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Show Honored Citizen Is feted at Birthday Wm. Metcalf, a resident of Gunnison Gunni-son since 1879, reached his 80th birthday anniversary Sunday, and as a remembrance of the event he was a distinguished honor guest at two well appointed dinner parties given expressly in his honor. Saturday evening, eve-ning, at the home of his son, John E. Metcalf, with Mrs. Metcalf as hostess, hos-tess, he was royally entertained at a six o'clock dinner party. With him had gathered J. A. Tuft, Anthony Madsen, Ed. Childs and W. H. Grib-ble, Grib-ble, "old cronies" since boyhood days, and with Mrs. Metcalf, wife of the honor guest, the sons, June, John and Ray Metalf, and with members of the family attending, covers were laid for twelve at a deliciously cooked cook-ed chicken dinner. The table decorations decora-tions were unusually attractive. A huge birthday cake, surrounded with eight May queens, representing a maypole scheme, formed an attractive centerpiece. At each end of the table were Princess tapers, placed in silver holders. The "boys," following the dinner hour, rehearsed many incidents inci-dents that came to them when all were young men and resid'ng in the valley. At ten o'clock a light luncheon lunch-eon was served. Sunday afternoon at two o'clock Mr. Metcalf was again an honored guest at an elaborate dinner party, given at the home of his son, Junius Metcalf. Mrs. June Metcalf was hostess hos-tess at this affair. -Covers were laid for twelve, and on the table was a big birthday cake, cleverly covered with 80 bright candles. Only members mem-bers of the immediate families were present at the Sunday afternoon dinner. din-ner. An afternoon of visiting and talking "old times" were enjoyable features, and late in the evening a l'ght luncheon was served., William Metcalf, son of John E. and Mary Metcalf, was born at Salt Lake City May 5, 1855. He received his early education at Springville, Gunnison and Fayette. Later he became be-came an active assistant to his father, fa-ther, who was among the early pioneer pio-neer settlers. William, when but a youth, sensed the poss'bilities of gaining wealth by entering the stock business. He was successful and at one time was regarded as one of the largest raisers of sheep and cattle in this section. July 3, 1879, he marr'ed Miss Emma Em-ma U. Capson at Salt Lake City, and to the union four children were born, all of whom are living. The three sons, Junius, John and Ray Metcalf, are residents of Gunnison, and the only daughter, Mrs. Talula Metcalf Saunders, resides at Ellensburg, Wash. Mr. Metcalf, not only active and successful in his stock business, has been prominently identified in business busi-ness and civic affairs. He served as county commissioner for Sanpete county for two terms, and represented represent-ed his district at the Utah state legislature leg-islature at the time Reed Smoot was sent to the United States senate to represent Utah in the halls of congress. con-gress. He was active in establishing the Gunnison City National bank, and served as president of the institution. When the Gunnison Valley bank absorbed ab-sorbed the City National, he was elected vice-president, and was later chosen president. He served as president of the Dover Do-ver Irrigation company for forty years, and was president of the West-view West-view Irrigation company for many years. Mr. Metcalf, through his long and successful business career, has made hosts of warm friends, and all will join in wishing him many happy returns re-turns for many more anniversary fetes. |
