The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1964, Síða 45

the head of Main Street in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
In 1950 this beautiful biulding was
dedicated, the dream of half a century
brought to fulfillment under her con-
vincing leadership. Despite the nature
and strength of the opposition to the
erection of the building, the litigation
and financial barriers athwart her
path, undaunted and with complete
trust and confidence in the support
and loyalty of the Daughters, she
pressed the cause of the building to a
favorable conclusion. It was the money
realized from the sale of Heart Throbs
of the West which made the building
possible and the dream of the Daugh-
ters a reality. Hers was the basic plan
used by the architect in designing the
building; hers was the selection of ma-
terials; hers the suggestion of adorn-
ment and fine finishing. The result is a
source of pride to every citizen of Utah;
to every descendant; to every admirer
of a pioneer. The Museum has become
a repository for cherished relics.
Through the confidence of the people
in its leadership, large collections of
precious heirlooms have been returned
to Utah from many states. For instance,
Mrs. Carter was able to secure for the
Museum the Rockwell collection
housed in Nevada and valued ait
$10,000. The thousands of tourists who
visit the Museum annually declare it
to be one of the most beautiful in Am-
erica. This Museum will always stand
as a monument ito Kate B. Carter.
In 1953 the Soroptomist Club pre-
sented Mrs. Carter’s name for the Mary
Margaret McBride Award sponsored
by a national broadcasting association.
In the national screening of women
she was chosen from four hundred
candidates proposed by national organ-
izations. The nation was divided into
four sections and the award was given
for contribution in preserving the