| Show J 4 r c M 1 r lI t i l It d t- t Ii J d ds s r rv re ru e It v u UINTAH COUNTY Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum has attracted many visitors during 1963 and with the proposed addition of a picnic area next io it is expected to see many more during the coming year The attractive museum houses many items of the early history of the county Staff photo 1 County DUP BUP Reports Busy Year in 1963 By Billie and Enid Hatch Uintah County Daughters of Utah Pioneers have com com- completed another successful year of operation at their museum at West and 2nd South and of service to the community The primary function of this national organization is the collection of pioneer his his tories of indivIduals and places marking historical sites preservIng historical landmarks and relics and collecting manu manu- manuscripts manuscripts scripts and other material in inan inan an attempt to preserve our pioneer heritage and to teach lessons of faith courage for for- fortitude and patriotism The following are only a apart apart part of the activities in which it has engaged during the past year THE DUP YEAR began alter after the annual convention In September of 1962 Through the cooperation of the devot- devot cd members several dinners were prepared and served to public groups In December these sc included dinners for the Catholic Lad Lad- Ladles les Ies Guild and the I fathers father's and childrens children's Christ Christ- Christmas mas party In June the J CC C banquet served more than T The e annual Builders of Uintah dinner honoring resi residents dents over 70 was held in July wIth the help of all local DUP camps aided fin fin- financIally financially by Uintah County The dInner was held in the Naples recreation hall and enjoyed by 90 O gues guests 18 of them over 80 years of age A chicken pIe sale was a rapid s sell out out ll-out In November and later In the winter each of the 10 camps made quilts that were put on sale THE DUP MUSEUM which was constructed during 1961 by donations of labor mater ial and money by the memo mem- hers bers and II a large community effort was opened to the pub pub- public lie lic on June 16 for its second year Many new and Interesting items were added to the relics which have come mostly from pioneers of Uintah County Each of the 10 camps was responsible for keepIng the I mus museum open for one week The season was finished out I IThe by the county officers One or two attendants were on duty from 9 nm am to 5 pm seven days a week The museum holds much interest for tourIsts club groups boy and girl scout troupe school classes in Utah history family reunions seekers of genealogy and Church and other his his- history history tory groups Labor Day end end- ended ed the regular season More than 1500 people visited the museum during this short time THE MUSEUM can call be vIsit visit- visited ed at anytime during the year when not officially open to the public by special appointment by schools scouts church family or other groups by contacting DUP County President Nor Nor- Norma ma McLean or one of her of- of fivers On the Fourth of July the DUP sponsored a pageant entitled This is America at atthe atthe the Uintah County Fair FairGrounds FairGrounds Grounds to join the nation in celebrating a national theme of Let Bells of Freedom Ring This was a wide county project under the direction of the author Stella Rich Rich- Richards ards and her ber chairmen o Ruth Robertson On and Ruth G Harrison Narrators were Dwayne Case Glade M hI Hal Hal- Hallie lie W Searle and Erva Bow Bow- Bowden Bowden den The program was enjoy enjoy- enjoyed enjoyed ed by more than 1000 persons who thrilled to the posting of the national colors by the Na- Na National National Guard Guard Music was furnished by the high school band The pro pro- program gram consisted of the God God- Goddess dess of Liberty Uncle Sam Miss America SpirIt of Ages and Father Time in Place the latter by the Congregational Church Also the Star Spangled Banner by Ashley Valley Junior band sung b by the I the Creation and Mound Builders by the Third Ward Aztec Maya Inca and Toltec Tolt civilizations by Naples Indi- Indi Indian Indian an dances by the Ute Indian Tribe land of Columbus by bythe y the Catholic Church the pil- pil pilgrims pilgrims grims by the Episcopal Church Revolutionary Days by Maeser Second Ward Trail Blazers by Ashley and Davis Pioneers rs in handcart and covered wagon drawn by horses the Wars Fought for Fre Freedom and the melting pot and ensemble and square dancing THE BIG interest was the gate prize a young shetland pony donated for th the occasion occasion ion by Mr and Mrs Paul Batty Batt The huge stage and the murals in the background and other stage props great great- greatly ly added to the effectiveness of the pageant The presenta presenta- presentation tion was of huge scope and magnitude portraying the history of America from pre pre- prehistoric historic time and the pioneer west up to the present Many local citizens and busi- busi business business ness firms greatly aided the DUP In this event The costumes were prepared prepared ed to lend a realistic air An exciting display of fireworks was under the dIrection of Gary B Taylor pf of the Nation Nation- National al Guard and formed the fin fin fin- finale ale of the evening Proceeds of VL the pageant went VI UIo toward v VL VI UIo v 16 1 buying a piece of land ad ad- ad adjoining joining the DUP museum on the south where it Is planned to build a small public picnic park for tourists and local residents ON SEPTEMBER 28 the annual county convention was held The morning ses- ses session session sion was held in the auditor auditor- auditorium ium of the county building where DUP International President Kate B Carter spoke to the group with other National DUP officers Lunch was served after which the group moved on onto onto to Ashley where a plaque marking the sIte of the old Pardon Dodds Cabin the first cabin built in Ashley Valley was dedicated the highlight of the convention The project was under the direction of County Marker Chairman Hilda Morgan and her committee members Oral Richens and Ruth G parr Hard son Construction of the mar mar- marker ker was done by Ashel Man Man- ManWaring waring Joseph Dodds present own own- owner er of the property and son of I Pardon Dodds and his Lam Lam- LamI I ily were honored guests TilIS nus IS the seventh mark mark- marker marker er placed b br r the DUP in Uin UIntah tah County The other six are located on the Bank of Ver Vernal nal the Little Rock House which is part of the museum two in Masser Maeser Reynolds Mill Milland and aad Fort Thornburg one at al Naples honoring the Roberts Pottery Industry a pioneer pottery factorY and one at Jensen the Mau- Mau be Ferry on Green River Other projects completed during the summer were the planting of a lawn at the museum building and the construction of a flagstone i walk Each of the ten local DUP Camps donate every year to the 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