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Show Many Expected To j Attend 24th Program Here Local D. U. P. Camps To Honor All Over 70 Years Old With Program By MABEL JAR VIS While all those who are able have .one to Salt Lake City for the Covered Wagon Days celebration, eaturing Dixie's beloved Queen Soma, and many others will betake be-take themselves to the mountains or other cooler places for the Twenty-fourth, there will still be a sizable crowd at home and the recreation committee along with the civic clubs and the WPA recreation leaders and the three D.U.P. camps are doing all in their power to make the day enjoyable en-joyable for these. Early this (Thursday) morning, the remaining pioneers and all those over 70 were conveyed to the Memorial hall in preparation for an hour's drive and then assembled as-sembled at the Gaiety theatre as guests of the management. From (here they returned to the Memorial Mem-orial hall for lunch, and a brief program. Committees state they feel that too much cannot be done to make these pioneers and old folks remember their work in our behalf is appreciated, and would like this to be a day of happy memories for them . Other committees, however, have charge of the entertainment for all other townsfolk and are trying to make the day just as enjoyable as possible for them. This includes a program of sports for people of all ages on the Tabernacle Tab-ernacle grounds. A large committee commit-tee has this program well worked out and all they ask is that the people attend and come prepared to enjoy the fun. Everyone To Be Tagged Plans call for all to be tagged as they enter the grounds. They are to find their location according accord-ing to age in one of the sports avenues. Placards indicate which ages belong in which avenue, and games and stunts to suit each group are planned for your entertainment. en-tertainment. There are all sorts i (Continued on page eight) Ward Programs (Continued from first page) appreciation for our Pioneer heritage. heri-tage. As special honor, all Pioneer mothers were presented with a white carnation, and all women present over aged 65, were given a pink carnation. The group so honored included Gertrude Cot-tam, Cot-tam, Rachel Holt Cottam, Marian Carter Bentley, Julia Graff, Tina Macfarlane, Lottie R. Carter, Rhoda Knell Cannon, Alice B. Bleak, Julia A. Berry, Annie S. Condie, Mary E. Alger, Mrs. Abe Bundy, Charlotte V. Atkin, Lucy A. White, Mrs. James Riddle, Lena Pectol, Mrs. James Tolton, Mrs. William T. Morris Sr. Pioneer men in the audience included Charles S. Cottam, Levi N. Harmon, Har-mon, James Riddle, James Pectol, Abe Bundy, James Tolton, Eph-raim Eph-raim Foremaster, William T. Morris Mor-ris Sr., and Martin Bunker. East Ward Program The East ward program fea tured their recently organized choir of 26 voices in a number of selections with George P. Lytle conductor and Winnie Seegmiller accompanist. Howard Starr sang "This Is the Place", and a group of ten young girls under direction of Mrs. E. Penn Smith sang K. E, Fordham's Pioneer song, "Sego Lily". A group of interesting Pioneer Pio-neer stories, humorous and serious were told by George E. Miles and Mrs. David Foremaster paid tribute trib-ute to Utah's and Dixie's Pioneers. |