Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27
Sons and Daughters Commemorate
Work of the Pioneers.
POETRY, SONG AND oRATORY



Spanish Fork. June 25.--About
twenty-five OF the pioneers and fully
800 OF their sons and daughters. met
here today 70 celebrate the achieve
mcnta and triumphs OF that historic
band which, during that nineteenth
century exodus. performed such heroic
acts OF true devotional zeal OF religious
duty and patriotic excellence as TO
cause mon OF this day 20 marvel. Won
der and appreciate
Long before 10 o'clock n. IN. the
streets were throngcd with people, We.
hlelcg from surrounding settlements
came wheeling into town. display u
ilnFg on huEinoas ana private houses
Wctc abundant and greetlngs and
mana .shnkinFa were general and inspir-
INK soon tho pavilion. capable of hold
ing 1900 people. was literally filled.
while all around the easement score.
N people crowded forward TO listen tn
the dcvnut prayer. the sweet music and
the Houl-inHpifinr story In song, poetry
and ufntory, % those who laid tho
foundations OF our own Utah under
circumstances ana conditions that now
seem appalling.
n the spirits u the dead participate
IN the Affairs % men. then surely the
shades of brigham, a. Hchcr. N Iede-
dluh. NJ Woodruff. N SmOot and r. host
OF others must have reiolced this day
10 witnessing the noble and pure cn-
thusinsm NJ their descendants honUrlug
with earnest zeal the unaclnHh, hazard
Gus, but triumphant work .of their
fathers and mother. and nt the same
time glnrifyinF God In rcyenunl nc-
acknowledgements NJ His guiding ana pro-
tccting hand during those dark days
N peril ana trial which brought forth
traits 70 manhood and womnnhood un-
eNcollcd IN the annals of the worlds
history.
Although the audience regretted the
absence 81 President Snow and other
high Church dignitnriea whom they ard
entity expected yet their anticipation
m grand time was fully realized by
the perfect rendition u nm amended
program prepared by the committee,
nt whose head stands the energetic
nnd magnetic Reed Smuot " the Utah
stake presidency Much OF the success
m the program o. due To hia able
planning and 10 that subtle something
he hna ~ causing others 20 joyfully
unite with him 60 make Of undertake
lngH r. success.
several spcrohes were delivered dur
ing the forenoon ana afternoon acs-
Hlons. notable among them were those
NJ Apostle Woodruff, Prof Brlmhnll ~
the -. Y. A.. Judge Booth. Pioneers
Walker. Thomas and Jones. IN lndyl.
and M Inspiring az nnv the biography
N Apostle George 4. Smith by one %
his daughters. touchinRly given amidst
suppressed tonrH Mention must be
mpdo N Mayor Argylo's cordial and
woll-dollvcrcd address u welcome,
which fully expressed In words what
the grooming tables fully and practl-
cnllv illustrated during the recess
hours ~ noon. when q sumptuOua re-
past was spread under the very able
management Of SIR. Leo Bradford ana
host m handsome danes, and very
pretty girls
or course Boshard and pync Bros,
dld most Of the singing and 70 was de-
llghiful mo- was also the music given
By the Smith BrdH,
must not forget Miss Pike NJ Provo
whose poctlonl talent and recltlnF nbll-
lty are now notable. The young lady
comnoaod and recltcd nnthctlcnllv tho
touching Incidents In the great drama
~ a.
purlnr the evening old and young
Joined iu tho merry dance and the
sweet pleasure ~ the social chat
Next year the Sons and Daughters
M the Pioneers VIII celebrate AZ Pleas
ant Grove whore they viii be mot with
the same ronoroug spirit that has ever
beon characteristic ~ the good people
Of Spanish Fork