Show The Uintah County Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial tennial first ladies ladles of the WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House doll exhibit Is a local project that should draw national attention It is probably th the only collection of its type in n existence The authentic sculptured models a and d their exquisite gowns of the 38 first ladies of all the presidents of the United States has m made de an an outstanding monument for the community We will be th the first to admit a adoll adoll adoll doll project costing several thousand dollars and using Bicentennial participation funds sounded a little far out We wondered how dolls could cost 50 so so I much and be of pf any Bic Bicentennial value After attending tl the e dedication ceremonies Saturday and listening to an explanation of the many women hours and a afew afew few man hours that have go gone e into this project we we c came came me away with a admiration and appreciation W felt very proud that such sucha a a pro project c uld b be imagined da anel an created ted by bYthe the first l ladles dl S bf of t our oui r corn coin i During the past six months it itis itis itis is estimated women women have worked on this project Some of them have ave spent hoU hours s 's on just one one gown making it over asma as ma many as six times to get it just the way they thought it should be Every known avenue has been researched to make porcelain portrait miniature sculptured dolls as authentic as possible Even the material used for forthe forthe the gowns is the same or as near as available to that used in the time period of each US U.S. First Lady No effort was spared tomake to tomake tomake make U this s project as near the actual likeness of the tradition and grace represented in the first lady of each president of the United States In this day of equal rights for women it is easy to lose track of the struggle some of our first ladies must have gone through to maintain the dignity of their position and still let her feelings be known Today the wife of the president p has an important role in getting her husband elected to office before she assumes the title as first lady of the United States For their efforts in pursuing this timely Bicentennial project we would like to pay tribute to the first our community community community com com- who have given of their talents and time so unselfishly in creating a doll collection of the women behind the men inthe in inthe inthe the White House Or special appreciation goes to Isobe Isobel Batty and her committee com corn of dolls who have worked waked so tirelessly on this project d depicting womanhood in our great USA Pioneer Day this year falls on ona a day that makes it difficult tomake to tomake tomake make it a holiday Most Mast people get Saturday off nit f anyway so not goir going to work on this Ibis his day is no different than usual There has been a lot cl of discussion n about havi having Friday as a holiday for Pioneer Day Then there are those who never get a Pioneer Day holiday because it ft is only officially recognized in Utah Whatever your cir circumstances we hope you have a good time this weekend and find time to remember our great pioneers who struggled so to get here Maybe a greater tribute would be to work ark harder instead of taking a holiday to celebrate te the entry of tie th first fint pioneers into Salt Lake Valley Is It it fair that we e take time off because they had it so rough |