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Show gat B m msm an 1 1 hiih LfaN DESIRES TO SEE LIBERTY BELL Salt Lake, July 1. Efforts to have the Liberty bell exhibited at all the principal railroad points in Utah on Its way northward from Salt Lake will be ma(le by the local reception committee, which met yesterday at the office oAlleber M. Wells, chair-mun. chair-mun. N The committee received a written appeal from the Commercial club of Logan on behalf of the people or Cache county, asking that arrangements arrange-ments be made. Mf possible, to have thf bell exhibltedat Cache Junction on' Julv 11. It wiV he necessary for the train to stop t that station for teu or fifteen minutes, anyway, and - - -" - without any delay, it is believed that tho bell could be unveiled Wello to Investigate. Acting on this suggestion, the committee com-mittee authorized Chairman Wells to ascertain from the Philadelphia committee com-mittee whether or not it would be feasible to have the bell unveiled during dur-ing its entire trip from Salt Lake north lo the state line. If this Is done, then local reception committees commit-tees will plan to gather the people at each station on routo to see the bell as it passes through, George A, Eaton, principal of the high schools, acting for Superintendent Superintend-ent D. H. Chrlstensen, reported to the committee relative to steps taken to mobilize the school children on the daV the famous relic will be In Salt Lake, The hell arrives on a Sunday, and so it has been uecessary to arrange ar-range with various Sunduy school organizations or-ganizations relative to the time and method of passing the thousands of children before the bell. lie reported that It had been suggested sug-gested that the children be gathered and marched in review of the bell, beginning at 1 p. m., so as not to interfere in-terfere with Sunday school. It was also suggested that they be gathered at their Sunday schools as early as S' o'clock In the morning, march with their teachers to the point of-mobilization, view the bell and march back to Sunday school Further time was given the sub-committee to choose between these two plans, Chairman Wells was chosen to act as toastmaster at the luncheon to be tendered the guard gf honor accompanying accom-panying the bell at the Hotel Utah roof garden. Governor Spry was selected se-lected to deliver the principal speech nnd Charles Secger, chairman of the Philadelphia committee, will be askod to spenk for tho visitors. A menu, built around those famous i fl7-m tjBff - Utah dishes, trout and chicken, was decided upon for the dinner. The personnel of the party to be Invited to the dinner, nnd whether or not It shall include women, were points discussed, but not decided. The committoe will confer with Governor Spry to get his views before acting. The tentative plan of entertainment includes a trip to Saltalr, a tabernacle recital, luncheon, an auto trip about the city, concluding inUmo to allow the party to join the parade at 2 o'clock. Organizations of nnturallzed foreigners for-eigners will be Invited to participate in the parade, the committee acting on a suggestion from the local Italian societies. The railroads notified the committee commit-tee that round trip rates will be granted from all points Into Salt Lako on July 11, the rate to be a fnro and one-fifth for both ways. |