Show pioneer day Is observed quietly 1 J f in 0 by isabelle reed i he anniversary of the th e founding of salt lake valley was fittingly celebrated in monticello when the dance saturday attracted a large crowd of people who enjoyed the music of the blanding orchestra and met their friends from far and near the program sunday evening was outstanding from every angle during the presentation of the rag flag the organist played the star spangled banner after which the audience sang the anthem directed by vint lyman pres dent karl R lyman offered the invocation A mixed quartette composed of vint lyman and paul jones edith lyman and flora nilson rendered utah we love cht the poem this is the fake was read by edith lyman A saxophone duet by jo redd and betty jensen accompanied by maxine frost spoke well for our coming musicians who rally to the occasion whenever called upon devaughn jones was masterful in portraying an historical word picture of that early band of pioneers who made the settlement of this section possible having traveled on a modern highway over many of the trails he noted the progress in civilization since that early band of pioneers began their trek over a barren desert to subdue it and settle in this land he also reviewed the stories of that original group which left winter quarters in 1846 and arrived in salt lake valley on july 24 1847 beth summers president of the DUP presented emma wood mary M jones may bailey and lucinda Ucinda Xi redd who are some of the early san juan pioneers lenora butt jones estella butt perkins and eva butt bronson daughters of parley R butt who were children at that time were introduced also F P jones and la verna jensen were mentioned as being young people at that time who have watched tile the growth and development of this blue mountain area due to illness others who were expected were not present nettie redd sang a solo this burthe place accompanied by jn icline kine frost the meeting closed by the audience singing god bless america the benediction was pronounced by C R christensen |