Show AT THE GARDEN CITY The Brilliant Celebration of the Centennial BISHOP WHITNEYS REMARKS Bustlinj and Busy Logan The Danmark Sunhors The Celebration at Spanish Fork on Tuesday The centennial of the inauguration of Washington was observed with as much patriotic devotion if not on so grand a scale as in some other places The day previous was most disagreeable on accoun of the wind and dust but with a dozen 01 so artesian wells along Centre street the hose in connection with each being manned by a host of boys and the sprinkling cart which made its appearance toward night the principal streets were pretty well irrigated and the dust well laid ere the curfew bell rang out the hour for retiring The beautiful weather today is the better appreciated after such a day as Monday Never did the Garden City of Utah appeal more beautiful than on this the centennial of the inauguration of the first President of the United States The weather is line the streets in good condition and with the trees shading the sidewalks and orchards on every block the entire city is seemingly embowered in green foliage and the air loaded with the perfumes of apple blossoms blos-soms At 7 a 111 the baud rendered some patriotic airs every note of which could be heard at all the houses in the city beginning begin-ning with Rail Hound the Flag and I ending with a gallop later in the day The church bell rang and the people assembled in the tabernacle the stores and other places of business being closed The meeting was called to order at 9 20 by President A O moot After singing by the choir President Smoot offered the opening prayer and then the choir sang airain President Smoot made a shorts short-s leech on the lirst inauguration of a President Presi-dent of the United States which occurred April 30 17S9 At the close of his remarks President Smoot said that the meeting was open to all and any one present who felt like speaking were invited to avail themselves them-selves of the opportunity For his part he would be glad to hear Hon AV H King i and as Bishop Whitney was present por haps we might hear a few words from him during the meeting w II KIXG delivered a short though eloquent address on the history of events leading to the independence in-dependence of the United States and from the time Cromwell disputed the divine right of the king to rule until the rights of the people were established in the constitution con-stitution of the United States At the conclusion of Mr Kings speech the choir sang a few verses and then BISHOP WIIITXET was called for Mr Whitney prefaced his remarks by briefly describing the political situation of the aristocracy and the democracy of the times and of the parentage and birth of George Washington Mr Whitneys discourse dis-course might be termed an eloquent eulogy and at the same time a historic biography of the early life and characteristics of George Washington The old saj ing that all great men have had a good mother was true in his case It is j said he was born a man in other words he was a manly boy was not regarded as very bright in some eases but was a truthful houest boy and had a mind of well balanced powers and all that he did was with an honest heart As an instance of his honesty in business transactions the speaker gave a substance of a letter written by George Washington offering to sell some wheat which he explained ex-plained in the letter had got mixed with some oats in the seed which might detract from the value of the wheat He was born February 22 Ib32 At the age of twenty three he was appointed a major of the militia mi-litia in his native state was with General Braddock who refused to listen to his advice ad-vice and the result was liraddocks defeat by running into an ambuscade and his army of 2000 British soldiers cut to pieces and put to flight b > a few French men and Indians At the ac of fortj three George Washington was chosen commander chief of the continental nrniy and continued con-tinued in command until the surrender of Lord CornwalHs at Yorktown Oil Api il iO 17b > he took the oath of office as President Presi-dent of the United States and when lie might have accepted of a golden crown asking as-king he declined it and retired to private life Like Cinciunutus the Roman coun sclor he not only declined to accept a trown which the people would gladly have placed upon his head but he also declined to receive anything as compensation for his services He had kept a strict account of his expenses and after his expenses were paid he refused any other compensation We must not forget the debt we owe such a man or such men who gave their services to humanity not only to this nation but to all the world and for the benefit of all men At the close of Mr Whitneys address there was a spontaneous applause from the audience P ovo April 30 |