Show t f 4 F 1 a t 1 9 a b 1 S IE V p ill illI illY I Y Martha Tavi-an Tavi Lincoln oldest resident of the Ute Reser Reser- Reservation receives her Centenarian badge from Utah Utah's Gover nor on April 18 Governor Clyde flashes his infectious smile mlle but Mrs Mrss Lincoln seem seems unmoved by this distinct honor GOV Clyde Presents Badge to i an Lincoln Oldest Indian Martha Tavlan Tavi an Lincoln the oldest ute on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation and quite possibly the oldest lIv living ing American Indian was honored Wednesday April 18 when she was presented a belated centenarian badge from the Central Old Folks Committee of the State ol of utah Mrs Lincoln who is 11 years old according to ial records in the Tribal of fire fice received her he bad Utah's governor George D Clyde This red white and blue badge Is presented to all over the age of one onehundred onehundred hundred and the committee members were not aware of her age until a story appear ed in the Salt Lake papers when she was the oldest patient ever to be released from the Roosevelt hospital A longtime resident of Whiterocks Mrs Lincoln was again confined to the hospital with a bad cold and congestion several months ago and rather than let her hergo hergo go to her home during the cold weather she was removed ed to the Stewart Nursing home in Roosevelt to recuperate recuperate erate The Governor went to the home where she L is staying to present her this centeno centen- centenarian arian arlan badge others who came to pay their respects to this ancient member of the Ute Uto Tribe were Merlin SuI Sul- Sul liven livan Roosevelt Mayor Paul Murphy Roosevelt Stake President of the Church Reverend Robert B Greene Episcopal minister James E Bacon and numberless other friends and neighbors Mary May Murray a memo mem- her ber of the Tribal Education Board Introduced the gover gover- governor nor As he presented the token loken of her age to Mrs Lincoln the governor expressed a wish that she could talk to him and tell him somo of the things she has seen She does not speak English and he does not speak Ute |