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Show Pres. Elzo E. Edward L Wallace, stand near famed statue Porter, left. Winter Quarters Stake president; Cecil Fortner, high councilor, and in cemetery. OMAHA Fnl.u genu nt of the Winter Quarter Cemetery at Floiente. Neb, a suburb of Omaha, to honor the Mm mini Pmneeis who died there aftei bom,- dtven fimn Missoni is under way. The pi est iiood in Winter Quarters St ike opened the cemeteiv improvement project aftei the Chinch had pui chased two additional lots adjoining the whuh the Church now holds under a lease ' Jivin T. Nelson, director of Church landscaping, was sent to the Winters Quarters Cemeteiv to design the new landscaping and Supervise the work. Church aulliorities wanted the paik and cemecentennial celetery to be at' its best for Nebraskas said. Nelson Mr. bration, locaHe pointed out that this Winter Quaiters tion. where hundreds of pioneers sacrificed their of ihe lives after being driven from Missouri, is ore New most histone spots in Mormon history between York and Salt Lake City. The "Winter Quaiters monument by Avard a child Fairbanks, poitraying the death and bunal of one of 'he best considered is Mm moil pioneers, by t United States. pieces of ai in the to see the way members "It was do the work needed about to of the Ii icsi hood rallied were on the job. workers of Hundreds ccmctci y the - i iein-eter- s t9-ve- g said Mr Aaronic priesthood youths clear dead limbs near cemetery gate. Nelson "Thin cleaned and painted the steel fence Stone at the gales and all around the monument were were painlod by carcfl for and polished. Rest rooms membeis of the stake presidency and high council extendFlower beds were enlarged and the lawn area the around of fencing ed in addition to the extension he --aid Church," the lots by new purchased two in every wav wdh City officials cooperated the Winter Quarconsider authorities They Church ters Cemetery to be one of the most histone touted attractions in the Omaha area. made from special Onjdn nrivc markers were who traveling 10 the 'brought in pioneers by stones rocks. such find to 12 milt's up stream to After coming wfest, the pioneers did not forget the cemetery but years later sent selected flagstones from the Park City area in Utah to make enhance west sides of the cenjeleiv and ga'os on the east and ihe monument. around wall low a to build r the The same spirit prevails wilh nvmrhns st it cemeteiv the ting on work Pnesihood sihodultng their F.idav noon and all day Saturday They beganthe filpmiei't Aug 11 and 12 and expocl to have 1. ial god memoi i.il completed by Oct Stake members paint wrought irun gate in Winter Quarters. ' -- WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16, X 1567 CHURCH-- 7 |