Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-31
AT THE RESORTS.

The Moving Picture show-Thou-
sands Of people witnessed the first
exhibits of Groesbeck q Socum s
/ moving pictures al Saltalr pavilion
yesterday afternoon aud evening See
America First includes a portrayal
90 photographs OF hundreds OF the
Irettlest and most interesting OF the
scenic features ~ all the west
Scenes from the San Francisco fire
are most graphic, and remind The au-
dit0rs that the terrors Of that catastro-
pine were scarcely described htungly
iu print A Night iu Wonderland, %
wherein Prof Siocum gives D number
showed that n Is master hand ~
This science. The effects were height
cucd by the settings provided for this
Fart 0f the program which were
throughout accepted with applause.
There W.ll be- changes OF programs
daily during tho week that these en-
tertaincrs remain at the pavilion.
lagoon--Ten years ago tomorrow
the first excursion trains made their
way over the Bamberger road 10 La
coon. and the nrst bag of popcorn was
sold within the grounds Of what Is
now known as the Davis county resort.
The Fraternll brotherhood IL at
Lagoon this afternoon.
Tomorrow there viii be open house
al Lagoon iu honor OF the event EX-
curslo1s will be run from ogden and
salt Lake. and a big program Of
sports and other entertainment will
be crowded into the day At y. m.
Bouutiful aud Pennington will settle
the vcNed question Of the Davis county
championship. a special train running
from Bountiful al ~ o'clock 90 take
the crowd up. AZ 4:30 o'clock ogden
VIII face salt Lake for what Nill he
The final game these Two teams viii
ever indulge in Il seems. other
sports with the prizes offered 10 VIM
ucrs are as follows:
Tug ~ wSr-prize, one case Of beer
l00-yard dash open for an men
Box Of cigars.
l0o-yard dash, unmarried Womcn--
Five pound box 81 candy
Boys rsCe--Onc case cocoa cola
Girls race-Flyc- pound box candy
Sack race--one ease ginger alU
Race for married W1m'D- Five
pound box VI candy.
Broad jump-Onf dollar iU mcr'
chaudise.
Boat race Five dollar hat
Bowling contest Mems high score,
box Of cigars. NoWers hch score
nvc- pound box n candy
Largest family ou grouuds-Fltty
bread tickets.
To mother Of prottles, baby-Flye-
pound box II candy
Oldest completes ~ root beer.
Couple married longcst--rwo cases
OF coffee ard can Of baking powder
The first home rum iu either ball
game will cuiltl, the batter 90 a case
of beer. There wifi be several addi-
lions 10 the list Of prizes and The wo-
men visitors Sill each receive
souvenir
Saltalr-Y,sterday was Ladies day
90 Saltair. and it proved 10 be one ~
the biggest days Of the summer season.
Of course there we're men there. but
the ladies we're guests OF tho resort, and
they seemed % enjoy matters TO the
fullest extent.
one feature Of tho day was The bath
ing. and the way it vas handled bv
the resort management y now system
OF recruiting keys vas employed II
was 20 station "a man for every hun
dred rooms along The bathing pavilion
and hold him responsible Tor the keys
used IN that section. The men encoun-
tered many strange conditions. and
when cornered with pockets fun OF
keys several frequent bathers had a
good time trying 10 folly the men
out Of taking them Some fclt nsulted
that their right 10 keen a collection II
keys should be questioned. but in deliv-
ering the rooms TO bsthers Immediately
after they became vacant. the system
worked better than that heretofore en-
p.oyed Of leaving the keys ~ the doors
and trying 10 return them 10 the main
bath department Offices.