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Show t L.D.S. Head Expects Busy Day on Birthday Members of the L. D. S. church from around the world will pay homage to their leader, Hebar Jeddy Grant, on his eighty-third eighty-third birthday anniversary Wednesday. The veneraDie president oi me "Mormon" church tteserted Tuesday: Tues-day: "I never felt better." He hinted he was prepared for a busy day on his birthday, when friends, relatives and business associates drop into his office at 47 East South Temple street to extend congratulations with a hearty handshake. From all parts of the country will come telegrams to the churchman, church-man, banker and business man wishing him well and many more years of life. A few began to reach President Grant Tuesday. President Grant an advocate of work and more work, plans to be bright and early on his birthday so that he can be at his office to see early-morning callers and take care of pressing church matters before he begins to welcome an expected steady stream of friends. He recalled Tuesday that he was born November 22. 1856, in an adobe house on the site of the 2. C M. L store and that his father, Jedediah M. Grant an L. D. S. church official, died when he was an Infant First personally to offer him "many happy returns of the day" Wednesday will be church general authorities and others who work in the church administration build-tag. build-tag. The highlight of his birthday anniversary an-niversary will be when members of his family entertain the church leader at a dinner and program Wednesday at 6 p. m. in the Lion House social center. Mrs. Grant the president's nine daughters, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will attend. On Thursday Mr. Grant will observe ob-serve his twenty-first anniversary as president of the church. He was elevated to the presidency, November Novem-ber 23, 1918, after having served as president of the council of twelve apostles. |