Show I I THE PIONEER JUBILEE OF JULY 1897 II t who may bo b fortunate to b u Jn In Snit Bolt W Lake on July Jul 21 I 1917 1111 n 0 moro more 10 io hence tho one IIno hundredth anniversary of ot the coming of If the thc pioneers Into tho wee ee such Much a 0 of or orth the th cent Salt l ten years ago jO the anniversary ot or the tho thet event t But ut until that centennial day 1111 arrives nothing like tho glories of or tho Pioneer Jubilee or f Jul 1807 lire to 10 bo ho witnessed by hy the tho people ot the th city 1111 the 1111 state It t may mn oven cn bo doubted whether the tho hundredth h celebration of or birth birthday day will equal tho pomp and circum ot qt tho fiftieth Tor 1 or ono thing thIn cre will bo bIJ no pioneers to form the point of or the enthusiasm for another thero will bo be no eon SOli of ot a in the thc governors chair ChILli to back backup up Ul tho plans and preparations for tor a n fitting celebration os liS there was Willi In tho person of ot 10 II M 1 Wells tho rel rei relics ics the pioneer plon r wagons In which tho great grent Journey was made and tho thou band and oUt one things and circumstances nees that combined to make tha thu so notable will be lacking luel and most of ot all there will be no Spencer el Cia w on descendant of 0 a pioneer grandfather grandmother father t and mother to set tho big bl ball In III motion to keep U It roll rollIng rollInS InS Ing und to take on oil his III the tho stupendous of engineering tho celebration such a celebration us caus caused caused ed the west to open olien Its eyes with wonderment and mail made tho surviving pioneers glow with a feeling that their achievements had Imd not gono gO no unappreciated An epitome of or Just what was dono In Salt Lake by hI thu Pioneer Jubilee com of at which Mr Il Claw Clawson son was WIS Is given herewith The rho sum of was raised by popular and legislative gUts gifts and nil all but 1610 was expended on un tho thu celebration This balance was turned back Into Inlo the state treasury The Tho Utah Pioneer began July 0 17 and nOli closed Saturday la July 24 14 1697 during Which five 10 days duys Snit Salt Luke sa such Mich a continuous round of excitement pageantry processions con can tests teats of ot various sorts Sort as n had never be boo before fore been ought bl together or deemed d I possible In the region n glon The crowds C In attendance cama camo from nil all over the United States Among the tho guests of was U Hon Win Wm J Ury un an expected to como up 1111 to tu the tho la In t day but was pi by ot It Is signi significant of or the tho time and of the era ot good feeling Hi In Utah In that tho Invitation to the president was by I Goo Q Cannon Vf P II n then manager of or the J Cannon Jos JosL Jo L 1 and W II H King KingAn An A special quests guests ot of the tho occasion nil all the surviving pioneers who entered en Utah Ulah during the fhe year 1847 1811 WolO brought to Sail Lake free Creo of lt any expense to themselves no matter In part of at atthe the they found The Th committee was able to bring to together gether ethel about i Oot i veterans all royally entertained during their stay and each was presented with un an anI I elaborate gold od hade badge tho cost of ot this feature alono exceeding 1000 Tho Pioneer monument at nt the tho Inter llo of Kust J Temple and South Tom Tem Tompie pie l streets was WM unveiled d In Oie of 0 thousands of ot citizens Tho Hull of which was removed ed cd to make way for the tho News building of ot today tu la was waa elected and mado tho for 01 a host of at and personal belongings of the pioneers many nany of at which afterwards donat douat donated ed e l la to the tho state stute 11 Tim XUE COMMISSION Tho members of at the Jubilee tilon named by 01 Wells and eon con fit the legislature were Spencer Claw Clawson son Inez C Heed Smoot Mrs no 0 C Easton Y W A Nolden NOld ll Emily KaU Cora Hooper Eldredge Ernest 3 S Edward P Win m n Jacob Jno D Spencer A Smith II H II 11 Spencer Og 