Show MAY DAY one of the most soul stirring events of our peacemaking peace making city was wag on may day As usual the day seemed to be fitted for the joyful occasion and both passed off pleasantly several parties of young ladles ladies beautifully attired in white walked our streets and vis cited the kenyons kan tir tim the free gardens of the mountains to decorate themselves with garlands of flowers and evergreen sprigs and relevantly act the tile queen for they arc all queens who do the will of god so that a little praise cannot be misapplied to such goodly y models of the rising wo we have not time nor space to give a synopsis of each bartys doings through the day but must content ourselves with a brief sketch of what graced the scholars of the parent school of the university of the tile great basin of the rocky mountains at about four p m chancellor spencer and regent phelps met the young ladies who had visited the free gardens of the mountains in in the fore part of the day for far the tile natural embellishments which gave zest to the beautiful scene seene and escorted them singing g ly by th the way froin die the council house komrs to mrs mis packs assembly ro room om where they met the male maie members at of said school who had previously ondy assembled for ther the recreations of the evening A collation or lady fare good enough for kings and queens priced the tiie tabe amid the flower flowerpot pots pot bc fes festoons and ind t n d fr rne r n of this hall lull f ha h I 1 ir uly wiy ity ind and i r 1 pere vore i n t 11 J T d 1 I L b J to our out father in the heavens was partaken partaker par taken with an air air of satisfaction ten ien a dignity nr n r nj a seren Feren ferency ere ty fy of sobriety rathy 1 ii i i r 1 I V 71 7 rl 1 I 1 H F I 1 the following lines iines competed for the young ladies ladles by W W phelp were ung sung while utting sitting it tt the lh table iett r ili iii i ii n ri blithe and blassy fresk fresh and gay in a language plain as day evry flower seems to say this is sweet breathed month of mey may I 1 I 1 when beauty when beauty the kulii world adorns and roses and roses so lovely have this tl thorns let us walk or let us run life at best is only one fate with us has just begun play today to day tomorrow to morrow done time is is full of sunny days sky hath stars and golden rays raye forests ring lays bys teaching us tile the art of praise fresh the leaves are ar on co be ibe trees fresh we feel the breeze fresh this day hath hatli t c hume lume to fresh the valley greens at ease we weve ve a part to act oil on earth great as sons of stroner stron pr worth more than simple mayday may slay day mirth murth else we d better had no birth like the landscape clotha in green greet Great greatness ness nesi too in in 13 is 13 een seen youthful fillys hard to wean virtue diakes ir akes ikes us all a 4 ven en A very appropriate play r was made by chancellor spencer next hext toll toil followed owed a hort hert address by ri gent yli yil phelp elp ettin betting irth arth ti rth the blessings of union contil conti v 2 e in m G C jd id and the happy results of ins triv ons and alli giving a sketch of the historical frien origin of april arril FOOL and MAY DAY dat the former appears from tiu chi fact that the romans at first lacking wives waves enticed the surrounding sa beans to bring in their I 1 t tones tanes hes ies and aud witness their plays feasts fasts and a erts on i he ine first of april th the a stole ta tl I 1 i girls an uli nud wives of thein theia ui saying I 1 yot RE in the absence of other othen therb bs astry stry try niky mayday may day might arise from froin the fact tact aut that J as daughter iv i ut with I 1 L r aldens widens wt lut j the mountains ah ut this t 1 f year to toni U urn and DANCE preparatory t 1 4 ier er bein being g sadei to fulwil fujii 1 her father fath r vow aim anu after this the maidens of isi A i aade made it a yearly custom to g and do lil ill v se i v hibit zi te ie t 3 resol to ob tin tim i c i hen the hid ind been bee i sned ened with iiii of f theirs their m a by war what causes case the young lade hile to 0 o i sort bort to tho thi kan kazi and mountains a omy tn y lid tid and styf all ah my young friem f ac now ther THET ARF art actu al AI 1 I 0 st ahe Z spirit tda TOA is 19 12 i liikal Cliance llor spencer continued contin ped lied raving ft ing it these allusions to ancient practices tires v v r mo u exactly the fiats fat gat for this occa r nuiet they BJ ex raed saes that it was right to marry and multi zay gly and fill up the earth that a i tribe might aoh soh ot be blotted out it was allowable in israel to take a spoil of the maidens that danced up on a the mountains and make wives of them though the romans might have cried FOOLED nobody but satan was fooled for ncr none but satan and his adherents disregard the sacred rightson rights right of matrimony and irrupt their way on the earth it is not brooling to marry but honoring the com corn of the lord our god truly did brother phelps say IT is 13 THE SPIRIT is IN THEM that causes them to imitate a good example ei ample ampie and it will ever be the SPIRIT is IN vs that will cause us to do good and act good and uld honor god whether it be in singing praying or praising him in the dance after his remarks were concluded the animating music and the social dance modified by a gentle spirit through tile the room seemed to whisper behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren or young saints to DANCE together in unity A sweet incense of joy and a pleasing senia sensa sensation ensa tion of peace pervaded the party parly through every performance of tile the day whether singing dancing or devotion yea it passed off as sweetly as the tiie harmony odthe of the heavenly hosts boats it was an anniversary that enright bous birss may be a pattern for other awes ages ages not a acra ar ip of tea coffee beer wine or strong drenk drink v Y is as drank not a word of profane wanton or uncivil language was heard from any one and all left at an early hour well satisfied oth N uth ih the firs first university dance of dust dusi nt |