| Show I TELLS OF DEEDS 1 DONE BY Thomas Speaks Eloquently of Day DayS That ThatIs Is Celebrated INSPIRED TO GREAT ACTS of Most bi Io Oit l Wonderful Coni COllon- COllon Common Common- cali cult I I Jin 1 fl ii e 4 Worthy orth of Note A feature of or Pioneer day which seemed to lo greatly please lilease the pioneers was the lie program given cH at Liberty Park Pari Just at ut the lie close of the tho parade It I was a a. n little long long considering the lie heat of oC the lie day clay and alibi the lie fact that comparatively ely few of those hose who had hac gone gouie to lo heat hear heU It were able to obtain seats scats But the lie pioneers were sere well weI cared f for Cor i and anti the lie great crowd outside outside out out- t O side the bandstand stood uncomplainingly until the lie enl end punctuating with their applause c the parts of oC the program pro ttO ther gram that appealed especially to them Rn and at tho clo close e of the he exercises exorcises joined In three lusty cheers for tin the he pioneers Thomas was wax the tho orator of the lie day clay and amid gave e a an nit eloquent address ad ati- dress duess on out the lie significance of Pioneer day clay aunt and ald the tho Importance of or I keeping fresh in the lie mind of the thc youth the tho deeds of the tho who established wonderful commonwealths com coun- here one of or the lie most in the lie history of the Iho he world The Time only speaker of the day was wa W. W W. W himself a I pioneer pio plo neer a and I I whoso whose talk tall was of the Iho thC early days cas ca's Dryden Coombs was master mastor of oC ceremonies and in a arow row rw remarks s explained the purpose of the meeting rIte Tho ThC Star Star Spangled Banner was the he opening musical number of or thc lie program Charles Pike like PI- PI singing the solo anti and thc lie audience Joining joining In lii the tho chorus 4 A quartet cl including the he Misses Irene Kelly Edna E an Evans Sadie Sule Brah Braby and amid Claudia Holt halt sang s-ang an Utah taah Wo o Love Thee time the musical part of the lie mornin mornings morning's morn morn- with wilh tho lie rendition ren in jugs ing's s 's program closing closing wih rel- rel o of America h by the lie a assembled lell hundreds led bit h by Charles Pike A. A Milton Musser er delivered the lie lion tion PIc President Hu Hugh h J J. J Cannon pronounced pro pro- ton the lie A A. J. J Davis of or the Iho city council counci was as to tn have delivered delivered de de- livered erel 1 an on aridness address but hut was out of town and anil unable to bo he pr present 11 Mr Thomas the orator of the he day said in nan part larl Is I Wonderful This Is the day clay that ought to be beIn c cIn In lii very eQ iced deed a day lay of or worship to all al the lie citizens of this state stale because we weare weare are arc celebrating an event which re- re suled In the of or one of the most wonderful commonwealths this his world has hus seen I say this his with ith without wih- wih out an any spirit of and with without wih out fear of successful contradiction because it I Is a tact fact that there have ha e been heen but few commonwealths within the hl history tolY of man that have been leen cd as this one onea a was bul Whatever may have bave been the fauls faults whatever were the thc virtues vie vir 11 tues tics of tho the people who inhabited western Missouri under the tho name lame of or Mormons Monitions they hey certainly built hult a commonwealth commonwealth com couii- there here that should reflect the good of their institutions and the lie genius genitis of their rellon religion Whatever cr mistakes they made It H is a fact they were wrought against and tuii most un un- un justly justy It I Is easy to look back hac anc and amid say what we wc e should have done hind had we lived then lien But ut as us we are arc human beings and anI as they hey wore our Ol fathers athers and mothers mother we wo can only place ourselves our nUI selves el In imi their times anti and Ica read our lives J es as tiie the made them then lien If you Ol view history with wih calm eye and anti a dl heart It I is not If tr bo ho wondered that hat the lie town lown of Nauvo became a power pence political and amid that tin thu enemies of tho the people sou sought ht to make capital out of It H. But lut If I these men muon anti and these women can In Iii tho the sunset of their years for forgive l c the evils ls e of or the thea who after them past a t surely lurel we VC como can bring the tho laurel wreath and amid lay II ft I upon import their heft heads we wo can cami bring rosemary rosemary rose rose- mary and amid violets loiNs for fot tie the past und and as we ate are 1 living now In the tho glorious emit ent and In the lie still more bright fu future fu- fu tu ture tire re v o I ea can cami n forgive vu and amid forget the things that thal brought t such sorrow orrow to tl our out people In lii the past Whether hothO we be believe heleve he- he lieve leve in iii it I or 01 not there theto was some sonic deep training rainIng and amid religious impulse that thai moved those men I care not to discuss dis dis- s- s cuss cus with you now tho lie genius of this impulse ji it i came camo from freni God or 01 whether It I arose from tho the thoa a vagaries of diseased eel fancies The Thc fact is it was there and It I Inspired them to wonderful wonder wonder- ful Cui acts 11 Inspired I to 1 1 Heroic Jerole l ct Acts And is there e In the lie history of or man mami such a wondrous chapter on tho he building of as was here hen developed No drop hop of ot blood was shed shell no nn arm was as raised Tho TIme first act of this his conquering hand han was to turn toni heir thoi guns uns Into Inlo plowshares their spears m peas pea's Into pruning hooks hool and begin the lie conquest o of the tho ground In lii all al the lie history of thIs world wherever If t t thoro heit have been commonwealths built huit before be he- fore Coro they thoy have ha been heen erected upon the lie hones bonos of those who defended their lieu thi homes homs On the Iho second day lay after their thel arrival they marched to that old peak anti and raised over o it I an ensign and that ensign the Stars Stal's and amid Stripes Stripes Forgot Forget or et PIM Wo We 0 can cami look 1001 b back back- ck anti and ant see Seo what has hums been heen done and amid I a ask k you oU no rio matter matter mat mat- ter tem of what faith or om political cal belef belief could you have havo done dono differently dif dif- TIme The only answer must bo he given In the lie pa pages os of oC history and ami I want an you ou to look upon them calmly and dispassionately and amI I 1 want you ou I if there hide was wa ever evel uch a a to 10 tell me tel of oC gIci lIU stich ch a anui sorrows here her w.