Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-03
MY # IL THIS CITY.
He win Establish Here the ora.r
OF Neptune.

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isation would be established IN In,
city, To lie known as the Order !
neptune. Among the individual
Interested are Governor 'fhooos
Mayor Scott, and Aiessrs. Power.
Troweek, Bloch and Stevenson. al
oil whoa had an aadiepre r-ul
Rex II, *hsh the following tool
rlaee. WI
Governor. Thomas was Introduce
anu SAID; Your Rosa, Eighpess. i
appear re-cse you with committ.s
ttepresentng your majesty's mos,
,althful subjects residing In Sal,
Lake City, the capital Of the mos;
famous province Of Your ms;a.,S1' 49,
domintanA We tes,Fe 10 49,,
certain MATTERS of grave import r.
the welfare and happiness Of Won,
most loyal subjects. We 5oSa
selected citizen, by name OrIando
w. Powers, learned In the ia,,. ~
excellent repute and good sr,,,'.. = /,
shee, and ,withsi =! most pleSsing
speechi Nov Milling the hjgb AMI az,
a s position Of Grand Herder of
tne Doiphins and Porpoises, who
ulsport themselves in the waters
found In this part of your majesty
lomlnions, TO place our wishes he.
lore you In detail. Nouchinr for
MS good behavior. / pray YOU 10
grant him audience.
Judge Powers said; Your Gracious
Majesty Your most obedient loyal
subjects living by the shores OF the
great salt Sea, comprising more than
nifty thousand staunch fearless
hearts have deputed us b most
humbiy ask, that you and your gra-
clous queen, with your royal reti-
nue., guards, military escort and
faithful subjects Of our capital city.
viii ccndescend to partake of the
hospitality Of the province Of Salt
Lake. We are people who have fol-
lowed the trident OF Neptune. Our
lives have been spent amid the roar
ing SUIT OF our inland ocean. We
have been mostly bred to aquatic
feats and If il meets favor with Your
majesty, We petition that you will
declare the harbOr Of Salt Lake CITY
to be the principal port Of entry of
your royal kingdom and that you
will select from your most loyal
subjects living among us, n Lord
High Admiral. to assume COM
mand Of the Kings Royal Navy.
and that you will institute the or
der Of Neptune, thus adding greater
safeguards against the invatiOn Of a
foreign foe by sea. We ask also.
that you enjoy our baths, which are
famed beyond your kingdom. that
you revel I'm the smiles Of our mer-
maids, that you will sit ut the Ian
quet board, beneath the shadows Of
our marvellous temple and paTtake Of
the milk and honey which with US.
flows everywhere. You will find
the entrance % cur city fairer than
the gates OF Peri Tire river Jordan.
about whose name clusters the
poetry Of religion, lows past the
prolific sanls and uOuTishes our
bOnnteous crops. There pass before
VIZ - - Va nm " Ab view JUL Nll v
''Forms such a. Nature m,ld-, VIXEN she
would we
With fancy's pencil. and give birth 10
things
lovely beyond lie fairesi VietEungs
Awhile they dance before him. then divide
Breaking ike rosy clouds At eyeHude
Around the rich Pavilion OF the sun
The charm Is such. the prospect so
fair, that 10 him vino views there
comes Ike 4 spell upon the senses, q
dream-like harmony, each
note Of which binds him TO us. The
sun, which greets us with his regal
smile, catches from the ruby's heart
the gems bright color anu spreads
1t with a Kiss upon our emer-
aid fields. And when evening
comes the bTeezes, cooled in many a
deli, breathe into our
weary brains Odors from the tender
wOOdbine and the timid iassamine
buds. You Will feel a. you glance
about our homes, upon our minarets
and towers, that no prospect Of the
fiOweTy plains Of Paradise was ever
lovelier. Therefore we strew flowers
in your pathway and beseech you to
tarry for time within the walls of
the Queen City Of the Great salt
Lake. You will extend to your
most gracious cousin, Rex. l., our
loyal compliments and our prayer
that he will, with his royal house
hold, join you in your pilgrimage to
our city.
The lord high chamberlain re-
piled to the effect that his majesty.
Rex H.. would vOuchsafe no answer
until after the time o. unmaskiny,
hut intimated that the invitation
would certainly be accepted. 1t i
understood that the following pro-
gramme will be carried out:
The kings and queens, together
with the retinue OF the kings
households, will leave Ogden on the
Union Pacific at 5 O'Clock Saturday
morning, arriving in Salt Lake at
9:l5. With them will come the
city council and other officials of
Ogden. Upon their arrival they
will he met at the depot by the uni
formed organizations OF the city,
all the musical societies and hands
and an immense concOurse OF citi-
zens. The royal family will occupy
Grant Bros excursion coach Ray
mond," which will be elegantly
decorated for the occasion. I'm.
mediately behind them viii be the
officials of both cities in carriages,
and succeeding them will be the
other societies, all forming mag
nificent parade which viii traverse
the principal streets Of the city.
After the parade the party will par
take Of 4 magnificent lunch, and in
the afternoon the entire company
i6ill repair TO Garfield Beach.
There will occur the most i'm
pOrtant event Of their maiesties'
reign, for on that day salt Lake
City will be declared the only port
Of entry in the dominion Of King
Rex IL. At 2:30 the Order OF Nep-
tune will be established. 4 lord high
admiral will be created and a vice
admiral. In addition to these offices
will be a number Of cemmOdores and
captains, besides a master OF the
kings whales anu master Of the
kings dOlphins and seals. Head
quarters Of this department will he
on Black Rock. The queen will
select n queen Of the queens mer-
maids, Of which there will be fifty
selected from the most beautiful
laiies in Salt Lake. \ lord high
eXecutioner Of the kings clans will
also be chosen. Upon the return OF
the royal party from Garfield, the
Louisiana Rifles will give an exhi-
hilton drill on Main Street. In the
evening the royal party will be ten
dered banquet at some place to be
decided upon today.
In order to provide fully for the
occasion, a citizens meeting was
called at 1880 today at the Cham6er
Of Commerce and every persOn in