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Show Matthew Cowley Issues Challenge To S. H. Sons of Utch Pioneers By HAROLD H. JEXSOX Matthew Cowley, former president of the Pacific Missions and member of the Council of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was speaker at the monthly meeting of the Sugar House chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers held Monday, May 28 at the Doll House in Salt Lake City. David Evans, vice president, had charge of the meeting, and Richard A. Lambert, second vice president of the National SUP organization, organiza-tion, introduced the speaker. President Cowley told of experiences ex-periences in the South Seas, referring re-ferring to Tonga as "the ideal place to live, with no taxes, no debts, not even to the Unite States. No work on Sunday, with everything closed down so people must go to church, and anyone with a wash on the line on this day was fined or sent ' to jail." He paid tribute to their gracious gra-cious queen of 350 pounds, who belied her weight with stateli-ness. stateli-ness. He told of Addison Pratt, first missionary in 1842, to South Seas, whose wife was first lady missionary coming with her four daughters. He told of the sacred turtle whose age dates back to 1776 when Captain Cook, first white man, came. The turtle still roves unmolested un-molested in the palace grounds, though a truck broke its shell. He complimented the British for their medical and social work among the natives, both in New Zealand and elsewhere, comparing same with terrible conditions among our Navahos right here at home. He closed with the thought SUP should build individuals, not just or-amzations. or-amzations. President Ralph A. Barnes stated Horace A. Sorensen would have charge of the SUP Fathers and Sons outing at Brighton in June. A motion was unanimously passed written by David S. King against having a liquor store at the entrance to Fairmont Fair-mont Park. Pres. Fred E. II. Curtis spoke briefly on life memberships, Thomas A. Child on "Days of '47 celebration, President Lambert on the "SUP Convention in August." Ladeis were guests. Hawaiian music added a finishing touch to a splendid program. |