- w. L of a naUtili naton as a. a wa as it t In th lii of Tim The q orO belong to tu the thc past jast limit but hil out omit of that lint belonI statI state stat Our past mat you ou and I J have havo come conic I Is not yet ct finished It I Is true rue wo we J have v within our han hands bands s and anti In itt our power the thc rl rights of sovereign so citizenship s all the lie Lot us now no forget al us now take up the of the thc past past Let her u e that w we wO have ha received If I we ye wema defend our ma may be called caleel upon to rights let It us Ul do It faithfully a at all honestly hon hen cst estly as nobly nohly as m did these men anti and women who the soil sol hero lien who laid lall the foundations of oC each town each city antI and of the state We e cl need anc not team fear cal for fou what hat Is to to- come We Ve need not miot rise now anti and anc of offer offer of- of fer for apologies for Cor what has gone ono he- he fore ore Let Lct us thank God Goel that we VC received s SO o glorious a heritage that here within the lie four 01 corners of if our 01 state we vc can live lve ns os free feo men that hat we ive can exercise exorcise out our ballot untrammeled untrammeled meled inched that limit wo vo can worship God ac according according ae- ae cording to tho ho dictates dictate of oC our OU COI- COI con science My friends a again aln let le me say sy tu I past is secure It I shall live hive l e as lon long a as mis these men and antI women 1 live It I l survIve lon long after they have hU e gone gone- to a their heir Iest rest So then lien let th the he wreaths wreath that hat we shall shul put Iut upon their helm brows bo lie hC lie Iho UI prayers that lint come comile from front grateful hearts herts and amid may angel anel hant hands weave those earnest and anti honest prayers Into bite eternal wreaths wherewith to deck their heir brows s hlo when tho they thoi shall enter entel the haven of rest Like hike liiL Children of Israel The rhe coming coining cominS of the pioneers to the Iho vale valley ailey of or Great Salt Sal Lake was as likened likened liken liken- Iken- Iken ed I by ly hyI Mr Mi lUler the thc other speaker on omi the tIme program to tu the tho wanderings wandering oC or orthe the lie children of Israel who followed followed fol fol- lowed Moses Into the lie Promised land lanc ho lie hI said traveled raveled only a distance of miles while the lie pioneers traversed tra tra- versed a waste of oC 1300 miles mies lie le ox- ox Cx- Cx pressed a doubt also that the thc country through which the lie Israelites s traveled tra was ivas unknown to them bel believing rather rathel rath rath- er el that Mosos tl I o oses es had traversed had tn t I the lie country coun COll- COll try n a. l number of times as a herdsman man anti and was wa well acquainted with wih tho the lay alt of the land 11 Mr Riet- Riet Rier said he hit did not hot from the tho th wish to detract in iii the tho least noun hand band of or achievements of oC the earlier pioneers hut but wished to call cull attention to the fact that lint there are arc just as great roat achievements In modern or 01 C greater times One Ono impression which Mr Ir Rier wished to he said prevailed anti and that sll pre correct was that hat the tho pioneers were wel wic- wic wild eyed fanatics lie IIo II admitted their lieU great faith in God Goe and his hi overruling providence but hut what the they did 1111 was sas in inspired in- in by hy Intelligence as well wel lie le re referred re- re erred to the fact that before leaving leavin for Cor the lie West est the he pioneers pioneer's bought in in l England the best hest astronomical Instruments ments they could coul procure and all al along along the lie journey took intelligent observations ob oh- of the lie altitude the tue latitude and the lie longitude observations which were vere later by scientists and amid andIn In nearly every Instance to ho o accurate Tribute to ti Education A tribute to the educational institutions of df tho ho state founded by the early settlers of Utah was sas pud by Mr filter An incident which probably probably ably few te present Knew was va that flint shortly after the lie coming of the pio pioneers iio- iio to this his vail V a tract of lanai bind uric otio utile square was sas set net apart on the east cast bench to be used sod as a university site a curious coincidence being that L Lhart i hart pait of the tho land Janti was iras later granted to tolie the lie state hy by the federal government for a university site sie After referring tn to the patriotism which had always been a ruling pas passion sion in the lives of the lie people of Utah Mi Mi- closed his address with these words I wish to say to my old friends friend the pioneers that hat they are going to toa toa a country where they will not be he pioneers pio anti and the lie color of your hair suggests suggests sug sug- that the time will not bo ho long before you go But while you wont won't be pioneers there you will bo lie all the lie same sante and may the remaining days of your nt tay iy on this his earth be lie u tt peace and plenty |
