DUP Carriage House to Display Relics By Patricia R. McCoy Tribune Staff Writer If you owned the wagon in which Brigham Young crossed the plains, the only pioneer handcart known to still exist, a mule-drawn streetcar, two or three sleighs and a wagon used by John¬son's Army, what would you do with them? The Daughters of the Utah Pio¬neers have these and similar treasures in the basement of the DUP museum, 300 N. Main, and plans to construct a carriage house for the artifacts. "We don't have the property for our carriage house yet," said Mrs. Kate B. Carter, who celebrated her 30th anniver¬sary as DUP president this past week. Rampton Signs Measure "However, Gov. Calvin L. Rampton signed a bill promising to use money we will give to the state to purchase land upon which we can build the carriage house." said Mrs. Carter. "The land will be leased to us, probably in much the same manner as is the property on which our museum stands, on a 100-year contract. "The carriage house itself will be con¬structed with gifts," she said. "We have received one particularly wonderful gift to help with this project. "One of our members was Dr. Sarah- marie J. Van Dyke, who died in Tucson, Ariz., last year at the age of 90." said Mrs. Carter. "Her will left her entire es¬tate, including all her furniture, to the DUP. All legal matters have not yet been settled but it appears we have about $194,000 coming through this donation. Widow for Many Years "Mrs. Van Dyke had been a widow for many years." Mrs. Carter said. "She was a close friend of mine. I know she had a master's degree and was highly self-educated. She always called herself 'doctor,' but I don't know if she had a doctorate nor what field she was in. "Dr. Van Dyke spent her early years as a widow in Berkeley, Calif., where she fed and housed students," said Mrs. Car¬ter. "You'd never have dreamed she had a nickel." Specifications of the Van Dyke will require the DUP to use all the money toward construction of the carriage house, Mrs. Carter said. "The carriage house will have room set apart in which we'll display Mrs. Van Dyke's own belongings, which include a houseful of early-American style furni¬ture," said Mrs. Carter. "I have nothing but a small picture of her, but we will have a painting made to go in the. room." Location Not Decided The exact location of the carriage house has not been decided, Mrs. Carter said. Once built, however, it will house many relics now in the basement of the DUP museum, including tools from a blacksmith shop, and the old fire engine now housed in Liberty Park. "Down through the years others have offered us old vehicles as relics and we've had to say no because of lack of space," said Mrs. Carter. "These items will be gathered and placed in the car¬riage house also." Mrs. Carter said part of the basement of the DUP museum will then house a weaving display where it is hoped demon¬strations of that art can be given. "We're planning an open house of these items during our national conven¬tion at the Hotel Utah in April." said Mrs. Carter. "Persons are invited to Pioneer Memorial Musuem on April 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on April 4 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The convention is April 5. County and the Miles Goodyear cab Weber County were placed on the list through action of the National Park Serv¬ice. Brigham Young's home and office were built in 1872. Now owned by The Utah State Parks and Recreation Depart¬ment, they are at 2nd North and 1st West in St. George. The Goodyear cabin was built about 1845 and is believed to be the oldest home in Utah. Originally built on the Weber River, the log cabin now rests on Tabernacle Square. Ogden. weather was highlighted by an effort or Boy Scout Troops 144 and 707, sponsored by the Granger 2nd and 19th Wards, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They cleaned up 21st South from 2600 to 5600 West, helped Sheriff's De¬partment motorcycle units and two Utah Highway Department trucks. Troop 144 Scoutmaster Dave Vander Linden said the work resulted from one scout's ac¬tion toward earning an Eagle Scout ser¬vice project award.