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Show i mi Page Four - The Springville Herald DUP gets old White Meeflnq (Hjoimso by Jcrrie Fackrell Thanks to the efforts of Melba Wheeler, Dirk Sumsion. Lucille Laney and Glenn and Afton Alleman. the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) now have two original pillars from the Old White Meeting House in Springville. Spring-ville. Mclba Wheeler saved the colonnades that had been passed down by her mother for several years, then instead of discarding them, she gave them to Dick Sumsion. Dick thought they could be used in their summer cabin up Hobble Creek Canyon, but never got around to it. In 1992. Dick donated these pillars to the DUP Museum, but there were to huge for any of the daughters to handle, so they sat protected at Lucille Laney's house. Finally Glenn Alleman picked the colonnades up. took them down to his barn and he and Afton and their son refurbished refur-bished them and painted over the painted portion of the pillars, keeping them as close to original as possible. Mary Jane Chase Finley wrote about these colonnades in her first "History of Springville" book that was typed by her granddaughter. gran-ddaughter. Lois Hansen Anderson, Ander-son, page 37: "The gallery which extended around three sides were supported by large pillars made of white pine, three on each side 12 feet long which extended through the floor and rested on strong red pine, sleepers which in turn rested on the four foot rock foundation." Following is an abbreviated history of the Old White Meeting House as told by Mary Jane Chase Finley page 35-38. Another Anoth-er history was written by Don Carlos Johnson and can be found in the SpnngvilleMapleton DUP Museum ai 175 S. Main in the "White Meeting House" file folder. In 1855 the citizens of Springville Spring-ville had outgrown their meeting house and began ambitious plans for a large structure to be used for all community activities, school, church, recreation and other civic affairs until they would be able to build a regular chapel. A committee was appointed appoint-ed to draw up the plans and soon every person in the town was actively interested in pushing the project. As part of the annual Fourth of July celebration, the men with about 30 teams, went up Hobble Creek Canyon to what then was known as the Second Bridge, about where the present City Power Plant now stands, and secured stones to be used in laying the foundation. In the meantime the women and girls of the town prepared a big public dinner which was served under the bowery. Other materials were collected during this year. The adobes were made at the adobe yard in Bishop Johnson's pasture north of Plat A on Fourth North and Third East under the direction of Thomas Sprague and Luke Williams Wil-liams Gallup. Many men and boys assisted in the mixing, molding and drying of the adobes. ado-bes. The timber was cut on the mountains just southeast of town on what was known as The Big Slide near Maple Canyon, under the supervision of Abram Day and Newman Bulkley. It was slid down the snow part way, then dragged down the canyon by horses and loaded onto wagons. From here it was hauled to Kear-n's Kear-n's and Cole's sawmill at the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon where it was converted into lumber. It was decided to build the house by subscription or a tax of labor and material. Every able bodied man and boy donated either work or material, and so V, , V - March 28, 2001 pillars mm " ; . ""v ; : umT fc Ii ' ' i it "TlTI til i I Dick Sumsion of Springville is shown above with one of the pillars he donated to the DUP Museum in 1992. The pillars were just finally brought to the museum, refurbished, and installed there, citizens are invited to visit the museum at 175 S. Main in Springville and see all of the pioneer exhibits. The museum is open Tue., Wed. and Sat. from 1 to 4 p.m. eager were all the settlers to see the building erected that even the women contributed, many of them braiding straw hats, weaving weav-ing rag rugs, weaving cloth and making men's clothing and woolen wool-en socks which were given to the men in exchange for labor. When completed in 1857, the new building was connected with the little school house on the north side by a vestibule and the two buildings are used jointly. It was a two-story structure, the first floor being one large room with a stage in the east end. In 1860 the big meeting house was remodeled under the supervi-f supervi-f sion of Solomon Drake Chase and John Metcalf. The pulpit was moved to the west and the stage was enlarged and arranged for scenery. During that winter, school was still taught in the little meeting house. After remodeling, the building was controlled by the church. In 1865 a contract was let to Solomon Drake Chase to again remodel the big meeting house into a place of worship. The price to be paid was $18,000. The building was finished in the summer of 1867 and the actual cost of these meeting houses from 1853 to 1867 as compiled from Bishop Johnson's diary was: little school house annexed to the big school house $3,000. First cost of big school house $15,000. Paid Chase and Metcalf for finishing fin-ishing the same. $1,700. Paid Solomon Drake Chase $18,000 for remodeling same. Fencing and fixtures $1,000. The organ and chandeliers and other furnishings fur-nishings were donated by the people under the immediate supervision of William Bramall. The main entrance consisting of two large double doors was in the west end (later a roomy vestibule vesti-bule was added in the 1890's) and there was also a spacious entry on the east end from which gDaQP OOP 9B)8 cDSCO K5 (SKDS? S t st, . ' " V" A 5 v t V A i nxjn&(mi (sanity a flight of stairs led to the galleries galler-ies independent of the main auditorium. audi-torium. The gallery which extended ex-tended around three sides was supported by large pillars made of white pine, three on each side 12 feet long which extended through the floor and rested on strong red pine sleepers which in turn rested on the four foot rock foundation. Also located in the DUP Museum from the Old White Meeting House is an outside view and inside view of the building; the church organ and organ stool; a tapestry used in the building; plaster used on the walls; a panel of wood; and square nails. , Finley wrote in her book. "The few nails that were used In the original building were made by Abram Taylor of scrap iron such as wagon tires and oxen, shoes." We have some of these nails. 'We also have a rocking chair from the Old Font House; sacrament table and stool; a key forged by Jonah Phillips, early Springville blacksmith, also custodian of the Old White Meeting Meet-ing House. We have a baton used by George Harrison to direct the singing: a mirror that hung on the east wall of the Old White Meeting House where the organist organ-ist could look up and see the directing of the chorister and the two colonnades just donated to the museum by Dick Sumsion. Come in and see these as well as lots of other artifacts from early pioneer settlers. The museum, muse-um, which is located at 175 S. . Main is open Tuesday, Wednesday Wednes-day and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. And be sure to attend the 100th DUP Birthday April 14 from noon to 6 p.m. at the DUP Museum. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier. Offer Goo Through April 7th Joinlltah Vafley's finest full-service tfea&fiCluB CALL TODAY 79D-7744 J & rftfyrfm "Mary of Anne 'm Springullle "t -. r ,L! v .-. I nnA ITnnn Frank "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart," wrote Anne Frank in her diary over fifty years ago. The true story of her two years in hiding from the Nazis during World War II will taken center stage at the Little Brown Theatre, 239 S. Main, Springville, on Fit, Mar. 30, when VIP Arts opens its production of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Performances will be held every Fit, Sat. and Mon. at 7:30. p.m.. Mar. 30 through May 7. 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