Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-25
| UTAES PIONEER DAY,
In Was Generally And Heartily
Celebrated.
EVENTS NORTH AND sol H.
The People Unite in HoAering the
OcrasieR
EVENTS NORTH AND SoUlH'


{ In ,hR ,ftv t!0neer Day was
sreut euletly, without Plbiic
demonstration in the way Of a
celebration. Business was suspend
ed and thousands Of citizens went
ont Of town to the different bathing
and mountain resorts.
In most Of the larger towns OF the
Territory there were public celehra-
: tons, many Of them being highly
] creditable ami enjoyable. rerhnps
to a greater extent thsn ever before,
all classes Of citizens united ir COM
memorating the anniversary Of the
arrival OF the Pioneers in salt Lake
Valley.
LOGAN CITNE
On weiueeta~ logan City put
on he, s5llday attire, though it
W. far into the night when the
work Of decorating was complete.
The work accomplished, however,
the city presented most beautifsi'
appearance.
At an early hUuE o. WcSocsday.
visitors from neignbcrFrs towns Oe-
7 gan pouring IL, and me influx was
steadily nfaintained during the dsy.
| The hoteh were filed at au early
houE and the pressure upon them
continued rs time advanced. Under
! chis strain the hospitality 81 the
people vas never more mspifeSt nor
more adequate. Almost every re-
sidence became : hOstelry. None
that made their wants known weEe
permitted to want long: and they
we:va all made to feel entirely at home.
The Utah d Northern train due al
$50 p. m. diu not arrive till shortly
after II; this was the sJ--ghu section
Of the train beari'sss visitors from the
south, apd was much the larger aud
I more crowded OF the two. The Dc
! pot IS about mile from .le buSi-
ness part Of tire c-tS, and by the
/ time the people had reache 1 i. many
residents bad retired for the night. !
by r.Sans Of which some i,ue
! searching and inconvenience in H.
dlyidual cases cCcurncl i,,t no
complaints were t''-> Z, and early
enough ali bsPs- vere up looking az
] fresh ans' eight rs possible.
Sc-se cannon hau Lsen provided
Z by the committee, and Of 8 O'Clock
ia the morning the enthusiastic :
and altogether willing hands IN
charge OF the artillery "tr-rtl
them loose" uDOn the gIfet and /
orderly ccnlmrrsts'. The town |
was soon sstit and 10y ; O'Clock |
Main street and its approaches were |
cro"7fed with citizens and visitors /
in carriages, on horseback ami on
foot Sharply 20 the time set-a 4
o'clock-Ihe order for the procession I
10 move was given. The fire dc 4
partment, city council, various or /
EaniZltDns, handsomely decorated /
wagons repre- seating different CLASSES
Of business, and features SPECIALLY |
designed 10 direct attention 10 the
event thai Was being commemorate
eli. made up a column which.
in close marching order, was three
fOurths Of = mile IN length.
The pageant created much enthus-
iism aud Il wcaid he impossible 10
name ST that was noteworthy IN
the space at our disposal. There was
not thing in the line that did not
denote the utnsCSt care and atteii-
ton, that vas no. strictly appropriate
or Ia: not eviuce adispo-itiOn on the.
part Of those who designed it to help
IN HfrsH
the annals Of Northern Utah. Ii
was much like the oli-tim- celcira-
tons Of the fourth and twenty
foUCt' in salt Lake. when nearly
everybody took a part, aud each did
his best, out Of pure love Of cur land.
to swell the procession and till il
with points Of interest, information !
and amusement.
Decidedly the most realistic feat
ure Of the procession was a repre-
seutatinn Of utah As II Vas. =
e0nsisting Of large float containing
= nickinp, surrounded i.y sagebru~h |
and other rank growths; among
these and in the opening %. the tent
were Indians, all looking a. natural
as life; wagon dawn iy oxen ard
4 nanu Of Indians, some Of whom (
performed the war dance a they
went along, assisted this representa-
ton materially. The Peoples drum ,
corps and the Mandolin Club f-am
Salt Lake and the brass bands %.
Logan and other settlements xere
variously distributed Though tie
parade.
Tn srrDa+ r,y,fss CAV, s,.sr,..1,- h..
gi-en the various committees for ,
the exceedingly efficient manner in
which they attended 70 their duties,
and the general qualification and
comfort experienced by visitors and
residents.
The procession disbanGeG at 10
O'Clock in Tabernacle square. and A.
many Is could obtain admission N
once entered the building to hear
the exercises previously arranged.
Not many succeeded, however, As ,
the pOpulace outside Of the pageant
had the first chance and awaited
themselves Of il: 50 that when tine
vast aSSemhlage was called to order
there was not an inch Of vacant space
within the building. The programme
previously published was closely
followed. Apostle Noses Thatcher,
was orator Of the occasion aud spoke
with great pre- cisiou and effect. As
a review Of the work OF the pioneers.
as a piece Of rhetoric sparkling with
flashes Of lofty thought. ami As an
instructive and interesting address.
1t was a great effort.
The other features Of the day. |
such rs the races. the hall games.
the dancing amid Chinese lanterns
and the splendid display Of fire
works ought 10 Ice mentioned. but
lack Of space prevents.
The Jiay closed with 4 record Of
the consummatiOu Of one Of the
most successful and enjoyable cele-
hrations that ever occurred in the
Territory.
PROVO.
The Garden City was not whit
behind her northern sister in the &
enthusiasm and care displayed. The
national c1lOrs draped all the public ,
and many private buildings, and I
the city presented a gay scene. At
daybreaS the firing OF cannons rs n
signal for hosting the Stars aud !
Stripes was also I signal for the
awakening Of the population: and
by ; O'Clock the streets were
10y peoplS in holiday
attire. The evening before, and In
the morning, hundreds We're
brought on excursion trains.
At $3.50 am. the procession took
up tine line of march an E.,ra- :
Street. The column was made up Of
most interesting features, representa-
tives Of the conditions which existed
on the arrival OF the Pioneers ~ ,
years ago; their tolls and hard
ships; the improvement in the cir Z
cumstances Of the people since then: q.
business representations, civic aud :
other nr--aniZafinns- hanIs Of rlIsir