The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-22

1 IlIO pI OSCAI year, dCG tlltleu lHSLuSSiFeS of their task in Washington yesterday and were cordially received by the Chief Executive. who assured the delegation that if congress was not in session at that time he would certainly be pres ent. This insures the visit, for it is generally known Tn the national capi- tai that congress will adjourn early in July.
 THE INVITATION.
 The invitation to the President reads: | To THE PRESIDENT
 l Your EXcellency-We are come a special com mission, in behalf of and i. the name of the pt ople of Utah-indeed, of the whole inter- mountain country-t0 invite and to urge Your Excellency to visit our State It will be fifty years on the 24th day of next July since the first ban of pioneers entered the valley of Great Salt Lake
 Naked almost, and almost in despair, they blazed the weary trail from the Missouri river to the shore of our dead sea, only to be saluted on their arrival by desert. Such journey, made to find a home amid such desolatlon was never before undertaken.
 For years thereafter their yOkematcs were pow erty and hardship, their lot unceasiEg and poor ly requited toll
 Uneomplainingly, they bore up against their ronfortune; slowly acre by acre was reclaimed from the waste ntl flowers and fruits took the place Of the garments of sage which clothe the desert
 Strong men and delicate women thus wore out their lives The dreams of youth were re pressed; they put aside their early hopes; if songs were in their souls they we e never sung From the rugged path they trod one by one fell out until now only remnant of the band remains. Upon the sacred graves of those pio- neers, on land enriched by their tears, our State foundations have been laid
 In July, in honor of those who still live and of the memories ofthose who have died, jubilee is to be held, a Te Deum sung
 Then the story will be told of h Ow the froWn of desolation was chased away; how the smiles of civil zatiOn were warmed into life in Utah; how the waters of the st: cams, turned aside from their natural channels, gave life to the soil how the desert relentt at last and slnMcs grew on it's savage face thrOugh flowers and golden harvests; how, at the miners summons, the ster- ile mountains opened their adamant.ne doors and brought forth their jeWe els unu Utah be came one of the first Of mining States; how, in the waste, temples to religion. 10 edlcation, to order and 10 law were uireared; how the toilers while subduing he wide ness su5ducd at the same time their own Tred iudices, until, when statehood came, 1t was greeted by people as loving, as loyal. as true and aS devoted to ous free institutions as ever lived
 Will you not, MT. President, accept the invita- tiOn of the whole people of Ut .h and the West? vC1T Ot list bp claims of our jubilee?
 We prom SC you all courtesy, all hospitality we pledge, moreover, that welcomes shall be everywhere-in the sunlight, in the sparkle of the waters of our great inland sea, in the flow ers in the eyes and in the words of our peope, and we believe the visit will add to your pride in our native land and intensity your determin- ation to serve with all faithfulness this great Nation, and, if possible, to give new majesty to her flag
 We have the honor to be, Your Excellency. your most obedieut servants,
 GEORGE Q, CANNON,
 c. ". BARTCH,
 P. H. LANNAN,
 FRANK J. CANNON,
 JOSEPH L. RAwLINs,
 WILLIAM H KING.
 MAGNIFICENT STREET PARADEs. As work in the construction depart ment progresses the magnitude Of the plans for the five great parades becoDgs more apparent. There will be over 100 floats, the greatest number eyer pre- pared for any celebration anywhere in the United States. Each disign has been selected wi.h the greatest care and the result will be the most mag nif1cent street pageantry and spectacu- lar effects ever witnessed Tn the coun- try. Each float will be drawn by from four to eight horses, the outriders will be handsomely costumed and the at tendants, eight for each float, will be dressed to conform to the subject de- lineated on the float. The night par ade, the subject of which is ''The Great Salt Lake-Real and Fanciful," will be Enthusiastically beautiful, end the work shown will be a triumph of the scene painters art.
 THE PIONEERS. To date of the band of pioneers-per- sons who entered the Great Salt Lake By Its Record of remarkable cures Hoods Sarsaparilla has become the one true blood purifier prominently in the public eye. Get only Hoods.