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Show Named Clubwoman of Year1 Antique wheelbarrow in use again by Florence Galbraith After lying idle for 20 odd years the old wooden wheel barrow made by Ben Redd, one of Blanding s first is in use once again.carpenters, Ben Redd brought his family to Blanding (Grayson in those days) in 1908. Shortly after coming to Blanding he made this wheelbarrow with a big heavy iron wheel and large iron bolts to haul his building material and carpenter tools. Ada Rigby used it until the wood rotted and it became too fragile to use and she stored it away as an antique. Ada is the oldest granddaughter of Mrs. F.M. (Pearl) Whittaker has been named Clubwoman of the Year by the Rebus Rota Club in Monticello. Mrs. Whittaker was honored at the 60th annual convention of the Eastern District of Utah Federation of Womens Club last weekend in Monticello. Pearl has been a member of Rebus Rota Literary Club since 1966 and has served as head of various departments Ben Redd. Two weeks ago Ada rebuilt the wheelbarrow from stem to stern, using the same wheel and bolts, and it is now in use again and is a real work of art. In it she hauls her garden tools and plants and the from her trees, etc. primings Ada has access to her mothers water well and is busy with her spring garden as usual. She raises more than 33 varieties of herbs which she dries and bottles. The excess she doesnt use she bottles and labels and gives as gifts to her neighbors and friends. Whenever a new neighbor moves in the neighborhood Ada is seen there with a batch of cookies, a loaf of herb bread or a jar of jelly or pickles and some herbs or flowers from her garden. There is hardly a home in town that she hasnt visited. She is also a substitute teacher at school and active in her Ada Rigby and her wheelbarrow THIS WEEKS church and visits the home-boun- d. In between she knits, crochets, embroiders and cuts dainty lace pictures with her She also small scissors. paints. Ada is an avid organic gar-dne- r. The neighbors kids say: If you eat a piece of fruit off Ada's trees you dont need to worry about poisonous sprays to control the worms. She makes her sprays out of garlic, cayenne pepper and She plants soap suds, etc. insect repellent flowers among her vegetables to repel the bugs instead of using dangerous poisons. She also has a tree farm and raises her trees, many own Christmas of which have been raised from seeds which she planted and nurtured. Several years she has donated trees to the Boy Scouts to sell at Christmas. Ada and Truman Rigby have three children, Blake, Angela who love and Brenda, adore them. Theirs is a close knit family. Their son Blake and is presently serving amission for his church in Ecuador. Mr. Rigby is principal of the Albert R. Lyman Elementary School and has served as assistant ward clerk for 20 continuous years, under four bishops. He is proud of his wife's many hobbies and encourages and helps her. Several years ago Ada made a fruit and vegetable drier in which she dries fruits and vegetables of every kind. Last year she made and dried over 10 or 12 varieties of fruit lea- thers. Her flower gardens are a splash of color which can be seen for many blocks and, most homes in town have had a fragrant centerpiece from it. In season the church house on Sunday is usually adorned with a basket of these lovely flow- ers. YOUR WALGREEN AGENCY Monticello Mr. Rigby has worked inour public schools ever since coming to Blanding 24 years ago shortly after their marriage. They met while attending U.S.A.C in Logan. He was reared in Montpelier, Idaho. donor program. She was one of the first two women to be Red Cross voluntary first aid instructors in the county and presently holds an advanced first card. Pearl also was one of two women in the first emergency medical technician training program in San Juan County and the first woman in the county to receive national certification. This recognition is recognized as being difficult to obtain and required considerable effort on the part of both women involved and the local instructor in charge; it also invovled a special trip to Salt Lake City to take the national test because women were not given the test locally, as the men were. She also is a current and longtime gun safety instructor--the first such woman instructor in the county. She served as secretary to the Southeastern District of the Utah Wildlife Federation for two years. She has served also as com- Pearl Whittaker and programs, including conservation, education, the fall bnaquet, 24th of July float and Fourth of July flag service. She has served as secretary, reporter and president of the club and as Eastern District corresponding secretary. Her civic activities have included working on the Heart Fund, Cancer Fund, March of Dimes and Red Cross blood mittee member and chairman for the San Juan County Fair and helped with reorganization of the fair after no fairs had been held for five years. She was fair secretary in 1975 and 1976. Pearl has served as city secretary for the Women's In- ternational Bowling Congress. In her church she has served as ward librarian, Sunday School teacher, and visiting These are also teacher. current activities. District Womens Club convention by Nell Dalton sented for the Arts and Crafts. First place winners were as The 60th annual convention of the Eastern District of Utah Federation of Womens Clubs was held last Saturday at the San Juan County Library in Monticello, hosted by the Rebus Rota Club of Monticello. Forty-thre- e women attended from the towns of Price, follows; Helper, Orangeville, River, Moab and Monticello. Miss Elinor Bennett and Mrs. A1 Warden, state officers from the Salt Lake area, also attended. Mrs. Warden gave a call to the state convention to in Provo. be held May In the morning session, at the library, Miss Bennett awarded the Helper Womans Club the Membership Achieve- Young Green -7 ment Award. They had a 43 per cent increase in membership for the year. Mrs. Lee Diamanti, past vice president of EasternDis-tric- t, who was recently made president due to the unexpected resignation of Mrs. Donald Hatch, presided at the convention. The convention was opened by a welcome address from Monticello Mayor Gene Ether-ingto- n. Members voted on and accepted a proposed constitution and by laws. Musical numbers, a duet by Linda Adams and Karen Adams accompanied by Joyce Coleman, and a piano solo by June Latham were enjoyed by the group. Judging of the Arts and Craft show in the foyer also took place in the morning ses- sion. The luncheon session took place at the San Juan Country Club. At this session, a talk by Pearl Whittaker and a sketch by the past president of the Eastern District were enjoyed. Awards were also pre Mrs. Ann Poole Crafts: of Moab for Macrame jewelry. Handwork: Mrs. Edna of Green River for a crocheted afgan. Oil painting: Mrs. Joe BaxAn-dere- gg ter of Green River. Needlework: of Mrs. Monticello Zoie for needlepoint. The awards were presented by Mrs. Masaji Imoi of Moab. The show was outstanding and on display throughout the convention. In the afternoon session, each club in the district honored one member as clubwoman of the year. In the Price Sorosis Club, Mrs. Oscar Hansen received the award. In the Helpers Womans Club the award went to Mrs. Carma Savinski. In the Woman's Literary Club of Moab, Mrs. Pearl Taylor won the award. Monticello's Rebus Rota Club gave the award to Pearl Whittaker. Green River Womans Club honored Mrs. Florence Howland, and the Ladies Improvement Club of Orangeville gave their award to Mrs. Mary Jewkes. In the district, there are three state deputy chairmen and each gave a report at the convention. The reports were on education, health and home life, and internal affairs. The Green River Womans Club extended an invitation for all to come to their May Fair on May 7 in Green River. The 1978 district convention will be held in Orangeville and hosted by the Ladies Improvement Club there. A tea, hosted by the Rebus Rota Club and the Price Sorosis Club, closed the |