The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-01
PIONEER JUBILEE.
COmmemurati0n of the Arrival
 of the Pioneers of 1S47.
Especial leorrespondence

25o ger Jubilee to be hai6 in this ci,y , ffa co 9 will Je the presence oI near, ! 1000 Of the mostdistii pQishei men fro ID all of the twenty four States and Terri tories west of the Mississippi river. They are the members of the Trans Mississippi Congress which will con vene here on July I4th and remain in session one week. The members of the Congress are themselves pioneer in the | building and civilization of the West, and because of their experiences will enter with zest into the occasion. The members of the Congress, including Hon. William J. Bryan, who IS it's president, will remain over for the cele- brstion and will be given most hospi- table welcome by the people. Arrange ments are already being made for their entertainment on 8 most elaborate scale.
 PRIZE FOR PIONEER POEM.
 One hundred dollors is offered by the Commission as prize for the best poem on the pioneer or the Pioneer Jubilee The poem is to consist of not more than 100 nor fewer than 50 lines. All com petitions are to be forwarded to the sec. retary of the Commission not later than June 10th, and each competitor is to sign his contribution with 8 nom de plume and forward his real name en- closed in a separate envelope. Hon. c c. Goodwin of the Tribune, Alfales Young of the Herald, and John Q.Can- non of the News will act as judges. and the competition will be limited to Utah poets.
 THE JUBILEE CONCERTS.
 Professor Evan Stevens. the director of the great Tabernacle choir, and the most eminent musical composer Tn the west, will have charge of the concerts and band contests to be given in the tabernacle during Jubilee week, These concerts will be arranged for on the grandest scale ever devised in the west. l. is expected that every band in Utah will enier tfe cont t1 voc .t1-,- ,u Sc concerts not less than .UcJ voices. and possibly POGO, will participate. One thousand children are being trained to sing national airs by Professor Bassett for Children's day. and 1O,OCO pubic school children will take part Tn that event.
 VALUABLE PIONEER DATA.
 Interesting data relative to the plo- nee1s and members of the Mormon bat talion, who have thus far reported to the commission, has been compiled.
 One hundred and ffty-two men and boys, and 122 women and girls, have re- ported. Their average age is 66 years. and the total of their ages IS l6.99I years. Eighteen were born in the month of January, 26 in February, 3Oln March, 17 in A Til. 24 iii May, F in June, 2l in July, 10 in August, 20 in September, 20 Tn October, F in November. and 26 in December.
 One was born in 1902, in 1906, in 1907, 2 Tn 1Sl0, in 1S1l 2 in 1872, in 1913. 2 in 1874, Tn 1915. in 1916, 3 in 1877, in ISIS, in 1879. in 1920, 10 in l82l, 2 in 1922, 6 in 1925, in 1924. in 1925, $ in 1926. 10 in 1927. 10 in 1928, s in 1929 5 Tn 1880, g in 1881. II in 1882, 8 in 1883, II in 1884, 10 in 1885. in 1886, 6 in 1887, II in 1888. 8 in 1889, 5 in 1S4O, 7 in l84l, 6 Tn I642, s in lS43, 8 in l844. 10 in 1845.
 Their nativity is as follows Ireland, l; Norway, :; Canada, l7; England, l9; Arkansas, 1; Michigan, l: New Hamp- shire. l; Rhode Island, l; Tennessee, I; North Carolina. ?; South Carolina, 2; Maine. 2; Mississippi, 3; New Jersey, 8; i; Vermont, 4, Connecticut, 5; Alabama, 6; Missouri. II; Iowa, IF; Kentucky, 13; Pennsylvania, II; I di- ana, If; Massachusetts, Y; Ohio, IS; New York, 38; Illinois, 39
 Tha companies thev came in and the number in each were as follows Pres ident Brigham Young's company, l9 Jedediah II. Grants company. 52; Ed ward Hunters company, 22; John TaT- lor's company, 9; Daniel Spencer's 5l; A. 0. Shoots company, 36; Farley P. Pratt's company, g; Chas. c. Rich's company. ?; Mormon bat talion (under James Brown), 31.