The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-04
WILL CELEBRATE
IN LIBERTY PARK
independence Day to Be OBJ
served Monday in EIabO-.
rate Manner.
CHILDREN TO BE FEATURE
THOUSANDS WILL HAVE PLACES
I'M PARADE.

The chief celebration Of Independ-
ence day in salt Lake will be held
Monday in Liberty park There will
be parades, music, exercises and sports
a comprehensive program has bsen ar
ranged for the day.
The principal participants in the cele-
bratiOn viii be the children Of the Sun
cay schools of Liberty stake. At 9
o'clock these viii assemble at the var
ious wards and, in parade formation,
will march to the north entrance of the
park. Each group viii be led by a
color bearer in the colonial costume,
and representing one of the signers OF
the Declaration Of Independence. In
addition to the large nag at the head
of each company, every child in the
procession viii carry a smaller flag.
Thus. there viii be thousands of way
ing flags.
Parade Through Park.
When. at 10 o'clock, all of the chill
dren shall have arrived at the north
entrance the line Of march will be
formed. This will be headed by a CONF
pany of police officers. The children
viii proceed to the south end of the
park. where they win halt until the
parade of the soldiers and regimental
band from Fort Douglas passes. The
children will then fall in behind the
troopers, of which there viii be ten
companies of the Fifteenth infantry.
This column viii proceed To the band
stand, where the exercises viii be held.
I'm addition to witnessing the parade
and drill OF the soldiers. the children
viii also see the parade of the Sells
FlOto circus The circus pageant viii
leave the ground at Main and Eighth
South streets about 1880 o'clock. ira
versinS the blowing route: From
grounds on Main TO Second South
then east 10 Sixth East, then south on
Sixth East to Liberty park, through
center and around to right on west side
10 northwest gate, thence west on
Ninth South TO circus grounds. This
Will be the first time any circus has
passed within Liberty park. The cages
of the Selis-Floto show win all be open
during this parade. The public is thus
afforded an opportunity of seeing many
of the wild beasts carried by this tent
ed institution The horses will be a
great feature Of the display particu-
larry the Armour grays."
Program of Sports.
At noon there viii be a baseball
game between the superintendent of
the Sunday schools and the Sunday
school board. The following will be the
order OF the day
Invocation, Rev. Herbert z. Hays.
Song. star Spangled Banner" by
the assembly.
Reading d portion of the Declaration
of independence,
Representation of the Signers of the
Declaration of independence by nine
boys i'm colonial costume
Salute the flag, by the assembly.
Solo. My Own L. S."
Chorus by children.
Address. B. s. HinCkley.
Song, America by assembly.
Benediction, President II. J. Cannon.
Prizes for Winners.
There viii be prizes for the winner in
each event Included among the prizes
will be four copies of Leaves Of
Truth" by John p. Meakin, five
pounds chocolates. five more pounds
chocolates. two books. two boys
watches. ono pair beauty pins, one pair
boys suspendars, one girls straw hat
one boys pocket knife, one Child's
bead necklace, So in cash to children's
organization having the largest repre-
sentation, two S. gold pieces for best
representations of Columbia and Uncle
sam
An immense lies viii fly from a new
steel standard siXty-six feet in height
set in cement, an Improvement recent
ly authorized by the city authorities.
In addition to the band from Fort
Douglas. Held's band viii be in attend
ause