Show a 4 n 1 r 1 1 r l ly y 2 M Me Mi e i V rJ Tt f fLy r r Ly r GOLDEN SPIKE The Tab Tabernacle Choir brought c color or and music to the Golden Spike events A number of local residents were invited invited in- in in invited to the event Among the locally invited guests of the National Golden Spike Centennial Celebration Committee on the train and bus trip to Promontory Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- May 10 were Senator Ezra T. T Clark and son Mark Mrs George J. J Robison of Bountiful and Mrs Earl Deppe of West Bountiful Mrs Kaye Smith and son Joel of Woods Cross all former former former for for- mer secretaries of the National National National Na Na- Organization of Daughters Daughters Daughters Daugh Daugh- of Utah Pioneers BOX LUNCHES were enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed between Brigham City conversation and Promontory A crowd of 12 to 15 thousand thousand thousand and watched the posting of the colors which included a flag of one hundred years of age A BAND CONCERT featuring featuring featuring ing the U. U S. S Army's Infantry Band and Box Elder High School Concert Band preceded the Salt Lake Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Tabernacle Choir whose songs included Come Come Ye Saints and The Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road Song sung by the themen themen themen men SPEAKERS were Gov Calvin L. L Rampton Hampton Federal Commission Chairman Thomas ThomI Thom Thom- I as M. M Goodfellow Mitchell L. L Nevada for secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the Interior Walter J. J Hickel and Secretary of j Transportation John A. A Volpe A few of the remarks were Our young people should thank God they have the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to go to college In 1917 in Manhattan in horse and buggy days they traveled 11 miles per hour now 52 years yeas later by car 7 miles per hour I PURITANS swore by har hard haroT work and later referring to the Mormons They had their own home grown financial maneuvers' maneuvers With the wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding of the rails two oceans were joined signifying an end and a beginning deep fulfillment and a century of great progress This celebration has brought together people from Europe Central America South America America America Amer Amer- ica Mexico as well as all parts of the United States Some of these used several modes of transportation railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road airplane and helicopter to arrive here This area is now a lasting monument to labor forces ON AUGUST 14 1968 Mrs Bernice Gibbs Anderson was given the title of Mrs Golden Gold Gold- en Spike at a luncheon in Brigham City following the Ground Breaking Ceremonies at Promontory Among the guests were Pres Kate B. B Carter Vice Presidents Thelma M. M Holbrook Holbrook Hol- Hol brook and Beulah Spencer Secretary Edith M. M Deppe and Treasurer Moneta Baker of of the Central Company D Daughters of Utah Pioneers Mrs Anderson has been a J Daughter for many years and through her efforts t the driving of oC the golden golden's s has been kept alive SINCE Tl THIS S time the landscape landscape landscape land land- has changed from the arid aid view on August 14 to toa toa toj toja a Visitors' Visitors Center with accommodations accommodations ac- ac ac 1 for all who visit and a parking area with curb and gutter now gracing the scene which will attract thousands wishing to learn more of Western History ed |