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Show PIONEER DAY. C ELEIi.'.ATED IIERJA. VriTH GREAT r.xini A-iA-vr ox ;roTAV. Monaay, Pioneer Day. opene-i with firing of cannon and hoisting of "Old Glory'-' at suni!.-e. accompanied by nus'.e torn the Brass and. .Martial Aands. The bands then serenaded the :tty and rendered a good account of Atetntei they workc-d with light trof'-J'nli. Public -ervices commenced m the r-'ly.-riT'cle at 10 a. m. The building was beau'ifully decorated with flowers and fresh green brunches, and the -cars and Stripe were displayed in ei-eat abundance. A beautiful floral design entitled, ''D tab, we Love Thee," graced Pie wall above and back of the Tabernacle organ. Another motto which attracted considerable attention read: 'WASHINGTON COUNTY' OCR SANDSTONE HAS YIELDED YIELD-ED 0J MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER. WITH FAIR PRICE FOR SILVER WOULD YIELD MANY MILLIONS MORE. The sianu was occupied by tne Presidency Presi-dency of the Stake, pioneers, and others of the older settlers, among them being Father Hardy who is in his ninety-fifth year and our oldest inhabitant. The singing by the Tabernacle choir was grand. "Our Flag'- was sang very sweetly by Miss Edith Ivins. The solo in "Dreaming or Waking" was excellently excell-ently rendered by Miss Caddie Macfar-lane. Macfar-lane. The Brass band did very y. ell. The roll of honor of pioneers of 1847 was read by James G. Bleak, who came across the plains with a handcart company. com-pany. The orator of the day being unavoidably absent, Samuel H. "Wells rendered an oration which did him credit. The remarks by Geo. Woodward, Wood-ward, one of the first company of pioneers, pio-neers, were interesting, as were aiso those of Lorenzo Clark, one of the Mormon Battalion boys; Father Biglor, one of the first discoverers of gold in California; and Major A. P. Hardy, one of the first white settlers of Washington county. The song' by S. L, Adams, "Marching' through Dixie" was much enjoyed. The balance of the program was omitted owing to the time, it being 12:20 when benediction was pronounced by Patriark Richard Eentley. The sports program in the afternoon w.as well carried out and afforded plenty plen-ty of fun for young and old. The barrel bar-rel tug of war was an exciting contest, and lasted for several minutes; several of the contestants came out of it with torn shirts, etc. Rooting for money in pan of flour caused much merriment, as did also the pie-eating contest. The tug of war, married men s. single was an easy walk-away for the. former. A right good time was had by all, nothing happening to mar the general peace. Pioneer Day. ISiN. is i-elega'cd to the past, except iu memory. May wo have many more like it. |
