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Show By LYDIA KILPACK 295-0021 All that snow and cold was hard to take but isn't spring twice as wonderful? (when we have it). Mother's Day is always so special with Its tender memories, heart-warming moments and programs that put a lump in ones throat. On Wednesday, May 14, the Ninth Ward Relief Society presented a program which honored the mothers of that ward. It was called "A Portrait Por-trait of Mother." Decorations were in pastel colors and the program consisted con-sisted of reading and poetry, and song and dance routines, all proving that through the magic of art a living portrait may be painted. The Ninth Ward is new in the stake. Relief Societv President is Beverly Fer-gusen. Fer-gusen. Chairman for the program was Daria Bitters, ' with Sue Burnham as ' decorating chairman, aided : by Camille Almond and Ann Tweedy. On Saturday, May 10 the Centerville "Special Interests" were hosts to the Farmington and Kaysville i "Special Interests" at a : breakfast held on the patio of the Centerville Stake Center. : Music was furnished by the young granddaughters of : Mrs. Arvilla Robbins, who sang and played the guitar. : Mrs. Rhoda Burton has returned re-turned from an enjoyable two weeks visit with her daughter, Emily and Holly in Ventura, Calif. Saturday, May 10 was a busy day for the Aaronic Priesthood M.I. A. Boys and Girls of the 8th Ward. The day climaxed a month of doing services for widows and elderly el-derly people of the ward and consisted of a picnic lunch in Centerville Park with the people for whom they had performed services as special guests, and a program of community singing accompanied accom-panied by several young people with guitars, and the telling of a little of the history : of their guests by the chairmen chair-men of the different committees. com-mittees. The whole thing ended with a free car wash for anyone interested which took place in the parking lot of the stake center. Boys and girls ended up almost as wet as the cars, but a hilarious time was in-joyed in-joyed by all. On Wednesday, May 14 the entire M.l.A. of the Second Ward turned out to clear the debris from the stream bed east of the Kenneth and Lona Hess residences to prevent serious flooding. There are several mothers in Centerville for whom Mother's Day was extra special, having recently welcomed wel-comed new little sons and daughters into their families. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Francis are happy parents of a new daughter born on May 5 weighing 6 lbs. and 12 oz. Her name is Nichola and her grandparents are Mrs. Joan Palmer of Bountiful and Fay and Stewart Francis, Centerville. Center-ville. It seems to be the season for : baby boys, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reed are rejoicing over a new little son bom in May. As is Steve and Julie : Facer and Brad and Dorothy Thompson. The Thompson baby was born on March 17, weighing 8 lbs. 14 oz. His name is Brett William . and his grandparents are Mr. : and Mrs. William Thompson of Scipio, Utah and Mr. and Mrs. Stiener Busk of Elsinor, ; Utah. Reed and Carla Beecher also al-so have a new little son. He was born May 5 weighing 6 lbs. 12 ozs. His name is Blake and happily greeting him were two little brothers, Bradley and Benjamin. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Oren Kimber of Grouse Creek, Utah, and Mr. and Mrs. Merl Beecher of Brigham City. And still another new little son, this time born to Sue and Marty Bodell. He was born on May 4, weighing 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and he is J. Martel II. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Bowles of Salt Lake City and Mr. and Mrs. J. Martell Bodell of Holladay. The Relief Society of the Ninth Ward makes a quilt for each new baby born in the ward and since the ward was organized in January there have been 13 new babies. In the Second Ward on Sunday, May 11, Sharm Smoot, son of President Stanley and Mary Ellen Smoot, gave his farewell talk in Sacrament meeting prior to leaving for his mission to Rome, Italy. Sharm leaves for the mis sion home on May 24. He will be spending six weeks at the language school in Provo. Staying with the Smoots over the weekend and attending Sharm's farewell was three of his friends, Glen Ricks, Rex-burg, Rex-burg, Ida., Joanie Schwim, Sacramento, Calif.; and Marsha Tykert who is attending attend-ing B.Y.U. An enjoyable "Open House" was held for friends and relatives at the Smoot residence after the meeting Sunday. President Smoot and Mary Ellen will be flying to New Jersey this week, where President Smoot, as president of the National Association of Counties will keynote the New Jersey State Convention. In the 8th Ward on Sunday, May 11, Dan Kitchen, son of Lynn and Beth Kitchen gave his homecoming talk to a large group of friends and relatives upon his return from his California mission. Mrs. Vivian Beattie teaches humanities at Davis High School and just as she pushed her chair back from her desk to go to lunch a flourescent light fixture came crashing down on her desk. The fixture struck her right arm and she was treated for a bone bruise at South Davis Community Hospital. Mrs. Beattie said she believed the light fixture in the ceiling of her second floor classroom was loosened by workmen on the roof dropping rolls of roofing material. . . The long fixture, which holds several flourescent tubes, broke on the desk, and glass was strewn about the room. The class was dismissed dis-missed and no one else was in the room. |