| Show I PAGEANT OF COUNTIES FEATURE OF OPENING DAY OF STATE FAIR I UTAH'S vr AH S FAIREST MAIDS MAIDS' HONOR WITH PRESENCE I Dedication of New Coliseum Is Marked by Scene of Official Splendor With Music and Entertainment In Which Whole State Is Represented MARKED by the presence of royalty Utah Utah's fair fairest st maidens the formal jyl opening of the new coliseum of the Utah state fair and th the fair of 1913 1911 took place last Jast evening The TlC splendid id new bu building was packer packed and mid its thronged seats seab held au an all au audience which applauded enthusiastically the appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of those whom their counties had honored Utah's reputation for beauty of ot maidens did lid not suffer stiffer in the tIie pageant which marked tho the most important event of the present fair Lair Evidently E one consideration that entered into the choi choices cs made was that of beauty The crowd picked cut out its favorites and although gh no selections elc were officially made the y volume of cheering g accorded some me of the carriages testified to tho ho appreciation in which the good looks of their occupants were held 1 I rim i I. I tf l 1 Y o HI M 1 jb ou UV VL VI official formality g gold ld lace Ince and glitter which goes to make up success In such matters mattel s. s Tho rho glittering epaulets o otho of tho governors governor's staff the b carriages led lcd b by footmen in wig and colonial costume the queens with purple purple pur par pie and other capes all an added to the thc appearances of ot the occasion or did the following division islon of ot the pageant lose aught In in comparison Hor Horses u s whose silky coats COlts glistened whose massive c muscles had full play playas as the they dragged their attendants about the and ponies of or a sort which made the lie children lean forward with covetous co eyes these camo next in or or- or der de Then a program o the wild lid west ord order r and some vaudeville and Utah's fair rail was In In full tuB swing Not ot that the tile events of the day were held heN in fri suspense for or the evening evening- pro pro- gram The gates had opened at 10 I Few Fw w came in the carl early morning morning morn morn- ing lug except those who hio ha had duties about the thet grounds s In lii the early carh afternoon the races races brou brought it a larger crowd though on P to to taU fall al m c clow lo tuV tIle a avci ge o of oper opening ng days days' of f former season seasons Towards ovenin cenin oven cven- in in tb this s. s gradually so oliea lC and the then n 8 s saw a l large addition In numbers d dt dr attendants attendants' Afternoon ter on recreation of ot the tho visitors was largely eh devoted to visiting the booths and other othel exhibits The art department doar de do- ar t Inc 0 t th the c ho horticultural rt Icu I tu ral exhibit e ib I t the lie cattle and horses in the ba basement of or the lie coliseum the farm machinery shown by hy private companies In various arlou places on Ott the thc grounds these grounds these and the theother other oilier departments each had their quota of sightseers cers Jo Features Features' tur re Presented The cIa lay day was marked matke b by two to de de- de I For the first time in man many I Ii i years rears an au attempt was made to place I the opening day dM at at- atthe the top in importance tance this tance-this this by br making it the official occasion of ot the thc week And for the first time in man many years ears Judging of or orsome some of the d departments was completed completed com corn b by evening o of the opening da day The Tho one department in which al aU all awards was made was as that of ot women's work orl in which an exceptionally creditable creditable cred cred- l able display afforded the judges much occasion for tor discrimination The other othor department in which prizes were awarded was that of or cattle In which man many classes of Jerseys and A passed before the arbiters The The races drew their 11 quota ta In the afternoon in intermingled d with fine lne harness and riding events e were vaudeville vaude vaude- ville me numbers spectacular hippodrome hippodrome hippo hippo- drome riding of tho tIm circus order ex exhibition exhibition ex- ex of trained animals and much excellent band music Following the close of the races the Don Carlos Caries dog doS pon pony and monkey show how presented The Monkey Hotel an nn extremely laughable animal performance in which the training training train train- In ing of tho the dumb brutes excited machiCo much machi Co comment in in eu t. t Then came the formal opening The crowd crowe began to ga gather ther in the t before 7 70 0 o'clock and b by S o'clock the time set ct for the lie program ram to begin beg tho the sea seats tR were nearly all an taken Band Dand music I kept ept the lie audience entertained for or a tl time line a and till then J. J G. G McDonald president of the lie fair association Introduced Introduced in introduced In- In Charles W. W Penrose of ot the Continued on PaSo Pago 4 Column 1 1 I PAGEANT OF COUNTIES IS FEATURE S OF OPENING DAY AT AI STATE FAIR BEAUTIFUL MAIDS HONOR OCCASION Il Dedication of New Coliseum Is Marked by Scene of Official Splendor Splendor- With Music and Entertainment in Which j 5 Whole