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Show THIRTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, SEVENTY DRAMA PRODUCTIONS RECORD OF MRS. MATTIE EDWARDS Thirty years of public service especially in the field of play production will be climaxed in the near future by Mrs. Homer P. (Mattie) Edwards as she begins be-gins directing her 70th play , since coming to Roosevelt in 1913. On March 14 the three-act play, "Sunshine Twins" will be presented at the Roosevelt stake house by a group of Mutual students, Mia-Maids and Explorers, Explor-ers, under her direction. The plays directed by Mrs. Edwards during the past two years have been under her supervision su-pervision as drama director of the M.I.A. of the Roosevelt LDS ward. She has also acted as drama director of the Roosevelt stake M.I.A. During her drama experience she has spent more than 3100 hours in directing and has coached more than 2500 participants in similar activities, activi-ties, a record surpassed by very few. Not only has Mrs. Edwards supervised plays, but she has taken part in many of them as well. She has also directed nine operettas. It will be interesting to residents res-idents of Duchesne county&to note a brief resume of Mrs. Edward's Ed-ward's activities and wonderful life as it has been related to us. In 1907 Mrs. Edwards graduated gradu-ated from the University of Utah and married Homer P. Edwards in 1909 in Salt Lake City. In 1913 they moved to the little town of Roosevelt, which to Mrs. Edwards seemed as if she were coming to the end of the world. She stated that before be-fore moving to this fair city she felt she wouldn't have anything-to anything-to do, so bought $300 worth of stamped linens to embroider and finish. However, she tells the story that she didn't finish one piece, but eventually gave them , away as gifts, with a note say-) ing, "Sorry, haven't time." I Immediately upon arrival in Roosevelt, Mrs. Edwards be-! came involved in civic and church activities as well as in following her profession as a oUnnl tp.irhpr Prinr to comine . scnOPI teacner. -nui io tu""B here, she taught in the LDS high school in Salt Lake City for three years, and then at the Duchesne high school for H years and at Roosevelt and Al-terra Al-terra high schools for several years. She also acted as supervisor super-visor of adult education in Roos- j evelt. I In the business field she has held positions as assistant cashier cash-ier of the Commercial Bank of Spanish Fork, as well as assistant as-sistant cashier of the Roosevelt Banking company. At present she is employed as accountant for McKinlay Motor company, Roosevelt. Mrs. Edwards has acted in the following civic capacities during her outstanding life's career: president of the Roosevelt Roos-evelt Business and Professional Women's cub; president and charter member of the Altrus club, organized in 19H; President Presi-dent and charter member pf the Altrus club, organized in 1914; president of the Roosevelt camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers; captain of the Duchesne Du-chesne county camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. During the time she was captain, the marker mark-er at the junction of the Duchesne Du-chesne and Strawberry rivers was erected and dedicated. She has also served as secretary secre-tary of the Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher association; vice president presi-dent of the Utah State Parent- Teacher organization; state chairman of the Infantile Paralysis Par-alysis committee: member of the j state board of Alcoholic Instruction Instruc-tion committee; officer in the I Duchesne County Teachers' As-'sociation; As-'sociation; and chairman of the Women's committee of the Uintah Uin-tah Basin Industrial convention : for ten years. Besides taking part in the 'above many civic activities, Mrs. Edwards has been especially ac-itive ac-itive in LDS church duties. She has been a Sunday school teacher teach-er in the Roosevelt. LDS ward for nearly 30 years, a position she still holds. She is also M.I.A. i ward drama director and secretary secre-tary of the ward Genealogical committee. In addition she has gten service in the following other organizations: member of Salt Lake stake Sunday school board; member of Duchesne stake M.I.A. board; member of the Rposeyelt stake Sunday school board; member of the stake M.I-A. board for 20 years; teacher in M.I.A. and president of the Roosevelt ward Y.W. M.I.A. Finding time to achieve the 'above accomplishments would allow one to think that Mrs. Edwards couldn't possibly have : found time to raise a family, but she has also in her busy career reared four children: Mrs. Elmo Nelson, Bingham Canyon; Mrs. Clem Labrum, Mrs. Johnnie Cook, Roosevelt, and William Homer Edwards, Who is attending the University of California. She has ten grand-: grand-: children, five boys find flye girls, who provide much enjoy ,ment for her, ' , I "Aunt Mat," a,s so many i know her, commented that without with-out the wonderful cooperation and understanding of her husband hus-band and family it would have been impossible to participate in all these activities. She, indeed, in-deed, feels she has had a full and wonderful life. Her husband, Homer P. Edwards, Ed-wards, who is now serving his second term as mayor of Roosevelt Roos-evelt has also contributed much to the community in a civic way. He is engaged in the insurance business and is a distributor for Continental Oil products. It will be interesting to many to scan through the plays and operas directed by Mrs. Ed-' wards. She stated that she re- i grets not having kept a com? plete list and the following ones are the ones she can remember; Three act plays Charm School, . Miss Hobbs, Adam and Eva, I Professor Pep, Green Stockings, ' The Big Idea, Only 38, The Truth, The Hypocondriac, The Whole Town Is Talking, Char- j ley's Aunt, The Milky Way, I Abie's Irish Rose, You Can't ' Take It With You. On Bor-1 i rowed Time, D ulcy, Brother Goose, Snafu, Love Is Too Much Trouble, Don't Take My Penny, Almost Eighteen, The Sunshine Twins, A Little Honey, Big Hearted Herbert, Bobby's Antics, An-tics, His Second Wife, But Fair i Tomorrow, The Magnificent Obsession Ob-session and Ann. J One act plays The Neighbors, Neigh-bors, The Trysting Place, The Ghost Story, The Unexpected Guest, Grandma Pulls the String, Pearls, A Latin Play, 1 Pink and Patches, The Bank Account, Yes Means No, Make Way for Herbert, The Dear Departed, De-parted, Not Quite Such a Goose, The Littliest Tree, The Wisdom Tooth, The Valiant, Henry's I Mail Order Wife, Prize Winning Win-ning Percy, His First Shave, Squaring It With the Boss, Everything's Ev-erything's Off. The Burglar, and Circumstances Alter Cuses. Operettas The Marriage of Nannette, Tulip Time, Pickles and Cherry Blossom Time. Plays taken part in Safety First, Daddy Long Legs, A Tail-; or-Made Man, A Mystery, Finger Fin-ger Prints, Aunt Silly, the Lions ' club play, and Officer 666. Mrs. Edwards commented that in all her drama experience she ' has never had to make a substitution sub-stitution in any of the plays on the night of production. I |