The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-05
PARK CITYs' CELEBRATION.
Day Given Over to Festivities-Par-
ade a Record Breaker.


Park City, July Park City's cele-
bration began officially this morning
at 10 o'clock when the parade moved,
but from the bOmbardment which has
been carried on for the past three days
one would think that the celebration
has been Of three days duration.
With daybreak the drum corps under
the leadership Of Rev. q. L. Cook,
paraded the streets of town playing
reveilles and Succeeded in waking the
population.
At 10 O'Clock. the parade started from
the north end Of Main street and went
up Park avenue, then back down Main
to Fifth street, from which point q
counter march was made 10 the stand
where the exercises were held. A
choir under the direction of Mrs. g
r Goist sang several selections dur
ing the exercises which were very
appropriate and were received well 10y
the audience. Besides the music the
programme consisted OF the usual
reading OF the Declaration of hide
pendence and speech making.
Following the programme, Master OF
Ceremonies Wilson announced the
winners Of the parade prizes. The purse
OF SO for the lodge having the most
unique show in the parade was won
by Park Lodge No. 134. i. z. O. Z. If.
Roy Mercantile company took the
prize for best decorated single con-
VeyanCe, and several other minor
prizes were awarded
The fire department contest was won
by the Second ward company. After
this an adjournment was taken until
p. m, when the sports were con-
tinued and prizes for athletic contests
aggregating S1e5.00 were distributed.
The day closed with a grand display
of fireworks from Mount Masonic. The
usual grand ball. too. was a feature.
a
Nlded and the great crowd present
thoroughly enjoyed the affair.
\ feature of the parade was the
number Of children in the line Of
march. The committee advertised that
20 each child taking part in the parade
a ticket good for candy at any store
IN town would be given and in this
way something near 1000 children
were in line
on the whole the days celebration
was one of the most enjoyable affair
OF the kind ever had in Park.
4 special meeting OF No. 734 Lodge
3. P O. EIks viii be held this evening
TO dispose OF the prize money won in
tOdays parade The lodge appeared
in the parade in straw hats. busters
and carried purple and Wkjte UNI
brellas. The entire line of Elks were
guided by a streamer Of purple ribbon
on one side and white ribbon on the
decision Of the judges that the lodge
presented the best appearance in the
parade.
Some people who grew too demon
stratiye I'm their patriotism and fred
giant powder on one of the streets
here VIII as soon as located. be pre-
sented with bill for broken windows,
as the shock OF the powder had TIE e6-
feet of shaking the glass out Of sew
eral nearby windows.
The mines of the town have been
closed for the past two days and the
crowds in town are trying the restaur-
ants and hotels TO their utmost capa-
city.
Marshall McDonough has several
extra policemen on today in anticipa-
ton of any over celebration.
Reginald Wallace came up from Salt
Lake today.
Miss Hennesy came Up from the
metropolis TO spend Independence day
~ Park City.
Y c. W. Snyder spent the day in town
Roy Hughes has been In Park for
several days on mining business.
Miss n johnson came up from Zion
TO spend the day.
Miss Matte Richardson Of Salt Lake
IS in town
Miss Isabella Grant went to Salt
Lake yesterday afternoon
George Kervine Is spending the day
in town.
Sever al parties went to the Provo
river today and spent the day in
picnicing-
Several Of the stockholders spent
yesterday in examining the New York
Bonanza mine.