Show Bishop Family Honors Oldest Living Member J Mrs Savalla Bishop Melv Melville Two hundred descendants of the William H. H Bishop family attended the Bishop reunion which was held Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon afternoon af- af in Hinckley A general together get-together and dance was enjoyed enjoy enjoy- ed Saturday night Sunday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon on the High School lawn a program honoring Savalla Melville age 81 oldest living descendant of oC the family was given which consisted consisted consisted con con- of or the following A short sketch of the life of Mrs Melville given by Sa Savalla valla Sanford Sanford Sanford San San- ford of or Delta A letter which is the only one they have record of written by William H. H Bishop to his wife was read by Adell Peterson Merlin Christensen played a sax- sax phone aphone solo An Indian dance was ted by Mr John McInelly of Esca- Esca lante A reading was given by Mrs CecIal Cecial Ce- Ce cial Bishop Lula Marie Hilton age 5 sang God Bless America music music music mu mu- sic consisting of or solos duets and trios by the Heap family from Escalante Escalante Escalante Es- Es calante was enjoyed short remarks were given by Edwin Bishop of Sandy Joseph Heap of Escalante and Dora Dameron of Inkom Ida Ida- ho Avery Bishop took charge of the program Lunch was then served Officers for Cor this year ear were Avery Bishop president with Ray Bishop Mary Bishop and Mrs Bert Val Wai- lace New officers were elected with Lydia Webb as president M. M J. J Moody vice president Nell Pace secretary Eda Bishop genealogical representative and Nora Ingersoll of American Fork corresponding secretary Out of town people who came for Cor the reunion were Bly Ely Glenna GlennaDee GlennaDee GlennaDee Dee and Nellie L. L Beal of Ephraim Mr and Mrs Joseph Heap Mr and Mrs John McInelly Bernice and Eugene Me Mc Inelly from Escalante Miss Bertie Walk Valk Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs 1 Verge Heaps Provo Prove Mr and Mrs Edwin Heaps Lehi Mr and Mrs Edwin Bishop of Sandy Sandy Sandy San San- dy and twenty of or his descendants some some- of whom came from Grand I Junction Colorado to be to the re re- re re-I re union They were Mr and Mrs Orrin Greenwood and three children children chil chil- I dren the youngest being but eight weeks old Mrs Greenwood was I formerly Jennie Bishop Mr and Mrs Jed Damron of or In Inkom In- In I kom Icom Idaho Mr and Mrs Clinton I l Iem ott of Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs Gam Carn Mood Moody of Los Angeles Angeles An An- Angeles geles Mr and Mrs Max Bishop of oC Fillmore Mr and Mrs Cecil CecH Bishop of Cedar City and Mr l and Mrs Milton Ingersoll of American Fork Mrs Minnie Bishop Moody who has been bedfast and III now for or two years was able to attend the i I reunion this year Mrs Melvi Melville le is a fine example of the Bishop family with a pleasing pleasing pleasing pleas pleas- ing smile and winning personality in spite of her 8 81 years ears and got around and seemed as spry as a much younger woman She has always been noted for her neatness and cleanliness As she sat In her chair posing for the picture her white locks her smile and her general appearance th ni made a d e one think Would that I could uld h hold ld on onto onto to 81 years and still look so so beautifuL beautifuL beau- beau And so so- so with the hand shakes wi with h the dance program refreshments refreshments refreshments refresh refresh- ments and general feeling of or reUnIon re reunion re union sentiments were that this i reunion was one of the outstanding outstanding outstanding ing of any held I 1 A Word r of f th thanks nl Is extended tended to I Ithe the outgoing of officers for their splendid I did efforts to make the reunion I such a |