Show Manti Patriarch To Ob Observe erve Birth BErth Date Patriarch J. J Hatten Carpenter Carpen Carpen- ter will be spending his birthday anniversary listening to sessions of f the general conference con con- ference this Saturday April Still alert and keen of mind the elderly patriarch amazes his townspeople with his ability to think and do Family member and many friends and associates will remember remember remember re re- re- re member him on his anniversary anniversary sary and recall the days not so long ago when he made his daily walks to town His walks in recent months have been limited to home and surroundings surround surround- ings although he often accompanies accompanies accompanies members of his family in their automobiles for a aride aride aride ride to church He was in attendance attendance at at- at the recent stake quarterly conference with his wife who shares his interests in people and world events He has a special interest in inthe inthe inthe the children grandchildren and their activities and now numbers his posterity at 77 A great grandchild arrived last year and letters from a grandson grand grand- son in hi the Swiss German Mission Mission Mis- Mis sion have brought satisfaction Elder Carpenter was born in Devonshire England April 4 1861 and in 1887 he left for Australia On leaving that country in 1888 he met Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon missionaries was converted convert convert- ed and came to Utah He married married married mar mar- ried Matilda Alder in the Manti ManU Man Man- ti U Temple in 1889 He served a mission to Samoa in 1890 to 1893 then Worked as or city ity recorder r rd r- r rand and andin andin in the Manti l City Bank until 1911 when he was called to th f Vi ho e A H 1 fl T T rr 1 1 M h 1 e ioU a au J. J emp a AUA Lv or w at proved to be a year 42 term termas as recorder His first wi wife e died in 1920 and he married Lydia Schramm Schramm Sch- Sch ramm in the Manti ManU Temple in 1921 |