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Show New Officers To Be Named At SUP Encampment Dr. Carl J. Christensen, University Uni-versity of Utah physicist, is the sole nominee for the office of president of the National Society, Sons of Utah Pioneers Elections will be held at the annual encampment encamp-ment this weekend in Provo. Nominations for other offices in the society include two men for each position: first vice president, pres-ident, Milton V. Backman, Salt Lake City; Karl B. Hale, East Mill Creek; second vice president, Dr. Richard D. Poll, Provo and Ned Winder, Granger; third vice president, E, LaMar Buckner, Odgen and Verl G. Dixon; fourth vice president, Earl A. Hansen, Logan and Dr. Walter A. Kerr, Salt Lake City; fifth vice president, pres-ident, Marlon S. Bateman, Sandy and J. Howard Maughan, Logan; Life Membership committee for five year term, Ernest R. McKay, Odgen and Adolph M. Reeder, Corinne. Each of the 33 SUP chapters was represented on the nominating nominat-ing committee. The office of secretary, treasurer, treas-urer, historian, judge advocate and chaplain are appointive, and will be named byt he new president. pres-ident. The encampment will begin Friday evening with a buffalo barbecue at the SUP - DUP Museum Mu-seum in Soweitte, Ptrk,Provo.The museum will be open for SUP visitors. A campfire program with announcement of winners in the SUP story contest will follow the barbecue. Dr Walter A. Kerr is story contest chairmen. A guided field trip to U. S. feature of Saturday morning:, and the annual business meeting; will get under way at 1:30 p.m. Saturday Sat-urday afternoon. A reception and program at Brigham Young University's Joseph F. Smith Family Living Center for the ladies will also begin at 1:30. At 6:00 p.m. the reactivated Mormon Battalion will strike the colors at the flagpole west of Maeser Memorial Building. President's Banquet will commence at 8:00 p.m, in the Joseph Smith Building ballroom. Devotional services will take place Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in Aspen Grove. Supreme Court Justice Allan Crockett, a SUP member, will be the speaker. |