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Show Queens Chosen at Annual Ladies Luncheon geon of San Diego, California. Mrs. Pidgeon celebrated her eighty eighth birthday onMay8. NAN MCPOLIN and Alice O'Neill O'-Neill are to be complimented for a successful affair which drew 216 reservations. Nan and Alice want to thank George Aggie and his very competent helpers at C'Est Bon for a nice luncheon and pleasant sur roundings; also thanks go to those who donated door prizes which were won and appreciated. apprec-iated. Next year wil'-rpally be big-it big-it will be the twentieth Annual An-nual Park City Ladies Luncheon and will be on Saturday, May 4. All who were thervi were asked to save that daie for another day of getting together with friends old-time and new. NOSTALGIA REIGNED supreme sup-reme Saturday, May 5 as nearly 200 ladies from 19 years of age to 92 met for the Ninteenth Annual ParkCity Ladies Luncheon. Lunch-eon. Thirteen "Queens" were honored the youngest just over 80 the senior 'Queen a tender 92 years young. Beautiful and alert, Mrs. Janet Barben admitted ad-mitted freely to 92; Mrs. Bertha Stahle a scant year behind at 91. Mrs. Dorothy HewittsonFos-ter HewittsonFos-ter of Provo offered a prayer of gratitude and thanksgiving before the luncheon was served. serv-ed. IN HER TRIBUTE to the Honored Hon-ored Queens, Mrs. Mae Berry Yates gave special praise to her own mother, Mrs. Leona Berry. It was a touching and loving thank you for her good home-life home-life and high standards of living instilled in her duringher early years. Other Queens besides Mrs, Barben, Mrs. Stahle and Mrs. Berry were: Mrs. Elfie Black-ley, Black-ley, Mrs. Justine Coleman, Mrs. Clara Evans, Mrs. Frances Fran-ces Gowns, Mrs. Ethel Hales MacDonald, Mrs. Hilda Matt-son, Matt-son, Mrs. Chloe Monson, Mrs. Laura Prudence, Mrs. Maude Snyder and Mrs. Vera Soren-son. Soren-son. Nan McPolin once. again assumed as-sumed the duties of mistress of ceremonies and presented the informal program with ease and aplomb. She brought back memories by mentioning former form-er Park City landmarks and activities ac-tivities and taking a census of the audience as to present homes and families. GUESTS CAME from many parts of Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California. Again this year the Queen with the most family members in attendance was Mrs. Chloe Monson who had eight at the luncheon. Mrs. Ethel Hales MacDonald, MacDon-ald, once a teacher in Park City, was acclaimed by several in the audience who had been her students. Blanch Fletcher was missed, as was Mrs. Agnes Thompson now 101 years of age and living liv-ing in a nursing home inOgden. Many remembered her as the fortune teller here. Another former Parkite who was missed mis-sed was Mrs. Nina Cross Pid- f f -A : , j . ' J. , -j :. . J $ i I - Is! I . j ' j . J Mrs. Janet Barben, left, reigned as "Senior Queen" at the Park City Ladies Luncheon held last week. Mrs. Mae Berry Yates, center, gave a special tribute to her mother, Mrs. Leona Berry for the good home-life and high standards of living instilled in her by her mother during the early years of her life. Co-Chairnian of the Ladies Luncheon Nan McPolin, left, and Alice O'Neil received compliments for the annual affair which drew 216 reservations. |