Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-07-17 | Page 9 | Elaborate Plans Made for Holiday

ELABORATE PLANS I MADE FOR HOLIDAY Pioneers Will Be Guests of Honor at Liberty Park Fete State city city and county officials the first presidency of or the I L. L D. D S. S church with their wives have been invited by the Dau Daughters of or the thc Pioneers or Utah and the Daughters of oC the Mormon ormon Battalion hat Bat tallon to Join with the pioneers of ot un 1847 in the Pioneer day celebration at Libert Liberty park The committee In charge charse of or arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments announced d yesterday that the tho pioneers havo been asked to assemble at the park superintendents superintendent's residence at 12 o'clock noon on July 24 where they will Ill be met by a reception com corn rn I tte e. e Pioneer Are Invited A similar event was sven given two years ears ago and there were present at that time the following pioneers Mrs Irs Margaret Oakley Best Mrs Annie LlIza Hunter Rich Mrs Caroline J. J Ostrander Crosb Crosby Charles Charle B. B Okey John Taylor Harmon Mrs Leone Spencer Chambers Mrs Abigail L. L Baker Daker t 1 Matthews James Jame Ja Jackson Woodruff Wood Wood- rut ruff Carlos Caries L. L Sessions Session's James Wylle yUe Thomas Elijah M. M Weller Weiler Joseph 11 H Harrison Sperry Willard 1 L L. Snow Hyrum Bennion William WilHam C C. Allen Al Al- l- l len Alma Samuel S. S Ensign Richard S. S Home Horne Sarah J. J Rich Miller E lwin Pettit D. D Hoagland Mary lary A. A Pickering Bennion Spencer Joseph W. W Mary Ann Riser Hays Hay John B B. Porter William V. V Ha Haight ht Thomas M. M Abbott Emma Gardner Sylvester Slvester James Mrs Mary A. A P. P Brockbank and Catherine RIgby Tho rho committee has haa communicated ted with a number of the surviving members members members mem mem- bers of or this group and Invites others to notify C. C S. S Martin 4 43 49 South Main street telephone Wasatch if It the they will tm be ablo to attend County JI Help lp At a meeting of ot the tho county commissioners commis commis- a l letter was presented from Heber HeberL M L Wells former governor and C. C S S. Martin L' calling attention to tho the plans for or the day and asking for fi financial CI- CI ass assistance stance pf pt the project This appropriation is sought to provide necessary necessary necessary I essary food music transportation and other accommodations to make the oc occasion occasion occasion oc- oc casion pleasant and auspicious for tor the tho veterans The county commissioners took the matter under advisement and will communicate either cither with Mrs Elizabeth A All Am Hayward president ortho ot or tho the Daughters of or the Pioneers ot or Utah or members of the committee The sentiment expressed was that tho the commissioners com corn missioners would find a way to re respond respond re- re spond to the request Preparations for tor the event are arc being continued by th the committees Mrs Mr Maybelle J. J Davis Davs Is la seeking the names and addresses of oC the survivor of oC the pioneers who came in 1847 ISH There were 2500 who came camo in the fall tall of ot that year ear but the committee realizes there arc are not many remaining I A. A H. H Crabbe city commissioner In charge charse of ot parks has agreed to reserve a portion of ot tho the Liberty Libert park for Cor the pioneers on July 2 21 t It It la Is understood that In addition to the old fashioned picnic thero will be mu music lc and brief speeches speech s by prominent Utah men and worn women