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Show Plans Complete For The Big ' Celebration City Will Open Doors to the Throngs of Visitors at "Soldier Welcome" On Natal Day Program The stage is rapidly being set for j the biggest and best celebration ever held in Sanpete county at Gunnison I on the Fourth of July when the citi-j zens will do homage to the returned j soldiers, sailors and marines. Tho: several committees having arrange-1 ments in charge have completed the program, which will include exercises at the Bowery, sports and races on Main street, ball game and boxing contest at the city park. It will be a safe and sane celebration insofar as pyrotechnical displays are concerned con-cerned but "cut loose" in any other oth-er respect the town will be yours and if you don't have a good time see some of the committeemen. Adjutant-General Fred Jorgensen of Ephraim will be one of the out side visitors and General jorgensen is scheduled for an address. Arrangements Arrange-ments are also being made for sellers sell-ers from outside to deliver addresses and there will be something doing every minute of the day from sunrise until late at night. Following is the program for the day's festivities: Salute at sunrise. Serenade by Band 6 a. m. Soldiers' Drill on Main street 9:30 a. m. Parade to Bowery Line pf March Band, Soldier Boys, Red Cross officers of-ficers and members, citizens. Program at Bowery 10: SO Mayor Knighton, Master of Cere monies. Music Band Invocation Hyrum Christensen Music Band j Singing "Star Spangled Banner" , Chorus and Audience Address of Welcome J. H. Mace! Response Roy Madsen j Solo "The Flag Without a Stain" Mrs. Henry Knighton "His Experiences".. ..Manley Newman Solo E. L. Swalberg Address Adjutant-General Fred Jorgensen Presentation of Badges Mary Jensen Intermission Until 1:30 Chorus "Three Cheers for the U, S. A." Reading Mrs. J. W. Jones "His Experiences" John Tuft Quartet E. L. Swalberg and Company. Com-pany. Recitation. Mrs. August Villard Reading Declaration of Independence Mrs. Nephi Anderson Solo Miss Sylvia Willardson Oration Conrad Frischknecht Cornet Solo R. C. Swalberg Recitation Mrs. Adolph Peterson Chorus "America, O, Mighty Land" Sport Events Main Street Ford Auto Race First prize, $15. Second prize, $7.50. Free-for-all Auto Race First-prize, First-prize, $20. Second prize, $10. Horse Race First prize, $10. Second prize, $5. Foot Race, 100 yards First, prize, $5. Second prize, $2.50. . Boxing contest at Ball Park. The i main event will be preceded by two preliminaries. Winner in main event will receive purse of $10. A purse of $5 will go to the loser. i Baseball contest at city park between be-tween the Gunnison Colts and a picked team from Salt Lake. Those desiring to enter races will kindly leave their names with the chairman of the sports committee at the Gunnison Valley bank. No entrance, en-trance, fee will be charged and the contests are open to all. |
