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Show Moroni Atmosphere Of Moonlight And Roses For Prom Plans for Moroni's Junior Prom are nearing completion this week, as the Prom date, February Febru-ary 24 and 25, draws near. All members of the junior class have been busily engaged during the last week making flowers to be used in the decorations decor-ations at the Old Bungalow. Each noon hour at the school as been used as a practice period per-iod to help the class members perfect their floor show number. This will consist of a special introductory march, at which all members of the class will be individually introduced, and a dance routine in which all class members will participate. Dance programs, which want to the printer several weeks ago are expected to be finished and received at the school this weekend, according to Bruce Nielson, program chairman. Actual decorating work at the Bungalow will get underway early next week, LuDean Anderson, Ander-son, decoration committee chairman, chair-man, says. A theme of "Moonlight and Roses" is being carried out by this year's junior class, who promise, "This Prom will be the prettiest one ever." Jerry Nelson, class president, will lead the grand march as Prom Man and Dora Collard, vice-president, will march as the Prom Lady. Mrs. R. P. Larsen was honored Wednesday by a host of friends and by her family at an all-day celebration marking the ninetieth nine-tieth anniversary of her birth. The home was the scene" of an afternoon "open house" at which many of her friends called during the receiving hours. A dinner was served in the early evening to the immediate family and the day was climaxed cli-maxed by a program and dance held Wednesday night. Mrs. Larsen was born by the Kilsgaard MU1 near Tultsrup. Denmark, February 15, 1860. She was married to R. P. Larsen at Aarhus, Denmark, November 29, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Larsen came to Utah in the summer of 1881 and settled at Fountain Green. They later moved to Wales, where Mr. Larsen was employed as a coal miner. Subsequently, thev moved to Moroni where Mr. Larsen Lar-sen worked as a mason. They later purchased a farm west of Moroni where Mr. Larsen busier' himself with his two favorite occupations raising fruit and making violins. Many of thesr violins are still in existence and are highly prized by their owners. This farm was known as Petersburg, Pe-tersburg, so-called in honor of (Continued on back page.) I ; 1 MORONI I 1 Bv Mrs. Katherine Blackham : (Continued from first page) Mrs. Larsen's given name. Mr. Larsen died in 1926. Mrs. Larsen is an active member mem-ber of the LDS Church and has been a frequent participant in making quilts for the Relief Society So-ciety projects. Mrs. Larsen is the mother of four living children: Mozart Larsen of Moroni, E. P. Larsen of Wales and Mrs. G. F. Johnson John-son and Mrs. A. A. Anderson of Fountain Green. She has 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. grand-children. George K. Ivory of Fountain Green has been selected se-lected to represent Moroni's FFA chapter in the county speech contest to be held in Ephraim on March 2. The title of his talk will be "Our Land". George will compete with other oth-er high school FFA bovs from Sanpete county in this contest. The winner of that meet will represent the county in a state contest to be held in Salt Lake city, March 30. Moroni's FFA Chapter has its annual contest underway to select se-lect the chapter sweetheart. Girls who have been chosen to compete for this honor are Elna Jackson and Verdean Bradley Brad-ley of Moroni, and Dora Collard, Dorothy Anderson, LaJune Mor-ley Mor-ley and Carolyn Cook of Fountain Foun-tain Green. The contest will last until about the fifteenth of March and soon after the close of the contest a dance is being planned at which the winning candidate will be crowned queen. Mr. and Mrs. John Warner of Ogden, formerly of Moroni have just returned from a visit to New Orleans, La., and Los Angeles, Calif. |