| Show Camp Vernal DUP study I lives ives of poets Camp Vernal DUP May meeting was held at atthe atthe atthe the Golden Age Center with Camp Officers Merle Eaton Elizabeth Hatch and Wanda Jorgensen entertaining A dessert lunch was served to 12 m members Prayer was given by Mary Freeman Wanda Wand Jorgensen led the group is is' singing 10 0 Ye Mountains High written by Charles W W. Penrose a pioneer poet Captian Eaton in informed informed informed in- in formed the daughter that thata a clean clean up up day was scheduled for the Museum Monday the at 1 pm p.m. and asked everyone to help The history of Apostle Charles Coulson Rich was continued by Mary Freeman The lesson Pioneer Poets and Poetry was given by Ella EIla Feltch All the poets were members of the Church and much of the poetry was of ofa ofa ofa a religious nature Ina Donna Coolbrith was awarded the honor of Poet Laureate of California in 1919 but her association with the Church and real name of Smith was not divulged until after her death in 1928 a t the age of 87 She was born to Don Carlos and Agnes Coolbrith Smith March 10 1841 at Nauvoo Illinois and named Josephine Donna Smith Ina was a pet name her father called her She was just over four months when her father became ill ilI and died Sometime later her mother remarried a nonmember nonmember non non- member and promised that neither she nor the children would tell teIl oi ot their connection with the Church or their name In later years a cousin J. J Winter Smith was given iven permission by herto her to tell who she was after her death Her lIer home was open to all literary people of San Francisco and was called the poets corner Utah poets both men and women were known throughout the state and some nationally Many were Emigrant Pioneers and some of their poetry was written about the trek across the plains Many of the writings were set setto setto setto to music and are well known hymns Samuel amuel Bailey Milton Mitton wrote well over one thousand songs anthems hymns hymn and poems Over eight hundred of his original manuscripts are in the hands haMs of the Church |
