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Show M Mrs. Ida Pauline Cordon Davis, eldest resident of Willard, f v N ; celebrated tier nmtieth birthdey anniversary with open house at her home in Willard Sunday. Open house was set between 2 p. m. and 6 p. m. but Mrs. Davis, trim and sweet as ever, was still enjoying visits from friends and relative at 10:30 p. m. All others wore tired but she completely enjoyed the entire day with her endless supply of ener- wwwn- ' llfft Joseph R Reeder has been appointed to serve as new president of the Tahitian Mission 'for the LDS church, announcement refrom the First Presidency veals this week He will succeed Ellis Vard Christensen. Papeete, Tahiti will be headquarters for the new mission president. The land and people will not be strange to President Reeder since he served as an LDS missionary there from 1934 to 1937. Mr. Reeder is a native of Brigham City, born Jan. 29, 1914 to Joseph M. and Lula Burt Reeder. He graduated from Box Elder Hign school and seminary and attended the Utah State University in Logan prior to fulfilling the mission. His wife, the former Ruth Rothe, is a daughter of Max B. Rothe, and Anme Appleyard Lehi. She was born in Lehi and of Lehi High is a graduate school and seminary. She attended the Brigham Young University and the Utah State University graduating with a B. S. deShe has taught gree in t957 school in Lehi and Brigham City and at present is a teacher at Hervin Bunderson school. The couple was married in the Salt Lake temple .June 26, 1940. They are the parents of two children, Jane 17, and Max 13 They will accompany their parents to Tahiti. "v. . t, Always one for keeping up with the times she relates that a plane ride taken three years ago, returning from a motor trip to St. Louis, as one of the most wonderful experiences of her lifetime. She became the bride of Thomas H. Davis, November 11, 1887, in Willard when she was 19. She had attended Willard elementary schools prior to that , time. They later took their endowments in the Logaa LDS temple. The couple, together, operated a fruit farm and she still found time to rear a family of eight, participate in LDS church and community affairs.' Mr. Davis also worked on the railroad. He passed away Nov. 8, 1934 after a lengthy illness. She has been a member of the Willow Creek Camp Daughters of Utah Pioneers as long as she can remember. In fact they are now looking for the records when she first became a member and can not seem to find the date, she explained. She does not want to go back to the good old days of washing with a tub and scrubbing board. She can recall helping with the second tub of washing when she was so small she had to stand on a box to reach the scrubbing board. . When asked how she met Mr. Davis she smiled as she recalled that she guessed she had known him all her life but he was an exceptionally fine square dance caller and that might have been FASHION NEWS If you can wear a half size dress, you shouldnt fail to stop in at Robertas and try on one of the lovely Peg Palmer, MartaD, Colonial or Mynette styles. After trying on one, register for the free half size dress to be given away Sept. 30. Hey kids! Pick up your Mercury slippers with pixie toes at Jane is active in LDS church and school affairs. She is organist for the Primary and a Junior Gleaner in MIA. She is affiliated with Future Homemakers of menca. Girls Athletic Association and Girls League at BEHS, where she is a senior student Max is active in his Seventh ward Deacons quorum as second counselor; an eighth grader at Box F.lder Junior High school, member of the Junior of High band and president North Brigham 4 II club. Mr and Mrs Reeder have lived in Bngham City since their marriage and President Reeder is engaged in dairy farming here He has served as secretary and director of the North Field Irrigation company. He has also served as a member of the superintendency of the Sunday school and chairman of the ward genealogical committee. For 14 years he served as president of the 310 quorum of Seventy, 12 years as senior For the past three president years he has served as second counselor m the Seventh ward bishopric Mrs Reeder served a shortterm mission in the Central States While a member of the Lehi Fourth ward she served as organist, teacher and chorister in the Sunday school, Primary and Young Womens Mutual Im- - and Jerry Petersen and their little sister, Patricia Ann Poore. The children, grandchildren of Mr and Mrs. Herman Hotter, returned to Utah via train with their grandparents in August and have now returned to their to home in Yuba City, Calif., their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T, Poore. Mrs. Poore is the former Ruth Hotter. For summer vacation Mr. and Mrs. Hotter traveled to Southern California to visit with former missionary companions in Inglewood, toured Catalina Island, enjoyed the new Pacific Ocean park, then continued north by train to Oakland, Marand Sacramento. tinez They met the Poore family at Sacramento and spent time with them m Yuba City. The Kotters and three chil- dren watched the work being at Lucm done by the barges Cut-of- f from the train and the With the announcement of tots greatly enjoyed their first new president of the Tahitian train ride. TAHITI WILL BE HOME Joseph R. Reeder, center, as LDS mission, his wife, the former Ruth Rothe, and children, Jane and Max, along with Mr. Reeder are now busy Fall Meetings Begin making plans for leaving soon for Papeete, Tahiti where For Sunflower Camp they will make their headquarters. Fall meetings for Sunflower provement Association She also activity counselor in the Third was a member of the Sunday ward YWMIA for a time and la Camp Daughters of Utah Pioschool stake board there and ter served as president of the neers begin Thursday evening. II, at 7 30 p m. presiden. of the Primary. She North Box Elder stake YWMIA Sept Mrs Olive Petersen, 129 South has served as teacher and presThe Reeder family is busy ident of the Seventh ward Pri making plans and arrangements Fifth