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Show Festive Mood Envelops S. L. As Wagon Days' Start Nears :vt "V "HERE ABE DUB JOHN HENRIES.- WHERE'S THE HORSES?" Rodeo Performer. Harrjr Williams, left; Christy and Lee Leroy, daring trick rider. V,V ' , 'A OsW f r- .. I p ' ......... - I . I f . ' f' , . rf " CELEBRATION BEAUTIES INSPECT LIVESTOCK Maurine McKenzie on horse; Kay Bobbins, left; Frsnkie Younf 'Little Show' Events Will Be Prelude to Fiesta Opening Wednesday Salt Lake City was in a festive mood Monday a center of "streamlined" hospitality as iU 150,000 inhabitants awaited open-ins? open-ins? of the 1937 Covered Wagon Days celebration. Monday from a modern "straight up and scratchin'" mount a National Na-tional Parks Airways, Inc, plsne from Butte, Mont Following a brief huddle with celebration officials, Mr. Cremer opened registration offices in the (Continued on Par Twelve) 0lumn One) While ths actual pioneer festlvsl' commemorating the ninetieth anniversary an-niversary of ths entrance by Mormon Mor-mon settlers into Salt Lake valley begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday, a number of interesting in-teresting events are scheduled as preludes. Tbs "little . show" performances will begin at 8 p. m. Monday when Miss Helen Corwin is to be entombed en-tombed in a subterranean grave in ths heart of the midway Fourth South street between State and Second Sec-ond East streets. - An hour later Captain W. O. Parent, "the human bullet" will be shot 900 feet from a cannon. Similar feats of daring snd entertainment enter-tainment features will be presented daily along the midway. Police early Monday blocked off streets leading into tin midway. A large gate of pioneer design will be constructed on State street and a smaller rate will be on Second East street Majority of the concessions and varied attractions that will dot the midway were under construction to day. The No. 1 msn of the Covered Wagon Days rodeo Leo J. "Don't Call Me Jehosaphat" Cremer. hurled his cream-colored 10-galloa hat in tbs air as hs alighted at 11 a. m. FESTIVE MOOD ENVELOPS Sai. tOeallamS fraaa rase CM) basement of th chamber of commerce com-merce for cowboys and cowgirls who will perform during the thrilling rodeo events. Opening western arena spectacle is Thursday evening, continuing con-tinuing each successive afternoon and evening until Saturday. Miss Sylvia Margolin, attractive New York City soprano, also arrived Monday morning. Miss Margolin will sing th role of Gabriel In the production pro-duction of Haydn's "Creation" on Wedneeday at 7:30 p. m. at the state capitoL The oratorio was originally orig-inally scheduled for 7 p. m, but wss postponed half an hour to enable en-able the audience to enjoy the cool evening breezes. Workmen have started construction of a stage for the performance, which will be directed di-rected by Squire Coop, nationally knows choir conductor and musician. musi-cian. Bunny Dryden and his wife, -Sweethearts of th Air," will stage their death-defying tightwir walking walk-ing exhibition Wednesday at 4 p. m. from the Kearns building to th Esra P. Thompson building. Th agile gymnast will carry his wife on his shoulders for mor than 300 feet. Snorts of wild steers, Brahma b'l- cows and calves cams from stats fair grounds corrsls Monday, as shipments of animals from ranges and ranches arrived to teat skill and luck of "yippee" men and women. Their sketches approved by the general committee on arrangements, arrange-ments, artists Monday moved ahead their plans to decorate Covey's Coconut Co-conut Grove, 444 South Main street, sit of th brilliant coronation ceremonies cere-monies st 10 p. m. Wednesday. Miss Maurins McKensie, Queen of the Covered Wagon Days, will ascend her gorgeously designed throne. As her attendants, shs will havs a bevy of charming local young women. Deon Bailey, 10-year-old "princess," also will play an Important role during the coronation. coro-nation. Governor Henry H. Blood will "crown" the queen and princess. prin-cess. Children's day during ths celetfra- tlon will be Fridsy, whsn a mile parade of floats, bands, costumed marchers and youthful riders on ponies and horses begin at a. m. at South Tsmpls and Main streets. During th afternoon, youngsters will be admitted free to a special matinee rodeo snow. In the evening, children will romp to the hearts content on tha midway, mid-way, enjoying mor than two dosen free attractions. "Pioneering Utah" th dramatic saga of th plains, and th man, women and children who conquered th arid wast, will be dramatised In a grand street pageant beginning begin-ning at ;S0 a. m. Saturday at South Temple and Main streets. Mor than five miles of marchers, floats and bands will participate. Saturday at 1:15 p. m. grand flnasi of th rodeo will be held at ths fair grounds and later In the vening, "Gateway Day" at th midway, mid-way, will climax Utah's most auspicious aus-picious pioneer fete 1MT Covered Wagon Days. |
