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Show REVIVE MEMORIES OF PIONEER DAYS Salt Lake, July 4 Reviving the memories of sixty four 'year'3 irp, when the pioneers first entered tla Salt Lake valley, through Emigration canyon, 500 temple workers, in their second annual outing, yesterday traversed trav-ersed a rortlon of tho old trail which led to tho Salt Lake valley and the development of n now state Included In the crowds, ursed more by sentiment senti-ment than pleasure, that crowded to the canyon yesterday, were many members of bands who crossed the trail In the early days To these old memories wore awakened which led to tales of hardships encountered in the earlv days, awakening In the hearts of the many descendants a deep felt veneration for the old canyon from which the Great Salt lake was first sighted. Manv of the band of temple workers started on their trip to the canyon as early as S o'clock, and from that time until late in the afternoon tho canyon cars were crowded with temple workers work-ers At tho end of the car line they left the cars and tramped a few miles up the canyon to a shadv grove, where lunches were spread and at tacked with appetltos sharpened by the mountain air. Duncan MacAUis-ter. MacAUis-ter. chief recorder In the temple, acted as master of ceremonies. At 3 o'clock an appropriate program pro-gram of music and speeches was rendered. ren-dered. Tho exercises were opened with prayer by Bishop George Rom-nev Rom-nev Charles W. Penrose, in a brief address, discussed tho rapid strides of development taken by the state sinco the dav the pioneers first entered the valley through Emigration canyon. Anton H. Lund confined his remarks re-marks to the Interest taken by the temple workers in their work in tho temple Ho recited the effect of the splendid work accomplished In the past year and expressed a hope that future 3"cars would see the Interest even more keen. |