Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-07-19 | Page 6 | Festive Days Are Here

Fe$tive Days Are Here I pVERYONE may know from the gay buntings Fj bedecking the business section that carefree, happy days are here again. The spirit of fiesta rules with the opening of the Midway Plaisance on Fourth South street between Stste and Second Sec-ond East streets, the north side of the City and County building square. There carnival attractions attrac-tions invite merrymakers in advance of the beginning be-ginning of Covered Wagon Days spielers, various va-rious kinds of daredevils, the woman buried alive and what not to distract, amaze, entertain and educate the week long. The coronation ball next Wednesday evening Is to be bnliiant-affsiTi Goveroos Blood l place the crown on the tresses of Miss Maurine McKenzie, queen of Covered Wagon Days, a colorful floor show with Fanchon and Marco acts to be featured. On the capitol grounds Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Covered Wagon Days officially open with the presentation of Haydn's "Creation" by the Salt Lake Oratorio society, with Squire Coop directing. This great work has been a regular summer musical event for years, staged outdoors at the sunset hour and ranking with the annual winter rendition of Handel's "Messiah." Both have won national fame and with both the name of Squire Coop ia imperlshably associated. Sharing honors with Queen Maurine, Princess Prin-cess Diane will reign supreme on children's day, July 23. This is the day when Salt Lake City's pulchritude will be on parade, little Diane Bailey, Bai-ley, blonde and bewitching, appearing in a float of fairyland beauty with a bevy of royal attendants. attend-ants. Princess Diane is a descendant of 1847 pioneers, paid highest tribute in Covered Wagon Days on the 90th anniversary of their settlement cf Utah. Luminaries of international fame will be seen at the rodeo at the fairgrounds beginning at 1:30 p. m. Friday. Top notch acts by cowboys and cowgirls will bring the old west back to life. Champions and aspiring champions will vie in a big program of rodeo contests. Clowns, trick mules. White Eagle, the famed educated horse, automotive comedy and a plenitude of other fixin's will round out what is promised to be the biggest and finest "horse opera" ever staged here. Then there's the parade climactic spectacle for July 24, Pioneer day. This will be the big downtown feature of the week honor groups, bands, floats. Queen Maurine and her court. Princess Diane and her young ladies in waiting, cowboys ' and cowgrls in fantastic ' trappings, ihorses of mettle, clowns, clowns and more downs. All in all, townspeople and visitors are in for gala week. The shows at the Fourth South midway are now on. Free features in the business busi-ness section will afford novel diversions and the formal events for the last half of the week will round out a great celebration.