Show Celebration Beg Begins i ns The Days of or 47 celebration officially got under way last evening with the crowning of or the 1951 queen Carol Lou Kimball in ceremonies on the steps of the Utah State Capitol And from now until next Tuesday evening all attention in Salt Lake City and generally throughout through through- out Utah will be concentrated on the observance observance observance ob ob- ob- ob servance of the anniversary of the coming of the Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake valley vaHey There will be a band concert and program program program pro pro- gram in Pioneer Park where the first stockade was built There will be an open house on Sunday and again on Pioneer Day at the Pioneer Memorial Museum at atthe atthe atthe the head of Main Street July 24 there will be the traditional Pioneer Day parade parade parade pa pa- rade with 19 marching bands many beautiful floats and other parading groups The parade gets under way early leaving the Brigham Young Monument Monument Monument ment at am a.m. At noon of that day all living pioneers pioneers pioneers pio pio- will be honored in the traditional banquet and program at Hotel Utah and climaxing the days day's festivities there will willbe willbe willbe be a dramatic musical presentation Sands and Stars in the evening in the tabernacle One of the highlights of the weeklong weeklong weeklong week- week long observance will be the Days of 47 rodeo at the Utah State Fairgrounds There will be performances every evening evening evening eve eve- ning except Sunday starting Thursday of this week and concluding the evening evening eve eve- ning of Pioneer Day next Tuesday The annual celebrations leading up to and culminating with the anniversary holiday commemorating the coming of the Mormon pioneers to Utah are always al always always al- al ways one of the highlights of the year in this city They are something for natives natives natives na na- na- na tives and visitors alike to enjoy and to remember |