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Show number of people all they eared to eat. making the feast pass off very pleasantly. pleas-antly. All the eoumiitiees did excellent fork in their various departments and to F.-.HU be', .'y: " . pr:. i se of t I 1 e pleasant pleas-ant days enjoyment, but now they work as they did at the ice cream table, "the laborer is worthy of his hire." m WE CKLI-BIIATKD iTONF.KK DAY IN GLOUIOl S STYLE The fifty-third anniversary of the arrival ar-rival .f the Utah : ioneers opem .' witli j. general serenade at sunrise, by the j Brass. String, and Martial Bands, accompanied ac-companied by the firing of guns and all other jubilations that go to make the day one of rejoicing for young and old. The people gathered at the Tabernacle Taberna-cle at 9:.'i(i a. m. where an appropriate program was rendered under the direction di-rection of the genial John G. MeQuar-rie, MeQuar-rie, Marshal of the Day. After the usual music by the bands and singing by the Choir, prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Isaac Hunt, one of the old veterans of this country. After the rendition of a selection by the Choir the orator of the day. Thomas Thom-as P. Cottam, was introduced, who in neat and well chosen words detailed the varied and trying experiences of the coming of the hardy Pioneers into the valley of the Great Salt Lake, stat ing- that John Brown was the first man to set eyes on the country destined to teem with the deeendants of these outcasts out-casts of the world for conscience sake; showing from historical data the barren bar-ren condition of the soil, which, under the diliirent cultivation of the settlers coupled with the blessings of heaven, had become a rich and fertile country unsurpassed and scarcely equalled by any neighboring state. An original poem by the "Dixie Poet Laureate," Charles L. Walker, was read by James G. Bleak; the poem, which was well received, dwelt upon the country's development from 1847 until now and showing to whom this credit belonged. The sufferings and trials of the Hand Cart Companies were depicted by Bishop Bish-op James Andrus in a touching manner, describing the fearful hardships which they endured, and how many died in their efforts to reach the land of Zion; one company of six hundred leaving over half of its number on the plains, the trip was so severe due to winter coming on them. Joseph S. Snow took up the Dixie Pioneers, and gave a very interesting account of their labors from their commencement com-mencement in 1854 up to 18(51 when St. George and some of the Up-River settlements set-tlements were established, narrating-the narrating-the privations and labors endured to establish schools and meeting houses for the accomodation of the large number num-ber of settlers, and the great scarcity of food during the building of ditches, dams and the getting of crops started. David H. Morris addressed the assembly as-sembly upon the Mormon Battalion, stating that this body of over 500 men traversed a distance of 1400 miles in 124 days with such a scarcitv and poor quality of food that three sheep dressed and ready to cook failed to tip the steelyard steel-yard beam at 24 pounds, they were so thin and poor; their beef was of the same kind, and the hides were eaten as well as the flesh in order to eke out the scanty rations, but in spite of all this, their record on that memorable march is scarcely equalled by that of any other oth-er body of troops in the world, letalbne the great sacrifices they made in leaving leav-ing their families to traverse the deserts des-erts alone, unaided by them, while they went to serve their country, not knowing know-ing whether they would ever see each other again, nor where, for the ultimate ulti-mate resting- place was not then known., During the rendition of the exercises the String Band played a couple of very nice pieces; some pieces were also played by the other Bands. William Gray electrified his audience audi-ence by his rendition of the Parrot Song. Miss Julia Seegmiller recited the Pioneers. Miss Nellie Woodbury and Wilford McAllister sang a Duet iu good style. At the close of the program the Choir sang a Solo and Chorus, Mrs. Hannah N. Snow singing the Solo. After the singing of "Ye Mountains High" by the Choir and audience, the benediction was pronounced by the Chaplain ami the people dispersed to their homes to g ather again at 3 p. m. in the Tabernacle grounds. The afternoon w:as spent in foot racing rac-ing for the children to whom prizes in candy, fans, whips, tops, etc,, were given to the intense amusement of all. The last of the prizes, by way of diversion, diver-sion, were thrown into the air for the children to scramble for. The most interesting in-teresting feature of the sports was the horse races for the children's ponies, an entrance fee of ten cents being charged, there were a number of entries and a. good showing made by the colts. The best thing of the whole day's celebration cele-bration was the treating of all the old folks to ice cream at the close of the meeting when some hundred or more people, ' including the committees, gathered in the basement and partook of some nice ice cream and cake; the committee on refreshments is deserving deserv-ing of especial mention as to them belong be-long the honor of furnishing the old folks the cake to accompany their ice cream, for late on the night proceeding the celebration it was found -that no provision had been made for such an article, so the Misses Emma and .len-! .len-! n:" Maehirlane, Lena Nelson. F,va j Price and Julia S.-egmillcr set to work ::id made suhicient cake l" ive ail this |