01 Ogdon don dell and G Whitney Tho commit lee was W named In a n Joint of 0 the approved April 5 Ii 1690 1810 It qualified on Nov No NoW 20 W organizing ns liS The Iho Utah Semi centennial commission with Spencer us Ernest G Hog non secretary and un l Mrs treas treasurer EIGHT MONTHS HAUD l ol the next eight months Indeed until the tho celebration was over the tho of ot the commission were utmost All their efforts were de devoted devoted voted to raising a 11 fund ot which It wan estimated 1 u I celebration lou would conditions Hun gen generally and grout great ty was experienced In the necessary sary funds all 1111 endeavors tha tho total remained at nt a n very cry low figuro until in a IL sort of the committee called a monster public moot III In tho Ihu Salt Laky theater on all tho night of or Juno 2197 1697 and hi Id tho the of ot thi tM city Thu Willi add 1 loosed by II H JI Hob orts crill 0 O W of ot the commission nil all ot at whom pointed out thu danger of at AH 11 a rosult steeping and from that on money began to How HowIn Ilo In III In to the tho donations od from tho citizens of ot Salt Luke und vail HUll putt of the It Hal sums uuno from MI that thul by II the tho tho day and tho receipts from various other rev rov producing cama In the I was In III a u condition lI n to do Justice to 10 Its Il Mint program TIm THE I t ti i The Iho following committees had of It the Col ClI bom j Smout Whit noy Childrens day M K U u uJ J Mrs Wallace m i County II H JI J 1 Moritz I J Mrs f II H I 1 Mil 1 11 Enuton J I ni lIre N n Mies 1 Kanton l H n t r cr rL I 17 I z fl rl lr I It JC t COrd JL IT ITc c t v vi i X J if iWI I 4 r eI f fJ J 1 I lr I tt rt rJ 11 I Y i I II l I rit 1 i i II It h A I ili 10 t 1 II 11 I J j I tv om i I t fr t I I r 1 v 11 I fry 1 I f I I t t r I l r 01 J It J k il J I J I t 7 if hi 1 rr f v J Jn n i e 1 n P Fh b Lg 1 JJ J J I II J J I I I 5 t I f t 1 r J 1 nj Pt f p aC f 1 4 ij ir t t J l v J i it 1 ff v t t 7 r 1 T j r t 1 i gi 1 1 I It t hr tH 1 f r 1 j J m F T iSk il ilk k j I if 1 R f I V i f S lh I n i qc I Ji 1 f Jj d io i I 11 iI CAA 1 Ii t 1 t I I 11 1 e eI I 1 W R I J J 1 s I tV 2 r b lr Y f qZ J b T e o r b G c t I t Jet w V tru J Jl I l q r fJ g h I t A r q il M i Y i r V ty h hG I IV I l J I G I j 1 II I 1 1 i 3 f I l r hd p J p i j N NII J t Ci J f r I tt l 1 1 l Nh Ii f J t t f J 2 J I j I 1 lZ i 4 J f j f i Sf 1 I iy i Ilia y ii t c f 4 Nil Vt f 3 c jf i l o AH C I 10 1 V Z 1 IA r III f ro nv j Jf j lib r J ar r L J V Y 7 A iJ 1 oJ b I lL J C 7 J k 11 J v 1 t U Y c 2 J I J m l 7 7 c THE PIONEER JUBILEE COMMISSION OF TEN YEARS AGO Finance Colborn Rognon Moritz Miss URS Kotz Mrs illS Eldredge Fireworks Rognon Wallace Nelden Floats and Parades Nelden Smoot Invitation Preston Nelden J D Spencer Legislative LII Mrs Easton aston I Moritz Preston Music J D Spencer Smoot Mrs Easton Euston Pioneers Claw son Smoot Smith I Smith Whitney Colborn At this tho following additional n 1 ware appointed lIon Hon Young Edward l dwar 1 F p Colborn chief picas bureau The following made mo up the list of II lI K r o nt l L I C Johnson assist assistant I ant secretary Maud Patterson Alan Inn I Webster clerks James 13 assistant us chief press bureau BOOK DOOK OF THE When the of ot the commission was concluded thero was deposited In tho archives of at the tha state Tho Book Dook of ot tho Pioneers In two volumes Thoy Thu bound In III the tho Indestructible obtainable Inscribed with u n lint of nt the resources and 1111 1 In ot tho Iho state und embellished with gold gulli and copper extracted l tram from the mines ot A valuable feature ot of this book bool Is tho Iho record of ot all tho over oer own handwriting tho date of ot their birth Illuce of date of 0 ar 01 arrival rival In Halt Hult under cap they traveled etc The Tho program pru of the tho pioneer a n most mast elaborate publication thousands of ot which wore Hold lI ld and uro still pre preserved served as 1111 forms a n complete Idea Iden of 0 tho proportions which