Comments on: And for Eternity — Chapter 1 (of 10)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:41:54 +0000

Thanks for that idea, HokieKate. It may take me a while to get the hang of writing a brief teaser that is helpful to knowing whether you’d be interested in reading a story and yet doesn’t give away the punchline, but I’m working on it.

Maurine, I just saw your comment — missed it last night. Thanks for this. I hadn’t heard of this program, much less your involvement. What fun!

By: HokieKate

HokieKate — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:05:33 +0000

I’m very interested to see where this story will go.

Ardis, thank you for the introductions. I really appreciate them.

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:29:43 +0000

Olive Woolley Burt of the pioneer Woolley family was prolific writer of 46 items: series, childen’s books, music lyrics collections, noves, poetry. When I was about ten or so, she started column in the Deseret News named “Newsette” using the name of Pal Sal. Every week she listed a subject for a future issue. Children under sixteen, I think, could submit either a story, article, picture, or poem. Each submission was graded and given points of 25,50,75,100. Several of the best ones were published. At the end of May she added up the points and the top twelve were spotlighted by performing on the stage at the Lyric Theater in front of all of the other contributors. Then there was a picnic and fun at Liberty Park. I was in the top group when I was twelve and actually roller skated on the televised program. A newspaper announcement says that more than 700 children contributed from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, New York, Michigan, Hawaii, England, Canada, Wales, and Africa.

I was in Olive’s home South Temple in Salt Lake several times and she always gave me a book to take home.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:29:10 +0000

Yup. She was prolific. It’s interesting to see her range, isn’t it?

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:04:28 +0000

I’m guessing this is the same Olive Wooley Burt who wrote Murder Ballads of Mormondom.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:51:19 +0000

You’re right, Alison, I had forgotten that.

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:59:47 +0000

Wasn’t Delsa the name of one of the characters in Nephi Anderson’s “Added Upon”?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:08:14 +0000

Mark, I bet you go nuts trying to visualize Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees.”

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:57:44 +0000

Delsa had put her hands on her shoulders and kissed him tenderly.

That lady (Olive Woolley Burt–or was it really Burt Olive Woolley?) sure knows how to write a love scene–but I’m still trying to figure out how Delsa puts her hands on her own shoulders while kissing him tenderly. Maybe she wrapped her arms around his neck and then put her hands on her own shoulders just to make sure they didn’t go anywhere they shouldn’t.

Or something.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:34:01 +0000

Real name, though — I just googled it and quite a few women by that name turn up.