Carter came to Utah from their homes in Scandinavia; and it reached an effective climax when it became embodied in her crusading personality." "Surrounded by the relics they love and in the presence of thousands of friends, Daughters of Utah Pioneers Sunday after¬noon dedicated a dream- their Pioneer Memorial Museum. Sun¬day evening hundreds returned to the stately white building at the head of Main Street to hear Levi Edgar Young, President of the First Council of Seventy, pay tribute to their forty-nine-year- old organization and the Salt Lake Theatre, the museum's model. "In his dedication address, Ezra Taft Benson, member of the Council of Twelve Apostles, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, noted, 'This building is the consecration of ten years of toil and struggle.' Mr. Benson spoke instead of George Albert Smith, President of the LDS Church, who was unable to attend. He read a note from the Church leader which explained, 'I had planned to be with you, but I am sorry, I did not have the strength.' In his message, President Smith told the Daughters, 'You have rendered a real service... '" —Salt Lake Tribune Following is an excerpt from a letter written July 23, 1950, and received by President Kate B. Carter and members of the organization at the time of the dedication of the Pioneer Me¬morial Building: "You have rendered a real service to the community and have accomplished a good work. Not only will the visitors who come here enjoy what has been accumulated and preserved by you, but other valuable material will be deposited here to be accessible to the sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. As a result they will find satisfaction in familiarizing themselves with the valuable history that has been made by those who prided themselves on being pioneers and on giving the best they had to make this part of our Father's footstool pleasing to Him." (Signed) George Albert Smith President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Carter commented concerning the completion of the museum: "This has been accomplished by the loyalty and hard work of twenty-two thousand women organized in eighty- four county companies and seven hundred community camps. We've had some big obstacles to overcome. First there was a suit against the state to prevent the use of state funds for our build¬ing. Under the direction of Judge Martin Larson, who acted as our counsel, we won this case in the Utah Supreme Court, and the decision was upheld by the United States Supreme Court's refusing to review the case. Second, the mounting cost of ma¬terials during this delay made it impossible for the contractor to go ahead on the original contract. As a result, we had to go out and raise many thousands of dollars extra to make up the dif¬ference. And third, our use of the present site was contested. This caused further delay.... We believe in the end everyone will be happy and proud of this structure." In accordance with the bylaws of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization, great efforts have been made by the mem¬bers throughout the country to "preserve old landmarks and mark historic places" with suitable monuments upon which are placed bronze plaques telling the pioneer history. In the national convention, October 1933, a motion was made by President Caine of Los Angeles County that a fund be raised for marker purposes. The motion was unanimously passed. In the April convention of 1934 it was reported that Tooele was to have the first marker. As with all other phases of the work, President Carter pushed this program forward with great enthusiasm and in recent years, under her leadership several markers have been placed in Europe from whence came many converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At this writing three hundred ninety-six markers have been placed. It is a source of pride to the Daughters that they have thus been privileged to tell in bronze and stone the stories of the Utah pioneers. SALUTE FROM THE CENTRAL COMPANY "This picture and tribute to Kate Bearnson Carter was in¬itiated and placed here by the unanimous vote of the Central Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, who were near her through her active struggle in bringing to completion a great project. The erection of the Pioneer Memorial Museum, the dream of half a century, would have failed in its ultimate accom¬plishment had it not been for the determination and convincing leadership of our president, Mrs. Carter. Undaunted by the nearly overwhelming opposition of many people who wished to keep the location vacant or who tried to acquire the financial benefits for themselves, she faced the issues squarely. She took the guidance of the project into her own hands and, with un¬conquerable faith in the loyalty of the Daughters, she pledged her all that this beautiful building might stand. It was through the generous contributions of members and friends which her leadership inspired, and the sales of Heart Throbs of the West, which she compiled and edited, that the building project was finally brought to a favorable conclusion. "Mrs. Carter's ideals are here immortalized. Hers was the basic plan used by the architect, hers the selection of materials,