Show WE celebrated appropriate exercises are held in the tabernacle on pioneer day sports music and fireworks pioneer day was observed lacre in a cr appropriate manner there was nothing boisterous or of an unpleasant kiture to spoil tho days the day was a most perfect one just pleasantly warm no more the proceedings were under the management of they M and V L at I 1 associations and these organizations are to bo commended for stalling the program early ind promptly the taber maclo was tastefully draped with the national colors and flaga and kotlier decorations were freely displayed iced lemonade was around freely duang the rendition of the program A commendable feature during the exercises was the order eliat the children observed which was very much better than is usual in affairs of this sort taic days proceeding 5 commenced with alie racing of alie national nag at sunnee by captain bangham jarvis followed by a salute fired by captain georgo brooks alie martial band the city at 9 alio program waa commenced m alie tabernacle as follows singing by tho prayer by the chaplain of alie dav john S woodbury singing by the choir john T woodbury then gave a brief history of the latter da up to the time of alie nauvoo exodus which was cry intel asting miss nellie hing a feolo very sweetly A talk crowing tho plains was biven by mra sophroma Sip hroma carter mrs is a widow of william carter alio plowed alifi first furrow in salt lake alloy and afterwards ter wards plowed tho firby furrow in st george with alie kaiue plow music by alio martial band which was louda encored and followed another selection hard times come again no more w as bung by alio veteran singer samuel adams the audience audi ince join ing in the refrain talk early dis in DIMO bv lion thomas P cottam wah descriptive of alio good old times had hero by alio early settlers when they went and had a liard struggle for existence but alic were good times nevertheless selection by alie st george band this was alio findt occasion that the band had placed in public and aliey biad to respond to alie continued applause another selection utah to day by hon david IL morris mr morris made a fine talk in which lie showed up the states condition in contras lontras fc with its former condition quoting figures fo show its healthy condition by the martial band the band biad to to an encore and did good throughout the da as they always do singing by the clion I 1 german I 1 D T S talk and song hawaiian mrs M M harmon tall swedish neils sandberg talk swiss caspar bryner talk and song moon william gardner music by the silver bind alic band was loudly encored and responded with another selection their playing va vai i much admired and they rendered good during alic d ly talk spanish horatio pickett song welsh mr heesch talk indgin major A P hardy benediction by tha chaplain immediately after the conclusion of the program the sports commenced in alie tabernacle grove where a space had been cleared roped and scabs scats around it alie sports were thoroughly enjoyed and caused plenty of amusement especially the pio eating contest alie women proved themselves adepts it wood and entered into the competition alie indians caused lots of fun in attempting to cle ir alie hurdiis hurd lis having to be helped over and proved themselves far inferior to their white in this cla of spoils the were all good in the evening a fine dilphy of fireworks was given on mount hope and could be been aiom any point in alie city A dinco at night concluded the days program |