Show Two Thousand Witness Unveiling of Reed Post Monument Indians Join Latter Day Saints In Four Stake Four Stake Outing To Com em- em Restoration of the Priesthood Pageant Depicts Early Uintah Basin History Some twelve tw hundred per persons Ons from four L. L D. D S. S stakes celebrated celebrated cele cele- the restoration of the Priesthood to the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon church on May 15 1829 last Saturday on the site of the old oldFort oldFort oldFort Fort Robidoux near Whiterocks Similar celebrations were held throughout the church A feature of the program was the unveiling of the Reed Post monument by Mrs Mary Harris who gave a historical sketch of her father who helped establish the post believed to bethe be bethe bethe the first white trading post in Utah In recognition of of the relation of the Red Men to the Mormon re- re legion forty prominent Indians and their families were honored guests at the banquet Several of the Indians addressed the congregation con con- among whom were Henry Harris and Chief John Duncan Proud of Red Skin Superintendent C. C C. C White of the Ouray Uintah-Ouray agency told the White men if they could understand understand understand under under- stand the attitude of the Indian they would not be so proud of their white skins and would not look down on their Red brothers The Indians consider us as a puny pale faced race he said andare and andare andare are proud of their own skins to which conform more nearly the color of the earth The unveiling ceremonies were under the direction of Chief John Duncan Supt C. C C. C Wright Mrs Ray E E. Dillman and and- the tribal business committee which includes includes in in- eludes Oran Curry Fred Mart Cuch and Roy Smith Pageant by Mrs 1 Dillman In the evening members of the Priesthood in the four stakes presented a pageant depicting the history of the Priesthood and of Continued On Page 8 2000 O Witness Unveiling Of Reed Post Monument l Continued Fr From m Page One the Uintah Basin before the arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival of the Priesthood The pageant pageant was written ritten and adapted by Mrs Dillman Dillma who has aJas spent a great deal dern of time in research into into into in in- to the early history of the Basin The pageant was read by Ray E. E Dillman During the afternoon games the and sports were enjoyed by boys of the Priesthood and In In- These included some spirited spirit spirit- ed wrestling and boxing Prominent among the guests guests' at atthe atthe I Ithe the fete were Pres Murphy of the Moon Lake stake Pres Hyrum B. B Calder of the Uintah stake and Pres Byron O. O Colton of the Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Ro Ro- Ro- Ro Stake |