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Show J AT vT Mcjsiay s Honored By S.U.P. An honorary lifetime membership member-ship in the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers was conferred con-ferred this week on the revered president of the LDS church, David O, McKay. At the same time a bust was unveiled of the leader of the great Mormon church. Horace A. Sorensen, national SUP president, was host of the church leader, his wife and Pioneer Sons officers at a luncheon and a visit to the famed Sons of Utah Pioneers Museum in which priceless price-less early day relics and heirlooms are preserved for posterity. An engraved certificate and a gold membership card were presented pre-sented to President McKay by Sorensen, Sor-ensen, and a bust by Torleif S. Knaphus was unveiled. President McKay was cited by the pioneer group for "his great service to his fellowmen in the advancement of knowledge in the field of education and in deep appreciation of his leadership in preserving and furthering the ideals of our pioneer parents." In response to the honor conferred con-ferred upon him, President McKay expressed appreciation for the work of the SUP and lauded them for their industry in preserving the relics which recalled the contribution con-tribution of the pioneers. "The younger generation is prone to forget what it owes to those pioneers," he said. President McKay told of the hardships of the pioneers as he recalled his grandmother who walked across the plains and gave up her seat m the wagon to another an-other unable to walk. He spoke Continued on Page 9 f i i rfV :' f , . - ' 1 ; "' J -j . -w-; l i "j : j f-. ,..A ' ) : a. I IIS PRESIDENT MEW PIONEER TREASURE TROVE President David O. McKay, Mrs. McKay and their daughter, Mrs. Joel Ricks, view some of the rich Sons of I tah Pioneer Museum treasures shown them by SUP National President Horace A. Sorensen, right, and his wife Mrs. Ethel Sorensen, left. President McKay was made a life member of the Pioneer Sons at ceremony. HGfiOR MCKAY Continued from rage 1 of his parents and their life in Scotland and expressed gratitude for the missionary who carried them the Gospel. "We owe much to these grandparents grand-parents of ours who left their homes and after months on the ocean walked across the plains and helped to build the communities in these valleys," he said. "I hope that more will realize the importance of preserving the memory of those who laid the foundations of our communities and our country," he concluded. Attending the dinner were na-tonal na-tonal officers and chapter presidents presi-dents of the SUP and their wives. Officers present were Sorensen, Dr. Joel E. Ricks, Logan; Dr. Jay B. Hunt, Provo; Dr. Carl J. Christensen, Chris-tensen, Salt Lake, and A. L. Smith, Ogden, vice presidents; Dr. David E. Miller, Salt Lake, historian; Milton V. Backman, Salt Lake, judge advocate; James E. Burns, Bountiful, chaplain, and Lawrence S. Pinnock, Salt Lake, treasurer. |
