Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-21

the PiarostB met on the Pate rFel'
10 took chem three days to pass lhtnuxn
them, aud ~ numerous were they thnt
| was found necessary TO plncs guards
around th vag mo- a night 10 koup tho
animals out OF the corral. lie also
related nm amusing Incident which
/ iranspifed soon after tho arrival Ia the
valley whom some Of the Pi0ueura
made their frst visit 10 tho LAKE and
took a plunge In its waters. GrUeu
| Flake, tie cbiorod man who hal Jus,
/ spoke, was enc 0i the party. After
| coming rut of the brlny wnter5 hil
entire body being covered with SAT-,
Mf. Flake was for once In his life u
white man, and remained thus until
by application OF ffesh water he re.
gained bis natural color
PiOgecr Joseph Egbrri, 10 ycafe old,
Of Kaysvilie, Davis county, was next
Introduced to the congregation; he
was, however. too feeble 10 speak.
Elder James 3. Blown, of Salt Lake
CITY, one OF the Mormon Battalion and
ouo Of the iirst dlscOvefura uf gold IN
California, was then introduced. He
said; "8od bless you all; remember
the Mormon Battalion"
Mts. Judith Hughes Ban Tate
HigbUe, 81 ysafs old, Of the Sixteenth
ward, Salt Lake Ciiy, who sang IN the
choir In Nauvoo, Illinois, aud later
drove team across tho plains, uAng
In a clear, distinct voice the song Gu
titled "The difference between u Nor
mon nnd n Saint"
Elder Martin Lenzl, 70 yeats old, Of
tue Twelfth ward, Salt Lake CITY, per.
formed a fancy dance in a very able
manner.
President George @. Cannon doliv.
cred n short aud Appropriate speech.
lie was not, 10 said, ono Of the
Pioneer, though he came 10 the valley
the same year No thoy did, and passed
through tie peculiar experience Of the
iirst winter In the valley, when the
people lived On short fulionF, aud
many OF them could for .hu time
being think OF nothing more desirable
than 10 get enough 10 sntH'y their hun.
ger. IL was simply marvellous 70 CON
template such a change NJ that which
has takrn place In Utah since 1871.
The transformation from barren
desert TO what Salt Lake valley now
presents IL complete; none Of tho Pho
neefs were visionary enough 10 iorotell
that such building ~ the present
Sslthir should ever grace the shores Of
the Dead Sea Of the wssl. The speaker
would never forget the su,iufingg aud
pfivatious OF tue women aud children
who spent tue wintcr 81 lsi7.i5
In the valley. He could not
express his gratitude 10 the Lord
for the abundant crops and golden
flcldg OF today. The speaker suygealed
the organization OF Pioneer society In
which should DO enrolled not only tue
las souls who lel the van 10 the valley
under the immediate leadership VI
PRECEDENT Brigham Young, Tut also
thOie who followed them few months
later, and even the companies who
migrated hither Ia the Year, lsis, 1913
anu 1860, all OF whom were Pioneers IA
the tfueut ecusc VI that wUri. Prpsi-
dent Cannon closed his remarks by h..
yOking the blessings OF the Lord upon
the Pioneers aud all the people.
Elder John Y. Smith, who had
crossed the plains with haudcArlf, sang
the Old.tlme handoart song oommenc.
ing with aye Saints wuo dwell on
Euroge's ahofus.n Alter which Elder
Thomas D0bsOn entertained the 90,
eembly for few moments by dane
ing the Fishers hornpipe % music
produced by the six survivors OF d
quadrllls band which figured promi'
nently w social circles Ia Salt Lake
CITY IS years ago.
Regarding this dance, " may h
stated that n "A lime when the hand
cart company OF which Brother Dot.
son was member were almost over
come by cold aud hunger and fatigue,
and were on the verge u despair In
the face VI what scented almost certain
death, low OF the younger aud more
robust ones, who were seeking 10 70,
yiye the spirits OF the other, pulled oui
the endgaie OF wagon, aud throwing
It down asked Brother D0bsOn n D.,
would dance for them. Although
Brother Dobson had both feet frozen
aud was suffering greatly, be cheer
fully compiled with the dance givor
10y nim at Shltair The company wal
aroused 90 new hope AMI energy, anu
relief soon reached thom ffom TIA,
valley.
Those who played IN Ia,
band at Saltalr for Brother Dot
sons dance were, Phil Margo!t
who came % Uah Ia 1850, Harrison
sporry, 'i1er, Ebenuzer Beeslcy
who emigraloi TO the valley IN 1863
Hop. q. Fender, Of the 1850 om gra.
, ton, and VIM. n. Foster and Joehul
Midgley, both Of whom FIRST ssw Utat
In lsb2,
Now followed half an hours inter
niissiOn, during which the Ploueeri
and few other specially invited
gues.e were treated 10 sumptuOul
dinner spread on large table ON th,
lower floor Of the building. Ptesiden
, George q. Cannon and other men o.
, | prominence, on token Of high esteem
Tor tho aged veterans, dld waiting
service at the tables,
Dinner being over, the Pioneers wer,
once more escorted 10 tho upper door
whore they anu their iTlonds engaged
In a good Old.time dance, IN which IN,
figures from the old-fNshi0nod cOtll
, Hons were introduced anu execute,
= with that precision anu vim which wer'
4 cnai Aoivrlslio OF the gooA days gone
by.
The whole proceedings were CLOSED
by the vast assembly giving three
: hearty cheers for the Pioneers. Ina
young Utah appreciates gray hairs an,
rxpsrIsnce, and understands how 4
honor old age, WIS clearly demon
. sttnted throughout tho entire proceed
inps Of the day, aud tue Pi0uoer
h emielyef, approaching the honOr
bestowed upon them, were nlmOs
uysrtona by their ceilings,
owing 10 the lack OF lime a mofl
+, l,rous cticsl os'ny composed for TN
oeensIo BY SiHtr Elizabeth ID
Roun.y Of the Sixteenth ward, 81
LIE SlLy, was not fraJ, nor WIS Z
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