Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-12 | Page 1 | Daughters of Pioneers Extend Membership of Society Sixteen Years

DAUGHTERS OF PIONEERS EXTEND MEMBERSHIP OF YEARS Descendants of Those Who Crossed Pl Plains ins Before Railroad Eligible A QUESTION discussed lI by y the A Dau Daughters of or Utah Pioneers for tor six x years tars was settled yesterday at the annual encampment of ot tho the order In Inthe inthe inthe the Bishops building when the odd members voted to extend the pioneering plon plo plo- n period from 1853 to Heretofore 1853 has been beon the thc limit Those who came camo before were pioneers those who came camo later were not but yesterday It was las decided that rightfully rightfully right right- fully all who came caine across cross the plains before the railroad was Installed should be accredited as pioneers rs Thu Tho new s. ruling an amen amendment ment to article o of or the tho constitution Is perhaps the themo mo t Important Innovation inno adopted by hj bytho tho the order olter for some time an und and allows 8 man many previously disbarred to be mem mern- hers beTs It Is expected that the measure neasure ur will increase tho organizations organization's membership menu mem greatly TIlo ruo amendment provides pro pro- y vides Ies that membership Is to be divided Into different grales Yesterdays Yesterday's big encampment saw flaw the biennial election of or officers Mrs Laura B Hyde de Merrill was chosen president d dent nt to succeed Mrs Irs Elizabeth EIlzabeth Wright right The Irhe new president Immediately appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed Mrs I Elizabeth Cartwright and Mrs ZIna Y V. Card Ice vice presidents Mrs Mra Victoria C C. was wa elected ro-elected as rs secretary anI and Mrs J. J L. L Home will continue as head of ot the relics com corn I After the afternoon business session cession au an old old fashioned pioneer luncheon as served Following FollowIng- this a long musical musical mu mu- Ical program was given hen a feature of ot which was the tho singing h by lY th the tho Sum Sum- 8 quartet of ProC Prof Edward Edwar Kimballs Kimball's Kimball's Kimballs Kim- Kim balls ball's odo ode to Mrs B B. B Y Wells as written n her for or her birthday February 29 9 Horace S. S Ensign sang twice and Mrs Fitzpatrick k also gave ga a a. vocal se se- se lection Several Sc Instrumental pieces were also alao given I cn