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Show ! TU08SMDS ATIRACTEO BIMlHMli Liberty Park, Fort Douglas and Other Points Thronged During Dur-ing Afternoon. K the crowds of eager people who thronged ' Liberty park. EmPgratlon canyon, can-yon, Fort Douglas and City Creek canyon can-yon on Sunday afternoon arc any indication indi-cation of what may be expected when the resorts throw open their gated to the pleasure seekers of the city, then will the merry-go-round and the venders qf peanuts and popcorn reap a harvest of small coin during the summer months. The glorious sunshine of an almost perfect per-fect dav beckoned those who had sgent the week in the quest of the elusive dollar and early during the afternoon the I street cars were crowded with people on route- to tin; parks and canyons. Liberty park was the mecca of the f children. Hundreds of them gathered, to plav their games, while the sound of l heir jovfnl laughter mingled with the wheezy "tones of the cleetric piano at I the merrv-go'-round and tho hoarse honk-honk honk-honk of the automobiles spinning around ! the park. The dresses of the ladies were a riot of color, in strange contrast to the restful green of the newly-cut lawns and freshlv trimmed shrubbery. In other portions of the city the scene was much the same. Along the canyon road on their way to City Creek canyon went the clerk, bookkeeper and mechanic with their sweethearts. All were happy and froo from care, laughing the day awav and some held hands and spoke in soft" voices as they ventured along the pathway of dreams. Fort Douglas received its quota of visitors, vis-itors, there being - more than 1000 who went to listen to the concert of the Fifteenth Fif-teenth Infantry band, between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock and to review the retreat. re-treat. The retreat takes place at ; o'clock every evening, when all of the soldiers at the post are called out on the rield to answer to the roll call and sta'nd attention while the evening salute Is fired and the. flag lowered, the band meanwhile playing some national air. Band concerts will bo hold from now on during the summer on Mondays, Wednesday. Fridays and Sundays from 1 to ti o'clock. ' Dress parade will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays. Wednesdays Wednes-days and Fridays at 5 o'clock. More than 100 automobiles were lined up along the driveway during the afternoon. |