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Show t 1 .It Is rather deplorable to note the . damaging effects the misconception of a I positively good intention can bring about, not only to individuals, but to whole communities as in the instance of the Btulte ollieers of the M. I. A. or- iT '. gaulzatious in planning for a Pioneer L- "' celebration at the little town of Enoch, Jy '" which originally was never- intended to - . hayo interfered with the ward pro- f - grams, nor prevent celebrating at the Pangultch lake resort; but if it were posslblo to prepare n sulliciently attractive at-tractive program to induce the attendance attend-ance of the old or young wc would have i the one satisfaction of knowing that our boys aud girls were not being invited in-vited to entcrtulnmcnt where allurlug temptations might lead them to participate partici-pate in things that would blemish nanio and character forever. The smaller towns might have gone en masse, but in the larger wurdshere would doubt less have been enough people remain at homo who would enjoy und bo entitled to a celebration; but through wild lm-paginations lm-paginations tliut have been glycu expression ex-pression here, therej und everywhere, the boys who tool;, the contract for building the dancing pavilion' lltivo dc- , eided the prospective attendance would not justify the expense, und after hav- ing the lumber on the ground, aro re- ! turlng it at considerable labor and In- convenience; which will, of course, greatly diminish tho attraction for that class the project was more particularly aimed to entertain. Howcrer, " 'Tis an ill wind that blows nobody any good." The movement has been tho means of enthusing the spirit of Pioneer celebra- tlonintoa few 'at least, who might I have been otherwise engaged on 11 day , when every heart should be filled with 1 joy and gladness for tho glorious found- j ' " atlon laid by our pioneer futhers and , ' '" mothers for our world-fumed slate, ; Utah, the Qiiceu of tho West." |