Show Pay Day of Honor to Founders of State Stat Is Celebrated ted ay it X W. W f. f 4 fe W. W 35 Ii Ii f. f f. f Anniversary rs r This Y Year r P Particularly ul Significant One f. f tE f. f f. f J I 8 w. w 3 f. f ft f. f f. f f. f J f. f One Member of f Pion Pioneer er Band Lives to Participate I I S SEVENTY ONE EV ONE ONE NTY-ONE years Years ag ago o today pi pioneers o of th the Church l of Jesus Christ of Latt Latter day day r-day Saints in number under the leadership leadership leader leader- ship of Brigham arrived in in inthis this fair valley an here has into a and I oun oung established what developed great prosperous ous comI com com- T Toda d tl therefore the skate ate of Utah celebrates i itt its birthday Time has taken its inevitable table toll tolt of the steadfast pioneers I and of the original of 1 8 only 11 one one member A. A Smoot li lives e to see the realization lOn of t the e d dreams eams of t the e ar argonauts Citizens of f Every Creed Unite in Festivities Marking Marking Marking Mark Mark- ing Arrival of Intrepid Band Into This Valle Valley in Year 1847 1 EN and women of every cr creed ed i MEN united united today today i in i celebrating the 1 I anniversary o of the e entrance into Salt Lake valley of that I intrepid band of Mormon pioneers who disregarding disregarding- discouraging ob obstacles obstacles ob- ob blazed the trail across the I plains of the Middle West and founded the the state state of Utah Out of the company of which arrived arrived ar ar- I ar-I rived in the valley vaHey seventy-one seventy years ago today only one W. W C. C A A. Smoot of Sugarhouse has hl survived to participate participate participate par par- in today's ceremonies The day Is a memorable one in the annals of J July ly 24 4 celebrations in ins Inas Inasmuch s- s much as It finds grandsons and great- great grandsons of those s same me pioneers on the battlefields of or France fighting for forthe forthe forthe the cause of liberty beside the grandsons grandsons grand grand- sons and great-grandsons great of the very verj men whose opposition forced them out of Nauvoo Ill only to build an empire of their own In the West I In direct contrast to the parades and merry making of other anniversaries the celebration was was tinged with a new f significance that of patriotism and an ardent hope for the welfare of nations whose allies we have b come HEROES OF 1847 The heroes of 1847 shared the honors with the heroes of 1918 1918 In the hearts of all This spirit was exemplified I fled fied at the luncheon given at Liberty park for tor the members of the Utah band and the pioneers The city and andI I county were hosts I The entertainment at th the a park was i j jIn 1 in charge of Thomas F. F Homer of the Elks Elks' club and the Daughters of the i j Utah Pioneers s. One hundred young young women sisters and wives of of the Elks j E assisted in iii entertaining the guests of of honor I i iTo To procure a sum for tor the regimental fund badges were sold eold at the park and anda I a considerable amount i I Following the luncheon the boys are giving a band concert In the park I from 2 to 4 ocl ck This is the first one to be given free to the public since the beginning of the tour I Chaplain B. B H. H Roberts who accompanied accompanied accompanied the band on Its tour was the i I orator of the day i From J o'clock until 3 9 tonight the I will give the Utah boys last concert before their return t to ih their lr regiment on the steps of the state capitol Immediately Immediately immediately Im Im- im- im I mediately after the concert a r reception c pHon will be held in Inthe the rotunda of or the cap- cap itol women of the Red Cross will serve punch In the receiving line will be Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor and Mrs Simon Bamberger Bamberg r Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of State and Mrs Ha Harden den Bennion Ben- Ben nion Captain and Mrs F. F IV V. V FitzG FitzGerald Fitz- Fitz G Gerald Chaplain and B. B H. H Roberts Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts Mr Mrs W W. N N. Williams Miss Elsa Bamberger and Mrs Edward Bichsel of Ogden representing the state council council council coun coun- cil of defense and Lieutenant C C. C 3 J. J Hawkins bandmaster A dance at the capitol will conclude the entertainment for tor the soldiers Continued page 8 8 I C t DAY OF HONOR r Continued tro from page pago 1 L A feature of ot the pioneer celebration celebration l bration was the the dedication of ot Riverside Rh e park on the banks of the Jordan at Fifth I North and Thirteenth West Vest streets at which Nephi L. L Morris was the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal poker I The committee in ill charge of the dedication dedication ded ded- dedication exercises exercise