| Show THE HAY DAY WE DID NOT CELEBRATE it to is sometimes the case that chat the metropolis engages in a manifestation of public spiritedness or enterprise which the smaller cities and towns of the state cannot or do not follow even on a correspondingly smaller scale the reasons for this are obvious A greater number of people larger and more numerous business enterprises and the means for more rapid and effective cooperation are here but things changed ends so to speak this year the country districts with but few exceptions formally recognized the birthday of freedom while this city not only did nothing of a public character but towards evening was a somewhat distant suggestion of goldsmiths deserted village fully three fourths of our people seemed to have foft forsaken aken us temporarily some having gone to the lake and other nearby near by resorts while not a few wendee wended their way to places where the eagle spread wide his majestic pinions the glorious banner kissed the free air of heaven and words of patriotic purpose and achievement found expression from loyal hearts and earnest minds of course it is to be considered that salt take lake for two years last past has had a full measure of midsummer Us tea tivit tivi les ties but these brought more inte our midst than was paid out to sa ea nothing of the prestige and wide dis cha 1 tin tintin tin which was guined gained for us thereby but even had it been otherwise to overlook the republics natal day dav it at a time when its gallant sons axe are again in the field doing and daring for the eternal right seems almost inexcusable so far from having to go elsewhere jocele to celebrate we should have set the pattern I 1 and brought those of a touring turn tuni of I 1 mind to us our local orators and an other dother human essentials to a flitting fitting observe lance ance of the day were largely drawn jap on to make additionally attra attractive ette UW oar 4 demonstrations in other places but an most cases they would have v preferred referd ad to let their light shine front fro rost ruais erected by their own citizens it la is too late to complain now even if there were any disposition to do so no and it to is sincerely hoped these lines will not be construed as am anything intended in that direction |
