Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-26 | Page 4 | Success

SUCCESS T THE city of Ogden m may y step forward and aud tak a bo bow boIts Its three day r cc celebration eb atio staged to do to the Utah pio pioneers stands unmatched by any other affair in the history of the state It served to recall the ju jubilee of 1897 held l here on the fiftieth annive anniversary sary of the entry of the first settlers into the Salt Lake valley alley but advantage was taken of every modera modern mod mod- era ern rn development since that tim time t to c combine carnival pageantry an and 1 a a. a r revival vival of or stirring and colorful scenes from froin the old west in ill festivities fes fes- that outranked an anything thi g of the kind ever attempted in Utah From far and ancL wide celebrants gathered an and made nade merry for or or the three lays days Ogden never entertained such cr crowds wh of ot happy iI people before before be hc- fore and all are unstinted i in the their r rJ J praise prise ise of or orthe the ambitious enterprise ris add the complete success sue suc cess it achieved rhe They pay high tribute to the hospitality of the citizens in ih united to make their welcome to o t their guests tal able The whole affair reflected long and arid aridell well ell organized preparation To B single out any feature of of- the the- celebration tion io l as 81 its high point is difficult but the Pi Pioneer Plo Pio nc neer r P Pageant geant of Progress staged as a mammoth mammoth mammoth mam mam- moth parade Monday l and Tuesday will long be remembered as a magnificent spectacle The events of Sunday more restrained in character charac charac- ter tor than those which marked the two concluding ing lug d days ys were impressive and befitting the significance sig sig- sig- sig of the historical incidents around which they centered Every entertainment and diversion pl planned planned-it Monday or Monday and Pioneer day gave a full measure of satisfaction for forthe forthe forthe the multitude of townspeople and visitors The he great reat amount of advance effort that t thron hron brought ht Ogden this glory testifies that many h hands nh were joined in the undertaking O d n ileA ite themselves give lavish sh praise to Mayor Mayors t s Ji duration iLo i and 4 lead lead- adr ad- ad t i r i f he lie contributed and he lie graciously shares the honors with the other members of or the city commission and aud the chairmen and members of f the many committees collaborating To all who had any part in In the pretentious fiesta Ogden's Ogden's Og- Og dens den's citizens and the people of the state are arc deeply indebted The spirit that was behind this big enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise is even more important than the visible spectacle It is significant of fine civic consciousness con con- of an abundant optimism and of loyalty and unity among the people of the community This is all the more evidenced in inthe inthe inthe the decision to mal make e the event an annual state cel celebration cl bration In its commendable enthusiasm Ogden earns carns the praise of the whole state slate and the the- support and cooperation of all aU as m each year rolls roll around to repeat the success of the initial affair