Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-21

Very shortly after $3.50 this morning
the pupils Of the various public schools
Of this city hogan to assemble IN t'oir
yc.rfctive district buildings pfepnra-
tory 70 taking par, IN the great parade
,a honor Of tho four huudF0th ami
yer.ary Of the discovery OF America
ty Columbus. AZ $3.50 all the children
formed iu procession snd marched two
Nv two 10 Main, between North md
south Temple, whore the general
rn,horing was completed just before
ten O'Clock. Toe Seventh, Tenth
Eleventh, Fourteenth and Nine.
teeuth district schools and that
Of Hunter were attended 10y their
4sspoctive drum cosps. There were
three bands--,hc Denhnlicr Ride, the
Liberal Drum Corps, md that Of the
Tabernacle Juvenile choir. and thcsc
took turn "a playing u selection Of
lively airs whilo ,he arrangements for
the day's doings were receiving iho
finishing touches.
The mnphai Of the movements was
Principal McCOy, Of the Ninotoenth
Uisirlc. school, and he found
in the following gentlemen IA
valuable corps Of aids Principals
Martin, OF the Seventh district school;
.lamson, OF ihe Eleventh; Mckay, VI
the Tenth, and Barton, Of Hunter. In
addition to these Prof. J +. Millepaugh,
city superintendent OF schools, took
n very active share In the work both
during parade and 10 the Tabernacle
sxerolies.
Long lo'ote 10 o'clock, the hour At
which the procession was an.
nouncei to start, Main street
for couple Of blocks down, ns
well as the immediate place VI assrn1-
bly, were lined ON either side with
SPECTATORS. 10 was quite 1919, how
ever, when the first move was made,
the processlonists being arranged in the
order named:
First came the Liberal drum corps
band, followed by about my mentors
OF the q. A. H., under the direction Of
Commander Harry Haines, Gssisscd
Is Acting hdluthnt Greeumnn, The
POSTS represented were the George H..
Maxwell (No. 81 aud tho }. h. Nc
J[enn (No. l.l William Gilbert Otlici-
ated ~ flag bearer.
The Denhalter Rife hand marched
next, ana then came the children OF
the various public schools. Tho prl-
niaries, lat anu 2nd grade, took the
lead; they were followed by the 3rd
aud 4th grades, next m succe4sive
order being the 9TH, 9th, 7th anu slh,
the high school bringing up
the rear. The tabernacle Juvenile
bfnd occupied "a poBitinn towards the
ond Of the procession. IL Ia computed
that there were fully 5000 in line, aud
In the course q the march the banu-
played alternately.
The IOuio taken was down Main for
a couple OF hlocks, thence along west
Second south, up West Temple, then
turning upon First South along
Richards avenue to the Tabernacle.
A large platform. the front Of which
was drapOd with the national COlOrs,
had been erected ut the junction OF
Richards avenue and ". South Temple
streets, and from which point the
procession was reviewed by members
u tho CITY Council and Boari o, Ecu.
cation, ana number Of promi.
npr- citizens. Among hose ON
the stand were Mayor Bias.
iu,HCOlouoi Sells, Rev. Or. NJ.
Nnioc, Rev. David Utter, Mir. j. n.
p0oly, AM Territorial Auditor Pratt,
nlso several ladles. AS tho scholar,
Ytsscd the structure they all snlutcd
the company, which was graciousy
acknowledged by the gentlemen 10
leatedly raising their hate.