Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-10-11 | Page 2 | Elaborate Columbus Day Fete Planned for Utah Celebration of State's New Legal Holiday

Elaborate Columbus Day Fete e Planned for Utah Celebration ion Of States State's New 1 Legal Holiday T AND Land Lard Land L LAND The cry of joy crazed sailors 1 under Christopher Christoph r Columbus I years ears ago wilt reecho in the ears of millions tomorrow Octo October er 12 1492 This is the date I known the world over It stands for forthe forthe the discovery of America Tomorrow is the anniversary of that discovery It is Columbus day The greatest epo of the worlds world's history since the birth of Christ was the discovery of f land by Columbus Although not Asia as he supposed 1 but one of the islands of the Vest West Indies group roup Columbus in making the thel discovery set in motion the forces wh which wh ch later led to the colonization of America The eggshell ships Santa Maria Marla Pinta and Nina the superstitious and frightened sailors who wished to turn the course of their ships toward I j Spain once out of sight of their home shores the turbulent waters of the Atlantic ocean which lashed the frail craft with fury tossing the tiny ships ar around und like shells the and undaunted Columbus who in the face of mutiny and d death ath for himself commanded corn com com I that the ships sail west westall westall westall west west- all make male picturesque the discovery of America which will be recalled recalled to to- to II morrow The Knights Knights' of Columbus of Utah I have taken it upon themselves as i bearers of the name of oV the great Columbus Columbu i to commemorate the fhe he anniversary anniversary an an- nn n- n n ersary of the discovery on the most pretentious scale in the history of the state Knights of Columbus from Salt Lake Ogden Eureka and Park City will Journey to Salt Lake Lale to participate participate pate f In jin n the celebration The Th celebration ion will commence with pontifical high mass at the Cathedral of tie the Madeleine fit tt t 10 Bishop Joseph S. S Glass will be the celebrant The Knights of Columbus mass to tobe tobe tobe be hel will be an annual feature of the celebration of Columbus day in Utah in the future A grand ball under the auspices of of the Knights of Columbus will be held tomorrow night at the Hotel Utah It will be an annual feature of future i Columbus day celebrations ions All prominent prominent prom prom- i state county and city cil officials will be the guests of honor The I grand march will be led by one of the state officials official The ballroom of the Hotel Utah will be decorated in the national l colors and with the insignia of the Knights of Columbus I in charge of preparations tion for the ball is headed by Joseph I McKay and consists ts of R. R A. A Kane Iane James mes Lyn Lynch h Ralph Bruneau and R. R E. E Driscoll 1 I Tomorrow C Columbus s day which has hasI been he-en declared a legal holi holiday ay ayin in Utah I by the legislature will be observed at atI atthe I the capitol when all the state offices t wi wilk I be closed for the day