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Show 270 The approximate date of his return was 1903, for that is the year he resumed doing temple work. There is strong evidence that he moved about from ward to ward. One such move placed him in the 21st Ward of Ensign Stake, within walking distance of Temple Square. At Temple Square, as relaxation between his temple assignments, he chatted with groups who came to see the famous organ and answered their questions about the gospel. Now in his 80s, he was appointed an officiator, for which he received a nominal fee because it took his total time. During his years in the temple, he did ordinance work for thousands of his ancestors, all the way back to two brothers who came from England and served under George Washington. Milford had found the English Shipps to be very numerous ("thick as hops") and he was too busy with proselyting on his various missions in England to collect names in that country. Milford and Ellis saw themselves in society in much the same way. They probably yearned, separately and secretly through long parched years, to drink in some acclaim for their accomplishments. Ellis openly desired that Milford's gifts and contributions be recognized. Her own recognition came late in life, and she had to help list her accomplishments for her public, but she did have them and could count them like pearls on a string. One such pearl to her was her opportunity to entertain the famous, many of whom she became acquainted with during her National Womens Council sessions in Washington, D. C. Of this she later said: |