The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-01
The Centennial Celebration.


-SSne OF Utah's most lovely spring days
ushered in the centennial anniversary of
Washiugton's first inauguration. Ogden
throughout the morning wore Sabbath
day aspect, and but for the ringing of bells
and blowing of whistles, which began at
the stroke Of 9 o'clock and continued a
quarter OF an hour, a stranger not knowing
the occasion would have been deceived into
believing that he was wrong in his tally OF
the dav of the week. The union services
at the Methodist church, Of which these
bells and whistles were the announce
ment, We're very largely attended
and lasted an hour and half.
The meeting was opened by Rev.
Josiah McClain, who, after stating the Oc-
casion which had called the people together,
spoke for few minutes in most appropri-
ate terms of the great changes and the
wonderful development Of the country dur
ing the hundred years that have lapsed
since Washington took the oath of office as
our first President. Mr. McClain was fol
lowed by Rev. J. Wesley Hill, Rev. a. J.
VALLEY and General Nathan Kimball, all Of
whom spoke briefly and periodically. Be
tween the speeches there was prayer by
Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. j. NJ.
Preshaw, and after a benedictiOn the PEG
pie quietly dispersed.
proceedings, but the beauty Of the weather
be4uled many q denizen into carriage and
horseback exercise, and, as consequence,
the livery stables were well patronized.
1t was not until the evening that any
thing ike Il formal celebration was visible.
With the ringing Of the bells and sounding
OfWhistles again at o'clock, people began
TO appear in little knots, then in greater
numbers. and finally in crowds, all wend-
inc their way to the pavilion in Lester
mark. where the most notable exercises of
The event they celebrated were 10 take
place. The Ogden drum corps beat the
reveille at the pavilion at 1:2O, and ten
minutes later Mayor kiesel assembled the
Stand and called the assemblage to order.
Then followed an overture by the Ogden
Brass band, and then payer by Rev. Josiah
McClain. The intervals between The reg
Mar exercises were devoted to merry chat
and laughter by those present, and Ogden
many beautiful ladies never appeared TO
better advantage than they did last evening
in their new spring street toilets.
Mrs. Gunkel next came forward as the
leaaer of a choir which she had selected,
and the singing breathed OF patriotism IN
every note. Then Rev. ). wesley hlll made
a few Introductory remarks, which were
followed by more choir singing; and after
this came the event of the occasion. Elk
Judge Orlando W. Powers, of Salt Lake
CITY. had been selected to deliver the ora.
ton, and as the gentleman came forward
he was greeted with much enthusiasm. II
would be idle TO attempt synopsis of such
an address as Judge Powers delivered. Let
If suffce to say that it covered all the
ground the great occasion called for, and
was replete with patriotic sentiments from
beainning to end. The speaker was FIRE,
0&ntly interrupted with every evidence OF
Applause. and when he withdrew there was
no mistaking the hearty appreciation OF those
present Themusic of the Ogden brass band
however, soon deadeued all other sounds,
and after this followed short address by
q s Varian, of Salt Lake; more music by
the choir, and addresses by Judges Hen
5erson. Zane and Foreman, Ogden Hiles
J.W. Judd, George 5. Peters and others
These addresses were interspersed with
music and after a benediction, the people
WSpt home well pleased with the events Of
ire day and evening.