The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-29
OUR CELEBRATION
Provo HOn0rs the Twenty
fourth in Fitting Style.
a Grand Procession of the Scholars.
Teachers, and Officers of Her Sunday
Schools in Beauteous, Patriotic Array.

Pioneer day in Provo was observed
IN a becoming manner, by a display oi
youth and beauty which WOud be hard
to beat. III the morning the martial
band was around town serenading the
surviving pioneers and making their
hearts glad About $3.50 O'Clock the
Opera house band made the air riue
with their music Then followed the
Enterprise band on Their way 10 the
Fourth ward, rendering lively selec-
tons. About 9 80 the bands appeared
leading the various wards in the follow
ing croer.
FjrSt-The Opera House band, lead
ing the First Ward Sunday school. the
scholars bearing banners and mottos,
the whole headed by company of
young girls in white, bearing a beauti-
ful banner of blue and gold.
SecOHd-The Second and Third Ward
Sunday schools, headed by the Peav
band, and having beautiful flags dis
played.
T'hird-The Fourth an Fifth Ward
Sunday schools, headed by the Enter
prise band. each member of the band
with sash made up of the national
colOrs. The Sunday schools were also
fitted with the national colors in prom
inence, presenting picture that would
have made even the Illustrated Ameri-
can swallow its words about the Nor
mon people being disloyal.
The procession marched in that order
along street two blocks, then coun-
ter-marched to Center street, along
which they marched three blocks.
then counter-marched to the Taber-
nacle.
Upon arriving at the Tabernacle and
all being seated, programme consist
ing OF singing, recitations, speeches
etc, was carried out, keeping the large
audience interested for two hours and a
half.
President \. O. Smoot made a speech
in behalf of the pioneers, III winch ke
| traced the history of that noble band
from their first step to their landing in
Salt Lake valley. He dwelt at some
length on the trials and hardships en-
dured by them in that memorable
journey.
At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon the
audience again assembled, and a good
program was again rendered. In both
programs the Congregational Sunday
school was represented. Rev. Frank
Forbes officiated in person in the after
noon. The day was spent in very
profitable manner by old and young.
The Denhalter and Dyer Rifles ar
rived in Provo just as the procession
was over, headed by the Opera House
band. They paraded the streets and
stopped in front of THE DISPATCH of
flee, where they went through very
neat drill, after which they went to the
Lake, and spent the day in very en-
Joyable manner. The boys immpnS lv
enjoyed the boating and bathing II -.
fresh water, The Enterprise "a e,ln tms
nished the music in the ." o'llu llf
their orchestra furn mod 'tiea t6a "u Iousi u in,
ment me- I'',,lus nnrtis "' night. The entertain-
fLo t- o. P'- ..Jn of the Rifles held forth at
>pera House at night, and gave Q
-4instrel performance to fair-slzed
audience.
AT PAYSON.
The 9th was celebrated in the man
ner usual to the people of this country
and Payson met the requirements a:
Payson is sure to do when called upoI
| fer necessities or the approximation
thereto. The military band was out il
force at sunrise, reminding the people
s1sfa in Utah CO.. IN nv whisf Mci
/ event we trace our grefet41e, now &C
knOuledged without prevarication
The Payson Silver Band discourseC
sweet music in the early hours, wheI
/ the people wended their way to the cit,
park, where the stand was in readiness
for the speaker, draped in the stars ant
stripes. There were three notices
LAS it used to be" ." Gas it is now,
corn raised in Utah"
Then there was a skeleton or some
thing similar, for which exposition W.
are all waiting for the explanatio.i
Willard Done was the first speaker
and if | was not fearful that would b,
accused of using partiality, would re
port to you that Mr.. Done's remark
were excellent in sentiment and suita
bic to the occasion. If it was supposed
to be noticed that the speaker in re
marking upon the men who have start
ed all nationalities and peoples, tina
he was correct when he placed th
: Duke of Wellington for England, Ma
poleon for France, Peter the Great fo
Russia, and name do not remembe
for Sweden, but GustavuS Adolphu
must head the list, and Washington TO
America, Won Moltke for Germany
and at that time | felt sorry for Fred
erick the Great. the actua
Founder of the German Empire
However, the speech was excellen
and worthy of all imitation. Their
were other speeches, r. T. Smith Civ
ing his testimony as to the beneticen
results following the Mormon settle
ment of the great Utah Valley.
Tie circus held out on the ground
circumnayigating the depot, for whic
favor we are thankful,
There were dances in the groves, an
all other concOmitants necessary to th
occasion.
Let enjoyment 60 on. YET.
Fifty-three Round Fight.