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FIRST PLACE ANECDOTE CHOIR CHAIRS Helen B. Dyreng 202 South Main Manti, Utah 84642 Anton § our treasured souvenirs is a cnoir chair . stashed away in the attic until our friends made an important discovery. When our dear neighbor died, her children began the ' task of dividing her belongings. Among them were six dining room chairs. The children had grown-up vith these chairs * They were important to t hetn because they reminded them of many happy and special occasions. They had knelt in prayer by these chairs. They spoke of home! As they perused their mother's Day Book, in which she had recorrfed all her business transactions^ they noticed she had purchased the chairs from the South Sanpete Stake in 1930. Originally the chairs were purchased by the early Man t-i sett lers and were used by tihe co nun unity and stake choirs in the Manti Tabernacle until it was remodeled¦ The book noted that anyone belonging to Che choir could purchase their "choir chair" for the sum of 50C. Their mother had purchased not only her chair, but had bought chairs from her for her round, oak dining room table. and greater respect for the chairs. They were no longer just chairs, but chairs with a history! We were intrigued with the idea of a historical choir chair. A trip to the attic brought forth an old 8 |
