Show John Wesley Powell Days J Planned for June 26 W Week ek s Local and state leaders met metIn metin metin in Vernal Monday Monda noon at the Hotel Vernal in a Jphn John Wesley Wesley Wes Wes- ley Powell Centennial program coordinating meeting to make plans for th the various events that will take place May 24 to Aug i 9 in commemoration of Powells Powell's trip down the Green and Colorado rivers Don local co cochairman chair co-chair- chair chairman man of the committee conducted conduct conduct- ed the meeting and gave a a summary of activities that had been planned to date An organization char chart was displayed displayed dis dis- played telling the responsibilities ties of the va various agencies REPRESENTATIVES of the he theU U S Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau Of Indian Affairs Utah Travel Council Sierra Club Dinosaur Land Inc Ute Indian Tribal Council Bureau of Reclamation tion Uintah County and Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal City are co sponsors cosponsors of the Vernal activities centered around July 26 the date the expedition will land at Split Mountain All groups were represented represented re reo presented at the planning meeting The general sponsor is the Vernal Chamber of Commerce and the National Park Parle Service with Don L L. and Phillip R R. Iverson co chairmen co Special out town out of town guests were R R. R W. W Davis chairman of the Powell Centennial coordinating coordinating co co- council and also of the Sierra Club of Berkeley California Dr Everrett Coolley Coolley Coolley Cool- Cool ley curator of Western Amer University of Utah D Dr Dt Charles S S. S Peterson director of the Utah Historical society David Rose director of Utah Travel Council Bob Wilde Utah Tourist Council 1 Dick Martin Centennial Pub 1 director David a Mulct Miller I representing Western River Expeditions Re Rex Rec Cury and y J Francis Tribe e I Stan Lyman superintendent of ofU ofU ofU U and 0 Indian Agency and Bill Dean assistant to r regional region region- glon al director for National Park Service R. R W. W DAVIS reported ih that t Martin Litten will PJ the character part of John Wesley Wesley Wes Wes- ley Powell making the boat beat trip and will fit into the arrangements arrangements ar ar- for the reception at Split Mountain Gorge July 26 David Rose told of m making a three three state state coin for Utah Wyoming and Colorado hi is commemoration com corn I of the Powell centennial centennial cen cen- tennial The coin would have havea a picture of Powell and a boatIn boat boatin in the background and the seals of the three states on the back side After comments from all agencies represented the visiting visit ing log leaders expressed commendations commendations com com- for the effective planning already made by bythe the Vernal group |