The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-27
THE TWENTY FOURTH
THE DAY ON WHICH WI
HONOR THE PIONEERS
OF UTAH.
a Procession that Surpassed
Anything Ever Seen Here.
A BRILLIANT SUCCESSION OF
MAGNIFICENT SIGHTS.
a Sea Of Banners-An Ocean of
Flags and Bunting.
Thousands and Thousands in from
the Country.
Gull Account Of the Proceedings |
at the Tabernacle.
Prayers, Speeches and Music.

Saturday was the tkirty-third ami
versary OF the entrance of th
Pioneers into this valley, and the da,
was celebrated as it hes neve
been celebrated before. Suffcien
has been seen from time to time t.
indicate the progress made, and tt
show the magnitude of the under
taking; bat few ever had any ides
that 1t would assume such magnif-
cent proportions, be so complete, or
represent such diversity of pursuits
and industries. Thousands and
thousands OF dollars have been e1-
pended by the participants, and no
donations have been asked from any
quarter, so that if it had been q
failure each individual or association
of individuals could have attributed
the failure TO no one hut themselves;
and In view OF Its unquestiOned sue
cess, they carry off the honors. This
is not said to detract from the credit
due the indefatigsble workers of the
general committee, who have spared
neither time nor labor in the general
supervision and in the direction OF
the grand affair, and to whose untir-
ing efforts its success is vastly due.
Nothing could have been more ad-
mira6le than the arrangement OF the
procession. notwithstanding the great
pains taken by the general committee
70 arrange everything so tbat it would
so of smoothly, few persons ever be-
iieved that there would not be con-
fusion and delays. The morning
was clear and clondiess; the streets
had been thoroughly sprinkled By the
fire brigade, aud at an early hour the !
town began to move. From So'clock |
until 9 wagons com nencsd TO gather |
ct the places assigned them, bot at IN |
hour for staring 10 regularity could |
be conceived. ard nearly ali who
we're locking ON concluded that balk
and delays were Inevitable. 1t 9
O'Clock the bUgle call rang out and
was taken up all aloGg the line, and
in FIVE minutes the head of the pro-
oession was moving, each department
fell into line and there was nowhere
the slightes: evidence of confusion,
and no one was out OF place. Nothing
could have gone off smoother than
did this procession; and in view of its
size and cumbersomeness 1T was
marvel OF arrangement and order. 1t
passed along with few delays, and
leaving out the fifteen minutes al.
lowed for stoppsges, was just one hour
and ten minutes IN passing a given
point 1t was thirteen blocks long.
Exactly at 1880 the gates 10 the
Tabernacle were thrown open and
the crowd began to enter.
Il WAS some time before the hall
was filed and the exercises could
proceed, but order was finally restored
and the programme was carried out
as previously announced. There gss
but one drawback to the whole affair,
which was its great length. The ex-
excuses lasted nearly foar hours, and
many persons we're in the building
nearly four hours and half. To-
wards the close the benches near the
door, which we're jsmmed at
first, thinnel or: very materiarv.
aud though all expressed thsmso 90
as pleased, it was a relief 10 get on. |
to many who bad been in attendance
in the procession and in the Taber-
nscle nearly eight hOurs. One of the
most striking and delightful parts of
the exercises vas the music; 1t was
refreshing and charming in the ex-
IRENE. We give below the process
sion and the exercises at the Taber-
nacle. both reliable and complete &C.
counts:
The absence of any accidents of
note was one Of the remarkable lea
lures of the day. and added more
than anything e.se to the general en-
joyment, because il Diet acted from
nothing. Save a runaway, which
was checked By the courage aud
determination OF gentleman, and
the falling of a lady of her horse,
who was not seriously injured. moth
ing OF disagreeable character tram
spired. The day was one long to be
remembered; it showed what Utah
can do when she wants to. There
we're endless things that deserved
special mention, but among such
host, the alternative of letting each
speak for itself ia the better plan.
TIE bands we're placed in different
parts of the building, and prior to
the calling of the immense c0Dgrega-
ton to order, Beesley's Martial Band
played q couple Of stirring airs
Ample accommodation had been
made for all the participators in the
procession in the body OF the hall in
front of the platform. 90 much so that
they were not filled by the orders for
which they we're set apart, but as
SOON IS thrown open to the
general public we're soon occupied in
every spot. The platform and stand |
presented magnificent appearance.
there being scarcely a vacant spot
anywhere. The educational and |
dramatic departments of the pro |
cession formed tsbleaux on
either aide of the platform, ss
had already been announced,
and the various members of the |
different orders were distributed ao-
cording to the plan previously drawn.
This placed the twenty-four young
ladies in front on one side aud the |
twenty four Young gentlemen in front
on the other side of the platform, and
they added much to the beauty of the
interior as they had done in the pro-
cession.
THE TABERNACLE,
The interior OF the Tabernacle pre-
secuted magnificent appearance. The
committee on decorations had been
actively engaged for ten days past.
and had entir -iy altered all the
flowers and festoons, excepting the
large centre piece and surrounding
hsngings. In the body OF the Taber.
nacIe, q short distance from the plat