Perhaps the old saying, "No man is without honor save in his own country," was not meant to include women. If it was, one of the exceptions to the rule is Alice Louise Reynolds. Not only has she been recognized and honored in high places far removed from her own community, but her own people -those who know and love her best -have also recognized her worth.

In appreciation and gratitude for the splendid services she has rendered to her community, her state, and her nation, and especially in recognition of the great work she has done and is doing for woman's cause, friends of Miss Reynolds gathered by hundreds on her birthday, April first, to honor her in a fitting testimonial. This unique birthday reception was held at the Brigham Young University, having been arranged by members of the following organizations with which Miss Reynolds is affiliated: The B. Y. U. Women, The Utah Stake Relief Society Board, The Utah Sorosis Club, The Utah Stake Y. L. M. I. A. Board, The Nelke Reading Club, and The B. Y. U. Girls. Miss Vilate Elliott, a close friend of Miss Reynolds and a co-teacher with her at the Brigham Young University, acted as general chairman.

Because of the active interest Miss Reynolds has always manifested in library movements throughout the state, and the unusual support she has given to the B. Y. U. library, the outstanding feature of the testimonial was a book shower for the literary library she has recently established at the university.

The reception was held in College

Hall where more than five hundred friends, many from Salt Lake City and other parts of the state, gathered to pay their tribute of respect and love.

One of the special features of the program was a one act play based on the life and work of Miss Reynolds written by Mrs. Annie D. Palmer and presented by students of the B. Y. U. under the direction of Mrs. Algie E. Ballif.

In a brief address Miss Elliott outlined the signal services of the guest of honor which had called forth the demonstration of regard.

Mrs. Ascha E. Paxman, Stake President of the Y. L. M. I. A., gave a beautiful poetic sentiment.

Mrs. Amy Brown Lyman a lifelong friend of Miss Reynolds paid her the following tribute:

"In trying to select some special phase of Miss Reynolds' most interesting life to portray to you this afternoon, I have decided not to enlarge on her accomplishments, which are well known and appreciated by this notable gathering of friends, but to draw your attention to a few influences and elements that have contributed to her fine character, and successful and helpful life.

"As a life long intimate friend, (having known Miss Reynolds since she was a girl of sixteen when we were classmates and chums in the last graduating class of the administration of Doctor Maeser) I know perhaps as well as any one, the rich background and varied side lights of her life and I shall mention briefly some of the most important and significant of these.

"Born into a home of the highest

ideals, where there was tenderness, gentleness, affection, and faith; where there was refinement, deep sentiment and intellectuality, Miss Reynolds inherited talent, and a capacity for hard work and powerful concentration. Rarely has a more gifted and able mind been given to a woman. Early in life she evinced a love for study and revealed marked literary gifts, and as she grew to womanhood her experience experience and training have developed and perfected these talents.

"The L. D. S. Church is indebted to the old world for some of her leading men and scholars. Among those who came to cast their lot in the Western wilderness were Anthon H. Lund from Scandinavia, Karl G. Maeser from Germany, and George Reynolds from England.

"George Reynolds was an English gentleman and scholar. In his various capacities as secretary to the president of the Church, author, editor to the Juvenile Instructor, associate editor of the Deseret News, First Assistant Superintendent of Sunday Schools, and one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies, he rendered valuable and efficient service. His literary work in connection with Church publications was voluminous and several books are left as a monument to his energy and keen intellect. Aside from his splendid family his greatest contribution to his Church is his Concordance to the Book of Mormon, the preparation of which covered a period of twenty years. The task, alone, of proof-reading this monumental work consumed three years.

Few women have enjoyed greater opportunities than Alice Louise Reynolds, and fewer women have made such opportunities for themselves. Since her seventeenth year she

has made her own way without financial aid from anyone. Her high school and normal training she received in the church schools; her regular college course from the University of Michigan. She has done additional work in the History and Literary departments of Berkley, Cornell, and The University of ChiThe climax of her training came, perhaps when she was privileged to register for a year's work at the University of London.

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"Miss Reynolds' travels have been extensive. She has visited most of the interesting historical and literary shrines in this country and in the countries of the old world, and she has profited by travel as few have done. With her wide knowledge of history and literature, every noted spot has had enchantment for her. In England she visited the ruins of Kenilworth castle, Royal castle, Stratford-on-Avon, the English lake country of which Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southy wrote; in Scotland, the places immortalized by Scott and Burns, and on the Continent she visited the haunts of other celebrities. In her two trips to Europe, covering in all eighteen months, Miss Reynolds was most fortunate. She saw the World's Fair at Brussels, and the Passion Play at Oberammergau. In Berlin she witnessed the same review of the German troops as Roosevelt, at Belle Auliance Field, when the Kaiser in all his glory presented a real pageant the like of which few Americans have seen. She was in Vienna on the eightieth anniversary of the birth of Francis Joseph which was a gala year; and in England at the time of the coronation of George and Mary.

"Because of Miss Reynolds' inherent modesty few people know of

the important contacts she has made, the celebrities she has met and the tributes that have been paid to her. "She has been a delegate three times to the National Federation of Women's Clubs and once to the National Council of Women. She represented Utah at four suffrage conventions including the Jubilee Convention.

"In connection with suffrage work, she lobbied in Washington in the interest of the Susan B. Anthony amendment. As a delegate to the National Democratic Convention she spoke twice from the floor.

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"During one Summer when Miss Reynolds was attending the University of Chicago summer school, she chanced to live in our home. special intensive theme course English she wrote a theme a day six days a week for twelve weeks. The comments of her teachers on these themes which I had the opportunity to read would have turned the heads of most young literary students. Professor Demmon of the University of Michigan, speaking to me of Miss Reynolds said, 'Have you any more young women in Utah like Miss Reynolds? If so, please send them to the University of Michigan.'

