Show DAUGHTERS OF PIONEERS OF KANE CO HOLD ANNUAL encampment tho the annual encampment of the daughters of the utah pioneers of kano county was held wednesday afternoon may 1 in tho the ward amusement n luse hall president dont macy B robinson presided reports ot of the various officers were vere given and mrs susie L robinson gave a talk on tho the needs needa of a home foi or tho the organization 11 the musical ri numbers umbers were furnished by wm vernon after the pro program grani a largo large birthday cake was waa cut and served with punch to all present and the toasts were introduced by the toastmaster mrs airs lola F itis it Is very gratifying indeed to review the work accomplished by the daughters of oc the utah pioneers of 0 kane county since its beginning tour four years rio ago each year it has made a record worthy of the spirit of this wonderful organization there are now five camps belonging to company tour four in kanab and one at Or derville all in good working order and one can call gee that the officers and members of 0 the various camps are living up to the object and aim of the society when the historians record shows that thirty eight papers on the local history of f kane county twenty six individual biographies ten songs and poems two prize stories and man many Y newspaper clippings are in the files of the organization As yet no relies relics have boen been collected ed but several have been promised to us as soon as we got get a place to keep them besides the gathering of the history to and biographies of our pioneers the organization tiou has haa held a memorial service each year at the celete cemetery ry wherein honor love and respect have been shown our pioneers who have passed away each year the society has had charge of the pioneer erDay day celebration where special honor has been shown chovin our beloved pioneers who aro are still living they have also helperin hel helped in practically every worthy clyle improvement in the town A donation was given toward the building of the now new church they also helped to pay for the new plano piano A book driveways drive was also made wherein over books were gathered tor for the free public library this year the camps in kanab have endeavored deavo red to raise to help finance the kindergarten by giving lances dances and selling tickets for a moving picture show the organization asin is in a good financial condition much money has been derived from the sale of a cook book which was coni compiled viled by a special committee the loyalty and actual work done by annie S frost in this undertaking of the organization is worthy of special inen mention tion ever since it has been completed copies have been sold and it has been the means of a steady income this year the members of the various camps are trying to raise money for a building fund by donating their sunday eggs or the equivalent in money to the society another activity of the organization which Is commendable is the work done by a good cheers committee every christmas this committee visits all the pioneers over years of age in the community and presents them with some little token this year a book of poems was given we ave still have a few of tile the oil original ginal pioneers of utah with us ji every very year sar they grow less but the daughters of the utah pioneers of kanab as an organization havo done and still are doing their part to mako make tile lives of these dear old souls brighter and happier by showing appreciation for the efforts and hard ships their andu endured red to build tor for us a home here in the west wesl we continue to gather their history and preserve their lives as has been done in the past and by so doing create a spirit of union love and good fellowship among the posterity of tho the utah pioneers |