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Show Timber Day Celebration September 2nd. The people of this city will readily fall into tho plnnj of the nmutenunt rommlttees who are arranging thu old fashion "Timber Day" celebration, to bo held at tho Fourth ward grovo on Sept. 2nd. During the past year, the get-hack-to-nature sentiment, tho old stylo celebrations cele-brations nnd amusements, have been freely contrasted with the semi-professional amusements and costly entertainments entertain-ments of modern times, always to the disadvantage of the modern celebrations. celebra-tions. Tho cold business proposition nnd commercial advantages have held first place in all modern celebration, instead of tin supposed real object of such an occasion, namely, tho getting together of tho communities for recreation and social stimulanr, as n sort of desert following a period of hard toil. It has grown an occasion to bo nlmoit dreaded by the tired mothers and fulhers with limited purse. It meruit new clothes nll-nrcu.id and considerable spending money for each of tho children, until wc have become a people whose ona object on holidays were to out-do others if wo had to mako ourselves mlscrablo to do it. - Ait we have said the general trend of sentiment in this country is to get back to the good old times of Ion j ago whm thoro was no social linen drawn or class pride, which bared any from putting heart and scul in tho amusements amuse-ments nt holiday occasions. The "tug of war," races, ball games, "May pole dance" folk dances, and timber games, followed by abundance of picnic, prepared by mother nnd tho girls, havo furnished more real enjoyment enjoy-ment nt practically no expense, than the t.igh costing celebrations with a few professional exhibits thnt seldom come up to the advertisements. Sports arc best enjoyed when wo or our children are apart of it, and n little friendly rivnlry adds zest to the fun. Tho committees in charge of "limber "lim-ber Day" on Sept. 2, have tvuh a celebration cele-bration in mind, nnd they Want evt-ry family in American Fork to jtin in and make it ono of tho.bcst times wo havo had in years a timo like tho people talked of und enjoyed hero prior to IS years ago. Now remember Sept. 2nd, It comes on Monday, Labor Day, and rescrvo your energy prepared to havo a good time. |