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Show Twenty Covered Wagons Arrive For Sf. George Celebration Twenty covered wagons and 120 persons reached St. George yesterday as activities for the Dixie Centennial Celebration got into full swing. The mechanized wagons autos dressed up as covered wagons left Salt Lake City on Tuesday, spen the first night in Nephi, the second in Cedar City and arrived in St. George Thursday Thurs-day to open the 1961 centennial event. The trip commemorated the trek to Southern Utah of the original Dixie cotton mission 100 years ago. The official week long festivi ties in St. George open Saturday when senior citizens, 80 years or older, will be honored at a program pro-gram in the St. George Tabernacle, Taber-nacle, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The featured event of the centennial cen-tennial celebration will be Sunday Sun-day when George Romney of American Motors is the guest speaker at special services in the St. George Tabernacle at 8 p.m. Mr. Romney is a descendant of Miles Romney, architect of the St. George Tabernacle and courthouse. (Continued on page 8) Twenty Covered Wagons Arrive For St. George Celebration Monday, 10 a.m. Transporta- j tion Progress report; noon, pioneer pio-neer luncheon; 8 p.m. East Lynne, Fine Arts Center; 8 p.m. Dixie Dream Operetta, Auditorium; Audi-torium; 8 p.m. Santa Clara Pageant. Tuesday, 4 p.m. Cultural Contributors Con-tributors Tea; 6:30 p.m. Barbecue, Bar-becue, City Park; Evening Same as Monday. Wednesday, noon Luncheon and 100 years of dancing floor show. Evening, same as Monday. Thursday, ' Saturday Lions Club Dixie Roundup Rodeo in Sun Bowl. Saturday, Pioneer Centennial Parade. Sept. 1-4 Encampment of the Sons of Utah Pioneers. Howard W. Cannon. (Continued from page 1) Other speakers Sunday will include Sen. Howard W. Cannon of Nevada and Glen E. Snow, secretary of the National Education Edu-cation Assn., Washington. D.C. i Sen. Cannon is a descendant ! of David H. Cannon and Mr. Snow is a descendant of Erastus Snow, both founders of the cotton cot-ton mission. Two general authorities of the LDS Church also will participate on the same program with Mr. Romney and Sen. Cannon. Elder Marion G. Romney of Council of Twelve and President Antone R. Irvins of the First Council of the 70 also will be on the program. pro-gram. Ellis J. Pickett is the general chairman and pretty Carma J. Staheli is reigning queen. The schedule of events: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Senior Citzens program, St. George tabernacle. tab-ernacle. Sunday, 8:00 p.m. Visiting . speakers, George W. Romney, Marion G. Romney, Antoine R. Ivins, Glen E. Snow and Senator |
