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Show THE CITIZEN GOLDEN JUBILEE PRIMARY ORGANIZATION 1878-192- 8 The magnificent parade which was pat on by the Primary Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints last Saturday afternoon, j0ne 9th, will long remain a beautiful picture in the minds of the thousands of people from all parts of the country who witnessed the gorgeous spectacle. The 10,000 children who marched in the parade and who took part later in the pageant at the University of Utah stadium, will never forget the jay. It will always remain a happy memory to them. Much has been said about the unusual parade, but very little about the Primary organization, its purpose and its accomplishments. In the early days of Utah there was little to occupy the minds of the children. Schools were not as efficient as they are today and the only organization the Church had for children to attend was the Sunday School. Consequently they had much leisure time to roam the streets, ind naturally many of them got into mischief.. The Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association had been organized for the older boys and men, but there was no organization for the small boys. Aurelia Spencer Rogers had a family of her own and probably that is the reason she realized the need of an organization of this kind. At any rate the credit must go to her for the idea, which was heartily sponsored by Eliza S. Snow and other prominent women in the Church. On Sunday, August 11, 1878, she was set apart to preside over the Primary Association in Farmington, the birthplace of the pay Primary donated to help in building the Salt Lake Temple. For a number of years a carpet was made by the children for the same purpose. Those who were fortunate enough to get into the stadium saw the children of the Salt Lake Stake realistically portray the weav-ni- g of the first rug by the little folks of fifty years ago. Birth of Fair. In June, 1880 the children gave their first fair. The boys contributed hayracks, wheelbarrows, tables, ladders, rakes, cupboards, clothesracks, chairs, beehives and various other articles which they had made. They also gave the vegetables, fruits and grain which The girls brought they had raised. their handwork, bread and pastry, fresh fruit which they had bottled, as well as a variety of dried fruit. Boys and girls proudly displayed their drawings, paintings, penmanship, etc. The children of those days even edit- - teachers who labored so faithfully with these children to prepare them for this glorious event should be highly complimented for their efforts. Not only did they spend many weeks in patient preparation, but many came hundreds of miles with their youngsters to make this affair the success that it was. No doubt, they feel well repaid for their tireless work, as the children conducted themselves in a most exemplary manner throughout the entire program, from the tiny tots who graced the Birthday Cake heading the parade, to the thousands who sang The Star Spangled Banner at the close of the program in the DANGEROUS GAME. THE NEW YORK WORLD says it is a safe wager that many a devotee of golf will get a fine thrill when he learns that actuaries of the Travelers Insurance company have established the fact that, in number of accidents, golf ranks as the third most dangerous game sport. Only two other sports show a larger number of accilast dents in a given period. Base-ba- ll Dance. The first Primary meeting ever held in the Church was at Farmington, Utah, August 25, 1878. There were 124 children in the district. A house to house canvas was made and the remit was that 115 boys and 100 girls, between the ages of six and fourteen, attended the first Primary meeting. They were taught faith in God, prayer, punctuality, love of home, love and respect for one another, as well as the art of usefulness. The next spring a town lot was rented and the children planted beans and popcorn. They cultivated the ground, watering and Ceding it, and later harvested their crop. n balls were made out f the corn at Christmas time. The beans were raised to go with the Rebel Society wheat to be used in time famine which many feel is sure to come. Ensign Stake depicted, in beau tiful song and dance, this period in frimary history at the stadium Saturday evening. First Rug. the first annual meeting sixteen lords of carpet had been made by Ambers of the organization; the girls fing the rags, and the boys donat-five cents each to buy warp and iy for the weaving. This carpet was H By Eloise .Anderson McClure Afar from the seas and and the deserts, Afar from the wastes and the waves, Afar from the lands deeply buried, Afar from the bright coral waves, It lies neither Eastern nior Western, But like a bright scroll tis unfurled, Where God in his wisdom has fashioned The heart of the great Western world! It lies where the Maker hath spread it, With gladenss of joy in his eyes; Like tapestry, jeweled and flaming, It glows neath the starry blue skies; With meadows of silver green woven, With valleys of fair golden grains, With lakes, and with light, leaping rivers, ' With flashing of great flowered plains; argosies, Where moms break with richness and splendor, That smiles on the great wondrous West, Of all lands that God ever fashioned, "Tis the land that I love the best! With sunshine and dewdrops that kiss it, With zephyrs so balmy that blow; With stars set in diadems, clustered, That shine upon peaks white with n Pop-cor- UTAH Where suns rise in gleaming and glory, Where suns set with soft scented breeze; With heavens aflame in their beauty, Where moons sail with bright movement. Pop-Cor- At placed on exhibition by hanging it over the stand at the little meetinghouse so that the children could have a good view of it. Afterwards it was 3 snow; stakes vividly portrayed songs and dances symbolic of this period in Primary history at the stadium. The children of Liberty and Pioneer ed a paper which was read in their meetings. Martial bands were also organized and became very successful community assets. From a modest beginning at Farmington in the year 1878 of 215 pupils, the Primary Association has grown until it now comprises 1179 units, scattered throughout the world, with 13,280 officers and almost 100,000 children. The various Primary units accessible to Salt Lake City depicted vividly, by their floats, either some event in history connected with their district or some scenic point for which it is famous all of which added color and interest to the parade. Stupendous Undertaking. It is doubtful whether any organization in the world has ever assembled so many young boys and young girls in so gigantic a performance. It was a stupendous undertaking and the year headed the list with 631; then came sport in country or woods, with 521, and then golf with 456. Now let the football man, the tennis player, the boxer and all others of that host who have been jeering at the old mans game retire in mer- With mountains sublime and majestic, That smile upon white seas so swirled, Just Utah, fair Utah, lies dreaming The heart of the great Western world! If you can get a lot of fun out of your mind, you know how to live ited and becoming confusion. Statistics have put them to shame. Golf is not only ancient and honorable; it is also dangerous. It exacts its toll of mangled flesh and fractured bone along with all other sports for men with red blood in their veins. While we rejoice at this complete vindication of a noble game, we can not help wishing that the statisticians had been more specific on one point. We wish that they had told us how many of those 456 golf accidents last year occurred at the 19th hole. couldnt keep Solomon in the house when he heard that the Queen of Sheba was at the gate, what can one wife hope to ddin a world If 700 wives full of Shebas. National Costumer. Merylin Dahlstead, beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Dahlstead, this city. three-year-o- ld |