hers the suggestion for adornment and the fine finishing. Today the completed building shines like a gem in a golden valley, keeping secure the pioneer story. This museum will always stand as a monument to Kate B. Carter...." Annie C. Kimball Eva H. Luke Ivy C. Towler DAYS OF '47 INC. This non-profit organization was formed to perpetuate the memory of the Utah pioneers who entered the Great Salt Lake Valley between 1847 and 1869. From the minutes of a special meeting of the Central Company of the Daughters of Utah Pio¬neers Monday, May 24, 1943, it was noted that President Carter and her officers had met with the Utah State Fair Board, also the Sons of Utah Pioneers Luncheon Club to discuss the possibil¬ity of taking over the celebration honoring the pioneers of Utah which had been sponsored by Covered Wagon Days. At a second meeting held later, a committee was appointed to further explore the possibility of joining forces as follows: Kate B. Carter, Cor¬nelia S. Lund and Vera Felt representing the Daughters, George Woodbury and Randall Jones representing the Sons Luncheon Club and Sheldon Brewster, the State Fair Board. It was re¬ported at this meeting that the LDS Church officials were in agreement and would be happy to have this new organization take over the celebration. Thus two great pioneer organizations became the co-sponsors of the celebration through this corpor¬ation. Thomas B. Child, a humble man of dignity and excellent business capacity, representing the S.U.P. Luncheon Club and an honorable member of the same, and Kate B. Carter, the head of the D.U.P. and a vigorous woman with much vision, were named as co-presidents in the Articles of Incorporation of the Days of '47. On June 22, 1943, the state of Utah issued a Cer¬tificate of Incorporation to the Days of '47. At this time, Mr. Child and Mrs. Carter issued the following statement: "We hope to permanently remember, with at least one pub¬lic major event each year, the courage and the heroism and the culture of the pioneers who founded Utah. We want to publicly honor each living pioneer in Salt Lake County, and the memory of those who are no longer with us." Over the years President Carter has taken an active part on every committee- concerts, parades, rodeos, pioneer luncheons, pops concerts, Pioneer Park programs, and every activity in these groups received her personal attention. Realizing that people remember things longer if they can be seen, she did the research for the historical section of the parade and planned many of the floats. These parades have received national recognition. In 1959 she furnished the subject material for the children's parade which was given recognition in Life magazine. With a firm belief that the queen chosen to reign over the pioneer celebration should represent the ideals and culture of early Utah, each year she carefully chose the queen's committee, charging them with the responsibility of putting over a contest in which any girl selected by the judges would be truly repre¬sentative of her pioneer heritage. To President Carter belongs much of the credit for putting these events on a high cultural level. At Utah's centennial celebration, it was President Carter who presented the queen to President David O. McKay of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to the other offi¬cials of the celebration.