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Show NATION'S BIG DAY ' I mm glory Pleasing Program Features PursUfe M Pleasure to Citizens aid M Visitors Alike. M ORATOR STIRS AUDIENCE 'H WITH ROUSING APPEAL '1 Committees Function Faultlessly t, M for Benefit of Monster Crowd, J M and Nothing Occurs to Mar the M Perfect Day in Cedar City. jfl Very few kickers nre heard at tho .' :clcbration of Indcpcndonco Day ia ' H Cedar City, observed July 5th. Tho H community was shaken nnd startled ' H into life nnd nctivity nt about 4 a, n, - -;HH by tho boom of cannons, nnd shortly r 'H after wero soothed by tho pleasing. t H strains of music emanating from the ' H instruments of tho Ccdnr City brass H band, spillfully plnyed nnd directed. H Tho business houses and tho poles H in tho center of Main street had been H decorated with tho national WoloSB H for tho occasion, and as they met H the gazo of tho summer's sun, pre- H scnted a gorgeous appearance. H Tho meting in the tabornaclc was H very successful nnd satisfying, prac- M ticnlly all the parts on tho program H wero responded to, nnd tho rendi- M uons were quite up to the standards JH of previous years. J. Hunter Lunt H delivered tho oration nnd in a very H forceful way brought to the attcn- M tion of his henrers some of the great political and economic questions of H tho dny. The hand wns present, as M wero members of the choir, tho La- H Voma quartet and other prganiza- H tloiiB, which contributed materially ' r ' to the pleasures of the occasion by il i4Vtfl i'7dlMrs,a2fflttft?8ffi5?t ' ffl 'Tho tabe'nialbs'MeTatedK1 ' fB flags and bunting and was filled with' kH peoplo from basement to gnrrct dur 1 ing tho services. ''1 At tho exit after tho program tho 'H Beehive girls were soiling pink lem- 'H onnde with a view to raising money H for a hike to Zion Canyon park. !H From ono to three in the afternoon (l there wns n dance for the children at ,jH tho Ward Hall. Thero was a largo ,H attendance. tH Tho afternoon sports, which wero '1 held nt the Fair grounds and wero M scheduled to begin at 3 p. m., wero M a little late starting. They consist- ;H cd of children's races, and contests, M a saddle horso race, exhibition of . j broncho riding, ct. Those who had counted on seeing n base ball game H were disappointed. M The prize-winners in the children's H sports nro listed as follows: H Girls' Races H Ages G to 7 years, Nellie Wilkinson. , H Ages 7 to 9 years, Nina Corry. H Ages 9 to 12 years, Ruth Millett H nnd Verda Wood. H Ages 12 to 1G years, Anna Cox. , H Boys' Races - - H G to 7 years, Claude Wcstwood. ( 7 to 9 yenrs, Richard Thorley. , H 9 to 12 years, Ross Urie. H 12 to 15 years, Ray Melling. j H Potato Knee Boys H Raymond Millett, Rulon Wilkinson. H Myron Lunt, and another whose name H was not secured. ' H Potato Race GirlK x Lucile Wood, Camilla Bauer and Hi another whoso name was not secured. D In the evening, commencing about Hl nine o'clock, a very ccrditablo dis- H play of firo works was given, com- H mencing with a design in honor of S tho American Legion and ending up H with a fiery portrayal of Old Glory. H There were numerous sky rockets, H Roman candles, flower pots, wator vl falls, etc., the exhibition being thn PM most complcto over attempted here. il The dny closed with a grand ball rl at tho Ward Hall, which was filled! hfH to capacity, as is usual on such sc- l ensions. Hl Everything wns orderly and pcuco- ILI able. A few of tho breaths savored Vl strongly of "homo brow" but no one 11 nppearcd to bo out of the way or '' unruly. 4M Taken all in all tho oelebrntion lll was a big success. n,M |