Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-01
TO HELP THE JUBILEE.
Public Meeting 10 be Held at the
iheaier Tonight-GoOd Speaking,
Music and Good Time.

A public Meeting will be held under
the auspices OF the Pioneer Jubilee
commission In the Salt Lsks Theater
this evening. 1t 10 not for the purpose
Of soliciting funds Tor the celebration.
Not . person present will be asked to
contribute one cont. 1t will be an
information meeting. The commits
sion, after six months of energetic
work, believes that the time has ar.
rived when It should take the public
into its confidence. 1t proposes,
through its' chairman, and Judge Col
born, chairman OF the finance com.
mittee, to make u detailed statement
Of the work accomplished thus far, OF
the plans formulated for the conduct OF
the celebration, OF the amount OF
money subscribed and the dispo-
sition that has been and will
oe made of 1t. Ia this way the people
OF this city will gain an insight into
what Will undoubtedly be the, grand.
est celebration ever given In the West.
The members OF the commission are
proud OF their work and like faithful
stewards are willing to render an &C.
count to the people whose servants
they are. Governor Wells, who will
preside, III on. john Henry Smith, Hon.
o. w. Powers anu Hon. B.H. Roberts
will speak. Hon. John Ii. Smith
will dwell upon the Importance OF the
celebration to the State and the lessons
Il will teach to the rising generation;
Hon. b. III. Roberts viii have for his
theme the struggles and trials OF the
Pioneers, and Judge Powers will dc.
vote his time to u general discussion
OF the iubilen. There will be singing
by the Harmony club and the coioreu
jubilee qusrtette and music by the
Fort Douglas military band, which
has kindly volunteered for the occn-
sion. In the afternoon Held's military
band, which has also volunteered, will
paraue the streets and render concert
music at the principal corners In the
business district.
Ii will be one Of the most interesting
meetings ever held In this city and the
commission expects an outpouring Of
the represe tauve people of the city.
The details OF the meeting were ar
ranged at last nights session OF the
Pioneer jubilee Commission. Chair
man ClawsoD, Mira. George Y. Wal
lace, Miss Cora Hooper and Messrs.
Colborn, Morilz, Rognon, smoot.
Whitney and J. ID. Spencer were
present.
The first entertainment for the beng
ft OF the jubilee fund will be given At
the Salt Lake TheRter on or about
June lllh. 1t has been rendered by
members OF tho colored population OF
the city and they are already engaged
in rehenrsing for the entertainment,
which Will have the distinctive title
OF "Blsck America" Many OF the
performers belong TO the Twenty
| fourth regiment and in their special
ties are starr. The program will con.
| sist OF regulation minstrel first part,
ollowed by an clio, and concluding
with genuine cake walk, modelled
on old Southern iinss, In which forty
| or more couples will compete. The
| stage direction anu management are
In competent hands aud tho performs
ance promises to be one OF the most
mirth provokinR character.
The IiTst sugar plant in Utah will
be represented by n float in the
| paraues.
II The commission desires to have
hand carts in the psrades 1t will have
to make them, as there 10 not, 80 far
as Is now known, one lett OF the
many that were pushed across tae
| Plains.
The committee on am Hsements have
Engaged Beck's bicycle grounds Tor
jubilee week. A wild west show,
b cycle rsces, base ball ana football
gsmes, etc., given unler the dire elton
OF the commlssion.swil be among the
ATTRACTIONS offered curing the week.
The enthusiastic manner Ia which
the counties OF the Slate are taking
hold OF the Jubilee indicates that the
| county display parade win be the
largest and most interesting ever wit
uessed in tho West.
The Jabilse poem contest closes to.