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Show LEHI HONORS I HER PIONEERS H By thu lirulngof tho (salutes from H tho ciiinon ami thu Nurcniuling of H thu haiul, Lehi .started to cele- K bmto thu 5l)th itiuilvciwiry of tho j coming of tliu ntonticis to Utah. M A largo gathering was held at thu M Tabernacle. G. L. Stookoy acted as Master of Ceremonies. Thu IB musical numbers of thu program V ' wcro pleasing and well rendered. . Francis Child, orator of thu day, B reviewed the coming of tho m pioneers,' their many hardships M ' anil what they had accomplished. m Jacob Cox, who camo to Lchi' in K 1850 and stopped at Dry Creek, '.W Haiti there yet remained two others I besides himself who camo to Lchi -i , in tho fall of 1850, Mrs. D.ivid I" Clark and Ed Cox. Told how thu II ground had to bo wateied before 1 the seed could be planted. He ' showed borne (tampion of grain ho I had with him that ho raised this ! year and contrasted tho difference. ! Tho wheat was 0 ft. long, well , ' built, and 4 inches in thu head. Timothy was 11 inches in tho head and oats 14 inches. Ho challenged the world to produce better, Helen cd to early incidents in Lehl's history and expressed a dosiro to stay with tho "good ship Zion." Joseph Anderson's ideas of Lehi in 1050 weio ideal in many respects, but a realization of them could hardly bo expected. Jlurnard O. AVebb spoku of the Mormon Dattuliou their journey and discovery of gold in California. Win. Ball told how ho camu to Utah with tho hand cart) companies, compan-ies, spoko of their jouiney up thu hills, across streams, etc, of tho hardships endured yet ho would not par t with his experience for gold. Tho journey helped to make them bettor men and women he said. In theatlurnoon the children c!i-joyed c!i-joyed thu spotts arranged for them also a danco at tho City Pavilion. Tho baseball game, Lehi vs Provb, was well attended and a closo game, 5 to 4 in ' favor of Provo. Tho basketball game in tho evening, High School vs Lchi, was won by tliu latter. Tho baseball gamo on the 25th at tho City Park, Fail-Held vs Lehi was a shut out game, scoio 18 to 0. in favor of our team. For onus Lehi played nn crroiloss game. The married folk's daucu was not very well attended. |