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Show ChildrenParade On 4th ot July The Fourth of July celebration in Mt. Pleasant was one of the best staged locally in years. First on the program was a thunderous day break salute. Featuring the day was a miniature parade in which children under seven were the sole participants. Sixty-five groups, numbering about 250 children, participated. par-ticipated. Floats svmbolizing the spirit of the occasion represented the various business houses, club.-, and religious organizat ions, as well as state and national civic units. About 3,000 people watohed the parade, and were highly p'eased by it. A program in the North ward chapel followed. Attorney L. P. Christensen was speaker of the day, and Mayor W. P. Winters was in charge of the program. Th:-speaker Th:-speaker said that the founders of the nation in breaking away frcn the mother country were respecting respect-ing the principles of change and progress, and the American people ever since have kept the ideal cf progressive change in mind. Other numbers on the program included: Invocation, Bishop A. L. , Peterson. Peter-son. Overtures, North Sanpete band, ur.rier direction of A. B. Larsen. Male chorus, conducted by Mrs. A. G. Scovil. Cello solo, by Roy F. Millett. Vocal solo, "Flag Without A Stain," by Mrs. S. H. Gill. Reading, Miss Louise Fowles. Benediction, Bishop Henry P. Olson. The program was greatly enjoyed by the audience, which packed the chapel almost to the limit. Childrens' sports were held on the North ward lawn after the program, and in the afternoon horse-racing, "cow-bucking" contests con-tests and a ball game were staged at the city park. Tire day's celebration cele-bration was concluded by matinee and evening dances. |