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Show A V wwwes mw - t rris . m 1 .ifij Den Moms Must Be on Toes! lllll 2r.i2? in a Den,, all of terest in doing things, and in During her tenure ibe hat worn four different shoulder patches which means that a certain doing them with boys. The Den on amount of preparation must be Mothers are as varied as the i her Den ha from been transferred one pack made before eacbj weekly Den boys themselves. to another number with the In Provo, a "veteran" of the meeting to make sure the boys LDS Wards and Stakes W. most and afe kept busy, impor Cubbing program is Verna In Provo. tant of all, interested. i Garrett, wife of Weston Garrett. Who are these Den Mothers? Mrs Garrett has plenty of Mrs. Garrett has been a Den What special qualifications must Mother for 4 family support for her Cubbing years and has Her husband was Den have? two work. v the sons prothey through guided . Dad the Most often they are young t first year, then Instituas older son An served gram. mothers with sons in the cut tional Representative, and now Den Chief (usually a first class' In the v course of Ciibmaster. bing program, and as for qualiscout) when she first took over The Cubs rang In age rom ' 21 no the Den. Her current Den Chief fications, there; are boys through Cubbing' special guiding '8.to 11, and there are anywhere . she has had some amusing and is a former member of her Den. qualifications other than an in-disturbing experiences, like tha "sleep-out- " when the boys talked all night, and the fishing trip when a Cub got a fishhook in his arm and had to be rushed - down the canyon to a doctor. Another "veteran" is Dor am a "Bingham of Spanish" Fork, for wjiom Cubbing is really a fairi-ily enterprise. With nearly four years of service to her credit, Mrs.v Bingham looks forward to five more years as a Den Mother, She is the mother, of four sons, and one of the most enthusiastic Den Mothers In the county, 'Her oldest son, Lanning, has completed Cubbing and now. a Boy Scout and Den , v is Chief. Her sons,' Sam and Joe, are now Cubs, and her younger boy, now five, years of age, is looking forward to the time when he'll be old enough to don ' the blue and gold uniform. Hub' , 0 flf by Cleve Bingham isn't left out. . 1' " 11! rfl il fL 1 He's the Institutional Represent-'- ! ative. I M A ' , Mrs. Bingham has directed her; boys through a long list of handicrafts, trips and other activities. After a summer's vacation from Cubbing while the boys participated in .a special she's filled swimming program, with ideas ' for projects which will keep her charges busy for the coming months. Af newcomer to the ranks is Shirley Myers of Payspn. Mrs and her husband LeRoy Myers 111 H i I helped organize their Cub Scout Pack in April of this year. The Pack is sponsored by a group W f of citizens, parents of the boys, Mrs. Myers has two sons and a daughter, the oldest of whom is now in her Den. She thinks it's "lots of fun" to be a Den Mother, and looks back' with fond recollections to the times when jthe boys cooked their own food outdoors, .went boat riding, and visited a j g un collection. Her husband is Den Dad, and they 'find time outside of Cubbing . and family duties to be heads of the Marriners organization, of the v Payson Community Church "SING, BOY, SING Shirley Myers of Payson ' ' ' One of the most versatile Den . on a son who ' i Greg, plucks encourages her cigar in the Springville area Mothers .box guitar.,Carl McClellan, left, whistles so he can I k Russell Is Mrs. (Af ton) Frandr t i join in. now who is completing her sen, third and final year in the program. Mrs. J Frandsen will re tire when her second son gradu- ' . ites this fall.; from four to By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN ; With schooLnow getting underway, a corps of energetic women across Utah County291 in num- peris muiicuLiiis an acuviiy filled ; autumn program. Their aim: keep ahead of a lively igroupjof little boys. The women are Derf Mothers, leaders of this 12 her-uniform- ,' di-visio-n'of : 1 F -- '- I - riyfn ' l i I 111 f I (.' TV l 1 -- - (TT) S?'4i , L iC " , i ' ' ; ' :: , - Af top Frandsen of "MJSTER INTERLOCUTOR!" in a clever minstrel Cubs of directs her four Springville ; ' 1 i t3kS A I-'- Vl it -- t'i'f SIR! . ' , v " I UrBFS'' "- " - , .AfX V :" sV ' Michael Davis and Danny Lamb. " ; " !i . . ' V" - , V :t ! V -- mk I s '''iij vXtTTTi Ilk j U4. 4T A V- - r ir-- V tMkO K i r It b wJ Cr. r ; - . ; . . former elementary school teacher, Mrs. Frandsen h a f (Continued on Page 21) A ' : 4' ,,11 . ; : ?. ., THE UNIFORMED RANKS Mrs Cleve Bingham, Spanish For Den Mother, commands a family platoon. Standing beside her O her son Lanning, who now serves as her den chief.' Seated are San and Joe, both Cubs. , 1v ' . T l,fiP'l&' 'd hf.' v' rn rnw Ti i' ' rr rr T n '"IMI :iv,. ... . .i .sir , j- ' -i T i ,;. : '. . " : r. A V.. ' -- "THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER : Verna Garrett of Provo assembles her Cubs for the first meeting'' following summer recess. First item of business--fo- od for. the coming picnic. a-sho- rt V'- - '- ri?" - Hi ,i,ri - liZZ " yv - : ' A n - ' w 'CT, ' , . --mmim-im . J' rZ C" ' II It i ri , i i THE ARTISTIC TOUCH Mrs. Elmei (Sheila Jones of American Fork taught her eight Cubs flower arranging and they walked away, with eight ribbons; plus a sweepstakes, , at a recent flower show.- - She is shown her with her son Ricky. ' 4 V s |