Show H I I I. I Ii i B BERT LUCKY BOYACK 1 When Lucile C C. Reading was called to serve as managing editor of if the new childrens children's J t. t magazine for the LD Church t she expressed in leaving the Primary Presidency t f on which she had been serving serving 1 Counselor But ing as First st 5 z I will nevertheless do all I Ican can to fulfill my new calling calling calling call- call ing she emphasized IN FACT I feel it to be bethe bethe the most challenging assignment assignment assign- assign ment ever received Ellery I i iI I i it iI m t I w j. j I II I f. f I r N I I i MRS LUCILE C. C READING j i t Sedgwick former editor of the j t Atlantic Monthly once said i 1 that first and foremost an i editor s should believe in his t. t magazine This I surely do hoping to make it the best I childrens children's magazine ever pub pub- I urge all contributors contributors to submit ma rial Trial everything f will be carefully read and given f full consideration t tf s Mrs Readings Reading's enthusiasm I about the challenge of service service service ice of her position shows her commitment to people es espe especially especially es- es i pe children She has taught in various capacities in the of the t Church r rA A NATIVE of Cache Valley t Lucile Cardon Reading was I one of a family of eight children children chil chil- dren A graduate of Logan High School she was active I in school affairs a student x body officer and a member of the the debating team learn eam sh She continued her education at Utah State University where she was a class officer ROTC Sponsor President of the Women's Women's Women's Wo Wo- mens men's Association and she also j worked in a theater While completing her degree she served as Sec for forthe forthe I Ithe the Logan Chamber of Commerce Com Com- ComI I merce SHE MARRIED Keith E. E Reading of Centerville during during during dur dur- ing 1935 They have two married married married mar mar- ried sons James C C. C married to the former Lorna Wright they have one daughter and they live in Bountiful He is a graduate of Stanford University University University Uni Uni- with a Phd and is is with the University of Utah in Department of statistics Bio-statistics and Don C. C married to the former Karen Kearsley They have recently moved from Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- where he was teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing at Tennessee State to Pocatello Pocatello Pocatello Poca- Poca tello Ida He received his Masters Degree from University of Oregon and is now teaching at Idaho State University and andis is also completing his Phd in Economics at Utah State Uni Uni- Being involved seems to be bea Jt s. s r. r a way of life for Mrs Reading During the past ten years she has been actively involved with J. J r the following community organizations organizations organ organ- Utah State University Alumni Council South Sega- Sega more Camp of Daughters of Utah Pioneers IMA Club holding holding holding hold hold- ing at one time or another almost al almost almost al- al most every office South Davis Welfare Council Sec of South Davis Chamber of I i- i Commerce President of Davist Davis 1 t District of Utah Federation of Women's Clubs State Officer i in State Federation of Women's r Clubs Member and Secretary of Centerville Planning and Zoning Board and a local PTA PIA officer HER COMMITMENT U to service was awarded by being 1 made Woman of the Y Year ar by bythe bythe the Clearfield Layton and Bountiful chapters of Beta Sigma Sigma Sigma Sig Sig- ma Phi several years ago In June of this year she was given an honorary Golden Gleaner from the Davis Stake Mrs Reading has also enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed being involved in professional professional professional pro pro- and business experiences experiences experiences owning and operating the Mother Goose Shop in Bountiful selling out in 1963 time part-time teacher secretary inState in inState inState State Engineers office and for fora a building and loan company for many years social service I of Utah Division of American I Cancer Society and secretary and publicity chairman for Berkley Contra Costa Council of the Boy Scouts of America KEITH AND Lucile Reading live in Centerville in an old stone house of charming anti- anti built in 1863 and recently remodeled and restored My liMy husband was born in this house as it has been in the Reading Reading Reading Read Read- ing family since the early Our home is enjoyed by many members of the Reading family especially young nieces and nephews who spend weekends with their friends here herc with us My pleasures are all centered centered centered cen cen- in and around the home Keith has not been well and has been on semi-retirement semi for the past four to five years which limits our social life and so we find especial delight delight delight de de- de- de light in our home HER HOBBIES fit beautifully beautifully beautifully fully into her calling and her home She enjoys reading writing knitting and gardening The experiences which have lead to Mrs Readings Reading's present present pres pres- ent calling have been varied and continuous in service to Church organizations She served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Children's Childrens Childrens Children's Chil Chil- drens dren's Friend as well as being a contributor to the magazine for the past ten years FOR THE past seven years she has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Primary Childrens Children's Hospital She served d as Second Counselor Counselor Counselor Coun Coun- in the Primary General Presidency cy sih since 1962 and was appointed as First Counselor in Aug of this year She is a past president president president dent of Ward Relief Society Ward MIA a stake board member of Davis Stake Relief Relief Relief Re Re- lief Society and taught for many years in the Relief Society Society Society So So- MIA l Sunday School and Primary Continuing with graduate graduate graduate grad grad- studies she has done work in childrens children's literature at U of U and BYU In regards to her position as managing editor Mrs Reading Reading Reading Read Read- ing professes the belief in inthe inthe inthe the worth and importance of each individual and his potential potential potential po po- po- po as a child or as an adult and a love for people of all ages and all countries Having traveled extensively throughout the world on Church assignments during the past seven years I have been far 1 more interested in the people than in the places f IT T IS m my y desire desu e and hope to be able ble to bring this worldwide worldwide worldwide world world- wide flavor and feeling for people into The Friend so that it will have an appeal for children everywhere |