State Is Represented i 1 C Continued from o 1 S M Mormon rmon church who ho pronounced the thi e invocation S I I S McDonald Speak i Following Mr and a ban band I number Mr Ir McDonald McDonad delivered hI his S I of or the thc address ot of welcome as president ai association ola closing with presentation ta I c o of ot the keya of ot the fair tall to the governor go t S M Mr McDonald first enlarged ed upon th tho 11 development of the state In the sixty sixty- six years ears of ot It its Iu history have fulfilled I We VWe are gad that we C the thc prophesy of or the past paRt and toda today we WP throw open the grates gates of or this great greal L LI exposition to welcome the eons Rons anc and I daughters of Utah and md the visitors from fron afar atu he added The lc legislature has ha 3 been good to us b by making possible this magnificent coliseum which Is Ia on one of ot the finest in tho the country Mr McDonald cDonald also alBo elaborated upon L the assistance which the fair tall man management management manage manage- ge- ge ment received recel from the governor and oth others rs To m l make good the promise of ot the association to the tho legislature he said raid the bO board rd proposed ed to pa pay for tho coliseum colt coli seum oum in five years ars opera companies horse hone shows and other attractions to tob tob tobe b be- be bethe the sources of revenue ColI nm Jut a Start This coliseum Is ju Just t a start he d f and sand a as I gaze Into th the tho future I Isee Isee see tho permanent buildings of ot the different counties taking their places n as a part of this great scheme And Anda Andas a aft as children of the sturdy pathfinders pathfInder who crossed cross tho plains of yesterday led b by their Imagination Im Into the scenes scones of toda today let us look forward to a a greater day and greater renter things Wh when n Utah's name will shine out on the pago page of or Industry and the story of her works will Ill go thun thundering down n the ages agos President McDonald then Introduced tho the governor go who spoke brief briefly e expressing ex ex- pressing the tho pleasure which It gave him to greet the audience on the openIng opening opening open open- ing of the fair fall and anti coliseum um He Hc praised d the efforts of the fair tall managers and the enthusiasm of the tho persons person who had come to attend the dedication of the coliseum to it iti uses The go governor then analyzed the expenditure ex ex- cx- cx I of ot the states state's tate revenues and waa wu roundly cheered when he declared that b by far the most of ot th the mone money went wont to 10 the public schools He predicted that all nil this investment and equally all j Invested n the fair tall which he termed I educational in nature would bo be more than repaid ld to the state tate The governor So called the attention of ot the audience to that t fact ct that the exhibits ex ox- hibits of ot the present fair tall exceed an any of ot 4 former ei years ears In som some departments department b by 40 and 50 per cent He pointed d out the ob obligation of the tho citizens of ot Utah to I II I e i I S I I I I L LI 3 L I j I 4 I II I such uch pioneers In fair fall work worl a. a as John R. R Winder Indor and declared the pr present sent generation could not afford to forgot such men Jn In closing the governor gave o a prediction prediction pre pre- diction that tho the da day would come como when all buildings building's of ot a character not in Consonance consonance consonance con con- with tho ho coliseum and its few peers on n the tho grounds would be torn away and structures of ot morn more merit re replace ro- ro place CO them then The states state's progress would be wen well shown h by Its fair he said Carnival of Then followed ell the carnival al of counties coun coun- tics ties tho the most spectacular event of or the wt weak k Leaving their seats scats on the tho coliseum stage ta o the participants pass passed cd through h a rear entrance and entered carriages or mounted horses The rather rathor long wait was filled mcd In b by music from om the band I Finally the door at the north end of tho the arena arom was opened and anil the governor and Mr Ir McDonald en entered on- on leading the first division Thc They were followed b by members of or tho the governors governor's governors governor's gov gov- staff stat fair directors and dale all on horseback and women dl- dl rectors and members of or the last l legislature legis lature In carriages After this divisIon division divis divis- I ion had circled the arena and left by hj bythe bytho I Ithe the tho south entrance the first section of ot the queens entered Queens and maids of at honor from Salt Lake Utah Weber Cache Box Dox Elder Ehler Juab and Davis counties then entered in their or order er Each was announced by name at nt the entrance b by the herald heraM of ot the day a Fred A. A Bennett who stood too 1 In the middle of ot the arena clothed In fantastic garb These queens and maids of or honor and their attendant commissioners commissioners commis commis- on horseback circled the ring an and then gave place to the second e ond section sec sec- tion Uon of the tho division ision in which w were ro the queens fJ from om Sevier Sc Wasatch Carbon Summit Tooele Uinta Iron and Kane counties