Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Phillips Camp Biographies, Graham to Hayes

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page 4 .. and the destiny of my family, whi ch had been for our good and for which I am thankful. I For fortv-six vears I have followed the business of photography and ,was the firstv to er~ct a permament studio in Botmt iful; [ ~: was r. irrstrlimehtal 1in organizing a Brass Band w'.nich was a credit to Bountiful; not only did the organization furnish music, but furni$hed amusement in the clramt=l. A number of times we entertained the Old Folks, giving them a - banquet in the Old Opera House , arranging three tables the full length of the building ! which were laden with the good things of the earth, After the banquet, the tables 0ere removed and the seats arranged our guests were entertained with the drama - a treat which was long remembered. I should state that these en~e r tainments were aided by members of the ward who furnished the refreshments and with their teams hauled the aged to th-e Opera House and !after the evening, returned them t o their homes and felt happy in rendering the service. In civic affairs, I held the office of Justice of the Peace for six years for Bountiful City and precinct. , I was the first Health Officer appointed i n Bountiful City. About 1 the same time I was appointed by the County Commission to be Health Officer l for health district # 1 of Davis County which comprises the territory south · 1of the Centerville line to the south boundry line of the County and from the mountains on the east to the lake on the west. These positions as Health Offi ver, I ba >,r e held for more_ than thirty years. During the 1same time I have been Registrar of Vi tal Statistics for the same terri tory. , jStill holding the above offices in 1935. I walked or rode ~y bicycle many ~ miles to put up quarentine signs and back again to take them down as I had no car to travel. For a number of years I held the position of Ward Clerk and for twenty­six years I received and dis pursed the fast offerings of the ward, both before the ward was divided a nd for some time afterwards. I I was a member of Company E of Sr;ate Militia, which was fi:rst organized in Bountiful, 9.nd served for six years as Bugler. During the time of my ~nlistment, five of our Company volunteered their services in the Spanish !American ~Tar--namely Joseph Holbrook, Willard Call, . George Seeman, John ~ahler and Frances Tuttle, all of them returned. My sons William and :f{arold were also members of *the Company E during the tlme .of my enlistment. I t Durlng the tirr~e of my service in choirs, I have com.posed se1reral pieces f vocal music which have been published in the Juvenile Instructor. Alma lived to the ripe old age of 86 years. He died February 24, 1940 rt his home in Bountiful, ~a vis County, Utah. He was buried in Bountiful pity Cemetery on the 28th day of February 1940. 1 During his lifetime he was loved by all who knew hin. He was always playing with ~ildren, and always had a group of young folk around him. He was successful as a photographer. His first shop being located on ~s in street between 1st and second north on the west side of the street. ~at er he moved to the east side where th9 parking lot of Lakewood Furn­ature is now. He did excellant copy work and his tinting and touching up ~ as admired by all. _I He raised a family of eight children to adulthood all of whom have