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Show Park City D.U.P. Meets, Honors Kate Carter's Memory word was "Honor the Pioneers." These are just a few of her many accomplishments and she will be missed by many. Funeral services ser-vices were held Saturday at Woods Cross and she was buried in the Spanish Fork cemetery. The Park City chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers held their meeting Wednesday, September Sept-ember 8, at the home of Captain Berneil Kummer, seven members mem-bers were present. The lesson was "1876-Centennial Events and Territorial Activities. In this lesson we also learned of the Utah State Flag and the part played by the DUP organization in its design and making. Hanna Dupont has distinguished herself as a make r of flags to the extent that no history of the Utah State Flag is complete, without her name, and a record of her achievements. When in 1926 the call was made to Governor Gov-ernor Dern for a flag to be hung in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, he requested the Daughters of Utah Pioneers to make the flag. By investigating, we found among our officers this master needlewoman. Her attention atten-tion to. details, color and to form stamped her as an artist. The flag was embroidered by Mrs". Dupont and presented to Governor Govern-or Dern on Monday April 3, 1929, by Fannie C. Woodruff who was president of the organization. Mrs. Dupont has many flags to her credit and each is a monument monu-ment to her fine work. Some effort has been made to simplify the flag, but the Daughters Daugh-ters of Utah Pioneers have protested pro-tested any change in the beauty, the significance and the history portrayed in the flag of Utah. It has been their desire to preserve pre-serve the flag according to the rules and regulations governing it. A very informative lesson given by lesson leader LaVern Mathie, the meeting complete with light refreshments. Next meeting will be held October 13 at the home of LaVern Mathie. The Park City chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers were saddened at the news of the death of president Kate B. Carter, who died Wednesday at the age of 84. She was the first elected national president of the Dauthers of Pioneers Pio-neers in 1941, a position she held until her death. Revenues from her writings which fill 37 volumes helped to finance the construction of the DUP Museum on North Main street, the building was finished in 1952. Mrs. Carters writings depict the heritage and history of Utah pioneers. She edited a monthly bulletin on major events in the state history which were used as guides in DUP camps across the country. coun-try. They have been compiled in 12 volumes of "Heart Throbs of the West," her writings also include 19 volumes of "Our Pioneer Pio-neer Heritage," and six volumes of "Treasures of Pioneer History." Kate B. Carter has directed the "Days of 47" since it's inception in-ception in 1948. She has always insisted that all activities represent repre-sent the high ideals and outstanding out-standing accomplishments of the pioneers of our state. Her watch- |