tho celebration PAY DAY DAYOn On tho Iho first duY July 20 0 a n national 1111 I was IS Ired at lit sunrise by b he tho survivors of at tho b of ot the tho At t ti I a 11 by hy buttery A of tho N G 0 U at lit U 1 ull 1111 tho Iho pioneers assembled at lIt tho old Kuit oll tho place pineo ho tho t ground was 0 Q before boore AnI thero hoy marched to the tho Young on Oil Main where ui It 1030 tho unveiling took tok In tho thu or t an enormous u Hon J being b nn the tho platform Tho us 1111 fol lons 1011 J I nil to 10 order by hy on of or the thu com mission 3 ll r Ity hy President 1 Woodruff of tit tho I company of pt pioneers 3 Chorus Ode to Young Mormon tabernacle choir 4 I of ot monument Hon James Sharp 5 G Acceptance of u monument on bo ho half of ot tho people M 1 Wells Veils governor C G Address A Young oldest eldest surviving ton SOli of 0 Young 7 Address Addre sC C C Goodwin editor Salt Lake Tribune I 8 Chorus Utah Wo e Love Lovo Theo Thea Mormon tabernacle choir 9 Benediction Bishop Lawrence Scanlan Tho same n at altho tho tabernacle there thero was a n public reception to all the surviving pioneers at which tho tabor taber choir rendered Hall to tho Morn The poem was awarded tho prize of ot IQ entitled Trio Pioneers ot at Utah written by hy N Albert Sher Sherman Sherman man was vas read by David Dald 13 B II Roberts rendered tho oration and each of ot the survivIng pioneers was presented l with a II gold badge by hy 27 1 young ladles delegated for or the tho task by bytho tho 27 21 counties of oC the tho state badges entitled the tho to free ree ad nd admission mission during tho jubilee to nil all Pioneer Thomas Dobson rendered a 11 Jig John Y Smith the Song ot the Handcart Brigade chorus by tho choir CONCERT IN I TABERNACLE That night a II grand concert was gly given glyen en In hi tho tabernacle In honor of at the pioneers Mr tr and Mrs William Jen Jennings Bryan being present as guests of ot honor A special feature was mado of ot tho entrance of a a II joung lady Utah Mist Emma Lunt As she sho came cimo Into Inlo the building supported by her het maids of or honor tho audience and The Tho Star Spangled Ban Banner nn ner by tho choir organ hand band lint nud lenco was wall rendered In a II that was truly uplifting who ho took part on tho program were the Knights of ot Pythias blind band under In lor Prof Irot Pe lorsen Geneva Jennings and Viola lotto Prof Daynes Ladles chorus un under del der Madam It n C Easton Euston ond onda a club from Denver Dener The samo night tho theater open d nii i the tho play pIll of 0 The rhe Charcoal Burner was rendered r by lIy a n cast In which John S Lindsay Phil H 11 E I U IJ McAllister Harry Taylor J E I Evans I Delia Nellie Claw Clawson son eon Drown Ruby Lindsay J took putt SECOND DAY DAYOn On Wednesday July 81 21 tho giand Pageant of 0 Illustrating tho growth groth und 1 development of ot Utah lit III took plato o on I the of ot Snit Salt Tho procession In Included III Oil nil Indian bond band tho bund from country points und and u n long array of Illustrating tho progress of oC tho Among thu notable floats lIonts Jim en cu Utah In 1817 1641 tho Iho Hut pit 1111 the house In Utah tho gulls gulIH und crickets tho 11 flut rat legislative hull hall thu ship Brooklyn thu tho Jc Evening Now News founded Juno JUliO 16 1850 tho tern plo building In tho sugar mill millIn millIn In Utah tho Utah Sugar company tho tho liral L fast mull mall th first flut telegram sent from Utah schooner thu th of ot mining in Utah tho smelter In III Utah Ulah tho street car clr In Utah th Utah In 1891 out 1111 Colorado followed by Jy floats vehicle und carriages etc Tho same night n I ba hall took toole place nt III In III honor of Utah her hel ami tho county Them waal football othall t at aL lot HUl between Wyoming and a 1111 Hull LuKo ba cba at nt Port rt etc oto At night tho musical contest d lit t ilia many mno out ont bunds ami ntH competing Among lib Halt anH Lake in J oleo contest tho son song I heln Th Holy