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Show Willardson Reunion Largely Attended The seventh annual reunion of the Willardson family was held at Eph-raim Eph-raim last Saturday, and the event proved most successful from every standpoint. One hundred and nine were in attendance from towns in Sevier county, Manti, Sterling, Gunnison, Gun-nison, Ephraim and Spring Canyon. During the morning a general gct-acquainted gct-acquainted meeting was held and at 2 o'clock a sumptuous dinner was served to all present. The program, which was an elaborate affair, arranged ar-ranged by Mrs. June Metcalf of Gunnison, Gun-nison, and conducted by Peter Wii-lardson Wii-lardson of Ephraim, was as follows: Congregational Singing "Count Your Many Blessings." Invocation Frank Willardson, Mayfield. Piano Solo Evelyn Mortensen, Gunnison. History of the Willardson Family and an original poem, "The Pioneers of Our Family" Ann Beauregani, Gunnison. Dialogue June Beauregard and Maurice Nelson, Gunnison. Reading Melba Willardson, Ephraim. Eph-raim. Piano Solo Howard AVillardson, Ephraim. Danish Talk Anna Willardson, Manti, interpreted by E. C. Willardson, Willard-son, Ephraim. Song Pearl Willardson, Ephraim. Piano Solo Ruby Willardson, Ephraim. . Violin Selection Earl Braithwait, Ephraim. Reading Flora Anderson, Ephraim. Eph-raim. Duet Kenneth and Margery Willardson, Wil-lardson, Monroe. Congregational Singing "God Be . With You 'Till We Meet Again." Benediction Fred Willardson, ! Manti. Before the close of the Saturday meeting officers to serve for the en-I en-I suing year were named as follows: President, Frank Willardson, May-field; May-field; vice-president, Jos. Willardson, Gunnison; secretary, Anna AVillardson, AVillard-son, Manti; permanent historian, Ann Beauregard, Gunnison; chairman I program committee, Lilly Willard-json, Willard-json, Ephraim; chairman sports committee, com-mittee, Floyd And.erson, Ephraim. I Sunday was quietly spent visiting , at the several homes of relatives in i Ephraim, and Monday the throngs -. gathered at Palisade where sports, boating, lunching and visiting were j enjoyed. I Those from Gumison attending i the reunion were Messrs. and Mes-! Mes-! dames June Metcalf, Marl in AVillardson, AVillard-son, A. B. Nelson, Joe Willardson, Hyrum Christiansen, M. D. Beaure-! Beaure-! gard and Mrs. Ro ;s Tollestrup. |