Show Be II a doll give a doll By Uy June Stewart A number of or clubs and Individuals In In- have already pledged to buy one or more of ot the exquisite First Ladies Ladles dolls being sculpted by noted doll designer Phyllis Park for tor the Uintah First Ladies Bicentennial project A number of ot fine seamstresses have offered of ot- fired to costume the dolls In Inauthentic Inauthentic inauthentic authentic fashions and more will be needed as q other Cher her dolls are selected for this fascinating project which will be placed In n a suitable case in the new wing of ot the Uintah County Public Library early In 1976 Mrs Park will be Interviewed on Channel 7 Educational Television at 7 pm p.m. March 24 for those who are interested in seeing how she creates her dolls COMMITTEE members willbe willbe will willbe be glad to explain the program to any individual or group and show pictures of the beautiful First Ladies and their cost ost- ost umes limes The collection will be patterned after the popular exhibit exhibit exhibit ex ex- hibit in the First Ladies Hall Hallof Hallof Hallof of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC D.C. according to Isobel Batty chairman Contact Mrs Batty on weekends or after 7 pm p.m. on weekdays other committee members Ann King Maureen Spencer and June Stewart The dolls are hand fashioned and bisque fired and must be ordered in advance Already two beautiful First Ladies have arrived Martha Washington donated by Marguerite Colton and Mary Lincoln donated by Joyce OTHERS WHICH are on order include Dolley Payne Madison wife of James Madison President First Lady 1817 1809 donated by Current Topics Study Club Louisa Catherine Johnson Johnson- Adams wife of John Quincy Adams President First Lady 1829 1825 Progressive Arts Club Emily Donelson niece of the wife of ot Andrew Jackson President First Lady 1836 1829 donated by June Stewart Anelica Singleton Van Buren daughter daughter- in law in-law law of ot Martin Van Buren President First Lady 1837 1841 Ladies of ot the Elks Harriet Lane niece of ot James tames Buchanan Buchanan- President First Lady 1861 1861 1837 donated by Ann King Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Gar Oar field wife of James A A. A Garfield President First Lady 1881 Beaux Arts Club Ida Saxton McKinley wife of ot William McKinley President First Lady 1901 1897 dona donated led by Isobel Batty Bally Grace Goodhue Coolidge wife of Calvin Coolidge President First Lady 1929 1923 Cowbells Bess Wallace Truman wife of ot Harry S. S Truman President First Lady 1945 1953 donated by PEO Mamie Doud Eisenhower wife of Dwight D D. D Eisenhower Pr President First Lady 1953 1961 Beaux Arts Julia Dent Grant wife of Ulysses S S. S Grant President First Lady 1877 1869 Edytha J J. J Gregory two First Ladies to be selected Lady Lions MRS BATTY nATTY has the master list of dolls to be selected so please contact her when you decide which First Lady you wish to have donated in your name A special p price ice of 35 has been made for the doll kits and the authentic dress pattern costs cost of the costumes can be assumed by either the seamstress or the donor The committee members will stuff the bodies and assemble the doll kit which comes with beautifully sculpted head legs and arms A A- later article will feature the doll costumers All who help will be given credit in inthe inthe inthe the completed collection Mrs Park has given this thus Bicentennial project a very special price her dolls sell for much more than the local committee is being charged |