The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-06
A Grand Celebration at Liberty
Park.
Over $4,000 Persons Present.
0ratiOns, Speeches, Music, Etc.
A Grand Day Grandly Celebrated.

Tuesday was a grand success in
every particular-more so in fact
than the most sanguine could have
anticipated. The bursting OF bombs,
firing of guns and discharge of
firecTackers, not only heralded the
incoming of the glorious day, but
warned people Of its approach hours
before it arrived. When 7 o'clock
arrived the city was in holiday at
tire-nOt particularly decorated, but
everybody looked and dressed ai
though it was a day of rest and
pleasure. Long before 10 o'clock
docks of people began vending their
way to the Park, carrying luncheon
and picnic pharaphernalia generally.
A stream of people kept pouring in
at the gates until II o'clock, and by
that time the grove was fairly
alive with persons of all sexes and
all ages, and everybody wore d
broad smile. Tents were pitched,
hamm0cks swung, rustic tables
erected, and table clothes spread I'M
Ger the trees, preparatory to the on
slaught on the vituals, which, ac-
ccrding to the programme, was to
take place after the delivery of the
Grafton. Stands were erected along
the north side, where innocent, but
cramp-giving drinks, nuts. ice
cream, and other sO-called harmless
etceteras were disposed of. At the
extreme northwest end, the inevita-
ole whirligig, manned and operated
by a number Of sweltering boys,
plyed "a successful round of. bust
ness and relieved the daring ana
heroic youth Of his spare cash
and not unfrequently relieved
MIN OF hearty meal which had
been, but which taken, by SEN
Sation considerably akin to sea-Sick-
ness attendant upon the whirligig
exercise, he rendered back 10 ma
ture the things of nature. This
was kept up through the day. Those
who did not want to listen to the
proceedings still had the choice OF
stroiling or sitting under the UNI
orageOus trees, Of indulging in
luncheon for hours at a stretch, or
Of talking nonsense to sweet girls
or drinking IN the nonsense of enter
tanning, If not enlightening novels.
The day was all that could be de-
sired, and never did private man
enjoy more thoroughly his own
pleasure grounds than did the good
citizens Of Salt Lake seem to
enjoy their Park on Tuesday.
By the time the invited guests had
arrived there must have been in the
neighbOrhoOd of $500 persons in the
Park, and before the first part of the
programme had been finished, this
number was doubtless increased to
1000. Large numbers Assem- bled
about the stand, which had been
moved from the open space where
1t was first placed, to the very de
iightful spot on the northeast part,
of the grove, whore it was in the
shade and where the auditors could
hear and still be unaffected by the
rays of burning sun. The stand
was decorated with stars and stripes
and tgreen bOughs, while the part
which faced the east, was Orna-
mented with a large arch, about
which an immense Has was neatly
draped, and fastened at the centre
where a Shield was placed. All
about the stand and fastened to the
trees, were small banners, bearing
the names Of states, while there
there were few on which were in
Scrlbed very appropriate sentiments.
The seats in front and on the sides
OF the grand stand were crowded,
while all the standing space within
= distance which enabled the audi
tors to hear the speakers was also
crowded. On the stand were three
tables, each with a bouquet. Among
the prominent citizens present were
Governor Murray, Mayor Jennings,
General ID. III. Wells, Hon. w. II.
Hooper, Judge 5. Z. Twiss, Secretary
A. l.. Thomas, Judge Z. L. VanZile,
Marshal Ireland, Judge, E. L.
Sprague, Receiver NJ. NJ. Bane. Gen.
81. b. Clawson, Colonel o. j. Hollis
ter, members of the City Council,
and gentlemen 10 take part in the
exercises, besides a number of
ladies'.
Gen. Bane called the asSemblage
to order and introduced Governor
Murray as the president of the
day. The Governor, taking the
position, after few words, began
The carrying out of the programme.
The Sixth Infantry band played
''Iail Columbia" following which
the opening prayer was offered up
by Rev. r. u. McNiece.
Prof. II. Il. Lewis followed by
reading the Declaration of Inde-
pendence' in n full fine voice, with
IN effect that brought to the reader
a hearty round of appla Use at its
conclusion.
Mrs. Careless then sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" The clear, sweet
tones OF the lady in the divine song,
lang through the trees. giving it a
magical effect; while the violin of
fDot. Careless, and the brass instru-
MentS by members of CIoxail's
6and, together with the singing of
the ASSEM- blage in the chorus, added
strangely and ,strikingly to that
eneeL The applause that follow ed
was unmiStakable.
Following this was the reading of
u very superior poem, appropriate to
me occasion, which was read by the
author, Z. c. Goodwin. ESQ. and it
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