Show SONS AND Of PIONEERS O I 9 ANNIVERSARY The sixth anniversary of the entrance entrance en en- tr trance nce of the pioneers Into the Salt Lake valley was observed In a a. fitting manner in the Assembly hall this morn morn- morn morn- ing The exercises were under the auspices of the Daughters of Pioneers' Pioneers society There were present in the hall ball about 1000 persons the he large majority bf of f whom a ace aro A sons or or daughters grandsons or granddaughters of those who came cameto cameto cameto to Utah between July Tuly 24 1847 and the of 1857 As As' As honored guests of the occasion there were present on th the platform a a number of the pioneers who came to U Utah ah from 1848 to 1857 including including in in- members of the hand handcart rt com com- panics In addition to these pioneers there were on OD the stand Apostles F. F M. M Lyman Lyman Ly Ly- man Heber J. J Grant Reed Smoot and George A. A Smith Presidents Anton H H. Lund Lund and John R. R Winder Mrs 1 Emmeline B. B Wells Mrs Bathsheba Smith and md Mrs Anna Allna T. T Hyde first firstI I president resident of the Daughters of Utah tItan I Pioneers' Pioneers society The Assembly h hall hail U was handsomely I decorated with American flags and andI bunting Apostle Heber J J. Grant acted acted acted act act- I ed as master of ceremonies The program program pro pro- gram opened with the singing of I America I by the the audience led by Prof C C. C J. J Thomas Tomas the oldest choir leader in Utah Prayer was offered by Apostle Lyman Reads Society's History Following a piano solo by Miss Lydia Edmunds Mrs Susie Young Gates gave a brief review of the tho history of tho the Daughters of Utah Pioneers' Pioneers society which was organized in 1901 and expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the hope that the organization would extend until it numbers among its ifs members the sons and mid daug daughters of or every pioneer who came cane to Utah be- be 1847 and 1857 1657 fc- fc Tha of of J Ga Gates Gates was followed followed fol fol- fol lowed by a a- duet by by Mr Lund and Mr hIr Reese S Senator Reid Re Reed a was Smoot-was was the next speaker Apostle postle Smoot is the president resident of the Society of Sons and Daughters of Ut Utah h county He lie expressed expressed ex ex- ex press pressed d the tho hope that a a. similar organization organization would be effected in every county in the State The speaker r referred red to the celebration n held in Big Cott Cottonwood canyon July 2 24 1857 when the news was brought that Johnstons Johnston's army was coming to Utah He referred to his father who was then Mayor of Salt Lake City ity as having haing brough brou brough h news of tb the approaching army after r Mayor Smoot and three of his companions had ridden miles miles' from Fort Laramie Wyo to this ci city y in five days and three hours H We We do not blame the United United States States for sending that army but we do blame those who caused it to be sent by tellin telling telling tell tell- ing in untruths about us declared the apostle apostle Senator Continuing Senator Smoot reviewed briefly the history of the pioneers from 1847 1841 to 1857 In a voice that brought tears to many in the audience Mrs Emma Ramse Ramsey Ramsey- Morris sang sane sang Come Coine Come Y Ye e Saints Sainte Mrs Card Speaks Zinc Zino Young Card I a daughter dau of Brigham ham Young reviewed briefly the struggles of the early arly pioneers The The sons and andi dau daughters of those pioneers can never excell excel them in devotion devotion devotion de de- de- de to dut duty honesty and virtue declared Mrs Card Gard ard Apostle Heber J. J Grant sang The Flag Without a Stain Apostle George A. A ASmith Smith spoke briefly briefly briefly brief brief- ly of the h hardships that the early pioneers pioneers pio po- had to pass through This afternoon another meeting willbe willbe will willbe be held when an organization of the sons and daughters daughters' of pioneers in different different dif dif- ferent counties of the St State te will b be ef ef- |