| Show I UTAH By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS I Portrayal o at Utah's progress in fifty fUty years was made possible to the tho world on the golden anniversary ot of the arrival ot of the pioneers in July 1891 when the first legislature ot of the tho state made an appropriation of which was afterward by an additional sum ot of by the general assembly The governor had appointed II a commission at ten to take charge of the ceremonies which were extended over overa a period ot of six days dars from flom Monday l July 19 to Saturday Satur- Satur da day July 24 24 1897 1891 Pioneer day Later Governor Wells was by act of the general assembly directed to appoint appoint ap- ap point the five additional members on the commission Spencer Clawson was made chairman the other members members mem- mem bers being the late JUdge E. E F F. Colborn E. E G. G Rognon Bognon John D. D Spencer Jacob Moritz W. W A. A Nelden Horace G. G Whitney the thc last three now deceased E. E A. A Smith W. W Yo n. n Preston Mrs 1 George Y Wallace Miss Emily Katz and Miss 1 Cora Hooper looper aU all ot of Salt Lake Reed need Smoot ot of Provo H. H H. H Spencer ot of Ogden and Mrs 1 R. R C Easton of Logan This commission ar arranged arranged ar- ar ranged a a. most elaborate program The title page was in several colors by a New York lithographing firm finn and represented a wagon train on the long march across the plains I The evening of the first day a grand concert was given in the taberna tabernacle le with Professor J. J J. J at atthe atthe the organ and there was present among the visitors Mr fr and Mrs William J. J Bryan Dryan who were the guests ot oe hon r. r They rhey heard the first public rendition ot of the Pioneer Ode the words by Bishop Dishop Orson I F. Whit Whit- ney and the music by Evan Stephens then leader of the tabernacle choir This musical composition ha had t been awarded a Prize ot of offered by the semi semi- centennial commission It was sung by the tabernacle taber- taber nacle choir and Jubilee chorus accompanied by the organ and Knights ot of Pythias band No encores were permitted S In the evening there vere plays by pioneer players Including the father ot of the drama in Utah John S. S Lindsay The play presented WILS wa-s The Charcoal Burner Then there was the witch scene from Macbeth given by fifty selected voices from the tabernacle choir and the performance concluded with Family Jars S The second day was devoted to the Pageant of Progress which was presented in chronologIcal order and Illustrated the growth and development ot of Utah for tor fifty tifty years It was a wonderful pageant In the parade were a few of the oldest inhabitants the American Indians an and t among the floats was one designed designed de- de signed by S. S T. T Whitaker which showed a replica ot of the cabin wherein had lived the man had the honor of conveying to civilization the earliest reliable reliable reli- reli able news of the Great Salt lake Jim Bridger who first looked upon the tho Great Salt lake in 1824 S S S SIn In the parade on the second day was a float representing rep rep- resenting the first city elty of Great Gleat Salt Lake with Samuel W. W Richards as the sole survivor Survivors Survivors Sur- Sur ot of the Nauvoo legion were also in the parade of the second day duy the descriptive part of the program pro pro- gram pointing that in 1840 at Ill aU all aUthe the male malo members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints between the ages of 15 nd liO 50 were enrolled itt ip a military organization known as the Nauvoo Na legion It eventually r numbered and constituted a a part palt of the state militia Lieutenant Joseph Smith was Us Its first commander in chief It was modeled alter after the Roman legion and these carried their name to Utah where they were vcra r in 1850 and aided in suppressing Indian raids S S S Another ler great fl float at was the pioneer band wagon which was occupied by the of the Nauvoo brass band and Ballous Ballou's band The survivors were those from the oldest musical organizations in the west |
