| Show BATTALION AND PIONEER FESTIVAL 1 soon SOB son after the return of president young from froia his southern tour on the of ngy nay AI 10 y la last st a L general invitation tion was extended by dimand him and hla bia counsellors Coun to those who served to tn the A mormon formon battalion andio those who were 0 of f the pioneers of 1847 to attend a grand festival at the new naw theatre in great salt lak iak lake e cit city v on the irth of july in commemoration of the organization of the battalion in the wilderness on the banks of the missouri in ii 1846 in pursuance of all ali of those in t the e territory hose whose circumstances would admit to whom the invitation was extended however distant their thein place of residence ava availed ailed themselves of the opportunity thus offered arid them of metting netting and anti havin bavin haung a j jubilant U bilant season with their former associates an aw companions with whom they shared the tails talis the dangers and buffer suffer nga attendant upon the 8 services cervices ber r vices ces the battalion and Pio plo pioneers neeri performed P not having been of the numb number erwe ive ire were not ot present at the festival fea tiva but we had bad the lede lode I 1 of meeting a and ri nd striking bands hands with w many 9 0 d friends and acquaintances from distant settlements sette ments north and south who came to pa tic pate in the festivities of the occa aion alon whom we had not ot seen for many years 5 them not since the exodus from nau arid and among whom were ere those who to our certain knowledge shared largely in he the per of the saints in ohio missouri illinois and iowa and never faltered under the most adverse circumstances men who were e ver ever ready to perform any service or to endure endur any eany hardship deemed neres necessary nry for the vf alfon alton ai of their friends as was and is evidenced by y thir th tho iho ir ir acts not among the least of which was vas the leavia 0 ot of their kneir families ami Viea ules rul RUA those 4 Je dependent pendent upon them for support ina in lna protection in the wi berness der ness beyond the confines bi ol 01 civilization to seri sen e tl t air cou cout itry kitry at the call of ita 4 were u ers ere in the war nuth with co be results of which are too well weil known to require special notice ot of hundred men who composed the noncommissioned commissioned non noh officers and privates here there were one hundred and e eighty one present at the festival a are re tor M ial tal ed namely of company A capt jefferson hunt hirty four fout of company B capt Jes jeb pD blunt hunter r thirty dine nine of Compa comparin Comp ariy arly nyC C cap api james brown thirty six of Com company comparin parly parky r D capt ne son hi higgins nige Higy eins ins thirty eight and of company E capt daniel C davis dvis birty faur fourr TV J ti captains hunt browand brown nd Illg higgins were present C G pt lit hunter id to be living livieri in california where be he re after the battalion wad was disbanded in allt 11 0 a Abi plain davis died on ile lle he tie plains as be he was returning to iowa lowa low a in 1849 or 30 of the one hundred and totty tu l pl kweit kwest were fifty eve five present preheat bich to together ether with the wives mothers mother w sons a d daughters of the ib dat dai battalio Bit talio tallo n h boys and Plo pio Pione ners eis eia and a few special guests swelled th the e number who parti cleat coated d irk in or witnessed the festivities atles of that joyous occasion to about eight hundred the hour appointed for tor or the commence rn nat nae cf of the festival fest ial lal waa vaa two pm p m p and shortly at thereafter the patty commenced and coni con cont I 1 i 1 taked till seven when a 1 about an bour hour and a half was wai taken 4 en after filch faich dan birg irr was wab resumed and continued conti tied ti 1 I 1 ten in the evening i ening when it ceased and youn young a addressed the assembly much to their thelt edification nearly three qua quarters of an bew hew followed fol owed by president kimball in 2 aa bbott reech captains hunt brown and elgg i each a creased addressed dr eased those present a few minutes minutes minute 9 i severa ivera songs gongs Wr we r uin win ming ying 1 er after which ich dancin dancing wag was in or her which was waa continued e d till til I 1 four in the g when the festive amusements of blat at ard and interesting occasion ocea siou sion 0 ire lre the of president were c o ed bj benediction 10 barsham b pl youner M a or czys A 1 I since a kiich fulch of keys was waa left at our 0 said sald t said Baid to have havo been found by some person in ia mn I 1 cr creeke t k Kany eany brn bri which the owner can it oata W i ka 3 identification SALE little hardy have haye eatean an noticed to the c that they will on thursday text to morron at the store I 1 laly laty ato occupied by hooper eldredge fe 4 co j aej at A auction an extensive of witches w tabes and jewelry eq old eld refuge trash uv ai entre eutre new stock never before offered to itale I 1 an fn a this market which hichi the owner olabea to conver conyer t into IL agal eal eai tenders |
