| Show pioneer dance at cente Cent centerville erville r ville the pioneer dance at centreville Cen treville was a decided success in every particular ti the entertainment was held in reves hall hail which was decorated in both the ancient and modern styles the left liand hand side of the hall ball which faces the south was decorated to represent the pioneer style in in every way it seemed plain white muslin curtains old flint lock muskets mus kels crossed in their proper orders as they used to be ux x yokes were hung hun among the rafters or adjusted in some manner mander beneath tile the ceiling on wh which ich tallow candles candies were arraD arranged ged and lighted 1 candles were also lighted in rows on the wall in three places A aspin spinning wheel and swift were present also horns hides bides and skins skills of ani mals of different kinds were hung in order around or against the wall which the writer supposes were relics of the pioneer days some fine buffalo robes were there and presented another fine feature squash cut and hung in strips were still another feature of pioneer days also alao various other articles too numerous to mention here the opposite side of the wall was decorated after the modern style with lace curtains fancy screens fine chromes and framed paintings also lamps etc the members of the band were dressed dr essed in various comical ways having bed ticking patches ging ham etc in odd shapes with very prominent white patches on black trousers with the figures on them in good view 1817 and in some instances the 47 stood alone the ancient and modern lunch which was served was a success in everything furnished barley coffee cc ginger bread squash pie etc the modern lunch was likewise good mince mauce pie frosted and all kinds of cream and jelly cake with mocha java arbuckle and MIS mas kaska coffees all seemed to enjoy themselves res v very ery much in everything tile the exercises commenced with an opening prayer followed by a selection by the pioneer band of cen treville also a march was played next was a pioneer speech by bro joel parrish who spoke upon tile the pioneer year of 1847 telling tel lince some very amusing incidents that had bad happened in his own experience told fold how his wife in early times had made cheese often selling it for fifty cents a pound which was sold out of the press the morning it was made often lie he exchanged a pound of cheese for a ailed shirt also other wearing app carrel earrel spoke of making molasses out of earn corn I 1 and selling the same at a gallon and it was good I 1 till tell you paid aid he be said his bis father made the first spinning wheel and the first chair made in salt lake city in the winter of 1847 8 lie he spoke of tile the small crops then raised the whole ap speech cep 11 was tinged with wit and was very interesting in te next a waltz with music bythe by the hand band A plain dabice for the pioneers in which they were pleased very much violin music by mr S walker and judge brandon Bran doii with piano accompaniment speech by prest wm win R smith in in which he reff erred to the decorations etc and read some of the advantages of centreville Cen treville spoke of their baud band and congratulated then on their success as beginners said there ni was as not single instance in which any person had been called upon to do any certain thins thing that had not been responded to was much pleased in this regard A violin solo entitled the bagpipe solo by mr S walker dancing one halt half hour after afler which miss belle brandon randon ll and brother rendered a duet waltz song entitled down where the lillies bloom by the chase sisters and two young men unknown to the writer which was so plea pleasing sino that they were recalled to which they added dance solo by mr S walker entitled the indian pow wow an imitation of how the Indi indians atis sing among inong the dances were the french four sir rodger de coverly the scotch reel cecillian and money musk together with round dances most common COMMOD the party closed at 4 a m all agreed it was in every way a pleasant affair some pieces were rendered by persons who were unknown to the writer and consequently have been omitted an interesting piece entitled tile the scolding wife was played on the violin by mr walker and was almost omitted by the writer Z 0 11 W |
