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Show ANNIE WELLS Elected 1913 CANNON to 1915 Annie was the daughter of two of early utah's outstanding citizens, Daniel H. wells, distinguished in the field of jurisprudence, head of the to President counselor and second Terri torial Mi I i tia "Woman's the edi tor of Well s, and Emmel ine B. Relief 40 and a years president of the L. D. S. Brigham Young; Exponent" for Society. was born December 7, 1859 and lived in Salt Lake City all her life. She was educated in the public schools and in a private school taught in Social Hall by Mary E. Cook. She attended the University of Deseret and grauated in 1879. She was a religious girl and at thirteen became active in the Retrenchment Society. A year later her name was added to the rolls of the Relief Society. She was a leader in that organization for much of the rest of her life. She At age twenty one, she married John Q. Cannon, journalist, and they had twelve children. She was but she had learned horne management early and well. first and her horne and children were never an editor and public woman, Her family carne neglected. a Shortly after her marriage, her husband of was called as president horne mission the Swiss-German for She cared mission. beautifully, traveled extensively over the mission, and wrote a brief history of the ReI ief Society for the aid and benefi t of members in foreign countries. It appeared in the "Stern" as well as the"Millenial Star." the Back horne, Mrs. Cannon was made a member of the General Board of Society, a posi t i on she held for eight years, being released only to become the first president of the Pioneer Stake Relief Society, where she was active until 1920. Released from the presidency, she was again appointed to the General Board. the ReI ief the in she attended Annie was interesed and Genealogy, International Congress in San Franciso representing the Pioneer "utah" Stake. Three hundred peopl e went and presented a special day. Governor Spry, the mayor of Salt Lake, and the President of the L.D.S. church all delivered addresses. Writing the published of 54 in the Cannon Exponent" poetry. the direction of Clara Barton, first Red Cross Chapter in Utah. Under the family. Annie became assistant editor of from 1899 to 1914. had She wrote and many articles and biographies and encouraged the writing was "Woman ';s Annie Cannon helped organize |
