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Show Euiawa DUP Camp Is 55 Fifty-five years ago, on Feb. 21, 1928, the Futaw Camp of the DUI' was oiganied. II IK REGULAR luncheon tul camp meeting for February Febru-ary was held at the home of Blanche Nelson. The luncheon lun-cheon was served by Blanche K nil i n , Flna Nelson, Jean Malin, Blanche Nelson and I'earl Christensen. Berta Taylor, Captain, conducted con-ducted the meeting. Prayer was given by Winnona I laiiiiind. Flag presentation by I .cane Ward. Lesson on "Na-vite "Na-vite Pioneers" was exciting because of the stories told by Lenorc I'elerson. SONG "The Man Behind the Flow" was led by Ardell Elliott. Blanche Moss was there, all the other original members have since been called to the next world. Blanche said that the officers at that time were Ida Moss Hatch, captain; P.ha R. Moss liair, vice captain; Millesent Parrish Parkin, second vice captain; Lorene Hatch Ilaackc, secretary; Edith Polsom Hatch, historian; histor-ian; I. ydia Howard Schulthies, registrar; Elizabeth Duerden Piepgrass, treasurer and Margaret Mar-garet Nelson Hogan, relic custodian. cus-todian. Elizabeth Hyer Hogan, parliamentarian; par-liamentarian; Martha Jones Moss and Blanche Cartoon Moss, entertainment; Myra Cuartis Hunter and Romania Barber Benson, class leaders. EL'TAW is an Indian way to spell Utah. Relatives of the original members are in the camp 1983. MONA Haacke gave a history his-tory of her lather who was a pioneer. John Kimball Haws was born May 18, I8M in Mon-da, Mon-da, Juab Co. Utah. He helped his father seek out a living from the soil. 1885 at age 18 he and his father and brothers left Mona and went to Bute and Helena, Mont, to find a belter way to make a living. They acquired ac-quired several teams and wagons and hauled freight, ore, lumber and all building materials. John Haws was known as one of the best mule skinners in the west. 1893 was known as the Grover Cleaveland depression. depress-ion. There was no work and so there were long bread lines in all the country. John and his family came back to Salt Lake. He found work by hauling yard wood from City Creek and spliting it and taking it to all Salt Lake City schools. He was hired by the city fire dept. to drive the teams for the fire wagons w hich went through all of the city. HE MOVED to Brigham City, where he met and married mar-ried his wife. They drove a white top buggy to Logan to be married in the temple. He and his wife took up farming and experimented with various crops. He planted fruit trees and many varieties of vegetables. His melons and produce took ribbons at the state fair. Indians would come from the reservation to buy his vegetables. HE WAS the father of three sons and six daughters. He died on July 24, 1925. lt was said he had the largest funeral fun-eral ever held in the valley. He was loved by everyone. AFTER THE meeting a bake sale was held. The meeting on March 1 1 was at the home of Merle Moss, 2450 S. 1100W., Woods Cross. |