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♦Price Ward Looks Back 50Years5Program CompletedFor Celebration This WeekGolden Anniversary Fete Begins FridayICloses Sunday With Special Serviceslies ward of the L D B church, the mettle? Is notdefinitely50 years old on November j known, but Is believed to have and in observance of the aunt | been at or near the residence ofversary, a three day celebration Fred Qrantcs due vest of the preswin bo stogedFrl layISaturday lent Main Btrcet.Rhodesand Sunday The program will not jjfl Mjdntlre and Mr. only cowmcmonto *he founding of were released on October 22, IS SI,JohnPace and John II. Mathis Mr. Me Intire anlt;1 Arthur IV. Horsley sue eecded them, gening until 1896 Ernest S. Horsley became bishopthe ward, hut it will nlio embrace | their place* being takenthe features of a homecoming a* well as a celebration of the progress Price has made in thehalf century,pastWhen first organized under the direction of the Emc. / stake officials—Price then being a part ofEmerycn Juh3!t1859 sad filled thatcotin feythe ward hadamembership ofinUfodas,therecords contain the namas of 2107 membersposition until May 2, 1909 AlbertBryner acted as first counselor durticsecond counselor^ who served uning the entire period, whilede*r Bishop Horsley were Ilen-v UMathis,LarsFrandsentEnochThe growth of Price city isjNngle, Walter H Kelsey and 01 itmeasured tv the growth of theward The j.rogre** ef this com munlty will bo traced during thecr J liar-runtpon Bishop Horsley'smoot, Mr. Bryner was sustained nsretirethree days' celebration, and t h e | bishop, serving until Januarypicturesque days of 50 years agowill be recalledFormer Members InvitedAn Invitation to participatein1921 Mr. Harmon was first coun sclor during that time, while tiedutiesosecond counscldrweredntied between Joseph T. Bartonthe program has been issued to. all and O H. Guymon former members ef the ward, and George Wpoton eeived as bish»p from all indications a large number from January 8, 1921 until January of old Price residents will return , 1923, with Will;im E Stokerto help mske thecelebrationa I and Mr. Guymon, as first and sec.sue cessond counselorsMr Stoker then be23. 1930.Four of the six men who have | woe bishop and served until Mayserved as bishops of the ward arefust Bhmcrstill living and will take an active Mr ouymon was namedpart in the fete.counselor and AlbertW.Opening feature of the cetebra* I ®erond counselor. Later Mr Shiner tion will be a dramatic production, was appointed first counselor, andLeon.”presented by (John A Mi tins became“Listen tothe XL I.A at the high school Fri J couaselor.sccoadday at 4 90 p m The east ineludes Fd E Morgan, Mrs Bessie' bishop, assume 1 his dutiesHanson, Harold Rasmussen, MrsVirginia Sawyer, Golden R. Burhnnan, Mrs Lola Thompson, Mar tellHoldaway and Katherine JonesMusicals ArrangedA musical program will be pre seated at the L. D 8 tabernacleGeorge E, Jorgensen, the presentMay I5,1939. His counselors are George jMayat 7 00 p m by HardingschoolM. Mathis and Elton Taj lor Bishop Frandsen died on 21, 1899 and Bishop Bryner diedDecember 19, 1930Tabernacle BuiltGround was broken August 2?, jthe stake tabernacle,1911forpupils, and in the evening a golden [which was erected at a coA of overyubilco dance will be staged at {$90,000. Of this amount, the Pricethe Silver Moon hall Between noon and7 00watd contributed $39,18612 The p m I budding started during the adminisSaturday, the Relief Society will L t ration of Bishop Bryner and wasserve dinner at the tabernacle A [ completed and dedicatedJulychildren ft dance will be held nt 1923, while Bishop Stoker was in the Silver Moon at 4 00 p m, and office* * Listen to Leon ” will beproApproximately 60 memberstfdueed at the high school auditorium I the Priee ward have filled church in the evening The ihow will | missions in various fields since theword was founded held at I Growth of the Price ward is the tabernacle at 10 00 a m, and blown b- the membership reportsstart at 815 p m Special services willa special sacrament program Ms at th c'd of each 10 yearstAlbeen arranged for Sunday evening folio*1S8nr215 members, 1892,at seven o'clock Features of the 12*5 memoirs, 1902, 521 members, evening meeting will be talks the following:1912, 886 members, 1922, 1297 mem beis, 1932, 2107 membersSpecial ServicesBishop George Jorgensen,re4First Meeting HouseThe first meeting house of themarks of welcome and introduction I ward was a log structure completof members participating in first led about April 10 1891 The firstorganisation,I sab ellB r v n e i, I services were I eld April 13, 1804*1 Reminescenees of Price Wan*jTli$ building was uwed'not only from 1881 to 1892;” Seren O’sen, I as a house of worship, but also as Bemtnescences of Price Ward from I a court house, school and pi we of1892 to 1992;Buh opES ! entertainment. It was used uitilHorsley, Reminiscences of Pn^e 11904, lata being sold to Peter DWard from 1902 to 1912,” former AndersonBishop Georgo Wooton, Berninis I Associated with the history cf eences of Price Ward from 1612 j the Price ward h the foun hng of to 1922; former Bishop Wil lam j the Carbon stake, which took placeH Stoker, Reminiscences of Price I on May 8, 1910 Gustave A. TvertheWard from 1922 to 1932 ”■on served as president ofA, W, Horsley, president of the j stake -until April 13, 1912, being Carbon stake will also talk during I succeeded by A. W, Horsley, whothe program. The musical Is as follows, “Come, Come,prcgrimYehas held the position sinceSince the establishmentof theSilnta,” choir and congregation; stake, wards have been organ'redElders of Israel, members at ClearCreekiBprl ngCanyonIof XEelchbdck priesthood led by Standardville, Rams, Helper, KenJohn Potter; Bong, Mrs. LHIte llworth, Hiawatha, Green Frandsen and eompunv; song, Hen Columbia Gordon Creek andry G. Mathis and company; a» Uppthem, Price ward choir, Bong, Prlmary led hy Mis Nellie Wilson,.1 nthem, Price ward choirRiver, hoPeter I Olsen will delivertheinvocation, and the benediction willbe pronounced by Joseph JonesGeorge Frandsen of Mt. Fleas ant was ordained as first bishop of the Price ward, serving untilJuly1390 Erastua W Mclntlrewas chosen as first counselor, withCaleb B Rhodes, first pioneer ofPrice, as second counselorWard Founding RecalledThe organization war effectedunder the direction of PresidentChristen G Larsen and Counselors Orange Bccly and Rasmus Jnstesenof the Emery stake The place ofi
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Price News Advocate
Price, Utah, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1932
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