Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-07-16 | Page 1 | 5000 to March in Child Parade

5000 TO MARCH ill CHILDPARADE Princess Will Rule 'Wagon' Event Preparations for a children's parade pa-rade during the Covered Wagon Days celebration in which 6000 youngsters are expected to participate, partici-pate, weregoing forward Friday. Lined up at the Victory playgrounds play-grounds were flags of every nation, which children will carry la the color division of the march. Ray Forsberg, city recreation director, di-rector, announced the line of march, which will begin at South Temple and Main streets next Friday at 10 a. m, proceed south to Broadway, east on Broadway to State street, and north to First South street. Entrants in three divisions will compete for money prises, Mr. Forsberg Fors-berg said. They include the costume cos-tume division, made up of cowboys, trappers, Indians, pioneers and freaks; the bicycle division, with individual riders and bicycle floats, and ths miniature covered wagon division with small wagons and handcarts. In addition to these divisions will be others, not competing for prises, which will include a mummers unit, fairy tale and Mother Cooae, music and equestrian. Presiding over the parade, enthroned en-throned on a float, will be 10-year-old Diane Bailey, elected princess of the Covered Wagon Days celebration. cele-bration. Richard Keddington has been named chairman of the parade committee, com-mittee, said Mr. Forsberg. Any one desiring to enter the parade with floats or individual (Continued on Pes Seven) (Column Five I 5000 TO MARCH III CHILDPARADE (ContlnlMd from rtp On, competition may obtain application blanks from recreation centers or in the parka department In the city and county building. Leo J. Cremer. rodeo contractor and arena director for the Covered Wagon Days rodeo at tha state fairgrounds fair-grounds will arrive In Salt Lake City Monday to take complete charge of preparations for the contests on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week, Kingsley E. Clawson, rodeo chairman, announced this morning. Already Mr. Cremer has ahlpped to a farm at Farmlngton nearly 60 head of bucking horses and a carload car-load of Brahma bulls, cowa and calves to be In the pink of condition for the rodeo contests. Other stock will arrive in Salt Lake City on Monday and will be taken direct to the state fairgrounds, while the Farmington stock will move to the fairgrounds on Tuesdsy. Mr. Cremer comes to Salt Lake City from Butte, Mont, where he la arena director this week, and has wired Mr. Clawson that be la bringing bring-ing with him not only aome of the finest bucking stock ever seen In Salt Lake City, but has signed contracts con-tracts with trick ridera and ropers which will assure Covered Wagon Days Its biggest rodeo yet