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Show H li B .1'oih-IIi in Stilt Tiiursda', , the twenty-sixth anni-ersary anni-ersary of liie 1'ioneer.s' entry into this valli y, was obsri veil generally throughout the city, althoniflmo puh-' puh-' lie display was made. The hanks and . piiucipal business liouscs were closed, and all ub-cvid the Twenty-Fourth as a holiday. There were many private pri-vate social parties gathered : 'the various gardens and places of amusement, amuse-ment, in and around the city and a( i private residences; but (he lea t lire uf ihe day was the Sunday School excursion excur-sion gotten up under the auspices oi the Twentieth Ward. At $!" a.m. the excursionists, to the iuimhi,T uf nearly a thousand children and adulL-, left the Utah ! Central Depot for Lakesiile. Their, wcr- uuiy pa.-aenge'- cars rilled, even standing room being in depiand; with fruit cars to carry the pie-nie "'doing)." A pleasant ride of an hour landed the party safely :tt (heir destination, where all -disposed of themselves as they pleased. Some bathed, others-swung others-swung oi- daneeu, a band o.f nuiL-ic having been provided, and still more enjoyed themselves in strolling (hrouyh Uic grow. Pic-nie, had been bounteously provided by the excursionists, excur-sionists, and thcro were summer drinkables without limit. After spending the day in pleasant amuse-nieni, amuse-nieni, the party returned, arriving at the depot at ti p. m. 'o accident occurred oc-curred during (he trip; and ihtise present pre-sent will long remember the day .is one of the happier! of their lives. Those who planned and carried out the excursion had the thanks of all lir he guieoil good time they had occasioned. In Ihe evening parlies loud uf dancing danc-ing found plenty of opportunity to gratify themselves; and judging fiuin die numbers who tripped ihe "light fa utah tie" atthevariuusballs throughout through-out the city, they availed themselves of it. Taken all in all Salt Lake has seldom had a holiday pass, more quietly quiet-ly and pleasantly. |