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Show 511 -17- John Bushman diary 1916 September Sept. 19: - Went to the Historian 's Office, looked ove:- the records. read the crucifixi on of Jesus in Jesus the Christ. We Sept. 20: We went through the temp le for Henry Jacob Riley & was a -.Jroxy for several sealings. ,Tosie Evers & daughters came to see us. They were pleased and we also etjoyed their visit & invite us to dine with them. Sept. 21: We went through the temple for Geor-ge W. Riley after which we went to Josie Evers for dinner, No. 660 Wilson Ave. We had a splendid dinner and good visit. She wants to do some temple work & has never had her endowmen ts. I told her I would help to get her brothers to :make a family associati on to do temple work. Seot. 22: Went through the temple for Harvey T. Riley. Wrote several letters and came to Provo. It was raining, found all well & glad to see us. Sept. 23: Wrote names to suggest names for officers of Bushman genealogi cal society, and visited with Maria & family. Sept. 24: Came to Lehi and visited with Brother Albert & sister Sarah. Talked of organizin g a Bushman genealogi cal society. They are all willing. 2 p.m. attended meeting and was asked to offe-r the opening prayer. Patriarch Warren Smith spoke on temple work, real good. I visited niece Amanda Saby & in the evening visited Brother =artin & family on the temple work. Sept.25: Visited the canning factory. They employ about 50 hands ,mostly girls. They have beautiful tomatoes and all is done very nicely. Afternoon I visited Chris & James Peterson & talked about family genea.log)ic a.l societies , and was informed they had organized one, but did not do much. At 4 p.m. Brother Martin & wife Martha and. Brother E.A. .Bushman and I all met at Sister Sarah A. Rhodes to talk of ~rganizin g a Bushman Genea.1ogical a.ssociati on. M.B.Bushm a.n acted as chairn.an anc: we a 11 agreed on the following officers: Jacob Bushman, Pres., Sarah A. Rhodes, 1st Vice; John Bushman 2nd Vice; Treasurer John M. Bushman? Sylvia ,_Bushman, Sec.; Sarah E. Fowles correspond ing sac. Temple Conunittee : Martin B. Bushman, W.F. Butt and Martha S. Bushman. Social Committee : E.A. uushma.n, M. Elmore Rhodes, Flora B. Zimmerman . All were agreed on all the above and the associati on is P-amed The Martin 3ushman Family Genealog ical Organizat ion. The annual meetings are to be immediate ly after the October Conferenc es to elect officers and attend to all business necessary . Sept. 26: I visited Chris Peterson and had a long talk on temple work. fu is not fully converted to it. His daughter Adele is. Visited sister Sarah at 8 a.m. |
