of the national capital parks Cathy Carpenter is a A. daughter daugh daugh- ter of Mr Ir and Mrs Samuel R R. Carpenter members of a 11 pioneer Utah family A message was read from George Albert Smith president of the L D S church A benediction by I Mr 1 Kimball president of the eastern eastern eastern east east- ern states mission of the church closed the ceremony A Attendance wa was limited by byI I available space spaGe to about 40 per per- informal luncheon later sons An w was served in the at the capitol room Dr Howard Driggs of New York lork I Utah resident now City a former j I president of the A American merican Trai P presided resided at the dedication 1 q and speaking at the thc luncheon re ret re some outstanding g events N Utah's history J |
