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Show Salt Lake where Grover continued buying became an associate in a livestock business. His business took the fami I y to Washington D. C., San to and back Sal t Lake Ci over a Francisco, ty period of fifteen Grover was in of in utah years. During WWII, charge sugar rationing and Mildred was a member of the Rent Control Board in Utah and later in San Francisco. In 1924 the wool for a family moved Boston firm to and She was active in the LDS church, and became interested in Politics while in She living Wyoming. participated in the Democratic Conventions, and was a delegate. She was a National Delegate to San Francisco where James Cox was nominated for president and Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for Vice President. In 1927, after moving to Salt Lake, she was a .delegate to the 1928 convention in Houston, Texas. In 1932 she was elected to the Utah of House She on served the Representati ves Appropriations, Banking and Livestock committees. The Democratic party was comitted to the repeal of the 18th amendment, which Mildred supported and the LDS Church strongly opposed. She was asked to resign all her church positions which she did immediately. The Amendment passed in Utah and she later learned that it was Utah's vote that put over the repeal of prohibition in the United States. Mi ldred attended the inauguration of President Harry She was active in many clubs and community organizations. She was secretary of the National Womens Club, President of the Chi Omega Mother's Club; president of the Sigma Chi wives, Chair of Greek War Relief for ,Utah, supporter of the Spanish Republican Refugee organization; and served as treasurer of the 'Utah Order of She also served as President of the National Women Legislators. Order. In 1947, Truman. was most proud of being an official observer at the formation allowed to of the United Nations at San Francisco in 1945. She was In she watch Truman Pres. 1949, sign the official document. ted Nations of the Uni cornerstone 1 aying of the wi tnessed the Building in New York. She her to took Greece, travels Turkey, the Caribbean Europe, Islands, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Orient, Cuba, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Panama, Hawaii, and 46 of the 48 states. Her Mildred wrote a and happy life. book called "Memories". It is a record of a full 93 |