was composed of ot Ray M. M Haddock chairman Alfred Anderson Anderson Ander Ander- son Albert lb rt H. H Davis W W. P. P Gillispie s sports ports for the afternoon j assisted by John K If Matheson Charles Welch Velch Gus W. W Backman Fred A A. A Beesley William Thomas John C. C Lake and W. W V W. W Whitaker ker The committee left no stone un unturned unturned unturned un- un turned to make the day a memorable one f for r the people of ot she the northwest side I The young folks with a few older ones m made de merry at h a tug of war races baseball and other othel games Held's full military band is furnishing furnishing furnish furnish- I ing a band concert concert- from 3 o'clock un until until un- un til 5 In addition to the band the following musical numbers are to be given Soprano solo Miss Davis tenor solo Fred Reese contralto solo Miss Jessie Evans tenor solo Bert and selections sp by the Evans trio The program for tor the he day daf will conclude conclude conclude con con- clude with a a. dance tonight Members of the city commission at attend attended attended at- at tend tended d the dedication For the unfortunate inmates inmates' of th the state prison a vaudeville le show was staged by Will William m Crow and was thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- enjoyed PROGRAM ATTRACTIVE The program began at 10 o'clock this morning and consisted of the following followIng follow follow- following ing numbers i Chorus Victory Victory in Sight Hitting HItting Hitting Hit ting the High Spots by H. H Hand and L. L Woodruff and company Wishing the Boys W Well ll by by Miss Zena Morris solo On the Way by Starr Dunham A Hurried Call by William Crowley Crowley Crowley Crow- Crow ley The Speedy Boys Boys' by Wallace Dunham monologue Treat Em Rough by Danny Wallace who has recently enlisted In hi the tank corps ARay A ARay 4 Ray of ot S Sunshine by Evelyn Hawley Cheer for tor the Boys by B. B Brown j The Departure of the Yanks a musIcal musical musical mu mu- revue arranged by William Crowley Miss Margaret Crowley was the accompanist ac accompanist accompanist ac- ac for the solo numbers L. L D D. D S. S SCOUT HIKE In commemoration pf ot the day the L li D. D S S. S Boy Scouts under th the direction i tion of ot Dr J. J H. H Taylor scoutmaster for the Y 1 M. M M. M I I. I A A. hiked over the old Mormon trail through Emigration canyon to Little Mountain where appropriate exercises were held this morning One hundred boys made the trip carrying provisions and blank blankets FollowIng Following Fol- Fol lowing by a automobile were many prominent Y M M. M M. M I I. I A A. officials who Joined Vie tre i boys this morning in the I hike up the mo mountain Among these were Heber J. J Grant E E. H. H Anderson I Benjamin F F. Goddard Junius F F. Wells George J. J Cannon Lewis T. T Cannon Thomas Hull and Roscoe W. W Eardley I A A- feature of the exercises was story telling of adventures and experiences of pioneer and frontier days day as the I boys were were seated around h 0 a nuge nUg campfire The hikers will return tonight I keeping to the trail which Orson I Pratt and Erastus Snow made through I dense underbrush when they were i sent ahead by BrIgham Young to finda find a suitable camping place two days be before be- be fore tore the company entered the valley I PILGRIMAGE TO CA CANYON VON The youthful be would soldiers are not the only ones who saw the valley are with all its improvements from the I point where the pioneer scouts saw only desolation for tor through the ef ef- ef effort I fort tort of ot the Daughters of th the Utah PI Pioneers ev every tone who cared to make the trip and who came to Utah by I handcart or ox team in the first year ar after Brigham Youngs Young's arrival was taken to the mouth of ot the canyon canon to see the view vew after atter seventy-one seventy years The trip was made by aut automobile Among the officers of the Daughters Daughters Daughters Daugh Daugh- of ot the Pioneers who had charge of ot the trip were Mrs H. H J J. J Hayward Hayward Hayward Hay- Hay ward Mrs J J. J I L. L Horne Home Mrs F. F M M. Lyman Mrs M. M M. M McCune Miss t I Winnie Lynch Mrs Sarah B. B Sum- Sum Mrs Sarah J. J Cannon Mrs J. J M. M WhIttaker Mrs C C. R. R Howe Mrs M. M M. M Thomas Mrs D. D W W. James Mrs C. C W. W Wilcox Mrs S. S M. M Woolley Mrs Moroni Snow Mrs E E. S S. Wright Mrs ZIna Y T. Card The pioneers who I arrived before 1848 also were taken for an automobile automobile automo automo- I bile bUe tour of ot the city including points of ot Interest which recalled recalled WJ ries rice In spite of ot the many attract In the city many lovers loyer rod and line spent the he day dayCl v B mountain streams In searcher search trout while others motored motored retreats for a quiet day iI to Ia j t mountain nooks |