Show A DAY FOR FOK ALL TO CELE ox saturday july the annizer caryol baryo the entrance of the PJ pioneers 0 n aers lot int othis valley there is to b be a juvenile u venile assembly in the tabernacle the sunday schools of this stake inith their superintendents und end teachers will weeland meae tand hold bold appropriate exercises rhey will be such as are considered suitable to the occasion and the situation the day and the times it is de that everybody who can will attend and aid by their presence and influence in makin making the occasion memorable and impressive that this may be possible it is needful f ul that there should be a general hold iday As the anniversary occurs this year on a saturday some business men may think it a hardship to close up their establishments as saturday is usually a trading day but any consideration of this kind ought not bot to prevail in view of the law and the occasion and means may be adopted which will relieve the matter of any hardship or serious hindrance to business by act of the legislative assembly march the twenty fourth day da of july commonly called pioneers day among other days specified was designated ana declared a legal holiday in this territory the act was duly signed oy by the governor and is a law in utah that day has been commemorated from f rom the year 1847 as 01 one de sacred to t the latter day saints and to be respected by all classes of citizens in this territory to the mormons cormons Mor mons it noted the opening ot of a new era in their eventful history to all people who have made a home ki ia this then desert region it it marked an occurrence which lias has had an important bearing upon their lives and fortunes the entrance of the pioneers into mi bi vaney valley and ana the me determination to 1 make this spot the chief place of settlement of those noble pioneers and the thousands who were to follow them happening on that day made it one to be honored and remembered by all future generations who should dwell in the vales of the docky mountains it was the turning p point in the destiny of this whole mountain country and of the millions who are to enjoy the bounties it has yielded and that are yet to be brought forth from hill and valley from mountain and plain from flowing stream and s subterranean u treasure house the whole people then should hould celebrate the day and due c credit should be awarded to tile the pioneers who opened a path through the wilderness and laid the foundations ot states yet to shine in the constellation of this great republic that no real loss maybe may be incurred through the suspension of general business those who are in the habit of making 01 purchases 11 and nd attending to weekly retails details on Satur saturdays dayi ca can for once make friday the end of 0 th their air business week purchases and the settlement of accounts can be performed on Friday this week and thus no serious inconvenience be occasioned to anybody storekeepers and others will lose nothing in the lonk long run ran by showing their sympathy with the popular sentiment as regards gard tir firgard pioneers day dav while there ere I 1 is a religious eler element nent in the celebration of the day by the majority of the people people of this territory the in minority ri orty can find enough in its memories and consequences to make it a time of interest and importance a apart art from those considerations all wao who are interested in the juvenile assembly on the twenty f fourth 0 arth should use their influence to make it successful parents should see that the little folks are made teady ready in time to be at the tabernacle a little before 10 there will be room in the galleries for adults who gee gec there on time it is not intended that the ceremonies shall be protracted tr the heat of the summer and the youth of the larser langer part of the assembly render it ad advisable vs that the proceedings abe be brief varied and attractive and we have no doubt that all who attend will be well repaid for their presence we anticipate P ate a pleasant and tabla celear celebration of pioneers day by the children as well as the whole community on its thirty ninth anniversary |