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Show SPRINGVILLE CELEBRATES PIONEER DAY Large Parade and Indian from the Reservation a Big Feature One of the largest parades on record rec-ord in Utah county was the outstanding out-standing feature of the Pioneer day celebration held in Springville, July 21. Practically every business house, factory, civic and religious organization of Sprigvillu and Mappleton were represented. There were U4 floats and the parade reached for mor than at. mile and included three bauds. A train of the pioner type of covered wagon, a hand cart company, com-pany, and a band of Ute Indians brought, in from the Uintah Indian reservation for the purpose, were some of the distinctive features; The celebration was carried out under the direction of the Kolob stake Sunday school and was in com-meration com-meration of the seventy-fifth anniversary anni-versary of the founding of Springville. Spring-ville. The parade was witnessed by thousands of people who came from neighboring towns, many of whom stayed for the entire days' festivities. festivi-ties. Mayor C. Clarence Neslen of Salt, Lake City was the orator of the day at a patriotic program, which was held at the Opera House immediately immediate-ly after the parade. Other members on the porgram were: selections from the Springville band, ladies quartet from the First ward, vocal solo by John Bailey, cello solo, by C. H. Child, selections from the Maple-1 Maple-1 ton male quartet, piano duct, by Miss Helen Clark and Miss Mary YVainwright, selection by the Third ward mixed quartet, a dancing review re-view under the direction of Mrs. Minnie Grooms Hales. Nearly one thousand persons attended at-tended a rodeo given by the Indians and a baseball game played between the Indians and the Springville ball team t the high schol campus, while a band concert and out door sports were carried on at the city park. |