Show Logan Excursion I tf J Logan ogan Aug 20 1892 Leaving Leaving Ephraim at 1145 1545 we we joined the 3 e excursionists curs alJ already adr on on- onboard board board th the Rio Ivio Grande Western train tram from r m Sauna Salina Gunnison and ind Manti thus 11 making an au addition of about twenty twenty- i- i five five from our our- city This This number was vas swelled a a. we reached Spring z Q f City Mt Pleasant and Fairview and when we arrived at Provo we n numbered er perhaps 2 hundred happy Sa San l. l Pete ete an and Sevier people belong belong- the Scandinavian excursion t to Bishop J. J P. P tt B. Johnson O. O H H. J Berg g an and others as a Y a reception ept on com V n l hand and and in a aery p very err short time tim e had laH comfortably pany comfortably cared for ri company 4 among m ng the hospit hospitable ble people of the f Garden City In the ev ing a ar injecting held in Bishop John Johnsons JohnJ r was J sons sons son's n new w and md nicely furnished Ward Wardt t House louse First Pirat ward in which sh short rt i i p speeches ches from the visiting gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men men a. a aid d s singing by a well well trained choir entertained Scandinavian us till about 10 IOP p. p m. m At At about 8 o'clock a. a m. m Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Aug 18 iS a lively scene scene w was was s presented at the Union Pacific depot ia From all directions dire the people were were coming their 3 smiling fac faces s and hearty hand shai shaking shak shak- ing i with old and new friends who were vere ere met and rec recognized giving evid evidence nce and happy fore-bodings fore c. c cf t the great gala day that gala that had begun All n nature tur seemed to tb be in harmony with th the c efforts forts put forth by the ommittee on arrangements to make the most happy success The sc scenery nery along the roa road was most lovel lovel- Fields and gardens with their with their richest offerings of a bountiful harvest and to th the artist J Tand ar d other lovers s of the beautiful in inform int t form dorm and color there was presented f of charm and loveliness that hardly could be s surpassed I When reaching S Salt lt Lake City j five additional pass passenger nger cars filled with happy Scandinavians were attached tt ched to our train and we rolled 4 on the the train now consisting of te tecq ten tei coaches e v with h the celebrated Held's Band nd on onboard n. n board At Ogden the comp company ny was still further augmented by friends from that city city and and adjoining v tend so we kept orUill we taken the a st on board at Brigham City We 1 no now riv numbered about ets s 's The ba baud band d discoursed their theirs s g-et g t strains of music music music- at various joints ts along the line of travel t I t Passing Pa l Mendon n we e ar arrived ived at at Logan gan where h re tl the e citizens ns had a been Awaiting give their friends a n waiting to w t nd reception A committee conf conof conr con- con f r listing f ting o of the Mrs SIrs C. C J. J Larsen ar en C. C I H H. H J. J Jk L. L Shanky and others had under- under ken k i n th the thi Herculean task task of enter ter fining of visitors and to this army aimy t and happ happ- comfortable e 1 le- le lethem them iTneY rheY succeeded n sen Lc Led Lcd by liy Marshal Marsh l Mr or and hi his assistants the male p portion p if f the visit visitors rs formed in procession co committee by the reception and the City Council 1 Mayor the L i iJ J I II r I f q X 1 i l j i 1 Jb jr 7 t arid and r u thus finely uniformed brass band n nd of L Logan gan and lr marched arche lo 10 the Tabernacle square ladies and nd aged gentlemen were ta taken en iI in iii carriages making a very long train The itle Streets were were sprinkled the beautiful sha shady y park around the then n magnificent tabernacle was decorated ed wi with th 1 The national colors in great profusion and and everything made macle us feel that we wc were indeed wel welcome ome to the capital l of of Cache County To Togi gi give ve the finish finishing ng tC touch ch t to t this l royal reception the mayor of t the e city Mr James Quail in a I neat eat short shor speech bade the visitors visitors- welcome to t the e c city t of Logan it in beh behalf behalf- lf o oits of its citizens Mr 0 O. H. H Berg o of Provo answered in behalf of of- th the Excursion committee in a brief but bu very appropriate speech h. h Friday Aug was to be th the great day that should forever b be remembered by the vj visitors At i 10 a. a m. m the beautiful park or or grove planted and own owned d by Mr Johnson n who is' is isa a Dal Dane c was was s. s alive with the Scandinavian p people of Logan and ant adjoining cities in including the ex cx- s. s This grove speaks speak highly for the t taste ste anc and fori forethought hough of that gentleman A large and beautifully d orate orated st stand nd had been erected and con with the pavilion which gave comfortable seating seating to the greater greate p parl of the vast vast co concourse course of f people A had been and printed and mem memorial rial ha badges badge were also ILl ia m order and were seen o on hundreds of the visit visitors rs To give all the proceedings in detail detail detail de de- de- de tail and comment on the sev severa ral per performers formers in this exceedingly fn in interesting n meeting of friends wo would ld perhaps not be doing the fair thing All was Vas good all was pleasure beauty pea peace e and harmony Th The consisted of speeches peeches by pro prominent gentlemen singing by our our renowned sweet singer Mrs Agnes Olsen Thomas Thom s and an e ex ec- ec choir of f male e voices a all Scandinavian and music musi by the celebrated Held's band Re Refreshment stands in different pi places ces within the park ark greatly added to the enjoyment and comfort q the Ir from frOma na a distance but n no intoxicants intoxicants' disturbed this this' happy hap gathering Of of thousands In th the evening a grand ball aIl was given n anc I the younger portion of f tie the P tripped th the light fan fantastic asti to fo th the enchanting nl music sl of f Held's eld s r hc tra of fifteen musical artists D o t t 10 io a. a m m. m a fine tableaux tableau was wa g given ve l implementing p Columbia with the S Stars Star ars and Stripes Stripes- having th the three Scandinavian nationalities nationalise under her protecting b banner a ver very beautiful ul illustration of the thc spirit spirit in in which this grand social ocial reunion had b been en arranged and conducted throughout The Scandinavians will have an another another another other s social cial gathering this time in Provo on n the and and- o of September in ot of the organization n of the first firs Br Branch o othe of the the Church of Jesus Christ Christ of f 1 Lilt Lat t- t Saints Day j in Copenhagen open ag I. I 50 by Erastus ras us Snow Committees are at at w work r makin making n king the necessary ary arrangements C. C C. C A. A CHRISTENSEN Ci |