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Show Thorntons Gather In Parowan For Annual Reunion Member of the Wm. U, and Adelinda Orton Thornton family fam-ily assembled Saturday July 15 at the Parowan Third Ward cultural hall for their annual reunion. A luncheon, served by the Parowan Stake Relief Society So-ciety board, began at 2 p. m, with 74 members of the family assembled. After the luncheon a business bus-iness meeting was conducted by Byron O. Thornton, president presi-dent of the organization, with iS3 members attending. The group voted to retain the present pres-ent officers who are as follows: Byron O. Thornton, president; presi-dent; Merrill Thornton, vice president; Harriet Hicks, secretary sec-retary and treasurer; Afton Werner, Genealogy representative representa-tive and historian with other members of the family, Nancy White, Wm. E. Thornton, Neta Wells, Jean Wightman, Clara Allen and Sylvia Trelease, as board members. I This was followed by a pro- I gram with Ronald Cannon of I St. George, son-in-law of Nan- I cy White as MC. Numbers con- I sisted of the following: an ori- i ginal musical written by Syl- I via M. Geddes, titled "Rela- tives", sung by Renda and i Paula Wiscombe, Patti and Di- i ana Geddes; a piano solo by I Louise W. Westergard; a phy- J sical culture demonstration, I by Cline Wiscombe; a reading I by Raymond Conger; f" A musical number with ap- propriate props was given by Sybel, Elaine, David, Wayne and Carl Alger and Richard Hicks; Katrine Johnson, Janet I Jones, Jackie Robinson and ' Myrna Mitchell, sang two ; numbers with Itha Mortensen f at the piano; Gloria Willis accompanied her children Sandra, Kenny, Royal and f Kerry while they sang two numbers, and Pattie and De- i anna Geddes danced. Kathleen Ellis sang two folk ! songs; The Byron Thornton family, Luella, LaVee, Donald Sorenson, Nedra, Mark Stev-i Stev-i enson, Scott Sorenson present ed a skit, and a puppet show was presented by Linda Wer-I Wer-I ner. Delores Cannon gave an 1 original " reading and the1 Thornton sisters sang a medley of old familiar songs, ending i with "When You Come to the1 End of a Perfect Day" and Ted Werner offered the benediction. benedic-tion. An evening campfire program pro-gram was held at 8 at the Five Mile with singing, reminiscing rem-iniscing and recitations Sunday morning a family Sunday School and testimony meeting was held in the sheltered shel-tered area at the Five Mile with Bishop Byron O. Thornton Thorn-ton conducting and Cheri Day leading the singing. Many of the family remained in Parowan Paro-wan to attend ward sacrament meetings. |
