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Show Henson Walker Family Hold Reunion The family of the late Henson Walker celebrated his 114th birthday birth-day anniversary Tuesday, March 13. About 300 decendants and close friends of the family met at the Third ward chapel in a get-acquainted party. The older people enjoyed visiting with each other and talking talk-ing of early life of this Walker family. fam-ily. The cousins of the family had quite a time finding out relationships relation-ships and getting better acquainted. A letter from Howell Michigan was read. Regrets were sent, that they could not be here in person, as their spirits would Ke present on that occasion. The committee in charge of the affair was selected from the Walker families as follows: Aaron Walker, chairman, son of W. H. Walker; Ida Walker Weeks, daughter of Henson S. Walker, Robert Walker, son of A. B. Walker, Walk-er, Richard Walker, son of John Y. Walker, Joseph Walker, son of San-ford San-ford Walker, Harold Walker, son of Ezra F. Walker, Shelby Mayhew, son of Martha Walker Mayhew, Eva Fage, daughter of Cordelia Walker Thome, Lawrence West, son of Cassie Cas-sie Walker West, Warren Walker, son of Delbert Walker. Two families not represented in this committee were the Eaton fam-' ily of Vernal and Idaho, and the Melissa Walker Harper family. This committee handled the various phases of the celebration. The entire en-tire committee acted as invitation committee so that the relatives of each family were invited no matter where they lived. Eva Fage was chairman of the dinner committee. She was aided by a member of each of the families. fam-ilies. Robert Walker was in charge of the following program: Singing Come Come Ye Saints. Invocation. Biography of Henson Walker., read by Jennie Walker Johnson. Duet, Jesse and Dawn Walker. Reading Vida Fage Conway. Solo Roy Fage Reading Velda West Remarks by Ezra F. Walker, one of the last decendants of the late Henson Walker. He told of intimate inti-mate Incidents in the life of their grandfather and great-grandfather that were not known by the younger young-er decendants. William H. Walker is the other decendant of Henson Walker, living to-day. Two sons of this large family are still living. wnue tne ymui jt?ujie hiju .uim of the older ones danced till midnight, mid-night, the others sat In groups and told stories of early family life. The evening was too .short to complete the visiting and reminineences of this larpe family. Pleasant Grove's early history is built around the intimate life happenings hap-penings of this family. o |