| Show UTAH ASSOCIATION PRESS Exactlycentury later UPA memorialized the meeting called by Walter Webb On Friday December 17 1993 members associate members anddelegation of community residents gathered at the Colonial House in Lehi forluncheon and program Brett Bezzant publisher of the Lehi Free Press was master of ceremonies Richard Dick Buys Participants were Wasatch Wave Jim Cornwell as past president Gordon Owen Jr former Governor Calvin Rampton and Don Gale vice president for news and public affairs of KSL Television Encore 14-member vocal group from Lehi High School performed two cleverly-arranged songs with 1893 origins One was America The Beautiful and the other Happy Birthday The associationexecutive committee consisting of Adrien Taylor Moab Times-Independent er Deseret News Lane Henderson Wm James Mortim Spanish Fork Press and Allan Gibson Nephi Times-News presentedcommemorative plaque to Lehi officials Mayor Ronald Smith headed the group which accepted it for placement in the citymuseum He was accompanied by Harvard Hinton president of John Hutchings Museum Harold Hutchings museum director and John Rockwell chairman of the Lehi Historical Preservation Commission The plaquewords recounted the 1893 meeting its participants and their activities The opening paragraph read Very few residents of what was then Utah Territory not yetstate recognized the significance of the establishment of Utah Press Association which took place duringmeeting in Lehi on Sunday December 17 1893 1t concluded With placement of this plaque todaynewspaper men and women applaud the action taken here by visionary journalistscentury ago and express pride in the organization created by their pioneering meeting pictorial portrayal of the initial gathering was represented indisplay created by Lehi historian Richard Van Wagoner Its photographs included the Union Hotel various 20 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
