| Show celebration ors OB OF anz D IT OGDEN grand Procession voe yoe roe p 1 ORATION 3 i ADDRESSES ETC tre THE morning mornin g was waa akis as bright and clear aa as could be desired and find was was not warm enough to be unpleasant from prom about hai half past seven till tili the time the elc excursion ur trains left the depot in this cit city Y crowds of people could be seen peen moving towards that point there were warp two excursion trains of eight cars dars each and dud besides the passengers geis by these a jarge large number went to ogden by the nive five train there were fewer than from low 1000 to 1200 visitors in iii ogden from this city and when it is IK considered that all the settlements in lif weber county and many adjacent towns outside i talde og 0 it were largely represented to may be imagined thal that the city presented a gay and festive appear arice atice owing to td the extensive nature of the grand procession t took considerable time to organize and place it in lu march ing order it commenced to io move along mal main a street about eleven and presented resented a very vary jm posing imposing appearance T A number of carriages con containing presidents brigham young daniel 12 H bells well weil and george geofge A smith a number nu ill ili ber bar of toe the twelve aind and others passed along the route of the procession a little ahead after this thib and at ut the head of the long iong connected arain train rain came the of the mormon battalion battali on bearing a banner on which was inscribed heroes of 11 then came the advance guard of the westward we atward march of civilization and empire i the pioneers of 47 and on the banner banne r borne by this brave fearless little ba baell nu was th the inscription 6 path finders empire founders the next division rep resented the co of observation including in the display an old ferry boat which was followed by a representation ot of life on the plains which included a number of ox teams camp kettles sage brush and a general assortment of articles needed in camp lifer behind this came a display of vegetables fruits and other products of the T territory a arito ry also threshing machines and a great variety of a agricultural rI cultural implements im le indicating the condition of lmh utah in sti and in this connection and a very pleasing feature in the procession was a company of young people male and female of all the intermediate ages between five and twenty four years representing the length of time utah has been settled on the banner car ried b by y this company was inscribed vailey vai val valley 1 ey tan the female relief belief societies schools etc of the county were well and largely represented A novel feature in the procession a nd one that create created ct considerable merrl merriment was a representation of cullom and cragin sitting in a little littie one horse dump cart the two gentlemen personating these worthies were dressed in black and had mourning upon their stove stovepipe pipe pire hats which were labeled in large letters with their respective names and posted on abroad ribbon attached to a pole we were printed reprinted the words ohi ohl oh our out poor baby ig dead the two individuals made sundry sorrowful gesticulations and otherwise manifested their grief at the loss of their pet the mechanical and other departments of the company were excellently represented the junction office re bres ores an the imperial Imper imperishable lah iab able abie art 0 had a very creditable turnout tum turn out ont the entire procession was a success and reflected credit ba on th those ose un under der dor whose management ant jwan awas H was got up but we have not the necessary time nor space to enter fully into details proceedings ATTHE AT THE BOWERY I 1 after the company had marched along siong jhb he route marked out in the pro gramme the people adjourned to a large bowery which had been erected for the purpose on union square after being seated the audience was called to order by the chairman hon F D richards and the marshal of the day col W N W fife conducted conducted the proceedings 1 after singing by the ogden choir prayer by the chaplain elder L A shurtliff singing bythe by the north ogden choir and music by the brass band president D H wells wella orator of the day said in response to the request of your committee I 1 have penned a rewben few Ben bences which my friend and brother ef georgeq george Q cannon who ie Is a much bk ter reader than I 1 auit anit am bas baa kindly kindle consented an fn to read I 1 will add a sentiment J y THE DAY WE CELEBRATE May it eve even be commemorated by us our children and our childrens children to the latest genera general i L tiou and the names of those noble faith faitha 1 fui ful inland aud and ever true trues ane of 1847 to getner wah our patito patriotic tic aalbers who signed the doi dei