| Show 1 I i I AUNT EM EIS WELLS 91 GREETS SCORES i iI I OF FRIENDS i iII Pioneer Woman Holds Reception Reception Re- Re II J on Hotel Utah I Mezzanine i Aunt Ern Em Wells Utah's grand old lady is celebrating cel ner ninety first I birthday with a reception on the mezzanine mez- mez floor ot of the Hotel Utah today I The rhe reception Is scheduled to tale take place between bet 4 and 6 o'clock this art aft Aunt Emmeline was born on February February Feb Feb- 29 and as the calendar cheated her out of a birthday this year ear she took a few hours ot of yesterday and twill also take a few today In which I to make m merry rry Clad in a blue Dresden brocaded dress the one used for lust just such occasions occasions oc- oc she will be ready to greet her hel hundreds of friends at the hotel Members Mem- Mem bers belS of the general board ot of the Mor 1 i moo mon Relief society ot of which Mrs I Welts Veils Is president together with her daughters Mrs 1 Isabelle IsabelIe W. W Sears and Mrs Irs Annie nnie W. W Cannon will assist her In receiving the guests These asin as asin in years past will include high officials II of the church friends and church workers from all over the city and I prominent men and women who always al- al ways attend to pay the respects of the i day There will be music by the Romania Ro- Ro RoI I mania Hyde orchestra I i STORIES ARE TOLD The reminiscence hour in which the close friends and associate church workers recited beautiful little stories about the aged womans woman's life lite was a tribute accorded Mrs Irs at the Relief Relief Re- Re lief society headquarters Friday after after- afternoon noon rs Wells VeIls listened t the tributes tributes trib- trib utes paid her and afterward spoke upon the subjects of th tho day dar Following Follow Follow- Ing this of the general board ot of the Relief society entertained in her honor with a banquet at the Hotel Utah Close friends members of the board and presidents of the primary and Y L. L M 1 I I. I association were pros pros- ept President Chrles W V Penrose was one ot of the chief speakers TELEGRAMS RECEIVED Among the man many telegrams received recel b by Mrs 1 Veils on this occasion were from Senator Reed Heed Smoot at Washington Washing Washing- ton and Mrs l J E. E Bamberger In Havana Ha- Ha vana Cuba In profusion were also received Mrs 1 Wells who was the best known n Utah woman In public life lite in the earl early days la 11 and on one ot of the greatest factors In I I I gaining recognition for Western women women wom- wom en en was the first e editor of a womans woman's paper In Utah This has always been her pet under and concerning It she said today Brigham Young was the one who was at tine the bottom of the womans woman's magazine idea People say that the I 1 Mormons have tried to keep their women from rIsing but In all my lire life I never saw a 8 man more eager to get I the women ou the higher planes of i learning than did he It was is Idea I I to employ only women to set the type I women did dh every bit Qt of the work in inI editing and publishing that magazine magazine maga- maga I zine |
