Times Independent | 1928-07-05 | Page 1 | Community Picnic Held on July 4th

HELD ON JULY ath independence day was pleasantly observed in moab yesterday as the result of a last minute program arranged by several local men who felt that the count rys natal day should not be allowed to pass without some community celebration the day was ushered in with a salute at dawn at two 0 clock a children s dance was held at the goodmen woodmen hall and following the dance a program of sports and races for the young folks was conducted twenty five dollars were given away in prizes to the children at 5 30 a large majority of the people of mbaba drove to the power dam in mill creek canyon where hundreds sought relief from the heat by taking a swim in the popular bathing pool at 6 30 a community picnic was held in the canyon below the dam free iced lemonade was provided by the committee and the picnic took the form of numerous family dinners at dusk a fireworks display was staged the pyrotechnics ro being shot off from a knoll above the picnic grounds they made a gorgeous exhibition in the pretty canyon between towering cliffs A dance at the goodmen woodmen hall rounded out the days enjoyment although the celebration was somewhat impromptu tu it was a complete success and was pronounced one of the most enjoyable staged here for a long time