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Show I Ifhousands of People J J Celebrate First Big I Strawberry Day I' I F 8lu'PassinS tlie expectation of those in charge, ; , . wftS the glorious success of the First Annual Utah Straw-4 Straw-4 ' fl berry Day here Wednesday. It was a great day for Utah I County. More peoplevcre in Pleasant Grove than have j :B ever wen at any ono previous time in its history. The ' 'program wasearricd out in splendid fashion without a 2 ;Bitcli." .No aqciddiits nor unpleasantness occurred to U i 'mar,.tboenjoy;meht of the day. It is estimated that be-1 be-1 31 'I tween,10,000 and, 15,000 pcopleworc in attendance during I iBuiejtoy. To this crowd, nearly 1,000 cases of berries i were distributed tree. Words are inadequate in express-13 express-13 I If 6, Praifie aud appreciation due Chairman J. D. Thorno i fl sod'his faithful committee members who were indefatig; H ' fl abljj that successmight' crown their efforts. A I n first tray'1 treaki of dawn 4 I found, 'the happy throngs begtnnlrig 4 ( I to eotae and by 10 o'clock, a steady i I itnam oV autos from all dirqrttons H foure'd'lnto town. "Evory nvallablo fl ieace; on Main Street wan packed fth cars and ipeople' to witness the 4 H tnit which started at 11 o'clock. I The parade, under the direction or t fl Prof. Ovorlado and Prof. Eastniond I of Provo, and their, aides, was a t fl credit to them. It wns considered I to be one of tho most artistic and in-1 in-1 1 iplrlng of Its kind ever given In the i state. Ono of tho features of the I IM partde was the mlnaturo pioneer ox j H team drawing a llttlo covered wagon jl H equipped In truo. pioneer style- driven I fl fc' N,ck lversn nnd Ileldgo Swen-I Swen-I H son. Tho llttlo "oxen" were a per-I per-I H fcetly mated pair of Holsteln calves. I H The float which brought much ap-I ap-I I plaiue from tho crowd was tho huge ' H eup Oiled with living "strawberrlos" labeled Strawberry Jam, prepared by, the Young Mother's Club. Tho'float . which depicted Father Escalanto. seeking tho Unknown Troll also roth ro-th fflMlvei1 '"Uch comment! Itus'sell iir fl 8wenson took tho part of ho Spanish' rs priest.. The girls, of jho.Socond Wa.rd. re represented tho first school creating much merriment. Draco Hitman portrayed tho pioneer school teacher. The lslon of Pleasant Grovo was a beautiful, artistic tloat and lead tho parade. Tho Indians, trappors, herd- ers, and representations of plonoor t life wore Ono. Tho first flower gar- don, tho sego Illy, tho sunflower and tho wild roses, and the Industries float, bearing fruits and grains, and surmounted by numorous cups and trophys Won by (he Ashlano farms, wore Inspiring. , t The present, and figure wore depleted de-pleted in two pretty floaU bearing tho young people representing Education, Edu-cation, Health, Wealth, Beauty, etc. After tho parado, tho Provo fire department de-partment made u good run up Main Street whllo tho tiro bell rang, and with thq uso of chemicals and. waiter extinguished a good sized flro bohlnd the high school building, , At noon, tho sorving of troo strawberries, straw-berries, cream and sandwiches started start-ed In tho grovo, and borrics wero servo'd as rapidly. as tho. attendance could dish them out with scarcely ar lull from noon until evening. Tho chicken dinner served by the Rollot Society ladles wns splendid and, tho ad I os were swamped with orders. The free dancing review in tho Grov'd undor tho dfroctlon of Miss Lylo Llndsey was well altondod and executed la a creditable manner. Following this; tho operetta "The Morry Milkmaids" .by tho Lindon Socond Ward Choir wad presented In (he Auditorium,' to a full houso. Autos filled tho ball grounds at four o'clock to witness tho ball gamo and nlr piano exhibition. American Fork had easy plckiln's and won from Pay son by a scoro of 18 to 7. About 7 o'clock, tho Provo band leading n largo delegation of Provo boosters, arrived In (own, and paraded Mo In Street. The congregated at tho band stnnd whero Wo. Dradford of Provo lead Iho crowds In community singing. Speeches were made by Secretary Hlnkley of tho Chambor of Commorco, Mayor C. K. Hanson, of Trovo, who spoko on tho unity existing exist-ing botweon the two Cltlos, and complimented com-plimented Pleasant Qrove on the splendid success of tho day, and as-Eiirod as-Eiirod thorn that Provo was tiack of Utah County. A response to theso addresses was mado by Mayor J. A. West who welcomed tho out-of-town visitors. The pageant was again staged In tho evening with a larger crowd than ever to wltnesa it The1 Provo hand concert was woll enjoyed. The wrestling match to bo staged between Jones and Dazukus was postponed post-poned because of a misunderstanding as to the place in which It was to bavo boon staged, ' Tho carnival and various concessions conces-sions in tho Qrovo wero patronized to full capacity during tho entire day, as was the picture show In the Opera Houso. Tbo wonderful day of Jollity and merriment was brought to a happy conclusion by the street dunpo, with music furnished by the local band. All during tho day, the Doy Scout band wns very liberal with splendid music, and entertained the Grove and tho ball park. The committees In chargo desire to thank those who holped to make thl dny a memorabla one, especially thnout-of-town pcoplo who cooporated Tn making It n real Utah CountyHay. Tho jidvextisjaKt-comniltteo ewpoclal-ly ewpoclal-ly expressed Its appreciation to' tho Plcacant Grovo Ravlaw, Provo Herald, Pro,YpPost ana Salt Lake papers for the free publicity given. T1The unadulterated success of this our first Utah Strawberry Day has given those in charge such satisfaction, satisfac-tion, thai' they declare that the day must be an anneal oveat, and the big day each year for Pleasant Grovo. |