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Show ' a Named in L. D. S. Appointmcnti i r I I I" 1 IKHA.VK r.VANS Gala U D. & paat IKN B. OOLTON Krlraaad fraaa duty Frank Evans Will Head Eastern States Mission L. D. S. Counselor Announces New Unit to Be Formed for New England Appointment of Frsnk Evsns of Salt Lake City, attorney, as president of the esstern states L. D. S. mission snd psrtition of a new mission from the esstern states and Canadian missions wss announced an-nounced Tuesday by David O. McKay, second counselor In the first presidency of the church. Mr. Evans, formrr f anarai counaal for tha Amarican Farm Buraau fad-aratlon fad-aratlon and foriaarly with tha farm cradlt admlnlatration, sucoaads Don B. Colton, formar Unitfd States rap-raaantativs, rap-raaantativs, who baa baan rsleaaad. Tha saw mlaalon, to ba known aa tha Naw Kngland. will comprlaa Milne, Vtrmont and Naw Hampshire Hamp-shire from tha Canadian mission, snd Maaaachuaetta, Connecticut and Rhode Island from tha eutarn statas mission. Haadquarltrs will ba In Boat on. Mr. Evans was born at Coalville. July M, 1871, fifth son of Hanry Evans, who. with his father, cams to Utah In IMS. Aftar an early farm Ufa on tha Wabar nvar naar Coal-villa, Coal-villa, ha attandad Brlgham Young unlvargity and f rsduatad from tha Univarslly of Utah, taking a law degree at tha Unlvt rally of Chi- 4Catltiut on p.. Klaktl tColuian Iwrl EVANS SELECTED FOR LU, POST (Ceellaee Ireoi Paae Oael cago. Ha began law practice la 1P01 Before taking up tha atudy of law. be wa euperlntendent of achoola of Summit county and for aeveral year waa aa officer of tha State Teacher aaaoriation. In larj Mr. Kvana married Mine Prlacllla Uvlngaton. daughter af tha late Chariea Ltrlngetaa, Sail Uk City. Mr. Coitea, a randldaU for the U. a aenate la ItM. haa keea praal-dent praal-dent of the eaetera eta tea miaaian Mnre July. . He waa defeated la the election by William H. King Tha new mlaaloa will ke the thirty-fourth withia the church, a pree-ident pree-ident to be named later. The eaetera eaet-era eta toe mleeion. under the new eetup, will compriaa New York. Penneylvanta. New Jeraey, Maryland Mary-land and Delaware. |