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Show D.U.P. Handed Registry With 40,000 Signatures SALT LAKE CITY, April 6 (AP) The official Utah centennial reg¬istry, containing 40,000 signatures, was presented yesterday to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Presentation of the immense vol¬ume of names was made to Mrs. Kate B. Carter, D.U.P. president, by Katherine Kay, registry direc¬tor, as a feature of the annual D. U. P. conference. Names of Governors Among the signatures in the book were those of governors of the 48 states, visiting celebrities, the cast of "Promised Valley," centenarian pioneers, movie stars and thousands of other visitors, participants and spectators at va¬rious centennial celebrations. "Most of the signatures were col¬lected on the spot during celebra¬tions from June 2 to Sept. 20," said Miss Kay. "Show girls scrawled their sig¬natures upon sheets braced against wardrobe trunks; Ute rangers signed on horseback; and partici¬pants of the (Sons of Pioneers) trek from the backs of their cov¬ered wagons." More than 1,000 of the 22,000 members of the organization at¬tended the conference. Objectives Listed Mrs. Carter told the delegates in her remarks the organization has established as goals for the coming year these objectives: Marking of at least 40 historic spots; enlarging the pioneer book library; cooperation in erection of the pioneer memorial building; continued publication of "Heart Throbs of the West," a collection of pioneer stories; honoring of liv¬ing immigrant pioneers, participa¬tion in all local observances of Pioneer day, July 24; and display of the Utah state flag at public places and meetings. Speakers included Martin M. Larson, former chief justice of the Utah supreme court, Mrs. Leona G. Holbrook, and Erma G. Clay¬ton. Folk lore of countries from which Mormon pioneers first came was featured in pageants and read¬ings. |