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Show J HOME-COMING WEEK M A GRAND SUCCESS oi?'r fi1 'fl It Was 0nc th0 Greatcsfc Successes of Anything Ever Un ' taken by American Fork Evervbodv qnn0ni m Thousand People Witness the Parade , SfiCd Ten '"o or , -WM The hlg Homo-ComliiR Is over. It ro'iRly ' was ono of the greatest successes of hi 1 nnytlilnB vcr undertnkoii by Amori- VJ can Fork, ami everybody Is happy. ' M Probably no other homo coming ever Sf pultctl off by any otlior city was a HV greater success. Apparently every oV,'ock, Ha former resident who could got away 0 0l,r Proitr 'MH camu l)il(;k t0 ronow ol(1 ncciualntoncos 'lvp I11" IB al C"J' tl10 festivities. Thoy were 0relB hero from all the- western states and a some from Canada. Probably ono 3H thousand, ontltlcd to homo comers .'Hi badges, were here. A record wns M kept by the committee at hendquurt- 1 , ,H crs, In which the home comers Blgned SlDETg H thelr "limc8' ,llcl1' I'rcKciit places of ) residence mid the ydar they left Am- 0 J"sl mo.il crIenn Fok T,' cxact Ill""l)or was ' ' Ur;om'H 76S" M""y 0M,y rt'K8'orcd the heads ' ''Iosl(t ilb. , of the family and Indicated tho unni- r"' frjojr.B ber of cllll,r(, "y 2, JJ, , etc. He- , sides this, many went directly to the 'e Imtp tK(1 1 homes or friends and relatives and nf 0,,r I'iptt d!d ""' rollltcr nil, so one thou- """ic-Coni. H Sal"' ll0"10 C0lncra ' ll conservative "K "ip Incl. H estimate. Ucsldcs this many came r 0,l hont from ,ll, 8UrrotIIB towns to enjoy '" '"to sir ,IC sllvlllos. and on July 4th, when r"i llio read- H tllc cl,max WIIH reached, there wore 'ar Jou win i probably 10,000 people in American 1,1 reading H Kork- Mn,n Sticet for blocks was a 0 L' In t H I,orfucl Ji,m of Immunity and tho side i " m i 8lrrotH Woro "locked with vehicles. M"uld be I Tlle 8,c,,m romlH we'"u loaded with j "i sub- H ,UU"1 nim lM,! "roin line Iribbled, Its , usual service, It cars were filled to ' H standing room capacity. The big events wero tho home com- - m cr reception at tho City Hnll grounds H frlday evening, tl,0 program In the ers ' Pi!,or.u. "0U80 '." tho foronoon, July 1th, i I'1?, Imrn,1 ' tho afternoon and H to bull game and sports at tho city "ifu I'ai-k following Ilcsldes this there Co r!u t?8 Ul n"l pWo r tho visitors, 1 LtU, m "to many family reunions, tho danc. Witt !'B "l tho fnr fninctl Apollo, tho con- irD iinnous performances at the two the- "'L? "'"! ,1' outings at tho resorts. - - - ,r,,o rain Interfered materially with llll"B8 on July 4th and necessitated 'B ?. ficncrftl rcnrrangcnicnt of nffnlrs. i I II commenced enrly In tho morning j I H and kept up n drlzzlo till noon. This I necessitated postponing the parado I B .i "ftcroo. Tho rain nlso spoiled ' I "'o mooting place on thu City Hall J I I grounds on which tho decorating com- d I I B mltteo had put lots of work and f I , I necessitated holding tho patroltlc sor- I I B V ln tho I'or Houbo, which cold I I B ncconimodato but a smnll part or thoso I I fl W i V'lHl'C(1 ,0 hc,,r Governor Spry I n,ml, tho othor numbers on the pat- I I B c l,rKrnn. The rain also spoiled I I B several floats so badly that they woro I I B nn,P,,lut '" tllu I'i'rado at all. I I ril forenoon sorvlccs In the Oprca - I . Houso wero proslded over by Karl J ' tireonwood. Tho band played as pco- H ' , Rnt'iored and as Oovornor Spry - ,M and wlfo entered tho building tho big audlenco stood up whllo the band m :m struck up "Hull to tho Chler." AHor I B "'othor selection by tho baud Hlsliop I 9 "mull. delivered tho Invocation. Miss I B r ijl,l,,ni, ' ton mlnuto talk, full I .. "J wit and prophecy, read from a Juno I .10. I!l2.ri, Issue or the. Citizen local I B events supposed to bo happening at I that tlmo. Mrs. ICdltli Illndley Taylor I B I"",R "Tho K,"B Without a Stain." af- I B i w,1,cli Governor Spry was Intro- I B .r.r' "B tl10 Hlcnkor of tho dny. I ' I'll" Governor took pp about three- M rourths of mi hour lillcltntlng'the peo- I B fl" " concclviug tho home coming I H ilea and tho Buccessful carrying or I B i out' 'Io nal(1 ll ,llll,lU' o t'1" ,lrHl I B pioneers and Importuned their decen- I H iIiiiiIh to follow their Industrious and I B conservative example. Tho many I lioiiio coiner's ImdgoH reinlndede him t 'B that tho people or Utah had been I B P'"1 oniplro bulldors, their Influence I H being marked on the building or unite a uuiuber or other western states I H and oven In the settlement or Ciiuada ,B and Mexico. The