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Show PIONEERS HONORED ON PIONEER DAY Pioneer Day was ushered in by the raising of the Stars and Stripes at Sunrise, and by the Martial Band discoursing dis-coursing music throughout the town. Flans had been made to entertain the Fioneers by an auto ride before the exercises at the Gymnasiou. The committee had provided autos in plenty, and all the Pioneers who were able and desirous of going for the ride, were gathered up about S a. m., and the cars all gathered in front of the Tabernacle preparatory for the start. The route lay along Main Street to Diagonal, thence Northwest along Diagonal to the point of the Black Ridge and westerly along Arrowhead Ar-rowhead Trail as far as Santa Clara; thence returning, the route lay along the road by the Black Ridge through the center of town and down around the Temple, returning then to the Public Square and the Tabernacle grounds. Many of the Pioneers were heard to express their pleasure at the ride, stating they had not been to Santa Clara for many years and this was their first trip there in an auto. The congregation then gathered in the Gymnasium building where the following program was carried out. The Pioneers occupied seats around the main floor while the other people were seated in the galleries. Harold Snow acted as Master of Ceremonies. Song by the congregation, led by Job F. Hall, "Come, Come Ye Saints." Prayer by John T. Woodbury. Song by the congregatoion, "O Ye Mountains Moun-tains High." Selection by the orchestra. or-chestra. Tribute to the pioneers, by Wayne Gardner. Mr. Gardner sketched the journey of the pioneers and the hardships encountered, and paid a glowing tribute to the faith, endurance, and untiring industry and energy of the Pioneers who had made this country the paradise that it now is. Selection by the band. Isaiah Cox gave an old time step-dance, greatly to the delight of the audience. He was encored and obliged to repeat re-peat it. Four couples dressed in Pioneer costume danced an old time quadrille, Charley Worthen doing the calling as in days of long ago. The couples taking part were George. F. Whitehead, Laura A. GateH, John M. Squire, Emma Squire, Luther Hem-enway, Hem-enway, Emma Hemenway, Isaluh Cox, Almira Hunt. After the dance by the pioneer quartetto they called for all who wished to dance the old time quadrille; they were rather slow coming com-ing out, but the floor was fairly well filled, and the danco went through with a will; it was really surprising to see the Pioneers bowing uud balancing, bal-ancing, swinging and promenading, and going through all the intrlcuclcH of the old time quadrille. But they uiu u, anu seemed to enjoy it im-mensley. im-mensley. Many were heard to say that wo should have more of the old time dances. After another selection by the orchestra, prayer wuh offered by John T. Woodbury, the Chaplain, and the meeting adjourned to tin; waiting automobiles in the Tabernacle Tabernac-le grove. Here the pioneers were served with ice cream, after which the automobiles carried them to their homes. In the afternoon sportn were conducted con-ducted In the Tabernacle grove. Races for the smaller children In which every one gained u prize. Handicap races for the older ones, and races for men and women with adding numbers by the ladb-s. ChriH Tschantz drove the train from Cedar to Modena right there in the Tabernacle Taber-nacle grounds to the great amune-ment amune-ment of the spectators. Boys ducked duck-ed for orangey rooted in Hour for dimes, and speared apples with one hand. The crowd dispersed soon af ter six o clock, some to spend the evening at the picture show, Borne at the dancing pavillion. others as they pleaswl. |