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Show Magnificent Parade Is Outstanding Feature of Second Encampment Day Light Rainfall Not Sufficient to Dampen the Spirit of Jubilant Veterans and Pioneers Attending Campfire. MANY COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED Notwithstanding the light rain that fell during the noon hour of the second day of the annual encampment of the Indian War Veterans and the Utah Pioneers and their descendants, de-scendants, the spirit of the campfire is burning within the oldtimers as fervently as if no shower had fallen to dampen the occasion. The encampment has been a tremendous success suc-cess from the very beginning, and casts great credit and ' honor to the committee which has worked so inceasingly for : its ultimate success. Men and women from almost every community in the state are seen on the camp grounds at the Pioneer park. The old veterans and pioneers show evident pleasure of again meeting with their comrades and earlier associates, and many happy remarks are heard at some sudden and unexpected in 1S49 came next and was followed by the pioneers of that year. Hand cart veterans and real Indians then came. The Daughters of the Pioneers from Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork and American Fork all appeared in floats and were followed by the Spanish Fork band. The old time method and implements imple-ments of harvesting were shown with the pioneers flailing the wheat, then the cradle, the sythes, rakes and lastly the harvestor. The Provo band came after this float and after which were the cars with the city officials and the chamber of commerce. com-merce. The Grandview ward had a float. "By Labor We Grow," which showed their mooting house undergoing under-going construction through the work of the ward members with bazaars and dinners. The Provo Boys band came next and was followed by a clever float showing the "Conveniences of 1S47," The old Overland stage of the Kimball Kim-ball Bros., appeared in nil its former glory escorted by a large crowd of cowboys. Car after car passed the spectators specta-tors bearing the old pioneers, who had experienced the scenes shown in the parade and in whose honor the celebration was being given. The carnival spirit ran rampant! at Pioneer park on the first even-1 ing of the entertainment and everybody every-body pronounced the affair a tremendous tre-mendous success. Thousands of people thronged the park and surrounded sur-rounded the concessions, or gathered gath-ered around the platform where the Provo bond rendered a concert and the first program under the direction direc-tion of John W. McAdain was given. Mayor O. K. Hansen welcomed the veterans, pioneers and their descendants to the annual campfire and turned over the keys of the cltv meeting. "Well, well, if that ain't old Uncle Henry," one fellow remarked as he grasped the hands of an old veteran wearing brown glasses. "I didn't think I would ever see you again alter we left the encampment at Richfield a few years ago. How are yon. any way?" And then you hear how the veteran vet-eran has lost his eyesight since the previous encampment and how difficult diffi-cult it is for him toget along. Chance meeting of this nature of old comrades is seen and heard on almost every side and the pleasure of meeting rhe old friends is plainly reflected in the countenances of the old timers. But the young folks have their good times, too. The many concessions conces-sions at the park have been working work-ing overtime ever since early Tuesday Tues-day and business has been unusually un-usually brisk.' Of the many things of especial interest to the kiddies is the airplane "merry-go-round." where the kiddies are standing line continuously to get a chance' to get the nest ride. The names of the veterans and pioneers who had registered at headquarters up (o 11 :30 o'clock Tuesday night are printed on page one of the second section of today's Herald. The Indian War Veterans and Sons and Daughters of the Utah Pioneers have proved that experience experi-ence counts most in the planning and forming of an historical parade. Many an old-time spectator of the parade was carried back to the days of his youth as he watched the floats pass by that depicted scenes of early pioneer life in such a realistic real-istic manner. James E. Daniels led the parade and was followed by B. H. Loveless, who carried the American flag, and the Martial band. I Mrs. John R. Twelves was queen of the day and wns accompanied by I an escort of twelve men on white horses and four little grils. The entire en-tire float was decorated with white and had no touch of color save the American flag which topped the float. Members of the original Mormon Battalion and their descendants were next in line and were followed by "The Girls They Left ' Behind Them.' The home guards of early days and an original Relief society meeting were next in the parade. Camp No. 1, of the daughters of the Pioneers presented a float representing repre-senting 'Home Activities," wherein old time methods of butter making, churning and other activities were illustrated. 'Better to feed than to fight them," showed the pioneers extending their hospitality to the Indians, and was the float of Camp No. 2. "A Pioneer Bouquet," was the float of Camp No. 3, and "The Industry of the Early Pioneers," was presented by Camp No. 4 and showed the people spinning, sewing and performing other tasks, i A wagon that crossed the plains to Hyrum F. Thomas, secretary of the Provo chapter of the Sons and Daughters of the Indian War Veterans Vet-erans and Pioneers of Utah and also secretary of the executive committee in charge of the encampment. In behalf of the organization Mr. Thomas responded to the welcome of Mayor Hansen'. Several impromptu stunts were given in various parts of the park Tuesday night to the delight of the people. Among these were some interesting in-teresting boxing matches and some free exhibitions in fancy roping. X K , v i "' , ) J Lois wilson and J. IVatTe.t Ketrigan in i Seem fwmthe gammount gHdure THE COVERED WAGON |