Show Big Week for This is Pioneer Week in Utah devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted to honoring the pioneers who entered the Salt Lake Valley years ago and to celebrating this 1952 anniversary anniversary anniversary sary of the founding of Utah This years year's week-long week observance started on on Monday the very day that the thc two advance scouts of the pioneer party first entered the valley It was on July 21 1847 that Orson Pratt and John JohnBrown JohnBrown Brown fought their way out of the dense underbrush of Emigration Canyon and began to explore the valley vaHey During the next three days das the process of breaking trail into the valley establishing camp campon on the banks of City Creek plowing the soil and planting first crops went on until the culmination of Brigham Youngs Young's appearance and his historic statement This is the thc place This week years later the descendants descendants descendants de de- de- de of those pioneers and those who followed them to Utah from September Septem Septem- ber of 1847 until July of 1952 are reminded reminded re re- minded of those stirring times Monday morning there was a Seagull I Festival at the monument near the mouth of Emigration Canyon which recalled recalled recalled re re- re- re called the manner in which the gulls helped the pioneers save their crops in 1848 Tuesday special services are being held at Big Mountain along the route the I pioneers followed from Henefer through the Wasatch range Of course the highlight of the week is Pioneer Day itself Thursday From the special Sunrise Service at Lindsay Gardens to the close of the pageant From Mountain 1 to Valley at the tabernacle tabernacle taber taber- nacle late in the evening the day willbe will willbe ill be full of action No one will want to miss the big Days of 47 Parade which begins at a am a.m. m. m And those who are really interested in proper observance of the day should want to attend the open pen house at the Pioneer Memorial Building at the head of Main n Street during the thc afternoon The pageant atthe at atthe atthe the tabernacle featuring the noted concert concert concert con con- cert soloist Vivian Della Delia Chiesa begins at Throughout the week from the first performance tonight through Saturday night is the annual Days of 47 rodeo at the state fairgrounds Its It's a big week for well well worth noting observing and enjoying |