Governor devoted m "lOBt or his remarks to an advocacy m (it stable, saro and sane gevernment. m Ho doplored the seeming craze ror B Innovations In government affairs and . m hoped that Utah would never become B an experiment station to try out all m the now rails mid rancles that men H may invent. H Tho " Sword or Hunker Hill" was m "fl rendered by V I,. Hlekmuu. Dan m Harrington presented ami Judge M Oreeuwood seconded a motion that the i m Homo Comers express gratitude in i m 'he mayor, the committees and the peo- m pie or American Kork ror the magul- m lleleut whole-souled reception giwii I m Miss ICIvu Chlpnuiu sang the "Star j Spangled Haulier" the audlepee Join- i m lug In the chorus. i m About 2 o'clock the sun came nut In all its splendor and tho parade inni, hi j arusuu ability Bhown., The Am. gwee-'nr'J0'1- ThoMfoll jig were. Uncle Sam on horse back 'ireme ' n,?ilUcM """ Col"nibra, ...... i i" '" ir"lfoiiu on tho h0So. curt Joined together, twenty-slx yZTK men and young ladles on horse back representing Uio thirteen states, Mis, K-MimL Q.llr w,l,t0 I,on,cs. City fee i I .tin' Hr omob-. ""'I' with si", icon little girls around a bee hive, old ?'s; V. ' fl!,K.f'loneer8 or 1817, Utah's ndi,1fT,;rJil,7',y ,,c"' ,,vc c,'r8 o? I tl ) r Vn,,cn,l"18. "Modern IMu-t.U IMu-t.U on represented by boys and clrls with the typewriter, work ben" cook-hig cook-hig and sewing. Heller Soclell Zu n'J: v,;lor,'ns, Sunday School float Uoys Agricultural club with a Jersey h' ,', Kr?,ns ","1 VcKctabless and boys making butter. Clement Hrothers, imm?ry "clntlou'B float, Co-op UMi,iif0UrM. ",0 glrla ,n ur" 0 "owcrS, lllnni ll.ornton druggist, Chlpman Merc. Co. young lady driving a swan, Chlpman Ilargalu Hascmcnt with a I lorn or Plenty," Star Holler Mills with a young lady standing between rour red stare, Southworth Cash Store In a gaily decorated nnin. p. t n .... 1 in a gaily decorated auto, K. M. Drown i 'Irugglst with mortar and pltzal, tho City Ilaker, A. K. Thornton with a house of lattlco work, Hickman Ileal hstate and all kinds or dirt ror sale. Caiiion Mines, Slnack I'lumblng goods, MelHon's Livery Stables, HoleyMeat i""1 Groceries, American Kork llottle-Ing llottle-Ing orks, Utah l'ower and Light Co. wltli iiblg Hat Iron, Cowboys. Held's Hand burlesque. Old Maids Convention, Conven-tion, Hospital burlesque, Hob Leo's transfer wagon, etc., etc. Tho general meetings were all well attended, particularly the Homo Comer's Com-er's meeting Friday evening and tho religious services Sunday afternoon. Friday evening, besides the musical numbers, tho speakers were Joseph H. Forbes. Nymphus Murdock, Washburn Wash-burn Chlpman, Sr Jnmes Chlpman, Sr., Judge Joshua Greenwood and Daniel Harrington. Thero talks wero of a rcmliilccnt nature and wero most Interesting to tho big crowd In attendance. at-tendance. After tho program, refreshments re-freshments were served to tho home comers and all others who wished them. The program for Sunday (lie fith Everybody go to church was carried out In full. In tho forenoon special programs was carried out at the Tour Sahhnth Schools. Tho special services Sunday afternoon after-noon on the City Hall grounds were the most largely attended of any of tho functions or the rour day's celebration, cele-bration, President S. L. Chipuiau presided. pre-sided. H. II. Iloberts was tho speaker, ami ror an hour and a hair held his vast audience and discoursed on tho government of the United States and the Inspiration or tho great lijen who have been Instrumental In all Its achievements, rrom Columbus down to tho present time, and explained these achievements through prophlcles In the scriptures. The program at this special bcrvlco was as follnwH. Singing by the congregation, "Oh Ye Mountains High;" Invocation, .las. II. Clarke: solo, Mrs. 1-Mltli Taylor; address, II. II. Roberts; boIo, ICIva Chlpman; solo, F. L. Hickman; remarks, re-marks, Alma Greenwood, chairman or the executive commltteo; response lu bohair or the honie-comers by President Presi-dent James Steel of Idaho Falls, In which ho moved that a hearty vote of thanks be glcn the committee mid citizens or American Fork, who had assisted lu any way to help make pleasant the visit of the homo-comers. After singing "America" by the congregation con-gregation benediction was offered by UlHliop Joseph J I. Stnrrs, In the evening there was a special musical program lu the bowery, given by some or tho best talent lu the city. - o |