| Show AT COLONIA the most remote mormon 1 1 colony in mexico celebrated the twenty fourth of july in good style there was a salute ot of guns guna at daybreak d ay break another at sunrise and the hoisting of the mexican flig fl g by joseph A moffett the people gathered iu in the public square at and formed in procession under direction of the marshal of the day A P following the music of the sierra madre baud band led by brother J T came A apostle ostle george teasdale patriarch henry wenry lunt on the lead followed by bishop J N smith jr and the priesthood of the ward in their order then the relief belief society and sabbath school they marched to the school house which the sisters ha hai nicely decorated and all very much enjoyed the following exercises the choir sang cume come we that love the lordes lord prayer by the chaplain brother john lohn rowley choir sang high on the mountain to top 11 oration by the orator of the day dalbro broa Bro F spencer standard of zion by the choir pioneer addresses addressee by father J G hardy and bro john R yo young G german r song by sister bister anna aana aegle representative of the Mor mormon mons battalion bro john C music by the band stump speech the the parson and the miracle Mirse lesl by G W la hardy rd Y song othere theresa s a good time coming ng etc by jos joe spencer and sister N E durfee the Dutch dutchman mans by the dutchman man geo C son eon 1 ill love you if let me by hyrum duff cluff and wife sentiments by apostle Te teasdale abdale and patriarch lunt the choir sang eang nearer home benediction by W B R R stowell the day was a most moat favorable one the afternoon sports comprised foot racing wrestling baie ba ie ball etc to with dancing for the little folks the day wound up with a pleasant social party intersperse with songs recitations etc the health of the people is good and after a long seshion of drought we have had refreshing showers of late tle the grass and crops promise well and we anticipate fair returns to both the farmers and dairymen C ward clerk COLONIA chihuahua mexico july 1892 |