City xv were ere H II 8 a F red reda Frank l and n r a ham Tho samo ovi at the tho theater ih Ulu pioneer erB revived the Iho t comedy come d A Wonderful Woman nn J Tie Tt 10 T 1 es Margetts I and d heading tho cast I At Park every eer dl night II I g I I t during d ur I lit the week lIa tl lId I Indians gave Ino and ghost dune amic to crowds 1 THIRD DAY Thursday Thurs July Jill 22 was childrens chU dai d dnn nn as I tho children L Pioneer monument they the literally Cn I the pedestal pe with Ian i new were wen In lino IIno among ot o the moM 1110 t striking being the fOllow Ing Hoat Mother Goose GOoe the se 1 go Illy I Peter Petel Pumpkin r rII a II pony ronI turnout the tho basket hn float de signed by hy Artist J W Claw son thi the bc hive tho old ohl woman who lived III u un n 1 shoo shO iho gulli crickets our tree Cree schools all notions nations n II fairy queen ut tie Miss etc ett After Atter the tho parade tho astern bled nt tho win re thelt Wits was a special specht program rendered D Kail G opened with i e Hon George Q Cannon delivered an address the oldest pioneer wan crowned by b a I little girl th Ibe granddaughter or of a I pioneer At t Ih close clo each child In attendance 11 given buns and lemonade The usual sports and at Dt and lr were luring during the tho day and evening At M night thero was nn Illuminated parade Great Orent Salt Lake Real Hent 1 Fanciful nt which the population of ot th thi city turned turnell out to keo ee tho fantastic procession Among mong the new present p were tho serpent of ot the Great SnIt Salt Lake the salt wave a bath In tho lake Inke friends friend of or a Salt fountain grotto homo of ot the wave n II stream of ot time Tho salt cave cne an aM I Utah lake FOURTH DAY Friday July 23 saw tho parade II radcot of th I counties each ench county count In the state be beIng beInG Ing represented by a I float of ot Its lis own manufacture designed to eon con convey vey ey an nn Idea of ot tho resource attractions of the tho great dis district outside of at Snit Bait Lake Jakc The side features the th bombardment of the steamer ut at resort while tho usual sports went on 11 at Cal Calde de Fort Douglas and Deck nl Springs At night thero WM II grand concert at lit tho and tho Theater The ter Kava gave a II repetition of ot the previous nights bill FIFTH DAY Saturday July the fiftieth an of ot birthday witnessed the crowning efforts of tho Th parade eclipsed In length beauty and diversity any other ever seen In th the United States west esl of ot tho II Tho military headed ded by byC Col lJ J JFord Ford Kent Ke and l staff turned out with the United States in infantry fantry band Governor Well lan and start the National Guard of at Utah 1 a t troop of or Indians tho survivors o oC the Mormon Battalion and many made up with an assemblage ot all the floats of the previous days a R memora memorable memorable ble turnout such ns had never before been witnessed In Salt Lakes At night thero was a n grand exhibition of ot fireworks on Capital Hill 1111 managed by tho California Works company of ot San Francisco A life lite POI por portrait trait of ot President Young Th lh Coat of Anns of at Utah Tho Dollar o IJ our Daddies a n portrait of ot Governor Wells and a a reproduction of ot the T Tern m plo pIe were vero featured In fire and made up upI B I port part of or tho t hu wonderful ex exhibition Under Un tho direction of or Colborn editor James B D turned out sever several al Issues of ot The Pony Pon the lite official organ of or the tha Jubilee Commis Connill Commission sion a II very ery Interesting and character characteristic magazine When hell the labors of oC the tha Pioneer Jubilee commission had concluded their report was WM submitted tp the legis legislature lature by which they returned i a warm voto of ot thanks Their report was bound In handsome st le and torms a 11 part Jurt ot at the public record Tho concluding paragraphs of 0 that r reo 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