"Doctor A. E. Winship, famous educator and lecturer of Boston, in speaking of Miss Reynolds to some of his friends who had not met her said: 'I have the acquaintance of many interesting women, but Miss Reynolds knows more about more things that I am interested in than any other woman I have ever met.' He said on another occasion, 'I attended a lecture given by Miss Reynolds in Chicago on the Shakespeare Festival. Having studied Shakespeare so thoroughly myself I wondered what she could say that

would be interesting to me. I went, however, and was thrilled from the start for it was all new.'

"While in this paper I have aimed in the main to set forth facts in relation to Miss Reynolds' training. I cannot refrain from mentioning one of her contributions to the Relief Society. For five years she has written lessons which have been studied and enjoyed by 50,000 women.

"Neither can I refrain from a passing word touching a friendship of a lifetime. To have a friend such as Miss Reynolds knows how to be, and has been, is to have one of the sweetest gifts that life can bring. It has been a great satisfaction and a beautiful experience to know that no matter how long a separation has been, or how separated in fields of endeavor, upon reunion she has been the same sweet, dependable, devoted, adorable, and if necessary, militant friend."

President Heber J. Grant sent this greeting:

"I am very glad to learn that the women of the Garden City are to give a testimonial in the form of a book shower for Sister Alice Reynolds. I wish to extend my congratulations and those of Sister Grant to Sister Reynolds upon the occasion of her birthday anniversary and assure her that she has my very best wishes for her future happiness and prosperity. Sister Reynolds has performed a wonderful work for our Church school system and I have always had a very high regard for her."

In behalf of the B. Y. U. girls for whom Miss Reynolds has done so much, Miss Helen Candland presented a beautiful basket of roses.

The 500 volumes of books which had been brought or sent by friends near and far were presented by Mrs.

Christen Jensen. "In his Sesame and Lilies," said Mrs. Jensen, "John Ruskin called the true, great books of the world 'King's Treasures' because they contain the precious thoughts of kingly minds in all ages. The 'sesame' is the talisman by which we open doors of feeling and understanding that we may enter and gain the hidden treasures.

"Today, Miss Reynolds, we your many friends from near and far have come bearing in our arms these 'Kings Treasures' that they may be placed in an institution of learning where they may serve a great and useful purpose; that of enlarging the hearts, quickening the understanding and uplifting the souls of all seekers of knowledge within these walls. But these gifts which we present to you today are only a part of the gift. With them come a wealth of kindly wishes, a heartfelt appreciation for the work you have done, and an abundance of love to bless your life. These are treasures which you have found in the hearts of your many friends. The key, or sesame, which has unlocked the door has been your unceasing and unselfish service for all. As these books with others bear the name of the Alice Louise Reynolds' Library, they stand as a testimonial of your good work in the past and as a promise of even better things in the future. We present them with our love and best wishes."

A beautiful wrist-watch was presented by Mrs. Jennie B. Knight in behalf of Miss Reynolds' many, many friends:

"Dear Miss Reynolds:

The poet has said,

"It is just as we make it,

This mystical world of ours,
Life's field will yield, as we make it,
A garden of thorns or flowers."

the grand finale-and a grand finale it is indeed.

"Today you say to me, Miss Reynolds, you take the center of the stage. Tomorrow it will be the woman on my right; the next day the woman on my left; the day after the woman in front of me, and the next day the woman behind me; all equally worthy. Of course, whatever has been done has been done by united effort; the building of the library is to the point. There would be no Whitecotton library in the Brigham Young University if you had not responded when the appeal was made.

"I have never heard three more exquisite presentation speeches in my life. These flowers today typify nothing so much as the loveliness of the girls they represent. There is only one thing in the world that I would prefer to this beautiful watch that has been presented to me, and that is an instrument that could manufacture time and energy. I greatly appreciate the inscription, 'From the Women of Utah.'

"We seldom attain perfection in this life, but there does seem to be much of perfection in this book shower. I feel as though every book is mine, and yet every book is as much yours as mine, and they are yours in a sense that they can never be mine for they belong to your children and your children's children.

"And now that you have done so much in my name permit me to add my mite in your name. Here on the table is a set of books of literature with very beautiful colored prints of the haunts of literary men. I think they are fairly typical of my life. I wish to present these volumes to the following organizations and place them on the shelves of the library. One to the General Board of

the Relief Society, an organization, which I revere for its leadership, past and present, and the work it has done; one to the General Board of the Mutual Improvement Association, whose official magazine printed my first published article, and my first series of articles; one to the General Federation of Women's Clubs, under whom I have worked in three capacities; one to the Stake Board of the Relief Society of the Utah Stake, who have emblazoned in love and gold upon their banner the words. 'Relief and Appreciation'; one to the M. I. A. Stake Board, to whom I have given the most constant work of my life, and of whose superintendency I formed a part for eleven years; one to the Utah Sorosis Club, of which I am a charter member. It has trained me for my club work in the state and in the nation. One to my dear Nelke girls, whom I have watched through lovely girlhood into glorious womanhood. They are studying the drama, but they will never find a drama that portrays life that is as beautiful as the lives they themselves are living; one to the Municipal Council, an organization seeking to cooperate with all other organizations for civic uplift and the beautifying of Provo within and without; one to the Nineteenth Century Club, the pioneer woman's club of Provo, before whom I have appeared on numerous occasions; one to the girls' and woman's committee of the B. Y. U., whose chairman I have been for twenty years; one to the women of the faculty of the Brigham Young University, who are my beloved daily associates; one to the university women with whom I am constantly associated in a social way; one to my family, who have taken great interest in the library.