Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-04-14 | Page 8 | Church Genealogical Society Names Officers

CHURCH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NAMES OFFICERS The fhe biennial meeting of the time officers and members of or the Genealogical l so society society so- so I of Utah was held yesterday afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- in the church historians historian's of- of Ice flee and the thu following were elected to serve as directors two years years- ean Anthon Anthon An- An thon then H. H Lund A A A. Milton Musser Iu cl Charles W. W Penrose George Reynolds Joseph Geor George e W. W Willis lIlls and Joseph F. F Smith jr These chose choso officers as follows Mr 11 Lund president l- l dent Mr 11 Musser lusser vice president and treasurer Mr 11 Smith secretary and librarian and an Miss 1155 Lillian Cameron on assistant librarian The Tho society was organized In Salt Lako Lake No November 13 1891 lS H an and was Incorporated November 20 O 1891 1 The fhe original officers and incorporators were Franklin D. D Richards president enl John Nicholson vice vi co president James JamesH H II An Anderson enon secretary A A. Milton Musser treasurer John Jaques li Ii- Ii These together with Andr Andrew An Arm- dr drew w Jenson and George Reynolds constituted the tho board of directors The purpose of the society as the name implies Is to collect and prepare preparo genealogical ical information principally in behalf of ot members of ot the tho Mormon chum hurch It is a n. benevolent institution and und none of the receives any I pecuniary compensation for his servIces servIces Ices ces except the one appointed to do dothe ho tho searching of ot records and the genral gentral gen- gen iral ral work of ot tho the office The society it t present has hos a a. membership of or jf f whom are life members Tho The which Is situated in the his his- orlan's orian's office contains between w ind volumes of genealogy also harts charts and other Information of value 0 o the members