Show Manti Mant 1 Band Ban Back From Participating I In Utah Centennial Happy and feeling honored and well paid for their participation in Centennial events in Salt Lake last week the members of the Manti high school band are back home enjoying the comparative coolness of this lo lo- lo But all members it agree was a wonderful opportunity and experience experience experience exper exper- to attend the various Centennial events participate in the parades etc The band was highly complimented and received a lot of praise and cheers from the crowds viewing the parade The Manti ManU band was the largest of the high school bands participating in inthe inthe inthe the parades and other events In fact it was the second largest band at the celebration being exceeded only by bythe bythe bythe the Mass Mass band which was composed of six high school bands totalling pieces The Manti band had a hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred members including the drum I major maior twirlers flan flag bearers etc Next in size was the Boxelder band with 60 pieces not counting the flag bearers bearers bearers bear bear- ers etc Then came the Driggs Idaho Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho band with 56 pieces Carbon and American Fork with 55 each ench and North Sevier with 54 The Manti bands band's picture was published published published pub pub- in the Salt Lake Tribune and they were selected to appear along with a commercial band at the Salt Lake Airport to welcome the original pioneers who made a flying trip over the old pioneer trail Twenty-six Twenty bands took part in the July Jul parade and 32 on the Much appreciation was expressed to DeVon Anderson the director and to Miss Naomi Jensen Mrs Jean Hill Mrs Iva Dean Kjar and Mrs Reuben Tucker chaperons who so so ably kept the band together and on time for the various appearances As a group they visited such places as ns Lagoon the tile Exposition grounds and the This Is The Place monument Many also attended Promised ValI Val Val- I Icy ley |