in order with their maids and commissioners While they wore Inthe in inthe inthe I the arena the thc other county representatives tf theo took places in the reserved section section sec see tion of ot the grandstand and were met with uproarious welcome elcome The second crew of beauties followed suit and were welcomed even more Iou loudly 11 Following came camo the live JIve stock divisIon division divis divis- ion consisting altogether alog of equines Following a pair pall of blooded carriage e ehor hor hores s came four tour large trucks drawn bY t y beautiful draft dratt horses horse Then came sixteen Belgians and some somo massive brut brutes s weighing nearly a ton Thc These c were followed by eleven CI Clydesdales Clydesdales Clydes Clydes- les- les dales Suffolk Punches Shires and coach horses which In turn gave t a tho the arena to two twenty ponies of ot various size sizes sIres This closed the carnival Followed a ft wild west vest exhibition in which buckIng buckIng bucking buck- buck Ing h horses and steer 5 were ridden and anda a a a. specialty In which a number of or punchers endeavored to seize a steer on whose neck was fastened a 10 l bilL This in turn gave e a Wa way to an excellent vaudeville program which closed the evenings evening's bill but Router floter of Royalty Names X n of queens and their attendants attendants atten atten- who ho took p part rt In the carnival follow Salt lIt Lake rAke County S Countr-S Special County Special commissioner W V. J J. J Halloran J. J S S. Bransford J J. J M. M queen QUei Miss Grace Parke maids ot of honor Misses 1 Isabel Child Hazel l McMillan t Malda laJda nan n. n Marie Hill Hili Uth Utah county i Special county Special commissioners rI Stephen StephenI I I. I J. J Will Knight R. R T. T QU Queen i. i l lena Fairer Farrer maids of ot honor bonor c w Laire Raker Emma Enma Brown HIl Sea Sea- bur burr L LA nene Itene Cooper i County County Special commissioners A A. A P P. I elo 1 M. M S S. II n. II H. Qu que n n. n Beatrice D Brewer maids of ot honor es Lenor nora Hunter Km J ma raylor Taylor Lillian HID Cache Countr County Special lon n n. n Fred Frel J. J Marshall J. J W W. V. V Iu lun n 10 W W. C. C Parkinson queen Miss USi Tirzah at maid maide ot or honor Misses If irl Anna Nor ma Ben Benson on Eva Era Peterson Mae Mac lIa an B Bix ix x Et Elder r County Sp Special County Special commissioners William O. O I. I Hor horsIer ler Krans Evane Hanen Han Han- sen en len queen Mies Ues Hope maids of or honor Mise Amelia Taylor raylor Ara Ma ra Hazel Haul Ll e on Juab Special commissioners T. T II It Burton A A. A R. R C. C E. E queen Quen ll MI r I KeitT maids maid of or honor bunor Misses MIsca lb 8 Belts Bella Whitman Battle Hottle esbit Zeus Zella Roberts Eva Eu Jennings Dub Darts County County Special commissioners J. J II n rant Irani Hyrum Stewart E. E I P. P Ellison QU queen eucen 11 MUs MIt Mettle Thornier 1 maids of or honor bonor Misses Nettle Ule I Myrtle Ruttier Buttler r Edwina EdwIn bite shies Sylvia Bulow Barlow S TIr County County Special commissioners R 11 n. n D. D Young Yonn A. A K n. n Parley Qu que queen n. n Miss MUs Alta Alt Johnson On maids of ot honor t lr br Myrtle Foutin West Elle El El- sin le Want h County County Special commissioners J. J C. C I Jenon J nv n. n J J.- J. M. M r. r Richie James W. W Clyde Qu queen n. n Ml MIc fI Bu Buys mal maids ot of honor Misses Era Kra Bonner Ida 1111 Jensen n Edna Wright rf ht Grace Green Gren Carbon County Special p Special l commissioners rs B. B R R It McDonald R. R R R. R KIrkpatrick Albert Bryner r. r D lId MUs maids maid o ot of honor 11 S Pauline Lewis Lowis Fern Yern B Bennett Sadie Lewis S Summit County County Special l e com loners Moa Moses r Taylor S S. S L L. L Rad on GlOro W. W Young Yoong queen MI Miss s Beiva Beh mild mild- of ot honor bonor Misses Vern Yarn Lewis Cora Blanche Williams Nida Allen County S Special pecla I C. C R. R Mc McBride Ray rry L. L L. L Baker queen Miss Lillian maids inside of oC honor Misses Catherine Gl ne Minnie St. St Claire CIaIre Florence Minnie County Countr- Special County Special commissioners rs R. R S' S Collott W. W H. H Smart J. J 1 K N. Davis queen Miss Mary maids of or honor Misses Merle Merlo Ashton NelYe NelVe Smith Mary Iary r Alice T Hacking County C Special County Special clo sl Wilford Day Dey II H. H G. G G. U. U T. T Jot Junes Jones D Miss Vera erd er Pace pao maids of ot honor Mirse Iy ly Knell J. J Lynn nn Williams Eva IR Evans Erans Delia DaTen Davenport pOrt Kane ne County Special County Special c F K Y D. D Woolley C. C John Smith W. W J. J Sc queen mesa Miss H Bessie lIle St Spencer ms maids ls of or honor MI e Ethel alne Heaton K KezIc Carroll Hazel 1 John Johnson on Capt John J Roberts h having ln under his hischar char charge e twenty seven men including a desk dealt sergeant Six of these were ere mounted officers who rode fence and saw that the ubiquitous small bo boy did not slip In without paying the requisite amount of mone money Exhibits of the fair were in place yesterday morning as a R. rule although there was much activity In all the buildings save such fluch as show fish art or manufactures Perhaps more work was done dona in the horticultural exhibit yesterday yes yes- es than n anywhere else elso and the re results re- re suIts proved |
