Show Utah State Historical Society M Meet et Features Mrs Rampton Utah's F First i r s t Lady and an eminent western historian will play featured roles in the Utah State Historical Society's annual annual an annual an- an nual meeting scheduled fo for Park City on n September 20 Mrs Lucy Beth Hampton Rampton wife of Utah's governor will deliver the main address at the opening noon luncheon slated for the Park City Resort Center Treasure Mountain Ski Resort Resort Resort Re Re- sort Mrs Rampton a prominent prominent prominent pro pro- figure in the development development develop develop- ment of the Utah Heritage Foundation will speak on Park City One Hundred Colorful Years Her address and the annual m me meeting e e t ti i n g will commemorate commemorate commemorate com com- Park City's centennial centennial centennial centen centen- nial this year which was a principal reason principal reason the town was chosen as the site of the September September September Sep Sep- 20 meetings according to Dr Charles S S. S Peterson director of the Utah State Historical Historical Historical His His- Society Registration tion at 1100 am a.m. will precede the luncheon also at the ski resort Speaker at the pm p.m. dinner dinner din din- ner also at the Treasure Moun Moun- tain airi Ski Resort will be Dr Robert G. G Athearn professor of at the University of Colorado and recognized authority on western railroads who will talk on The Union Pacific Railroad in Utah Dr Athearns Athearn's topic will be especially timely in view of this years year's Golden Spike Centennial and Union Pacific's part in the transcontinental Ii line n e. e Union Pacific also was a vital factor in the development of other lines throughout Utah eventually taking tak tak- t taking king k- k ing o 0 over v ve e r much of the branch railroad system built by the Mormon Church Dr Charles S. S Peterson director of the Utah State Historical Historical Historical His His- Society emphasizes that the September 20 annual 20 meeting meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing is open to anyone interested interested interested inter inter- ested in Utah and western history history history his his- tory and Is not confined to members of the Society Reservations Reservations Reservations Re Re- must be made either by telephone letter or in person person person per per- son to the Utah State Historical Society East South Temple Salt alt Lake City Utah The afternoon session will be meld in the Park City High School 1 auditorium u d i tor i u m featuring three authorities on various phases Df f Utah history It will begin at pm p.m. and will include Floyd ONeil O'Neil assistant director of the Western West West- ern un rn History Center at the University University Uni Uni- of Utah Coke and the Development of Smelting in Utah i James B B. B Allen associate associate assoc assoc- late professor of history at Brigham Young Im Impact Impact Im- Im pact of Mining on the Economy of Utah Since World War P 1 I Anthonly Bowman assistant director of the office of International International International Inter Inter- national Programs at Utah State University From Silver to Skis The History of Alta Utah an illustrated lecture with slides Overall director of the annual meeting is Dr Peterson who said an attempt has been made madelo lo to bring a balanced picture of Utah highlights in both the nineteenth nineteenth nine nine- and twentieth centuries |