Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20
FOUNDERS WEEK
CELEBRATION AT MANTI
Elaborate Preparations for Entertain
mcnt OF Pioneers In Honor OF
Sixticth Anniversary.
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MANTI Nov. lg.--PreparatiOus are
about completed for the celebration OF
founders week. which commences
here on Monday. Nov. %. The week
viii be given over to general festivity
to commemorate the founding OK the
city OF Manti just 20 years ago, when
party of about 90 families took UP their
winter quarters on the south side of the
hin where the beautiful Manu temple
now stands.
FOR weeks the various committees
which have had the details ~ charge
have been working most assiduously so
as TO make every feature OF the celc-
bratiun a grand success. No eiort mas
been spared Co. make this the grand
home coming week for every one VINO
has ever lived in Manu. The invitation
extended 70 old timers to again visit
Manu has met with "A very general
response of acceptance, and II is eN-
pected that the city viii be crowded
with pioneers and their descendants
who will come to take part In the gem
eral festivities. All will be made well
come and all citizens will vie with
each other I'm the entertainment given
the visitors.
i. II. Hornung, who has had the mat
ter of securing railroad rates IN hand,
announces that there will be one
fare rate for the round trip from all
points within the state to Manti and re-
turn. Tickets on sale Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, Nov. 81 Y and ~, good
10 return until saturday, Nov. p. 4
reception committee, consisting OF the
mayor. city council and other prom
inent citizens win meet all trains.
The pioneers. upon arriving, VIII De
escorted TO the domestic science rooms
an the high school building, where they
will be served with refreshments,
thence they will be taken TO the coun-
eli house. where they will register and
be assigned their place TO stop while
in the city. Every pioneer VIII be CIV
en- a badge, which win entiue him 70
free admission to all attractions aif
festivities.
The three-days' celebration will be d.
vided as follows:
Monday. November 22-Home coming
day, assignments, renewing old ae-
Quaintances. winding up WIN a SIAuu
concert at night.
Tuesday. Noverber 2S-Pioneer day
this day will be given over to series
Of entertainments and amusements, A
BANQUET will be given the pioneers dur
ing the afternoon at the Manu opera
house.
Wednesday, November Ex-Governor
uAA. lflt EUNtA1Abl anu HaANf NAN
here and addresses VIII be delivered at
the tabernacle by the governor. ID. III.
Christensen. principal OF the salt Lake
City schools, and A. G. Nelson, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. win
also speak at this time. A dramatiza-
ton OF the early history Of Manti viii
be given at the opera house in the af-
ternoon. A dancing party concludes
the DAY.
To accentuate the demonstrations OF
welcome TO be given the city's guests
on home coming week, preparations
are being made to deliberately decorate
the city. All business houses as well
as residences will be decorated In the
national colorS. Lettering in colored
lights and otherwise win be strung
across Main and Depot streets. welcom-
ing the pioneers and other visitors to
the city. The tabernacle will be decor
ated in a very unique manner with
bear skins. buffalo robes. Indian blank
cts and other things in this line. The
committee on relics has gathered to-
gether a collection OF old firearms.
wooden shoes. spinning wheels OK yokes.
etc. which will be on exhibition during
the celebration.