The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-16

! determined that i'm all the rosebud gar
den Of girls they would choose and en-
{ throne the fairesU flower. I'm all the
/ great cities of this sovereign state they
found maideus whose charms rivaied
{ the luSJeT of the rising sun, but 1t was
in Provo that they found that maiden
Z ly charms reach their richest fTuitiOn.
Even here the task of making a
choice was difficult They found DiaI s
of beauty rare without number, but
/ they selected YOU, most gracious maJes-
ty as the most beautiful queen in the
Queen City of Utah.
1T is my pleasant duty your inn
perial majesty. to inform you that you
are the choice of the Elks of Utah to
act as the sovereign of an Elkdom as
well as the sovereign of all pearls dur
ing this carnival
Queen LEANS Proclamation.
Queen Leah's first proclamation, fol-
lowing her coronation, was.
My devoted and loyal subjects, it is
With feelings of the deepest emotion
that I acknowledge the honor of being
chosen as queen of ElkdOm and TO rep
resent these faithful and jubilant sub
iects iu the festivities which are about
20 begin.
Cleopatra with the greatest of the
Romans kueeling at her feet could not
have received "a more splendid honor.
The distinction Of being chosen queen
OF an the EIks is one which, while IL
pIeases and HatteTs me greatly, gives
me a feeling of grave responsibility,
since 1 had never expected that be-
neIicent Providence would choose me
as a queen, and consequently have not
been in active training for such an
emergency,
II wish TO state. though that the
catering tribute you have paid me i'm
selecting me as your queen over all the
beautiful bellies of other cities of this
greatest of the iuteTmuuntaln empire
states has led me TO feel very kindly
and beneyOlenJly towards my loyal ana
faithful subjects and 1T is my desire
that you Danish care and SORROW and
ioiu i'm making this the merriest reign
that am empress ever gave 10 the mem
beers of her kingdom
while I may be mOdeSJly permitted
TO state thai some mistake may posi-
bly, have been made i'm selecting me as
the most beautiful girl in Utah. i wish
TO say that the measure OF happiness
of your queen viii be iu the pleasure
of her dear subjects. The keys of au-
thorjy have been turned over to me,
and 20 is my most ardent wish that
during the reign of your queen no re-
strieti0us VIII be placed on You and the
more cheerful ana joyous and happy
Won are during the coming evening,
which gives every indication Of being
a brilliant one. the more happy viii be
the modest monarch whom you have
chosen to rule over the coming fes~
tivities which tie queen hopes and be-
leves viii give YOU the fullest enjoy
rent al laws and restrictions are
now annuIed until the queen shall
have the pleasure of meeting her dear
subjects again at the han Of roses
The queen and her maids Of honor
We're most graCiOusly received, as their
beauty of person and attire fully war
ranted The inauguration was one OF
the most artistic features of the day
Tomorrow's Programme.
The following is a partial programme
for tomorrow:
10 TO H. a. no.. attractions ON the Pike.
10 to u a. In. and 20 4 p. m, the
Queen win hold court on the Pike.
10 o'clock. business meeting at the
opera house.
IL a. M, balloon ascension.
Q ID m miners drilling contest.