Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-03-17 | Page 3 | Modern Babel Scene Enacted

MODERN BABEL SCENE ENACTED Go Gov Emerson Speaks at Celebration In Rock lock RockSprings Springs ROCK SPRINGS Wyo March Uy By The Th Associated Pros Press This Thill This western town rival rival- rivaled rival rl rivaled ed the th ancient tow tower r of oC babot babol W Wednesday In confusIon contusion of oC tongues tongue In a colorful melting P pot celebration which Is held held an- an annually an annually and has become becom known knows as International night Ei Basques Turk Turks Slays Slav Hans wooden shoed peasants from the Tyrol bespangled be d Spanish Greek Creeks Danes 8 Swedes edes Russians Italian Italians Irishmen n and Czechs sang save an and 1 danced In native costumes costume An Englishman hman with a L lighted toi candle extended the tho flame flam to i another candle held by a Ger Ocr German man saying as 8 1 light begets light so lovo 10 begets Jove Jovo th the world around The Tho German passed pared pas ed the light to another 1 the sentence In his hi language o and the tho ceremony continued until 43 candles were flamIng and anil 43 tOngues had spoken Messages M acc were read react from mIn mm- mm min liters and ambassadors amba of man many foreign lands In Washington ashington Most ot of the tho many new Americans un understood and all applauded when Governor Go Frank C Emerson said You all had a part and will continue to have ha a part In the making of the United Stat States We must all realize that our country Ls Is a II great croat sacred ered d trust that was bequeathed to us and wo we 0 must pass it on as a much belter better and our combined efforts effort can make It