Show JOSEPH SMITH shift FT normol officials conduct dedicatory services EDITH SMITH REMOVES THE STARS AND STRIPES junius wells relates the story of he the task in preparing memorial SOUTH R vt dec 21 24 in rn in memory emery of joseph smith foun derot der of the mormon faith a monument which bad been erected on the eito site of hie bit birthplace was dedicated today the memorial Is located loca teI in the town of sharon three miles from thia this vil lage lages where in a little farm house joeeph joseph smith was born one hundred years ago on december ber 21 1805 Preel president dent joseph smith and a party of about fifty officials of the mormon church and representatives of the smith family were present from salt lake city ai ahe lie exercises were held in a memorial cottage near the monument on U brief addresses were delivered oell vered by several of the mormon 0 officials and president smith offered a dedicatory prayer junius J arni irni us wells told the story of get prop erf sixty eight acres retes and the herculean taek task of getting the immense polished granite stones on the spot requiring providential help Conald eting the coultry cou co the achievement was marvelon marv elou not a or chip on any part being made ahe 4 ost is not ever twenty flo 11 e thousand dollars R 0 easton sang the guiding lOg star president laman lu in his re marks recognized H and nd thanked vermont help and skill dr edgar fish extend td greeting to the visitors and congratulations on beha f of tho the peo pen pie of vermont elder john henry smith delivered a patriotic speech and lucy gates and easton sang an angel from on hilla and el der derlly byrum rum al smith bore his mony heesom smith spoke representing the vermont smiths and apostle penrose bore testimony ony to the prophets mission president smith offered the dedicatory prader singing praise to the man flu etc A vote of was given to junius F r wells and benediction was then offered and the monument un selled it having been covered by the stare stara and stripes whit n were ere removed by miss bliss edith smith |