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Show HUWTSV1LLE GIVES 9 I HEARTY WELCOME TO I I HDME-GDMERS j The memory of Utah's first school teacher was honored nt Huntsville yesterday, when tho residents of Og-den Og-den valley, together with many former residents of that community, unveiled H1 a monument to Mary Jane Dlhvorth Hj Hammond. Tho monument, -which is a solid block of native slono six foot high and bearing a bronzo plate, oc-cuples oc-cuples a prominent site on the grounds of the public school at Huntsville. - Tho exercises marking tho unveiling ,i and dedication of tho monument fea-I fea-I turcd tho second day of Huntsvillo's ?f home coming and Fourth of July cole- bration, which will continue over v Wednesday. As tho opening day of the cerebration, special religious serv Hj ices were held in tho meeting houso Sunday. Scores of former residents of Hj the valley havo already arrived and many others are expected for tho Fourth of July demonstration. Many former residents of Hunts-vlllo Hunts-vlllo and tho valley took part in tho Hl "Old Timers" moetlng held in tho chapel Monday morning. Tho address of wolcomo was delivered by Patri-arch Patri-arch David McKay, the oldest living fl resident of Huntsville. Among the former residents who spoke wero John j W. Blair of Helmvllle, Mont.; Edward H. Anderson of Salt Lake City and 1 David A. Nelson of San Francisco. School Teacher's Monument The exercises at which tho Ham-mond Ham-mond monument was unveiled were held on the school grounds during the afternoon. It had been planned for Mrs. Mo9cllo Hammond Halls of Man-cos, Man-cos, Colo., to take part, but owing to the flood which washed out tho Denver &. Rio Grande railroad sho was un- Kt ablo to be present. She is expected to arrive before Wednesday. Tho program also included W. W. Rlter, Salt Lake banker and qn&. of tho first seven pupils taught by Mrs. Hammond in a tent schoolhouse at Salt Lake, but he was detained by importnnt fl business. In behalf of the people of Ogden valley, tho monument was presented by Thomas E. McKay. Tho response was by Mrs. Elizabeth Hayward of Salt Lake, state president of the Daughters of the Pioneers, who com-plimcntcd com-plimcntcd tho residents of Huntsville fl ' for having been the first to honor the , memory of Utah's first school teacher. Others who spoko during the after-noon after-noon wero Apostlo David 0. McKay Hl and F. B. Hammond of Moab, Utah, bon of Mrs. Hammond and a member of her first class of seven pupils. One of the most interesting ac-counts ac-counts of tho early history of the val- Bt ley was furnished by Joseph Wood of Trenton, Utah, who built the first houso in Ogden valley. In addition to the detailed program of tho day there were more than a dozen family Hf reunions in which relatives were reunited after years of separation. Members of the arrangement commit-teo commit-teo announced today that scores of former residents of Huntsville are be-ing be-ing entertained by the present citi-zens citi-zens but that all who may desire to attend the homo coming may feel as-sured as-sured of accommodations. |
