Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-19 | Page 20 | Stroke of Pen Signal for Banquet

S i STROKE TR K Of PEN SIGNAL 1 NAl fO FOR 1 t 1 BAN BANQUET UI Salt Lake to Celebrate When Wilson Signs Zion on Ca CaTA Canyon Canyon Bill nyon Bill To TA celebrate tho the creation of at Utah's first great national park the Salt Lake club dub will hold gala occasion occa occa- eton sion Monday night On Ori that day according to Information Information tion received here President Wilson will sign the bill making Zion canyon a a. national preserve A banquet willbo will willbe bo be given ghen to acknowledge the event Stephen T. T Mather director of or all national parks parka will be the distinguished distinguished distin distin- guest and and the principal speaker Places will bo be prepared for tor of ot Utah's representative citizens MEANS FIRST STEP I The event will signalize the mate mate- materialization of ot the tho first step in Utah's i fight for tor recognition as tho the greatest natural playground of ot America It will mean the opening gun In a a. campaign of ot publicity for tor Utah's natural beauty spots pots that will eventually draw the tourist travel of ot the whole country countr It Itis Itis I is the first Intimation that Utah will at no distant day be the mecca for tor I thousands of ot travelers travel rs come to regale themselves In the mysterious beauty of at painted canyon and rainbow-haunted rainbow temples of natural rock Today Mr Ir Mather and his party arc are speeding toward Little ZIon canyon down do 11 near the southern borders of ot the state While there he will w Visit another scenic ground known as Bryce's canon can- can yon on When hen he returns It is expected S that he will make public announcement of at the fact that Bryce's canyon also must mut be bo made a national park MANY SPECIAL EVENTS Many special events are scheduled for tor the Monday night banquet here Mr Mather will w outline tho plans in contemplation for tor Utah and the openIng opening opening open open- ing of ot her great scenic regions He Ile will tell teU of ot plans that are afoot atoot for tor the bringing In of at tourists and his guests on the present trip will explain methods methode meth meth- ode of or transportation to be devised I Herbert W W. Gleason Gleason will give an illustrated illustrated illus mus- lecture lecture- and Howard H. H Hays Bays will tell teU how camping facilities will be provided It rIt Is further probable that a definite line lino publicity of-publicity to be taken up by the Commercial club will be bo announced Lafayette Hanchett special representative tive of the club now with the Mather party will make a report