visit Mother. Mother had plenty to do but always listened to Blanche and would encourage and advise her. One time Blanche was walking up the driveway, and one of our roosters was loose and started chasing her. The rooster chased Blanche and she became very agitated. Mother intervened and brought Blanche into the house to calm her. At another time, Aileen Gould, who lived on the corner of 13th and Porter learned that Blanche could not read. She decided to teach Blanche to read, and we always felt this was a noble gesture on Ailene's part. Later Ailene encouraged her to read the Book of Mormon. Mother would praise Blanche for what she was learning and was pleased that Blanche started attending the 7th Ward Sacrament meetings. One Sunday, Blanche stood up and bore her testimony in Fast Meeting. This was so pleasing to all of us. Ailene must have felt a great reward for her time and effort in teaching Blanche to read. No matter what time of the year Mother would find homeless individuals coming to the door asking for something to eat. They came from the railroad tracks and would walk East across Washington Avenue to our house. Mother never turned them away. If it was good weather, she would set a place for them to eat under the grape arbor. When the weather was cold, she would have them come into the kitchen and sit at the table. This went on for years. Some of the tramps (as we called them at the time) offered to do some work, but most of them did not offer. Nevertheless, Mother fed them anyway. Mother was a very compassionate person. This was evident as she wrote about her husband, Charles, bringing home a man who was ill and had no one to care of him. She did all possible to help him regain his health. Another time my father, Charles, brought home a man who had consumption (today we call it tuberculosis). Mother washed and boiled the man's clothes and fed him. After each feeding she washed and boiled the dishes and silverware he used. In every way, she did all possible to protect her children and husband from this dreaded disease. She cared for him faithfully until he finally passed away. Dad would meet these men as they came into his barber shop. As 2nd counselor to Ogden 7th Ward Relief Society President, Julia Drake Farr, mother was often called to care for the sick and accomplish duties expected of her. One morning she said: "I received a call from Fred Smith's wife in the middle of the night saying their young son passed away and asked if I would come to their home. I replied, Yes. They were distraught. I washed the boy's body so he would be ready when the undertaker arrived." (It was the custom in that period of time for all deceased to be washed before being taken to the mortuary). Not long after, mother received a lovely letter thanking her for all that she did to help them at this critical, sad period in their life. Mother was released as Relief Society Presidency Counselor April 7, 1931 having served 10 years and 2 months in that calling. A party was held in her honor in the 7th Ward Church. She was