Show The Centennial Celebration w Utahs most lovely spring days t srretn the centennial anniversary of w ash tons first inauguration Ogden ti > rom hut the morning wore aSabbath day as i t and but for the ringing of bells and biwag of whistles which began at tae smoke of 0 oclock and continued a > iuart < i au hour a stranger not knowing the 01 asion would have been deceived into belies uc that he was wrong in his tally of the dy of the week The union services at the Methodist church of which these brtls aua whistles were the announcement announce-ment were very largely attended and acted an hour and a half The meeting was opened by Rev Josiah McClain who after stating the occasion oc-casion winch had called the people together spoke for a few minutes in most appropriate appropri-ate terms of the great changes and the wonderful development of thecountry during dur-ing UK hundred years that have lapsed since Washington took the oath of office as our first President Mr McClain was fol Iwved by Rev J Wesley Hill Rev A J Iwiley and General Nathan Kimball all of whom spoke briefly and patriotically Between Be-tween the speeches there was prayer by Mr Hill Mr Bailey and MrJ M Preshaw and after a benediction the people peo-ple quietlj dispersed PID Pd I During he day there were no formal I projeediugs but the beauty of tho weather l3f ed many a denizen into carriage and hoivback exercise and as a consequence the livery stables were well patronized It was not until the evening that anything any-thing like a formal celebration was visible With the ringing of the bells and sounding whistles again at 7 oclock people began to appear in little knots then in greater numbers and finally in crowds all wending wend-ing their way to the pavilion in Lester park where the most notable exercises of the event they celebrated were to take place The Ogden drum corps beat the reVeille at the pavilion at 720 j and ten minutes later Mayor Kiesel ascended the stand and called the assemblage to order Then followed an overture by the Ogden i f th no eb gs Vtass band and then payer by Rev Josiah McClain The intervals between the regular reg-ular exercises were devoted to merry chat and laughter by those present and Ogdens many beautiful ladies never appeared to better advantage than they did last evening in their new spring street toilets Mrs Gunkel next came forward as the leader of a choir which she had selected aria the singing breathed of patriotism in every note Then Rev J Wesley Hill made a few introductory remarks which were followed by more choir singing and after this came the event of the occasion Ex Judge Orlando W Powers of Salt Lake city had been selected to deliver the oration ora-tion and as the gentleman came forward he was greeted with much enthusiasm It would bo idle to attempt a synopsis of such Powerssynopsis an address as Judge Powers delivered Let it suffice to say that it covered all the ground the great occasion called for and sentiments from ffas replete with patriotic was be ning to end The speaker was fre qSntly interrupted with every evidence of applause and when he withdrew there was no mistaking tho hearty approbation of those present The music of the Ogden brass band however soon deadened all other sounds and after this followed a short address by C S Varian of Salt Lake more music by the choir and addresses by Judges Hen derson Zane and Boreman Ogden Hiles a J W judd George S Peters and others These addresses were interspersed with iunic and after leased ti thethe people H home well pleased with the events of ttie day and evening |