near the enrollment record of the Daughters who have more than twenty thousand active members.... "A widow for eight years, Mrs. Carter still travels and has served longer than any Daughters of Utah Pioneers' president. In 1945 when the Sons of Utah Pioneers nationally was dormant, she helped with the support of her organization bring the Sons back to life, when four thousand members and over forty chap¬ters set a record that has never been equaled.... "If there is such a title as "Mrs. Utah," President Kate B. Carter deserves this also. We are proud to honor her today." - Salt Lake Chapter, Sons of Utah Pioneers, Orson M. Richins, Pres. 1973- The Mormon Battalion gave her their Distinguished Service Award. - In her eighty-second year, she received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Southern Utah State College. - The National Association of Secretaries of State hon¬ored President Carter with a medallion for "meritorious public service" which was presented to her April 5, 1975, by Secretary of State Clyde Miller. At this time Secretary Miller cited a few of her many accomplishments and noted that she was the second person in the nation to receive the public service medallion from the association. The first medallion given went to Representative John W. McCormack of Massachusetts, who served in the United States Congress for forty-two years. Responding to the honor, President Carter said, "I have always felt, as each of us do, that the Lord gave us a talent that we should magnify. It seems mine has been one of history gathering." Tree Planting on State Capitol Grounds. Every year in May a tree is planted in the southwest corner of the State Capitol grounds by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. This ceremony was introduced by President Carter who said, "Our Pioneers were tree-planting people." An official of the state is on hand at this ceremony to accept the tree on behalf of the state, a custom which the Daughters feel perpetuates our pioneer heritage. An elaborate historic exhibit was informally presented to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, July 14, 1950, by representa¬tives of Union Pacific Railroad Company, and accepted by Pres¬ident Kate B. Carter. A wealth of history of early-day railroading makes up the exhibit housed in a special gallery on the lower floor of the Pioneer Memorial Museum. Ambrose J. Seitz, Omaha, executive vice president of Union Pacific and a former Salt Laker, officially turned over the exhibit to Mrs. Carter. Other Union Pacific representatives were in at¬tendance. The exhibit includes scale models of the old wood-burning locomotive and cars of 1860, used on the first transcontinental railroad, and the first streamliner train introduced by the com¬pany in 1936. There also is a facsimile of the golden spike and many railroad construction pictures. TRIBUTES The following note was selected from among the many that were sent to President Carter after she received the Mary Margaret McBride Award: "Dear Mrs. Carter, "I noticed by the Deseret News of June 25 that a great honor had come to you, and I must be first among your friends to con¬gratulate you on receiving this great distinction. "No matter how great it might be, it is merited. Your modest and steadfast pursuit of a great objective is proof positive of your strength of character and purpose. You meet all the qual¬ifications of a great woman. You are entitled to a place among the elect. You stand among the nobility of the womanhood of this state. "Accept my warmest congratulations and my very best wishes for your continued success and happiness. "With great esteem "Sincerely yours, Bryant S. Hinckley"