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Show AM!' M Kl l'I.K MKKT Camp May Ruple DUP held their December meeting and Christmas Party at the home of Alberta Oaks with Mar-jorie Mar-jorie Akelund as co-hostess. co-hostess. Luncheon was served to nine members and one guest, DeLane Massey Captain Lyla Bennion presided and conducted. The lesson was given by Marie Soderquist. She told about the many types of clocks such as tower clocks, tall and long case clocks, dwarf clocks, wall clocks, precision or regulater clocks and shelf clocks. After 1775 the Willard family developed the shelf clock. It is possible that the first emmigrant clockmakers arrived shortly after 1700. As demand de-mand for the clocks and watches grew, boys from many countries wanting to become clockmakers were required to train under a master craftsman craft-sman for at least seven years without pay. She then told a brief history of Ane Marie Anderson Distrip who was born in Lova, Denmark Den-mark in 1839 and also the history of Phineas Howe Young, born in Hopkin-ton, Hopkin-ton, Middlesex County, Mass., in 1799. After the lesson gifts were exchanged. The January meeting will be held at the home of Captain Cap-tain Bennion. |