Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-25
JUAREZ, MEXICO.
Independence Day Periodically Celebrated
by the Mormon Coionists.

Special Correspondence.
Colonla Juarcz Mexico. gopt. IL
Yesterday. the 18th inst. was celebrated
10 this place the Anniversary OF Mexican
Independence. The firing Of artillery
and music by the broaa band greeted
the hoistlng % the national nng I'd sun.
rice, and 90 "a. IN. the people ns-am.
hIod AZ the park whore. beneath lta
Giant trvUa. a. procession was formed
To the following order under direction
~ %. T. Brown. marshal 90 the day.
First, band, second. guddsaH OF liberty.
Mise Esther tOUmha. assisted bY Misses
Anna WINS and Hattie Davis. ROBBED
ln red, white and Eroon, mounted on
horseback. third. twenty-five young iu-
dice IN white. each representing % state
Doc the republic. the name Of which wus
"mhlnannni ON broad scarf ~ rol.
white ana green worn across the hr0l.t.
Theee ana the goddess ~ liberty were
each side " the procession. fourth.
about 300 sunday school children came
uoxtY dressed ns dnintlly na loving
mothorH aud slstcfp could array thom
MN. dlguitlrieH OF the city. and Citl.
zcno ON foot ana In carriages
Travcruirr "a Few strytta. the pro-
ccealou reached the academy which
was beautifully decorated and wla
nNci To- Co. fun 0up1Clty when seated.
the GOODIES OF liberty and her uiIa. the
twenty young ladies' in their baHu-
uful costumes ranged on either hand.
amid the decorative dfapgry presented
beautiful scene. The names ~ thDsa
young ladies were: Elilcc wilson. Mu.
bel Allen. Mabel Stevens. Elllge Bent.
Icy, Eta Davis, Melissa Stevens. Fanny
Clnyaon. Florence tviuu. Jessie Wall,
Estelln Spillshury, Barbara bailey. Eu-
Gle R"dd. Anna Huucll, LlzzlD nurr,ll.
Anna Harris. Alice Hawkins. Laura
ALI o.. D.. d o 10
Maud Taylor Nora Taylor, sarah
splllahury. Maggie Holt, Molly Allen
and Gertrude StoWgll
After singing by tho choir and prayer
by Chaplain Henry EyrluE. senior a. a.
SAM, orator Of the day. road the Act
of Independence which was cho.rol
with "viNuH' given three timer throo.
and mono were more enthusiastic In
their "vivns' than tho Mcxicnna who
were present In Eoodly numbers. Next
followed music hy tho band
Senior SANE then made an eloquent nd-
droea, which was generously uppltuded
from timo 90 time. after which the
band played the national anthem. dur
inF which the audience ross and Otuul
uncovered. In its honor. az IL the Mex
lean custom.
Miles a. Romnoy followed 90 an able
uddroeH which was Wen received. HH was
u speech In Spanish by Miss Melissa
stevens, which was nuplnuuoi Co tho
echo. ana was In truth a remarkable
EFFORT Tor one Ho young. II was greeted
with delight by the MuVicnns especially.
como Of whom came forward and "f-
fualvoly congratulated her pr'-idvnt
Wins delivered a mastery uddrce7. nrat
IN English, then In spanish. and then
followed the musical gcm ~ the occa-
rlon-the rendition In Spanish 81 the
national anthem, by Mrs n T. bentley.
Mrs. T. a. ClnyHon. ana Misses f.illlnn
lfawa ana Ncllio HURLEY. assisted by
the representatives OF Mexican states.
10 wnH enthusiastically received. A.
thoro "ladlys and maidsnH fair stood
before the audience rohcd In white
adorned with the beautiful ecarfs In tho
national colora. and framed iu by the
theatre prusccuium they presented "a
picture very beautiful and fair to sco,
The afternoon was given 60 "a dance
FOR the children. out Of door sports az
the plaza, ana n grand ball I'm the cvon-
ing. The band diHc0ufved excellent
murlc between each number in tho
program, ana added much 10 the enjoy
mcnt 81 all. Nothing occurred 10 mar
the poacc-not an unacomly or angry
word OF act disturbed In any way thls
the finest celebration Of Mexican indie
pcndcnco We have ever had IN this colo
ny,