Show PIONEER DAY I 1 the twenty fourth of july to la drawing near the day which young YOUA gAud aad oln utah have been wont tv lu look forward to with ot of rejoicing second only to me glorious glori oua fourth of the ame me month there has haa been a tendency 0 of late to waive public demonstration letti letting ng eh each in look out for himself and ibm little recreation he could find wherever revor the tendency of the crowd happened to take him on these them days day and too often that la Is nothing more than he could find any day of the week by taking a half day tal 11 from usual labor many of aai us lock back with a longing to have old times repeated when the parade the song the speech the dance the great gatherings on these days day had a fitness to the boca sion aion everything clustering around the main luain idea of what the abe days re juicing commemorated and as we recall our sunday school Jub jubilees Jubil iless ees national song going contorts concerts and celebrations brat ions that thronged thron ged our large tabernacle on in the morning of pioneer day we are thrilled over again at the recollections of the impressive scenes true our great lake resorts are now conducive of much enjoyment ou such days yet they do not supply the pleasure plea eure of these magnificent ent home gatherings to in full it has been suggested that for the pioneer day now close upon us we bear from our magnificent choir whose members have been now for many weeks almost day and night preparing themselves to enter the great contest at chicago where the challenge is open to the musical organ izat ions of the whole world to enter the arena and by their superior excellence win the magnificent prize of and its attendant glory and fame let it give us a feast of song in the morning and lot let us bear the results of our musical progress since the never to 1849 sing to us of the pioneers and blend the memory of past mighty achieve ments then with our present pr sent ones under the circumstances it need be ni no loss lose or hindrance to them and more it can be made a telling lift towards rate mis ing the funds needed to send the choir to te chicago that the world may see and hear bear atah status statue in the wom moat refining of arts sit at the contest con teet end and on utah s day the public will not begrudge to contribute a nominal admission fee of 60 50 cents for adults and 26 25 cents for children with a provision to have bare family tickets at ft reduced rate that whole families may be able to afford to attend and spend the morning together the tabernacle will be delightful and cool during the morning hours with a little spirited energy which we are sure the choir and stephens will not lack in addition to a feast of music sume mums little emblematical decorations could be made on the elevated platform each side of the stand representing a pioneer camp thle this can be easily and effectively done and add greatly to the reality impressiveness impress veness and interest of the whole e scene and without much it would please delighted thousands who have never witnessed the real pioneer outfit and jet us flee it lew few of the noble hand handcart oart band prenest pre neat it will be a which the grand harmonies 0 of the music will aid to crystallize into our very sow by all means lot let it be done a and nd lot let us have an occasion ion never to be for gotten on the coming pioneer day Mu |