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Show LOGAN CELEBRATES ON 24th 1 Pleasant Affair in Honor of Pioneers Carried Out to Best Advantage. Logan's celebration of Pioneer Day was a complete success from every view point. The program In the I tabernacle was complete, the num bers being very appropriate, the parade was superb In contrasting pioneer times with the jearlU0!, the afternoon's sports on the tabernacle grounds were enjoyable, and the ' lawn affair at the Urlgham Young 11 College In the evening was all that jl?could have been desired. There was ffTno hitch to mar the proceedings, everything passing oil In a highly I satisfactory way. That Pioneer Day had arrived was l announced to the sleeping Loganltes 9 at sunrise by the tiring of cannon on e the public square. In a short tlmo I Che city was astir and the streets I tilled with riders hastening hither and I thither getting the parade Into shape. V At 10:.10 o'clock the program In the tabernacle was begun, at 12 o'clock t the parade moed. !The Program. The spacious tabernacle was tilled with a goodly throng as "Utah the Queen of the West" was rendered by a choir of twenty-tlvc voices under the direction of Chorister Batt. I Pres. Isaac Smith offered prayer, I after which the choir and congrega- I slonsang "In Our Loely Deseret." f Pros. James II. Llnford, acting as 1 master of ceremonies, In words that lacked nothing of cordiality, welcomed wel-comed the assemblage and Introduced Mayor E. W. Robinson, who delivered a splendid oration. Ho gave an Interesting narrative of - exodus from Nauvoo and contrasted iftthe trip across the plains with that of J5JC the children of Israel Into the promised pro-mised land. He Insisted that the Mormons are a loyal people, loyal to their country, and cited the Instance of live hundred L. D. S. going ""'? to the Mexican war, when these men were needed more at home. He I also cited the response from Utah I when the call for volunteers for the I war with Spain was sent out. H The major contrasted life In plo.iecr I days with that of today and painted I word pictures both entertaining and I Instructive. He concluded by urging I the young people to the highest sense 1 of loyalty to the pioneers, the state, I their country and their country's Hag. I M. J. Mallard sang "Hard Times a Come Again no More" aud did It as I successfully as is his custom. The 1 audience joined in the refrain. 1 Hon. Joseph Howell 3 spoke on "Our Country," and In hand- 1 ling this subject reviewed brlelly the I country's eaily history, making such H points as were applicable to Pioneer n day celebration. He recited the dllll- U cultlcs confronting the first settlers I In the cast, and how by faith in God H and Anglo-Saxon determination all I had Jbecn conquered. So It had been I In the west, and especially in Utah. I He expressed his belief that this Is J God's chosen eountrj, the cradle of j liberty, and dwelt upon the wonderful wonder-ful development that has been brought tt about under the glorious freedom of 4JT$'1--'3 government and it's magnillclcnt 1 4 Institutions Congiessman Howell urged the joung people to take pride In their country and to revere the star and stripes. The talk was received re-ceived with hearty applause. "Who's on the Lord's Side" was sung by Chorister Hatt, the chorus being sung bv the choir and audience. Mrs. Zina Y. Card, made an excellent address on "The Pioneei". Mrs. Card Is a daughter of Pies Urlgham Young, the greatest leader of them all, and has herself ever been In close touch with the development de-velopment of Utah. Mrs. Card Is a most pleasant speaker and In language that was Inspiring dwelt on the sacrifices sacri-fices ot the early scttlcis In this state. She held up to veneration the gray heads of those who built the bridges and killed the snakes and urged the younger people to appreciate the comforts com-forts of today by contrasting present conditions with those of '47 aud the '5o's JohnT. CaineJr., told of "Utah," the development that's been wrought, and the work necessary to make it the garden spot of the west, as it is today. "America" was then sung and Supt. Horace Cummings closed the services. The Parade. This feature of the day's celebration was well gotten up and moved satis factorily. The patade was headed by a bunch of Indians, some of thum the real thing, otheis splendid imitations, and on down the line came hand carts drawn by men and women, wagons bearing the pioneers of '47 and '5'), and drawn by cattle, a cow and horse hitched up with topes, a log house such as were common in early days, a house of l'.ta.'i, the old flail method of threshing compared with present method, the scytlc method of cradling followed by a 10o." harvester. Tho prettiest showing was made by the Sunday Schools as a contrast witli Sunday Schools of early dajs. There were six beautiful lloats in this sec tion bearing Sunday School membeis, these being exceptionally line. These were followed by "prairie schooners" and various other vehicles. The parade moved along Main and llnally down to tho H. Y. C. campus where some waifare was Indulged In much to the delight of the younger gcnciatlou. Lunch was eaten on the tabernacle grounds and later games and sports wero Indulged In there. In the evening even-ing at the B. Y.C. campus which had been brilliantly lighted with a myriad of Incandescents, there was a royal good time. The college gymnasium was also used for dancing. The whole affair was Indeed most delightful, highly successful and decidedly de-cidedly creditable to those who had the matter in hand. |