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Show PARADE IS FEATURE OF . '-: PROGRAM MARKING ' SALT LAKE CELEBRATION : . " v--"-' ' Patriotism Marked in Exercise at Liberty Park; Pageant and Fireworks Are - :" ': Scheduled for Tonight - . " . .-..- . I ' QALT LAKE CITY todty wiuueeeed celebration of Inde-iJ Inde-iJ penaenee day guperb in every reepeet.' jMpirine; in the e-lorioui apirit which it exemplified, the dignified gplendor of the portrayal of the hUtorie events of the nation inrtilled patriotic reverence into each and every eititen. The untiring rrort Sna ma eeeeeiees preum- tlon o h 1 fervent oltlaena wha hav worked etrenuoualy to make tha day a success were nat In vain. Tha entire eektbraUoa Was an anmltlgatsd success. - Not ana untoward event occurred a mar tha prograaa of tha oele-bratlcm, oele-bratlcm, and an eaaa and smooth- c,s characterized tha wliot oh-aervane. oh-aervane. Th day from 10 o clock hla morning until 11 tonight will be one eoatlnuoua round of celebrating and good times. Commencing Com-mencing with a brilliant atreet parade, tha program Incladee aa .Americanization meeting at noon, old fashioned gamea and aporta In tha afternoon, a. giant historical pageant at : In tha evening and A gorgeous display of fireworks from tha urroundlng ' mountain top which will conclude th day' estlvltle. ;pahade seaiNS. - Te the etlrrlng strain of martial music tha parade swung south down Blxth Eajrt front Bouth Tempi Tem-pi street promptly at tha acheduled- time. . Colonel F. U Knadeen. who waa grand marshal of th parade, led tha prooeealoa. followed by troop from Ft. Douglas, Doug-las, civic and fraternal organisation organisa-tion mem here war next In Una. after which came tha floata. Tha first float brought forth tremendous cheer from th thou-annds thou-annds of anectator who lined the atreet. Tha earlieet aplsoda of American history waa recorded by this float., which depicted Colum-hua Colum-hua dlaooverlng America. A mlnla- ' ture world with ships upon th sees waa cleverly arranged. ' Prominent among tha floata for their beauty, effectlveneee ar Inspiration In-spiration were tha Purltana. which represented a typical Puritan home ' arena: tha Indian In charactarlatlo attitudes; th Mlnut Men ready tor action: the Red Croaa. which waa exceptionally striking In Its clean beauty; tha Olii Scouts, and the Beehive, entered by tha state f Utah. A hug beehive of gilded Jrn had beea-constructed, en tha , top af which tan at "Utah's Beat Crop" were seated. Surrounding the beehive were Ubleaua depleting deplet-ing th various lndustrlea exercised in the atata. Education we glraa particular stress. , . .-. j BEAUTIFUL FLOAT, v Perhapa th most beautiful of all tha floata was th on carrying th Ooddes of Liberty 'and her attendant. Tha .float waa a dassllng whlta wfth a hits throne, upon which aat Mlae Margaret Finch, tha goddeaa. Seated around )r war alx lovely glrla from the large department store in th eity. ' ) ' v ' It la" a striking coincidence that Visa Finch's mother. Mrs. Harry Finch, 437 Sixth arena, waa the aioridess of Liberty at th Utah state carnival held July t. t and 4 In on tha occasion of tha atata admission to statehood. - Tha glrla attending Mlaa Finch were Miss Innea Gala. Z, C. M. I: Miss Janet Dick. Auerbaeh'a; Mlaa ) Mason. Pari; Mlaa Rdna fthepard. K.-O'B.; Mlaa Elaine Orundvlg, Walker's; Miss Beatrice McFarland. Conn's. Tha Goddess of Liberty feature waa arranged by City Treasurer R. N. Young. AWARD DELAYED. ' Beeauaa th competition for the Ins prlxa to be awarded tha beat float waa o keen, tha Judges were forced to- delay, their announcement announce-ment until a more thorough consideration con-sideration could b mad. Mayor ealen appointed Thomas Weir, Mrs. J. C. Weeter and T.. A. Williams Wil-liams aa Judges ef the floata. I '- Arriving at th park, th parade .encircled tha park and formed around the flagpole, where the Americanization. , program waaj begun. |