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Show MEXICANS TO HOLD ANNUAL FETE SATURDAY (battle of PUEBLA In the year 1858 the Mexican Congress elected Benito Pablo Juarez, Zapotec Indian, president of the Republic of Mexico. In 1861 because his country was almost bankrupt Juarez suspended payments pay-ments on debts that Mexico owed to Great Britian, France and Spain. British, Spanish and French troops invaded Vera Cruz in December 1861 in an effort to enforce payment pay-ment of debt. Napoleon the third of France saw a chance to extend his power by conquering Mexico. When British Brit-ish and Spanish learned of Napoleon's Napol-eon's plans they withdrew from Mexico. Napoleon sent reenforce-ments reenforce-ments to his army but his actions had already touched off a fierce struggle between Mexican and French troops, a struggle which lasted until 1867. The Battle of Puebla which is commemorated on the 5th of May stands for the first battle cry heard over the land in 1662. This year being the centennial of the battle, the descendants of Mexico and their friends in the Salt Lake Valley Bingham, Lark, West Jordan, Midvale, Murray, Kearns arfd Granger will join under the leadership of the Sociedad Mutual-ista Mutual-ista Mexicana Miguel Aleman and the St. Francis Xavier Guadalupana Society to celebrate this battle. There will be a program of Mexican Mex-ican folk dances and songs by the children of this area and a dance shall follow for adults. As customary, custom-ary, there will be a dinner of favorite fav-orite Mexican dishes to begin at the tart of the program which is to be held this Saturday evening. May 5, at the St. Francis Xavier Church Hall in Kearns, at 6:00 o'clock pm. until I :00 o'clock a.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. There is no charge of admission for the program, but a charge of $1.00 per man and 50 cents per lady for the dance. |
