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Show Ten Years Ago j Now j (Taken from files of May 24, 1924) Ten Years Ago Now The executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday Wed-nesday and set June 18th as the date for Strawberry Day. It was decided by the committee also to undertake the building of a grandstand grand-stand at the ball park and Junius J. Hayes was made building manager. man-ager. Ten Years Ago Now M. I. A. stake boards entertained Wednesday evening In honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Overlade who are leaving for Salt Lake to make their home, Mr. Ovei-lade having accepted accept-ed a position at the East Side High. School. Ten Years Ago Now The last chapel program of the school year was held Wednesday in the high school auditorium. The program was under the direction of Lyean Johnson, student body president. presi-dent. Awards were made to students stud-ents for outstanding activity in various var-ious departments. T;n Years Ago Now The Commencement exercises of the high school were held Friday night. Miss Zelda Nelson gave the valedictory address. Apostle Melvin J. Ballard gave the address to the graduates and the diplomas were presented to the graduates by S. L. Swenson. Ten Years Ago Now The graduates of the Pleasant Grove Seminary with their teacher, S. D. Moore. Jr., took an educational education-al trip to Salt Lake Tuesday. They visited prominent church buildings in the morning and in the afternoon after-noon took a trip up Emigration canyon. can-yon. Ten Years Ago Now Alfred Bezzant, 68, an old and respected re-spected citizen of Pleasant Grove, was called to his reward Sunday after a month's illness of heart trouble and dropsy. The funeral was held Wednesday with Niels Fu-gal Fu-gal in charge. Ten Years Ago Now Thomas H. Williams, an early j settler of Lindon. died at his homo I there on May 15th. The funeral I services were hold Sunday in Vine-j Vine-j yard Hall with Bishop Samuel Blake presiding. |
