Show III Gem-Boree Gem Of The 1 At Salt Palace Next Week Utah known as the mineral 1 treasure house of the nation will play host to thousands of rock hounds from throughout the country June 19 through 22 when the National Gem and Mineral Show Gem Boree of the will be held in Salt Lake City's new 19 million Salt Palace IN TIlE THE SCENIC state where dinosaurs roamed during the Cretaceous period 60 to million years ago some persons are expected to view great gem and lapidary exhibits exhibits ex ex- hibits valued at more than a million dollars Salt Lake City is the birthplace birthplace birthplace birth birth- place of the American Feder Feder- FederI I of Mineralogical Societies Societies Societies Socie Socie- I ties and Norman Hamilton show chairman said today that reservations are coming in at a rapid rate CONVENTIONS of the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- Federation Federation Fed Fed- ican and Rocky Mountain of Mineralogical 1 Societies Societies Societies So So- will be held in conjunction conjunction conjunction con con- junction with the show and according to Clifford Davis and Frank Brigham presidents dents of the host Mineralogical l ical Society of Utah and Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch Gem Society respectively respectively respectively swap tables will be bein bein bein in operation daily and there will be educational displays demonstrations and lectures The ment show for the promises entire eXcitement eXcite eXcite- family Approximately 60 deale will be on n hand with Door displays prizes of gems jewelry materials and equipment will be given away every hour ies OFFICIAL will be held opening 1 rP Thursday j 19 at am a.m. The ig June Sh show hours will be from 10 io a 10 11 pm p.m. each day except arn am to except Sun c day June 22 when the Gem Boree of the close at 6 pm p.m. will Ul The special low price is s 1 per person admission cI children under tinder 12 with by adults free accompanied v w THE AMERICAN Federation of Mineralogical 1 So Societies CONsists consists con con- of more than clui clubs with membership ex There are 10 io exceeding clubs in Utah miner a alone S' S SH r H Hotel el Utah in Salt Lake X w will ll be th the site of the nation City t al convention of the Federation on American America j Wednesday June 18 and the Rocky MoX Moun tam tain Federation ill will convene i lat at the same place June 20 and 21 I THE TilE BIG social event of the conventions will be the annu annUal annual banquet Saturday June 21 at 7 pm p.m. l Because the mountains and I deserts of Utah are vast store houses of minerals and rocks rok of interest to everywhere field I trips are scheduled to many of these I famous and productive I areas I I during dwing the National Gem an and i Mineral Show I TOPAZ is Utah's orr official c al I gem and one of the guided I field trips will be a tour of i I Topaz Mountain in the Thomas I Range Another tour is slated 1 to the Dugway geode be beds which are about m miles les 1 f from Salt Lake City via theold the theold I old Pony Express Route I II I 1 |