Show Time Old-Time Pioneer Day Celebration Huge Success With the local Priesthood and I Daughters of Utah Pioneers organIzations organizations organ organ- combining to revive the spirit of Pioneer Day in Cedar City the celebration staged Tuesday night and all tay Wednesday was wasby wasby by far the best particularly in the I matter of participation that has been attempted in recent years I The Pioneer Day program opened 1 Tuesday with nearly a thousand 1 people enjoying the historical play In The Tide of Empire written and I directed by Grant Redford This was followed by an time old-time dance in the open air dance hall Wednesdays Wednesday's program opened 1 with an early morning salute and I serenading by the Junior high school band The combined high school and college bands gave a concert concert concert con con- cert on the First Ward Church lawn proceeding a Pioneer Day meeting The meeting unusually r pleasant and appropriate attracted 1 the largest crowd to attend such an affair in many years From 1 30 p. p m. m until sundown hundreds of people enjoyed a varIed varied varied var var- sports program which included races and contests for everyone from the little tots to married men and women The old time sport of spear the ring was revived followed follow follow- ed by the modern version of boys spearing from bicycles Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horse Horse- shoe pitching and dart throwing held sway throughout the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon and several Softball games were played between various Priesthood Priesthood Priest Priest- hood Quorums A childrens children's dance was held Inthe in inthe n the early evening followed by the American Legion boxing program and a big dance |