The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-25

from the by a wide umbrella Miss
Cora Hardcas1e posed as the Utah
Girl" and her maids of honor were lit
tie Misses Valoy Bateman and Mabel
Charter.
Tho most ella borately decorated float in
the parade was that of the Goddess of
Liberty. Miss Maud Parmalee took the
part OF the goddess Her maids of honor
We're Misses Nj ollie Lindell. Edith Harri-
son, Hazel Stewart and Sadie briggs.
Grouped about these central figures were
forty-six little. girls, each representing
state.
Then there were the Granite float
and vehicles decorated by c. j. Schmidt,
C. c.. Grape, Jensen & Kuhne, Lars Mon
son, Arthur Gushing and others
The exercises of the day followed the
parade Bishop Kuhre was master of GER
emonies After several musical selections
by the Sandy City band. Mayor w. W.
Wilson made the address OF welcome. IN
which he babe those assembled to have
good time, but TO cherish memory Tor
the hardy pioreers of Utah whose cour-
age and whose toll had made the DAY
celebration pos sdble.
Orator of Day introduced.
Miss Emilia Erickson sang soprano
solo. and Their the orator of the day.
Julius C. Schmidt. was introduced Mr..
Schmidt said:
throughout the year there are many
days on which we celebrate the anniver-
saries of noted men, such days as the
18th and 22d days of February and others,
but il is today with hearts filled WIN
true, loyal Am erican patriotism that we
are gathered here to celebrate the sixty
first anniversary of that glorious ahd
renowned day, known 10 all as Ploneer
day, known to all as that triumphant udy
of rejoicing which marked for the plon-
GERS the close of a most wonderful, ao-
mirable, long journey.
THE pioneers, and who were they
IT. NAlA NJ after
severe struggle for the first time prepared
the way entered and settled this now
most beautiful valley.
These people were the first members
of the Mormon church, organized Dy 10,
seph Smith. For some time they HVed
at the city of Nauvoo. But here IL was
impossible for them to live In peace, as
their lives were in danger, being repeat
eddy threatened by enemies OF TINS cnurcI,.
ION the 9th day of June 1914, Joseph
Smith their leader was martyreu.
| This caused great grief among these peo-
| pie for there was no man they loved pet
( ter Aug 81 of the same year Brigham
| Young, a refined and well-educated man
was elected lieutenant general OF the Nau-
WOO legion.
Illinois. in a letter to Brigham Young. ad'
vised him to migrate with his followers
| to California, stating that they coulo
| there establish an independent govern,
ment of their own, subject to the laws OF
the nations only.
| Resolved to Move.
| Toward the close Of the year 1915 Brig
| ham Young and the leaders in councl
| resolved to move at once and seek an
| other home in the valleys OF the RockN
| mountains They must seek refuge VIII
the children of the forest, and as foi
| humanity, they must seek it from tn'
! Indians of the plains. for they now wer'
being driven ont of Illinois.
| ssIIa,rino sold their farms and all other
| property they commenced to cross TN
! Mississippi river, Feb. 4, 1916. Brlghan
Young was elected president over al
camps on March q. 1t was now that tI'
pioneers really began to suffer hardshlps
| Some of the families had provisions
others were quite destitute During TIT
! month of February the camps had tray
eled about 100 rallies. The roads were al
most impossible. and the people suffered
much from exposure and cold, IL Delhs
| AT times 90 degrees below zero
| part of the main body of the CAM
| arrived near the Mississippi river jun
IA 1916. where a large ferryboat wal
built - 1000,
Having crossed the river they cam pc
n few miles above where Omaha ma
since been built at a point named WIN
| ter Quarters Here Brigham Young lal'
out streets and blocks upon which numer
Gus comfortable log houses were 500
! erected planned to the utmost Tor com
fort and well-heing of the people durlni
| their STAY there. He also had 10 max
| treaties with the different indian trlpe
surrounding their settlements, Doth on IN
east and west side of the missouri s.
80 tbev might live In peace togethe
and so contribute to each others happi
at was here that the pioneers got reaa
for their long Journey TO the ROCKY noun
tains to take place the IoiloWin t SPIN pm,
! The first move which marked the pegIil
1ins ~ the pioueers' final journey to tn