Show PORTRAIT OF NOTED PIONEER PRESENTED I TO STATE OF UTAH I Dr Willard Richards Richards' De Descendants Descendants De- De I De-I M Make ke Gift for Capitol Capit l Characterized I by the graciousness gracious gracious- ness and dignity which the memory memory memory mem mem- ory of ot so distinguished a plon pioneer er of the 1 L. L D. D S. S church and the territory of ot Utah would call forth an interesting event took place Inthe in inthe inthe the office of Secretary of State Harden Bennion this morning when an n oil portrait of ot the late Dr Willard Richards was presented present present- ed to the commonwealth by some somo of ot his descendants Apostle George F. F Richards acting in behalf of ot the prominent Utah family made the presentation presenta presenta- I tion to the state and the appreciative appreciative acceptance in behalf of the I commonwealth was uttered by I Secretary BenniOn acting for tor Governor Bamberger who Is in in I I Heber City reviewing the artillery artillery artillery artil artil- lery branch of the Utah national guard Iward The painting was done h b b J. J T. T Harwood an artist of ot Salt Lake whose wife Is a granddaughter granddaughter grand grand- daughter of Dr Richards GIVEN PLACE OF HONOR v The portrait is regarded as as a masterpiece and is set In a massive mae mas sive she gold frame It was Immediately Immedi Immel- hung In n the private office of t the e secretary tary of of state in a place of ot honor especially set apart I for tor the gift of the Richards family Dr Richards ards was the first secretary secretary sec sec- I I o the territory of ot Utah and was designated to be the see sec secretary I of the provisional state of ot Deseret which failed to receive from the federal government the I rec recognition which was repeatedly fought by the governor at that time time the pioneer leader and community community com corn builder Brigham Young Yung I IA PRESENTATION A Anticipating a gathering of ot the Richards family Apostle Geor George c F. F Richards his presentation present presenta I tion speech and on the eve of the anniversary tomorrow v of Dr Willard Willard Richards w wa thought It fitting that this likeness like like- ness of the d doctor be presented at this time The family Is proud of ot thEa the a ancestor and kinsman represented represent b by this picture and nd we take pleasure pleas pleas- ure In presenting it to the st sta state te teof of ot Utah REPLY FOR GOVERNOR OR The name name of Willard Richards Richard is held In great honor and respect ct by bv the people of Utah Secretary 1 L of ot State Harden Bennion said In accepting the gift My father has hall named one of my brothers Willard Richards ds after him JIm In looking over the official records I have hav had occasion to to go goo back and in have found that this man has hi stamped himself Indelibly upon the history of ot Utah The books themselves are full of his writing splendidly 1 legible testifying to ar don done 7 I J Iwas was an educated man Irr in he broadest sense of term a min man abundantly y qua qualified tov fill till the many positions of honor which ne Ie occupied pled He has left a posterity that is a a credit to to- the state RECORD IN POSTERITY Not only does a mans man's mans work S during his lifetime make his record tee rec I ord but he also leaves a part cf rt his record In hl his posterity This man measured by that standard has left a record and a a mark that t will cause his name name- to be re respected respected respected re- re In Utah On behalf behalL of the state of h hI I accept this splendid picture which shall be hung in a fitting place It will be cherished and dUd hel held in honor among the treasures treasures treas trets- ures of ot the state The portrait now hangs with those of James T. T Hammond anC an and C C. S S. respectively that first and second secretaries of ot st. state tp of the state of Utah |