cl of independence be forever held in hon bon honorable orabie remembrance hon ron george QC Q cannon annon then read the ther following aret arat oration loa ioa of president D H wells which was loudly applauded d during the progress ress and at the conclusion of IW ltd rea nea reading diLg ding TWENTY FOUR years ago r oto today to day sQuiB consisting of Apostle Apost les lea aj prophets andrup and ana rep nep 7 fr men won dud aud leaders in the church 0 bi jesus latter battel day saints ir arnved k ed in iff of the sal Bal flake they p pitched their 4 camp amid the som sombre br hued ebu s bage sage gaon on tha ground where d now stands the queen city of the mountains a lasting to dmn unswerving falth faith energy perseverance and ind tin lin tiring industry here e 1 said guir our abbl bbl beloved ved president brigham jm young we 8 shall shail ha 01 I 1 rest nest for far a season the tha saints of god will wiil find a bay bat rest in these valleys of the mountains 1 gp go brethren broth breth ren ken and ano explore other valleys and aud when you return you will all agree with me that this IN the place for far our chiet chief city athas it has hereto heretofore ford tord been shown tome to me in vision and I 1 was satisfied that J should know the place whenever my eyes rested u upon pon it and now the lord ihas nas has led hi us tat to the place where the be saints can build and ababio sow mid arid plant and enjoy the fruits of their labors he beard heard the tread of pioneers of nations yet to be the first low wash of waves where soon should rolf roif ron rou a hurban human ee ses sea i and these pioneers of 1847 planned for themselves and the who should come came after thena theng they drova abd tbd stakes at the four corners of thel tho temple tempie block 1 sur sun surveyed and laid off the city of salt ladd partly constructed a fort for the safety ol 01 hiir our oun emigrating companies and families fa miliea who were closely following upon the ti trail lil ill which they had made and who bad the most implicit and undying faith that their loaders leaders the pioneers would find a suitable place where they could dwell in peace rhe the the pioneers did not remain until the eoj emigrating companies came up as it would have made it too late in the season for them to return to winter quarters on the mis river at the place placa now called fior florence vlorence where they bad left their families with the moving r amps camps of israel isay I 1 say moving camps campst lor all w were a re on the mave move and at winter quarters they simply awaited in anxious expectation the return odthe of the pioneers to take them also to some secure abode which they were sure brother brigham Brig hain would find in the far off valleys of the mountains to this place the chief portion of the pioneers le turned returned the same season singing neove we ve found the place which god ona o 0 oua u ua s I 1 prepared pr e fsr far faraway away inthe in the west wes where none shall come coane to hurt 0 or bake maue afraid there the faints will be blest itis it is not our design to recount ships lulls fatigues and ana beset the pioneers Pioneer of 1847 at almost every step of their order of travel and efficient organization for their own protection from roving bands of libs hostile tild indians gho who were continually looking around to take froin from them animals already far too few for such a journey of their nightly vigils their perils their narrow escapes and their losses their scarcity of provisions for dor no no expedition I 1 of a like ilke nature and extent ex since the exodus of israel from egypt was ever before beffre undertaken with ab scanty an outfit and no camps perhaps were ever I 1 be before fore left so destitute nor how they werd were met on their return one hundred miles out by a detachment of friends from camp with supplies from their scanty store atom elther neither is it our design to disturb jhb 08 placid acid smiling happy present and pleasing ng prospect of the teeming future by ba allusions to the heartrending heart rending scenes scones 0 of the past ast of the dr ivings and banishment orom from missouri missouri of the great massacred massa massacre cret the burn bunn burnings ingis and expulsions from dunois nois of the demand for five hundred men inen from dur our traveling camps campa by the government while on on our j journey bourney of compulsory exile smile nor how t ten years after in the time of king ja james e enu eNa buchanan chanan tle tie the war cry was again sounded in our ears up awake swake ye derender defender ers erg of ane foes toes at the door of your these scenes have all passed andyes we live we do not care to dwell weli upon them today to day but in the lan lau language guage afi one of president buc Bac buchanana hanana peace commissioners who came out to investigate the causes of |
