The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-25
PIONEER DAY AT PROVO.
One of the Finest Celebrations Ever
Held in Utah County.

Provo, July 24-The Twenty-fourth was
celebrated here with a great deal of en-
thusiasm. People began to gather on the
streets about o'clock and remained pa
tiently for the parade. which took up the
march at $50 O'Clock and was in the fol-
lowing order:
Standard bearer.
Martial band
loaf containing queen, maids of honor,
Education Art Mining" '.Agri-
culture stock raising @IndustTiaI
trades"
Indians on horseback
Mormon Battalion.
Float Pioneer Family Life"
Float, Provo Fort
crossing plains in wagons.
Float Pioneer Family Life
pio6 Hand cart It COMPANY
Fi9Ho pioneers OF 49 TO 81 IN carriages
Hand cart survivors in carriages.
Float, First school"
Black Hawk Veterans.
Pony express
Ploneer boys and girls.
City and church officers in carriages.
Citizens in carriages.
The speakers stand and choir was dec
GRATED with flags, red, green and orange
tthe pioneer cOiOrs) sage brush and sun
flowers: On the stand were seated Pres
ldent of the Day EggertsOn, pioneers and
those taking part in the programme, the
queen and maids of honor forming a beau
tifUl group on the highest elevation of
the stand. immediately in front of the
choir One of the largest audiences ever
IN the tabernacle filled the house.
After selection by the martial band
the juvenile choir, led by Professor Bos-
hard and the audience sang 20, Ye Noun
tainS High
Prayer was offered by Patriarch Jesse
B. Martin.
The choir sang For the Strength of the
J. NJ Jensen. the orator of the day, de-
llVered an interesting address. tracing
briefly the rise and growth of the church
till the exodus from NauVoO and more
infinitely the travels of the pioneers and
their arrival in Salt Lake valley. Their
Hsaf I'D
effort for their religion and for education
were sketched, and life generally in the
valleys till the time Of the move He
closed by "A high tribute to the loyalty of
the people and hope that peace and good
Will might continue. and that the hard
ships of the past would never again be
experienced.
Alma Smith. one of the AZ pioneers. and
other pioneers on the stand, were intro
duced by President Eggertsen and Mr..
Smith spoke briefly of his experiences
Lyman an, Moves. ASSISTED. by the choir
President David John spoke briefly, set
ting forth that the mission of the Mormon
people was to do good and benefit hui
manity and admonfshing the people to
righteousness and the truth would prevail
s s. Jonos, handcart survivor, spoke
briefly in behalf of the hand cart COM
pany survivors. introducing those present,
of whom there were fifteen
Miss Eemma Hoover recited The
Miss Pearl BOren. assisted by the choir,
sang Lovely Zion, Thou Art Our Home,
Captain Joel A. Johnson introduced
General w p Pace and other Indian war
veterans, briefly referring to their labors-
Utah. the Queen of the West" was
sung By the choir.
Mayor ROylance spoke. He asked the
blessings of God upon the pioneers.
T. r. Patten offered a toast humorous
" setting forth the beauties of Utah
John Park. the first white boy born in
Utah county, was introduced and spoke
briefly.
The choir sang In Our Lovely DeSeret."
rer.
In the afternoon a ball game was
played at the west square and a Pioneer
ball was given in the gymnasium hall in
the evening.