Show Distinguished Woman Mrs G G. G Gibbs lola Iola Smith has been named Distinguished Woman of 1971 by the Kaysville Kaysville Kays- Kays ville yule Branch of American Association Association Association As As- University Women MRS SMITH is a prominent woman actively engaged in civic church education and professional professional professional organizations She is a daughter of Laurence Laurenc Laurence Laur Laur- ence enc H. H and Annie Ray Morgan Heiselt of Salt Lake City Her father was a builder of many roads dams and railroads of the West She is the granddaughter grandy grand- grand t. y daughter of John Hamilton Sr educator Morgan soldier statesman churchman He founded Morgan College in 1868 I r in Salt SaIt Lake City The statue I of Mr Morgan is located on Main Street in Salt SaIt Lake City doll S l 4 V f AS SHE grew up in the home of a construction engineer she e moved with the family and found herself in a new school about every two years The family always stayed together Even though enrolled in the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah Liberal Arts College she moved with the family to California and entered entered entered en en- the University of California California California Cali Cali- fornia at Berkley as an art major The following year she enrolled in Mills College in the Field of Child Development She has more credit hours than are required for graduation graduation graduation but at every institution she enrolled in a field of her interest and became educated in various fields with knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge she sought to make her hera a better homemaker mother and citizen In 1935 she was married to G. G Gibbs Smith DDS As an active couple in their church she was activity counselor counselor counselor coun coun- for the Oakland-Berkley Oakland MIA Stake Board 1938 DURING THE war years while Dr Smith served in the US U.S. Army Dental Corps Mrs Smith gave freely of her time timeto to Red Cross Work reading to patients etc as she was needed needed needed need need- ed at the Hammond General Hospital Modesto Calif 1943 at Camp Kohler Sacramento Calif Cali 1944 she was Section Chairman of the Red Cross Pasadena Regional Hospital Pasadena Calif 1945 While Dr Sm Smith ith was stationed at Pasadena Regional Mrs Smith assisted with many duties of base hospital activities activities r ties as well as Red Cross 1946 the date of was separation separation separation tion from the United States Army f D DURING RI G THE Calif California ornia soS sojo so- so rI M r Jo t tM the S ie e ame p parent parin par par- par par- I in ent h ibb ns Morgan f fand and their daughter De Li In 1948 Dr Smith decided to practice Dentistry in the community community community com com- of Kaysville The family family family fam- fam ily moved from California to toA toK A K Kaysville y ville in March 1948 f Y t i if It was a challenge to reA return return re- re A turn to country living and snowy fe winters says Mrs Smith INTERESTS OF this creative woman range from getting to know you to glamorizing 3 g. g ar arY f Y 4 p x f v V MRS G. G GIBBS SMI I H M As beautification chairman she has done many things to assist and improve the community in which she lives She has assisted in the planning and planting of 69 evergreen trees which beautify fy the South entrance to Kays Kays- ville yule She has been instrumental inactivity inactivity in inactivity activity programs for the youth and adults through the Kaysville Kaysville Kays Kays- ville yule Civic Association which she assisted with since the inception twenty years ago She has served as youth activity activity activity ac ac- chairman adult chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man art chairman and beautification beautification beautification chairman in this as as- ACTIVE IN Parent Teachers Association she has also served as hospitality chairman in Arroyo Arroyo Arroyo Ar Ar- royo Seco School in Pasadena program chairman of Crocker Highland School Oakland program chairman and president president president dent of Kaysville Elementary School program chairman and president of Central Davis DavisJr Jr High Lay Layton ton and membership membership membership mem mem- chairman and program program program pro pro- gram chairman of Davis High School Kaysville She was chairman of the American Field Service of International Scholarship Program for Davis High School Also in the Community Mrs Smith has been president president president dent of the Oakridge Country Club Ladies Association While her son was attending the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah she served as program chairman for Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and as Hospitality Chairman and Program Chairman of Chi Omega Sorority Mothers Club for her daughter De Li Liand Liand Liand and for the Utah Symphony Guild she has been membership membership membership member member- ship chairman and chairman of m monthly events ventS AS A member of the Kaysville Kaysville Kays Kays- ville yule Branch of American Association Association Association As As- of University Women Mrs Smith has served as legislative chairman and currently currently currently cur cur- community problems area representative and is program program program pro pro- gram chairman for 71 1970 of the Garden Arts of Salt Lake City Her steady contribution and andone andone andone one of her greatest interests since 1935 has been the Women's Auxiliary to the American Denta Dental Den- Den ta tal Association IN OAKLAND for thirteen years and in Utah since 1948 She has given countless hours to promote the the- the objective objective of to encourage the improvement of the health of the publicS publiC and to serve the auxiliary in official capacity June 42 1941 she was president president president dent of the Women's Auxiliary to the Alameda County Dental Society Calif 1952 Salt Lake District Dental Auxiliary vice president 1953 Salt Lake District Aux Auxiliary president 1957 Utah State Slate Auxiliary president 1960 recording secretary Women's Auxiliary to the American Dental Association Association Asso Asso- elation 1961 historian to the National Auxiliary 1962 64 District Four vice president president president dent comprising 13 western states 1964 first vice president president president dent to the National Auxiliary 1965 president elect to the National Auxiliary and 1966 National President of the Women's Auxiliary to the American Dental Association IN OCTOBER 23 1967 Mrs Smith was commissioned Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken tucky Colonel by the Governor Gover Gover- nor of Kentucky Upon installation as president president president dent of the WAADA Mrs Smith received congratulatory message from Senator Bennett and Governor Rampton Hampton of Utah Mayor J J. J Bracken Lee Salt Lake City Mayor Charles CharlesH H H. Dredge Kaysville Women's Auxiliary to the East Bay Dental Dental Dental Den Den- tal Societies Utah Dental Association Association Association As As- etc Other messages and gifts came carne from all parts of the United States THE SMITHS have a son Gibbs Morgan Smith PHD history and daughter DeLi De DeLi DeLi Li M MA M.A. A. A English Through both children the Smiths have gained more honors hon hon- ors Gibbs and his wife the former Catherine Wilcox of Layton live in Santa Barbara Calif where he teaches HIS BOOK Joe Hill isto is isto isto to be made into a movie and has been accepted into the archives of Wayne State Uni Uni- Their daughter De Li teaches English at the University University University Uni Uni- ot of Utah and is a harPist harpist harp harP- with the Utah Symphony and will be going to South America with the Utah Symphony Symphony Symphony Sym Sym- phony May 31 THE Kaysville Branch of AA U. U W. W is indeed pleased to name Mrs Smith as Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished Dis Dis- Woman of oC the year of 1971 |