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Show Pioneers of Utah and Dixie Honored In All Four St. George Wards On Sunday Special consideration was given the Pioneers of Utah and Dixie in the Sacramental services of the four local wards Sunday evening. In the West ward, Madge M. Cannon paid special tribute to Brigham Young and the Pioneers of 1847, with Pioneer experiences related by Andrew N. Winsor and Edna W. Bentley, and Miss Maur-ine Maur-ine Bentley expressed the appreciation appreci-ation of youth for their heritage of Pioneers. Special music numbers num-bers were by the Ladies' Trio including in-cluding Anna Cox, LaRee Porter and Marie Mceks. South Ward Program The South ward included. "The Star Spangled Banner," "Jesus, Once of Humble Birth," and "Come, Come. Ye Saints," in their congregational singing, with H. L. Reid as the principal speaker in memory of Brigham Young and the Pioneers and four re-told experiences ex-periences by Mrs. George W. Worthen. Wor-then. Mrs. John T. Woodbury Sr.. James Mr-Arthur and Henry Raker. Miss Gae Graff paid youth's tribute to the Pioneers after which bonnets were pre sented to the five oldest Pioneers in attendance including Mrs. Lucy Ellicker, aged 83; George W. Worthen, and Christian Tschanz, each 81, Mary J. Bunker and Mary E. Woodbury, the two eldest eld-est women. Center Ward Program Mae A. Pace and Scth Harper were in charge of the music for the Center ward program, with Bishop Arlo Prisbrey conducting. Special numbers included a violin trio, "Come, Come, Ye Saints," by Irene Everett, Alice Thompson and Jane Pace. Lucile Gates surveyed sur-veyed the work of Brigham Young as a nationally recognized colonizer, colon-izer, and gave the highlights of Pioneer accomplishments. Walter Cannon paid tribute to the handcart hand-cart Pioneers, Lillian O. Cox reviewed re-viewed the life of her grandfather grand-father Bayles of Parowan, Von B. Cot tarn gave experiences in the life of Samuel Adams, of St. George and MaU-l Jarvis related humorous happenings in Dixie Pioneering. Jay Huntsman expressed youth's (Continued on page eight) Pioneer Day Program (Continued from first page) of races, coin diving, relays, eating eat-ing contests and any number of special events to make fun, with a line-up of prizes suited to the various ages. Also, plans were made for the seating of the crowds, which should add to the pleasure of the onlookers. At 7 p. m., the committees have arranged a dance for juniors in the Recreation hall, to be followed fol-lowed by skating in which all who desire may participate by renting the necessary skates. Plans are also being considered for unique concessions on the grounds during the sports events and these will be duly announced when the crowds arrive. The desire of the committees is to make this a day of good and wholesome entertainment like the people of other years talk about, and it can be done if the people of all ages assemble to participate. |