Show MONUMENT HO TO UTAH SEA Sf A GULL GULLIS GULLIS GULLis IS UNVEILED t Aunt Em Emmeline eline B. B Wells Pulls C Cord rd Which Releases Releases Re- Re leases Flags BEAUTIFUL TABLETS ARE DEDICATED J Historic Event in Pioneer History Commemorated in L Lasting Bronze Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning morningan an aged bent sweet swed fac faced d woman oman whom Bishop C C. W. W of tho the Mormon ormon church referred to to as os a young oung lad lady Indy of 31 1 1 years was as assisted froni from the speakers speakers' stand In the temple tempie grounds to where the several ropes rope which held two large American nags Hags draped about the sea lea gull monument Following a 0 short but beautiful beautiful beau beau- speech she pulled gently at two of the thc ropes and one of or of the tho flags slowly floated to the ground gmund b below low The Tho crowd crow bor bared d their heads and a few seconds later th the second flag flog tell fell to the ground The woman oman wa was Mrs Emmeline B B. Wells beloved belo president of the relief ellef societies of ot the Mormon Mornion church to whom the honor fell feU of ot unveiling the beautiful mon mon- monument the tablets of which were wore done by Mahonri Yo Young un one of ot Utah's prominent nent sculptors The TIle monument was erected in commemoration of ot the relief brought to Salt Halt take Lake valley when heri crickets crick- crick ets were destroying the first t crops of or orthe the Mormon pioneers In 1848 2848 A A crowd estimated to be persons I witnessed the beautiful unveiling services this morning Many Jany an of ot the most prominent u fl nent nt Ie leaders ders of ot th the thc Mormon church In Including Including In- In eluding President Joseph F F. F Smith were present The tabernacle choir and Il H Held's ld's bund band furnished the pro pro- gram ram One of tho the features of ot the exer- exer ci class eH H was walt un an n address by President Prescient Smith Mrs Wells witnessed the devastation de of the first crops b by the crickets She Sho h has ha 1 told the story many man times of ot how ho the thou of ot flea Rea ea gulls carne came to the valley vaHey wh when 1 tho little band of pioneers had al al- niost given up hope that thai the crops would be S saved Sed ed She a young girl rl in those days das but the picture of the gulls flying from tho Urn Great Salt SalV Jake lake and how they gorged tho the crickets was always vivid In Inh h her r mind Tho The Eagle and the Gull It Is a poetic coincidence that our Idea of national freedom from oppression lon and ond our Idea of ot state tate deliverance from starY starvation star star- Y should hould be represented b by birds EM saId Id Mrs Irs Wells Yells as she stood near the monument with the ropes In her h hands and the eyes COS of ot the entire assemblage e riveted upon her The eagle majestic monarch Of bt the air is b represented on and coin and tablets of ot bronze allover all over this brave e land The rim gentle gull r humble habitant of the shores of ot our Great Salt lake has haR found a shrine hel hereafter here heie- I after only In the grateful memories of these II the pioneers and and- their de de- de- de ants My 1 heart swells with thanksgiving thanks thanks- giving I that thai we arc nrc now to preserve In sculpt red rell art the tile miraculous incident we wo all know so well and I now have the pleasure ure und honor hono to unveil this beautiful beau bellu- monument to the eye eyo O and arid admiration of ot grateful 11 thousands s now living of ot the untold thousands to conic come COllie After the flags ta 8 had fallen tallen away from froni the shaft and oud tablets Mrs Wells ells was assisted b back ck to the speakers speakers' stand on which were President Smith President President President dent Penrose President Lurid Lund W. W H. H Bancroft Heber J. J Grant Gront Gov Go William Spry pr Francis M. M Lyman W W. W W. W filer Riter Senator Smoot Snoot and po O. O F F. Whit Whit- tiC hey ney Pioneers Are Ate Honored Bishop Nibley announced the pro program ram numbers Following UI tho tha unveiling of ot the monument he re requested that all pIoneers pioneers pio plo nears In th the crowds who had come to Salt Lake aUe valley either In 1847 1841 or 1848 I I come conic to the s speakers speakers' akers' akers stand About twelve wom women n and men came forward and ond were given 6 seats ats of honor W. W W. W Riter who canTe caIne e to the tha thea a valley II e in 1847 and was WilS an n eye cye witness to the tho devastation de accomplished by the crickets crickets crick crick- ets etc gave e a an interesting account of ot the hardships experienced b by the pioneers the Ute first year cari car ar i. i V i-V When hen th the s army of or crickets began coming down the valley from Ensign peak penk and destroying what crops thero there were many of ot the pioneers lost heart said Mr lItter Riter Ve We all knew that PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident Young was on hi his way east to lo meet a band which was com coming In over I the plains to the tile valle valley Th The crickets destroyed field after arter field of grain and starvation faced us here in the alle valley What would we do when President Young Youn returned with i the tho band bandS which was comprised of over o 1800 souls soul was tho the question a asked kro Must they starve with us us was wag another My h father ather had hadel el eight ht acres In wheat near Captain Hoopers Hooper's Hoop Hoop- er ers era S old residence In the eighteenth ward I remember how disheartened ho he got goU He lie even offered t to tr trade de his fields which Ithe the thie crickets had not mol molested ted for three barrels of ot flour He thought ho could keep leep his hili family on the three barrels barrels bar bar- rals of ot flour Clour for or three months and then we we would dl die Gloom prevailed pre n the hearts heartH of all nil Suddenly Sudden the tho gulls appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap and began lor gorging ln upon the crickets Crick Crickets ts Were Destroyed I I 1 remember thousands of ot gulls guUs II coin going to the bank of ot the creek and disgorging tIlso die dis gorging o th the crickets It was not long until the crickets were ere wiped out and the gulls left an as the they had bad come The nulls gulls have always al found a place In the hearts of ot the pioneers who underwent the tortures torture of the early days I re remember remember remember re- re member that a R starving Indian was Willi seen almost In the tho net act of killing one of ot the gulls He was token Into custody After Arter that tho the Indiana seeing the respect which we held for the gulls also re respected respected re- re them cv ever r after President PI Joseph F. F Smith was intro Intro- b by Bishop Nibley The head bead of the church r related J his coming to the valley ant and of ot the trying times which the plon pioneers ors experienced the first few et years following tho the settlement Tho The president told of the efforts which the thc put forth to top stop tho the invading army of ot crickets t. t and how they lost heart and waited aft d for starvation to come The uTh poor little cricket crickets said ald lent dent Smith and his lI listeners laughed were slowly driven riven from the th valley b by our friends th the gulls The little crickets crick crick- eta ets flou sought ht safety b by even hiding In nur homes homell The They hid wherever the they thoy found fount shelter Foll Following the presidents president's address the I exercises were closed d b bv by a 11 selection b by the choir and the the- band I |