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Show 0RBE8 DAY CELEBRATION I GRAND SUCCESS M Tho high esteem in which Prof. j. B. Forbes is held In tills comiuun- ity and the appreciation for his mi. H tiring efforts in tho cause, of cduca- tlon, wan manifested by tho huc- cc) o( tho colcbrution given in his 1 honor on Arbor Day or Forbes Day Has it was called. IH Tho day's celebration commenced IH rclth a baseball gamo ut tho City IH rark at 2:09 j. m. between tho town IH team and tho high school team, with IH a scoro of 11 to 4 in fuvor of the I H town team. Immediately nftcr the IH ball game nn automobile parade w:ir IH held on Main Street, bended by tho IH band nnd followed by nn automobile IH carrying Prof. Forbes nnd nil the IH surviving students hero of bin first IH das). Tho parade onded ut tho IH Forbes building whore n beautiful IH bluo nsh trco was planted In honor mM of Prof. Forbes. Mrs. S. .. Chip I MM man mado tho presentation speech I MU proposing ha(. u cement encasement I B be placed around the trco with tho I H inscription "Forbes Day, April in, I MM 1921" engraved upon it. Patriarch nM Warren B, Smith, tho oldest' of tho II WM first class of students, und Miss Luff Lu-ff H die Thornton, n member of his Inst Jj MM claw of Btudcnts, held tho trco while J the following placed a shdvol full l o' dirt Around tho trco: Arthur " Forbes, Mrs. Nancy Forbes, Mrs. I.u-"wM I.u-"wM clle Uusl Alice Croiiby, Mrs. 'M laVern Mnag, Mrs. Kmma Foster, ; Mrs. Ollvo llalloy. Mrs. Xolllo Joy, ! Mrs. Huby Whlto, Churles ' Forbes, ilniH Katie Forbes. Ida Forbes, Mm. Zlnn, kV Friday, Francis Joy, Jos. I). Forbes, B m. Hush, 1). It. Crosby, Mrs. Suilo V Th'anbcnan, Mrs. Alice Huntor, Mar- tin Hansen, Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen, kH Dald Ingorsall. IlenJ, Greenwood. '!? -Amon Olson, nobertWalker,.Mre. 'pBJ' Carollno Adams, )Vm. Forbos,. Lenoro Christiansen, Mrs. Jnno Forbes, Mr. Amelia ltowley. Mrs. Kmma 0. Smith. "H. "Tfy I;e, .Mrs. ChnrloUo Orconwood uiH James Sprnttoy, S. I,. Chlpmnn. John UB Hunter nnd many chlldron. x I'rof (leo II. Urlmhall of tho 1). H Y. II. offered a prayer nnd romarks cro given by Dr. Thomns, State Sup. V erlntendcnt of Public Instruction. 31 H ( A'ter tho Forbes .trco wok planted AH two trees were plnntcd ut tho Tab-"1 Tab-"1 ernacle grounds In. honor of Edward Souihwlck nnd Mrs. F.llza Christian- ten In recognition of their work in the witl-clgnretto campaign. The uudilorium in tho Tnbornaclo was well filled for tho program In the evening. Tho opening song en-i en-i tilled "Welcomo Teacher." was com-' com-' posed by Mrs. Kmma C. Smith espec- tally for (j,'0 occasion. Tho opening Pray r was offered by Warren II. Smith. Tho remainder of tho pro- cram was ok follows: Kong .... ngl, sci,00i chorus Sketch of tho Life of Prof. ForbeH - - by S. I Chlpman A,,lress or Welcome- - James II. Clark Double mnlo nuartetto - Ernest Pux-m Pux-m man and others. a Orlslnal lines - . Mary K. Ahol Kemarks - - j)ante Harrington f'ons - Illfih School ladles Olco Club Holl call of students, noli cnll of "ido KU0MU gi,-0WB ovcr thirty '.. Present. , Presentation of flowora to Mr. nnd H .p D' Por,,oa Mra- Annie C, Hlndley. e,Inso - j. Joseph D. Forbca ToMt8-Klnmn Nichols. K. W. Itob- biRon. principal of Jordnn High cliooI nnd Mr. Ilanks of Provo, nil i'ormor students. SoI - Mrs. C. E. Young cad ng . Mrs. Mmnl Christensen Double quartette - Arthur Forbo and , family. After tho program the crowds went to tho Apollo Hull whero they spent tho remainder of tho evening A purso of $1,237.18 was then turned over to Prof. Forbes as a token of esteem. At bar Iijij- SittIci-s Held Tho Tabernacle (.'rounds Tho service hold in "honor of tho Antl-Clgnrotto Dill, on tho grounds of tho Alplno Stake Tabernacle, was from every point impressive und considering con-sidering the cold and latoncss of tho hour was well attendod. "Homeland" was exceptionally well rendered by the mulii chorus, Prof. Ernest Pax-mnn Pax-mnn director. Mrs. I.lza Chrlstenscu presented the tree to tho Honorable Edward South-wick, South-wick, commenting briefly upon tho sturdy rmnllticH of character it took to frame and put through such n bill in tho face of such illlHculties s wore thrust to entangle his every effort. Tho speaker wild that the bill was In Its Infancy but that it would reach sturdy maturity one day and bless nil who come under Its domain Honorable Edward Souihwlck was present and responded with warm und happy enthusiasm. "This being the third exercise of this nature to-df.y, to-df.y, the peoples hearts must bo Interested In-terested In this wonderful development," develop-ment," ho said, adding with bis characteristic char-acteristic fervor "our young Americans Ameri-cans tucd It." Mrs. Emma Smith presented the trco to tho workers of The Don't Smoko Campaign Committee. In her sweet und slnccro manner she told of th'o efforts spent but not in vain, adding many moro words of earnestness earnest-ness and admiration for the untiring efforts of ihla band of workers. Mrs. Liza Clirlstenscn responded In bchnl! of tho Committee. President Q. U Chipfiian mado an enthusiastic master mast-er of ceremonies. Patriarch Warren UA-iSmith nclod ns CHapluln, iThc-: trees planted wore tho HIuo Ash. o |