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Show PEARL CLOA Elected HUFFAKER 1921 to CLEGG 1923 November 18, 1878 Cloa Huffaker first opened her eyes on the beautiful farm of her parents, David Simpson and Eva Neff Huffaker, Midway, Wasatch County. She was a true nature lover; she "talked to the birds, cows and chickens; watched the glow of sunset as she sat by a waterfall, examined the moss; wondered how and why the spider On the damp and unkempt logs" weave such an exquisite web among delighted in the fluffy whiteness of new fallen snow. would and When ten years old she was chosen secretary of the Primary and then of Sunday School. In order to appear at her best in these positions of responsibility, she carried a little bag of soot with her and would carefully dust off and blacken her shoes after the long walks on the dusty, country roads. She went to elementary and high school in Heber City, they left to attend the B.Y.U. After graduating, she taught school for a year in returned Heber City and then married Brigham Clegg who had just from a mission. Together they taught school in Heber City. They initiated a new red brick school house but the following year moved to Salt Lake City. Al ways second she was a devout of church member great fai th, counselor in the Mutual Imrovement.Association at Heber until she 1 eft for school in Provo. Interspersed wi th t he raising of six children (seven were born to her but one died in infancy) in their Sal t Lake Ci ty home, she acted as president of the Primary and Seminary as well as teaching classes in these organizations and in Sunday School. their to merit "To be near people young confidences and hear from their own lips their real heart throbs is indeed a magnificent privilege," she wrote. "Such pay for just being a teacher." - In addition to her work with young presidency of the Relief Society and a she worker. people, stake was in the In 1912 she attended the Progressive Party convention in Chicago where Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for President. Bands played, men and women marched wi th banners, the sang campaign songs jubilant greeting lasted for an hour and forty-five minutes. She was also in st. Louis when President Wilson was nominated by acclamation for his second term. - In 1921, she was a member of the House of Representatives acting on committees for the Industrial School and the School for the Deaf and Blind; Public Health; State University and the Agricultural College. authored Her a chief bill concerns which were curtailed repealed the following session. 68 with the Her welfare use of husband, and education. She it was tobacco an but attorney, also |
