Show UTAH RENEW RENE PLEDGE or OF PATRIOTISM M Thousands Sign De Defense Defense Defense Day Rosters for S Service to Flag lag t Tho f full ll text of Governor Governo Derns Dern's Independence day ad ad- ad address address I dress will be found on n the back I 2 page page pago of th this s section n I With salvos of ot artillery public meetings fiery or orations processions Ions and brilliant display of fireworks fireworks fire fire- works Saturday Utah citizens gave vent to their patriotism linked their memories with the past for forone forone forone one day and did their share In commemorating the one hundred and ninth forty-ninth birthday of ot the na na- na- na tion While business was held in abey nce nce arid and rid flags festooning a hun- hun red streets and draping thousands pf of homes fluttered in the breeze citizens throughout the state as assembled as- as and renewed their faith in he country as speakers generally Recalled the Boston tea party the rials trials o of Valley Forge and the victory victory vic vic- tory Jory of Yorktown In most cities Ogden Logan Brigham and Provo i. i marching l columns re recruited recruited recruited re- re for National Defense Test day paraded to the stirring notes of ot partial music FIGURES NOT COMPILED Enrollment figures from the valous va- va ious bus parts of the state were in incomplete incomplete incomplete in- in complete according to Captain B. B T. T Irwin secretary of the state c committee on National Defense Test day ay but Indications pointed to a registration ration considerably heaver heavier ier er than last y year t It will take at least east east five days to get a complete checkup on oz the number of men that enrolled as a test of the nations nation's it was announced In InS In'S S 'S Salt lt Lake City more mor than had given silent a approbation of Defense Test day Saturday morning enough ames ames according to Captain Irwin ab o 0 fill to war strength the ranks tot of the state reserve units the infantry the UtaH national guard and the divi divi- sion Bion The states state's total is said to have nave surpassed i I Salt Sale Lake City did not lag in Its demon emon of t f. patriotism From ak 1 to o d dark rk flags b bedecked de the usi isIp ss s 11 sEs ami r nd homes In the city At 1030 o clock several hundred hun hiu dred red wit witnessed i th the presentation of ot f Citizenship certificates to fifty fifty- eight feight new citizens at Liberty park sand and nd listened attentively to the re remarks remarks re- re marks arks of ot Gov Governor George H. H Dern and d Russell G. G Lucas orator of or the theAt ay At noon hundreds more journeyed journeyed journeyed jour jour- to Ft Douglas and witnessed he mass parade an ana I salute of guns at the citizens' citizens military training training- camp camp amp S SPARK PARK PARK DRAWS THRONG f J Without ut exception Liberty park Its its mammoth program viea With with horse races golf goIt links tennis courts and ana canyons throughout the entire day for the pleasure seekers the Fourth of July The Tle crowd crowdS crowd which during the early part of the afternoon numbered nearly began arriving shortly after 12 k The IThe The athletic program which In Included Included in- in moro morn t than an twenty races race With boys and girls between the ages of six and eighteen years Taking raking part began promptly at 3 clock This part of the program was was conducted under the direction 2 of f Miss Charlotte Stewart city recreational recreational rec rec- f supervisor and D. D A. A Hammond field executive of or the Salt Lake council of Boy Scouts I The pro program a n was progressing splendidly when the storm started gout bout While it was Q only ly raining ligh lightly the program was as continued In l less ss than one- one half hour the rain turned from a drizzle to a downpour and Liberty p park rk was rapidly deserted It looked for a while as if the evening eve eve- lung ning program would have to be abandoned As the rain ceased h however wever the persons again began to fir assemble MANY AT PROGRAM lAt At the opening of ot the patriotic J services at 7 o'clock under the di direction direction direction di- di of Albert J. J Southwick there was wasa a a crowd numbering nearly near l ly In attendance I. I This program opened with ap- ap patriotic selections by Hawkins Hawkins' band The music was followed by flag services with the pledge to the flag by the Boy Scouts This was an inspiring cerer cere cere- r mony and did much to raise the spirits of ot the crowd after their drenching a few hours hours- before A vocal solo The Flag Without a Stain was then rendered by Charles E. E Martin This was followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by a vocal selection by Mrs Laurinda P. P Brewerton The patriotic costume contest In I which about ten girls representing Columbia took part was won by Miss Mary Ellen Hyland of the Catholic church with Miss M Marga Margaret rgaret rgaret ret Postle of ot th the Y WM Wol C C. A A. A second second second sec sec- ond and Miss Rosalia Badger of the Liberty stake third Reuben Whitney Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ney representing Lafayette won the first prize in the men men's division Roland Slater as Paul Revere won the second prize The program concluded with the entire audience singing several patriotic selections Salt Lake City concluded ded its lis I Fourth of ot July festivities with a brilliant display of fireworks from Ensign p peak ak |