Show Will Celebrate Birthday I r Y t Y t It is with great pride that the people of Davis County pause to honor one of their outstanding outstanding ing citizens as she observes her birthday May 5 Mrs 1 David David Dav Day id L. L Olean COlean Rice MRS MUS RICE throughout her hel lifetime has played a very prominent nt part in the political as well as civil and church affairs affairs af af- fairs Cairs of Davis Count County and Inthe in inthe inthe the state of Utah and it is with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction that we we- review- review her hermany hermany hermany many activities She served as Davis County Democratic Vice Chairman for 25 years and during her tenure of oC office as delegate to three national Democratic conven conven- Though she retired from Crom active participation in p party a affairs af aC- fairs many years ago she still lakes takes an interest in politics ant and follows campaigns s with great interest SHE SIZE WAS FIRST 1 president resident of the Davis County Daughters of Utah Pioneers She was a member of the Davis Stake board hoard and president of or orthe the South Farmington and a teacher in the Relief So So- so-I so During world war I she sho was vice president to the late Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha E. E Barnes Baines in the Davis County Chapter Of or the Ameri American can can Reel lied Aa Cross ross and later s served as fn president si ent She received a abronze abronze bronze plaque from President Woodrow WOOdlOW c Wilson for or distinguished distinguished distin distin- service ice in the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross work I ALONG WITH THIS busy career career career ca ca- ca- ca reer outside her home she also excelled as a homemaker and mother She has reared 11 children children chil dren eight of whom m are re still living Rice J Grand Grand- Rice Salt Lake City James S S. S Rice Bountiful Rawl S S. S Rice Amalga Amal- Amal ga Ut Austin Ri Rice e. e Farmington Farming Farming- ton Mrs 1 Don L. L Belle Aamodt Aamodt Aam- Aam Bountiful Mrs Hil d a aMoss Moss floss Woods Cross Mrs 1 Rulon RulonD D D. D Emily Barnes Kaysville and Miss l Erma Rice Farming- Farming ton She has 28 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren Her Ill David vas as a great source of strength and in inspiration inspiration inspiration in- in to her He encouraged her in all her endeavors and pushed h her r into the limelight while he remained in the back back- ground He was the proudest of the proud when she did appear in public in her prominent po po- MRS lUnS RICE HICE was born horn in Farmington Ul Ut May 5 1872 to James James' T. T Smith from rom England and Cecelia Christensen Smith from Norway both of them sturdy pioneers She was married married married mar mar- ried Sept 3 3 1891 in the lie Logan Temple to David L L. Rice and they moved into the rock house across the thc road from the house housein in which she now resides She is still living in her own home bonne in Farmington where she has lived for 55 years Her daughter Erma lives with her Truly Mrs Rice is one of the stalwarts ts of of our community and our state stale Davis County and the state stale of Utah salute her herAn heron on An this her birthday The Core foregoing going tribute was written by Mrs 1 David M ML Merrill Mer Mer- rill |