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Show RECORD CROWDS ATTEND Wl. I. ft. JUBILEE MEET parade Largest In History O Th. Inter-Mountain West Salt Lake Ci"t7 eyes of many Jusands of people In Utah and th .urroundlng states, caching as far have attended the great Mutua I lm provement Conference and Jubilee held from June Gth to June 10th. The Jubilee brought to Salt Lake d one of the greatest gatherings o young People over assembled In tbe tnter-mountain country Repre sentatives gathered from iu. u, oming, Arizona, Nevada Oregon Col orado, and Canada, took pa.t in this great celebration. It was fifty years ago, on the 10th nf June 1S75, in the Thirteenth ward, ?n Salt" Lae City, that the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association Associa-tion was organized, by Junius -F Wells, under the direction of Presi dint Brigham Young. A few year, previous to that a Young Women Organization had been started, wh ch afterwards became the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association. These organizations together, now have over 100,000 members. It was the annual June Conference of these great associations that occasioned the Jubilee celebration of this Fiftieth Anniversary. Over 25,000 guests in Salt Lake in addition to the local izens witnessed some of the features of the occasion. Starts With Reception A reception for all the delegates was given in honor of the First Presidency Presiden-cy of the church. It was necessary to utilize three large buildings for this reception. It was carried on simultaneously sim-ultaneously in the magnificient church office building, this being the first function of this kind ever held in the building, the Deseret Gym nasium ana tne uaeou nan, u. ed In addition. Over three thousand people were at the reception. During the three days very important import-ant general and departmental meetings meet-ings were conducted in which vital mutual improvement problems were discussed. This organization was under the direction of expert leaders and afforded an unusual opportunity for Mutual Improvement workers. One feature of the Jubilee was a grand pageant "The Torch of Inspiration" Inspir-ation" given in the great Tabernacle. For this special occasion a great cy-clorama, cy-clorama, or stage draping was used for the first time extending across the entire end of this historic building, build-ing, affording a stage setting and back-ground for the pageant. The principal feature on the stage was a Greek Temple, around which was depicted de-picted the development of Mutual lrn provement Work Past, Present, and Future. The cyclorama is necessarily necessar-ily of great dimensions, consisting of a complete set of beautiful velour curtains, which will form a valuable and permanent equipment for such ' similar events as rr.ay be, in the future, fu-ture, presented in 'the tabernacle. Over seven hundred people took part in the pageant. Above the stag.'1 was noimted a great torch, significant of the theme treated. Music Contest Another special feature of the Jubilee Ju-bilee was a Grand Concert in the Tabernacle, Tab-ernacle, which brought together the-winners the-winners of the M. I A. Contests the quartettes, the male choruses, the ladies choruses, and the bands. These presented their winning numbers. There was also an ensemble including includ-ing 22 contesting male choruses, and one of 42 contesting ladies choruses; and a great ensemble of 16 brass bands, which rendered special numbers. num-bers. On Wednesday. June 10th nt n o'clock started from the head of Main street, the greatest parade ever produced pro-duced in the Inter-mountain States. More than ten thousand people reported re-ported for participation in this great event. It consisted of fourteen divisions, divi-sions, under the direction of former Governor Charles R. Mabey, as Grand Marshall, with one hundred selected aides. The procession marched down Mam street to 7th South, thence back on Main street to 2nd South; thence Last to. State street; thence north lo South Temple, and then passed the Reviewing Stand in front of the Church Office building. This, great event was called the "The Parade of the Banners," for there were nun-"reds nun-"reds ot beautiful banners carried m more than one hundred units ot parade, by representatives of over 9.3 associations, having a total membership mem-bership of more than 100,000 t the head of these banners a magnificent banner of silk and gold, perhaps the f nest banner ever seen in this local-"5- as carried. In the various divi-sions divi-sions were eleven specially prepared mats .representing he stU(Iies , , History, Science, Music. Literature I reat.on, Fa.hc,.S-aml.slm, 0llUl ' Mothers-and-Daughters Day uml t , |