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Show During 1918-1919, she was Canteen state the chairperson of member and first president of the War Mothers of utah from 1918 to 1933; a member of the Board of the Di rectors of American Relief Administration; chair for Utah of the European Relief Council and also Relief director American of the Association. Commission; She a charter member and a president of the Daughters of the Utah member of the Lake Board Sal t of the Directors of Library; president of the Service Star Legion; a member of the American Women's an Association; honorary member of the Utah Women's Press Club and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. was Pioneers, Annie Cannon International attended Council of affiliated member, In 1912 she was and the other conventions international Women, of of the Society was an and international meetings. which the Relief national elected to the Utah House of Representatives on the Republican ticket and served in the 1913-1915 legislature where she answered every roll call. She was largely responsible for the A passage of three bills pertaining to the interests of women. minimum wage law for women a dependent mothers' pension bill, and a law creating the office of woman deputy in the department which supervises all kinds of employment. She held two chairmanships that session, the State Library and the Art Committees. She was also on the Education, Capitol, Manufacturers and Commerce and Resolutions Committees. In the 1934 Salt Annie Wells Lake her death in David. o. McKay, At Cannon Council 1942, of was one of Women's Hall both President the seven of Fame. Heber J. women Grant honored and in President spoke. "Mrs. Cannon had a noble heritage and a fine intelligence. Her life and accomplishments have been little short of miraculous," said President McKay. A fine tribute to an outstanding woman. 55 |
