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Show M the sun came over- the mountains. What has happened to dancing and dance halls? . Are we too busy to socialize? Are we too wrapped up in everyday living and ourselves? our-selves? There isn't much dancing done today, and when there is, more are sitting than dancing. Partners Part-ners dance together all-night, all-night, seldom ever changing . partners. Not so in bur day. It was a real challenge to 1 have a different partner for each dance. The first and last was reserved for your partner. Our dance cards had many names on them, not just one. Dancing was not only good for socializing, butalso exercising7, and these are two things we, all lack in fdday's world of cars and the boob tube. No one gets out to dance and;all the dance- halls are just a Memory. The old time.dance halls- with" their seemingly half an acre of polished floors and being held closely by your partner; Wayne King, the Waltz you saved for me, and many more are gone and only memories of the past. Carl's; tfiirdwife was Barbara M. Smith, a sister to Martha, and they had five children. In the early 1890's at .the age of 65, he retired, but he kept ; busy with many things. Carl died in Logan, Utah, October 29, 1902 at the age of seventy-seven years. v The Amussen "building was razed prior to the recent ' (1980) construction of the new Crossroads Plaza and " "Commercial Security Bank. '" However, the front of the old Amussen home and jewelry store was, carefully removed and rebuilt as the facade of 1 the Commercial Security; Bank approximately on the same site as when it was built, directly across the street from ZCMI and opened for business in 18691 J REMEMBER DANCING AND DANCE HALLS. As I watched the dancers at the Junior Prom, my thoughts took me back over the year to the days when I was growing up. Dancing was one of the greatest ways of getting together and getting out with your friends and neighbors at least on Saturday night. But dancing seems to be the finale of all NOTABLE PIONEERS, and -tdndony September 29, 1864, he.was baptizeda member of 'the' Church of Jesus Christ of Tatter Day Saints and soon changed his life. He sold his business and arrived in Salt Lake City in 1865, and in the summer of 1869 at the age of forty-two married Anna K. Nielsen and to them were born five children. .Martha M, Smith was their goverri-; goverri-; ess.fari was so fond of herv that ;he married her and to them were born three, sons. was about Carl Christian , Asmussen (Amussen) most v interesting person, born in i!825, in Copenhagen, Den-mark. Den-mark. He traveled in almost." every country in western Europe, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and America, "twice encircling the globe. He was also quite a linguist; in addition to Scandinavian he spoke English, German, Spanish and Italian. He was a watchmaker, dentist, miner, and he opened his own jewelry store in Melbourne. Mel-bourne. With his many skills he soon ra;d'a small fortune. , At the age of thirty-nine Carl gained possession of a copy of the 4 -Voice of Warning". He was overwhelmed and in. . CHIT CHAT BY BE A - ; 1 . Don Petersonjs back home-.. , after heart surgery where he is recuperating nicely. It is always much more relaxing in your owfi home and we are sure Don is "more 'comfortable 'comfort-able at home. It;wonVbe long till we see Don out for his. daily walk. The' Daughters of Utah Pioneers Park City Chapter 1 'held their regular meeting on : February 11. Several members mem-bers were unable to attend "V'due to :illness. The lesson '- was very interesting, by ., lesson leader Hazel Gunder- -son The lesson was special occiasions, also. Wedding Receptions all seemed to finish with a night of dancing, a fine way to get acquainted and meet new members of the family. Christmas, New Year's, we always gathered at grandma and grandpa Carter's in Porterville,' and after dinner everyone would pile into the horse-drawn sleigh, young and old and the babies, too, all ages were included, then off to the old school house we would go, where everyone in the community gathered for an evening of dancing. There was always a man who played the fiddle, oh so fascinating, and as soon as he began to play your feet just couldn't stay still, if you weren't dancing your feet were tap-tapping to the rhythm of his music. Even after we came to Park City we went to Porterville for many special occasions and dancing always seemed to be a part of it. Here in Park City there were dances every week and not just one but several, usually at the Swedes Hall, I.O.O.F. Hall, Elks Hall and Saturday night was the night for dancing, after a long week of working it was a way to relax. The evening would start at one hall and you would meet a few freinds, then off to another, as one ticket covered cov-ered them all. By the time you were through dancing your own group would often gather in one of the homes for snacks and possibly more dancing, sometimes continuing continu-ing all night, many times returning to our homes as |