East, will be hostess at the mary and coordinator of the to leave for their new destina- first meeting and a good attendance is anticipated. Junior Sunday school. She was tion in the near future. Mrs. Ida Pauline Cordon Davis REACHES NINETY reached her nintieth birthday anniversary this week and celebrated Sunday with open house at her home in Willard. She is the eldest resident of Willard and Sunday greeted numerous friends, neigbors and relatives who called to extend best wishes. , 7 Box Elder NEWS Wednesday, September 10, Brigham City, Utah 1958 what drew her attention to him more than some of the other boys. Mrs. Davis still would like to learn to drive, a car. In that way she could just jump in and go when she wanted to visit or see something special. Just last week she went through the State Capitol in Salt Lake City for the first time. Guess Id been too busy to take time out to do it before, she chuckled as we inquired why it took her ninety years to get there. It was children and grandchildren who were puffing after mounting the stairways in the capitol and m spile of failing eyesight she was still able to enjoy most of the exhibits there. Crocheting has been marked off her list of hobbies due to her failing eyesight and walkand ing, visiting, taking trips sneaking out to weed, keep this pleasant little woman busy. New Season Begins For Epsilon Chapter First meeting of the new seafor Epsilon Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi was held Monday evening at the home, of President Jerri Nelsen. A newly transferred member from Washington, Puyallup, Marie Miller, was introduced. Rushing season committee was announced as Mrs. Merlyn Larsen, Mrs. Mary Parsons and Mrs Ada Hewlett. Coming years program, The Year of Fulfillment for the Sorority, was discussed with Mrs. Nelsen in charge assisted by Mrs. Colleen Burr, and Miss Karen Craghead. Refreshments were served by President Nelsen and Mrs. son Robertas. Aj Uaiutij Brigham Couple Enjoys Family Visits and News Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Madsen have been enjoying visits from family members and news of happenings of family members during the past two weeks Here enroute from Tucson, Arizona to Gamsville, Fla , have been Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Madsen and sons, Reese and James. The family will make their home at Gamsville where Mr. Madsen will be a supervisor in the Florida Forestry Wildlife He will serve in Department. Florida and part of Georgia. Here from Los Angeles visiting with the Madsens and also with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Richardson have been Mr. and Mrs. Fred Madsen and son, Russell. News from Cambridge, Mass, tells of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Madsen to Cambridge and of his plans to attend Harvard Announcement from San Antonio, Texas tells of the birth of a baby son to Lt. and Mrs. S. K. Bramwell. Mrs. Bramwell is the former Dorothy Madsen. Young Christopher has two sisters, Kathleen and Shawna. Baby Girl Arrives For Howell Couple Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nessen of Howell are rejoicing over the arrival of their fourth child, a baby girl, born Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Valley Hospital m Tre-monto- Anxiously awaiting for mothto return baby sister home from the hospital are Pamela, Debra and Kenny Nessen. Mrs. Nessen is the former Jeannene Spackman of Honcy-vill- er and e. Card of Thanks To those who by their acts of kindness expressed their sympathy and friendship at the time of the death of our beloved Sharon Christensen Barrere, we wish to express heartfelt thanks. We wish especialy to thank the ward bishopric, the Relief society, Primary, our friends, and all others who assisted in any way. Robert Barrere and sons, Mr. and Mrs. DeVere chg Christensen and Family. m zJatt & 4 V& LIFll If At 4 t If tha Family." It' CATIONAL, -- 56 South Main With a Gas clothes dryer, you can do your laundering anytime, regardless of the weather. WASH ANYTIME! CLOTHES DRY FASTER ! Gas dries clothes faster than Utah Sunshine too IRONING! . . . kitten-sof- t, ! Sheets conic out smooth can be folded and stored without ironing. By taking laundry out when damp dry, you eliminate sprinkling. Even starched pieces iron' like magic. towels arc as fluffy as when new. Corduroys and jeans come out wrinkle-fre- e ready to wear. NICER LAUNDRY! Gas-drie- d ECONOMICAL! Gas dryers keep clothes looking new longer let you cut cleaning bills way down. and they L Sept. 115th 1 6th. Free Prize Ticket . , . IGA DAY Sept. 18th. i Hif RECREA- TIONAL Childron'i Day at f EDU- INSPIRA-TIONA- and if- Ik THRILL PACKED DAYS with Fun for all Cataluia ananui k LESS 10 only A train ride and three-week- s vacation in Utah provided sumfor Randy mer vacation fun Tahitian Mission, Presidency Tells gy- Mrs. Davis was born in a small home in Willard where the post office of the community now stands, Sept. 10, 1868, daughter of E. P. and Sarah Cordon. The family moved across the street into a rock house, then to South Willard where they planted one of the first and finest orchards near the mountains. Being the first of a family of 10 children she remembers, Ida, get the bucket, fill it and come up on the hill with, me, said many many times by her father as they carried water to the newly planted fruit trees. Since she and her two sisters were born before any boys came to the family she learned early to help with farm work and they grew everything from asparagus to peaches. She still loves to get outside and putter about the yard and whenever a chance avails itself she literally sneaks out and weeds in spite of warnings issued by her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Wood-yatwith whom she lives. She loves to visit with her six sons and .daughters, Mrs. Frank J. (Hazel) Lowe, Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Woodyatt, Willard; O. L. Davis, Ogden; D. W. Davis, Willard; Mrs. R. G. (Ilene) Dixon, Dugway and Mrs. W. A. 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