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Show COMMUNITY HOUSE MARKS 25TH YEAR Many old and new friends of the Highland Boy Community House joined in its 25th anniversary anniver-sary celebration last Sunday night, October 5th. Also sharing in the hirthdav sDntlipht was Deaconess Ada Duhigg, superintendent superin-tendent of the Community House, who completed 20 years of service ser-vice at the institution. Guests and friends from far and near were recognized among which were many from Bingham, Copperton, Copperfield,' Midvale, Murray, Tooele, Salt Lake City and Lark. Special mention was made that Edwin Johnson and Mrs. Pina Azzelio have been present at 24 of the 25 birthday programs held at the House. A number of gift plants ' and flowers adorned the front of the sanctuary and many wires and cards from well wishers the country over were displayed and . acknowledged. The program opened with a piano prelude- iby Audrey Ann Sumnicht, followed by the sing-l inn of a selection of 15 favorite symns by the congregation. The junior choir sang an anthem as did the high school young peoples peo-ples choir. Rev. Robert DeLan-cey, DeLan-cey, pastor of Centenary Methodist Metho-dist church of Salt Lake City, offered the prayer. Audrey Ann Sumnicht and Darlene Anderson sang a vocal duet "It Is No Secret' Se-cret' after which Miss Duhigg introduced Dr. Paul S. Richards, x who delivered the anniversary address "What the Community House and Miss Duhigg Meant to the Community". Mrs. John Spargo, conference president, extended ex-tended greetings from the Women's Wo-men's Society of Christian Service. Ser-vice. Talks on "What the Community Com-munity House Means To Us" were given by the following: Steve Smilanich, serviceman; Joe Rakich, high school student;- Carmen Car-men Sanchez, junior high student, stud-ent, and Mrs. Marie Azzelio Nich-ol, Nich-ol, layman. A vocal number "God Bless This House" was rendered by the young peoples choir, followed fol-lowed by the benediction. Mrs. Roy J. Hollingsworth, district treasurer of the Women's Society of Christian Service and longtime long-time friend of the Community House was co-chairman. In sincere appreciation for her accomplishments at the House, Highland Boy people and Bingham Bing-ham ftiends presented Miss Duhigg Du-higg with an engraved wrist-watch wrist-watch and $50 cash and Miss Mildred May and Mrs. Linna Duhigg with corsages. Mrs. Milka Smilanich and Mrs. Manuel Osoro made the presentations. Steve Smilanich in behalf of Highland Boy servicemen, presented pre-sented her $25 with which to get an additional placque on which names of all Highland Boy and former Highland Boy servicemen will be placed. In behalf of the ' W. S. C. S. Mrs. Spargo also pre sented Miss Duhigg with a wristwatch and announced a gift of $175 cash forthcoming from the Colorado conference to be used as seen fit. , |