The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-05
I R AV ELIN &
MEN ENJOY
PROVO

III GTOFO ana lu3 peOpiS VI lIdb SAeS
are outdoing themselves IN the cor
dial treatment OF the genial travel
erS and their wives.
The ogden contingent left here by
q Rio Grande SPECIAL at go Monday
morning and on board was an ogden
band with several hundred passen-
gers. AT Salt Lake the local council
was loaded into another special and
the two were made into one and pull
sd out at $50 a. m. AS a special
compliment to the head officials OF the
order, as well as Governor William
Spry, who was the honored guest OF
the day, the car Wasatch OF General
Superintendent ]. G. DALEY, was. at
cached TO the rear OF the train and
filled with the merry party.
Ali tho travellers wore hat bands and
carried umbrellas OF the blue. white
and yellow. White trousers complete
ed The fetching costume. The Cover
nor. Secretary Calne. |. A. Benton, OF
the Rio Grande. and d. r. Gray, OF
the Hartman lines. with newspaper
men and others In the local crowd,
were decorated with the gaudy tri-
color which formed bright array
OF talent for dress parade through
the garden city. The high school
band under l.. P. Christensen occu-
pied car
Another car was filled with tho
pretty girls and lusty-yoiced boys of
the newly organized opera company,
which gave the college musical play,
AT Bellevue" Monday evening. These
young people greatly helped to en-
liyen the Trip OF those on the biG
special which pulled Into Provo on
Anne
Beauty and Animation.
What a scene of beauty and ami
nation presented Itself to those who
a1ghted from the train. The whole
town seemed TO have concentrated
itself at the station and the View was
one worth looking at Academy ave
nue.. that noted thoroughfare that
runs from the lake to the mountains,
was all bedecked in the three colors
OF the order. Each center pole in the
business districts held a cross pieco
from which was draped the bunting
on each side. The same effect was
noticed on the poles along the side
walks so the parade was through an
avenue Of blue, white and yellow with
the background Of Provo's splendid
scenery.
George A. StorTs was marshal of
the day and bis aides were G. H.
Wright. L. b. Hampton. G. A. Rogers,
Jesse NJ Harmon, George M. Smoot,
w. o. Br.dgman and Theodore w.
Whiteley. Also assisting were twenty
mounted men of Provo who kept the
streets open and handled the crowd.
AS soon as tho train of fourteen
coaches was emptied the parade was
formed at the Rio Grande station. The
order was carried out as follows:
Marshal and aides, Provo brass
band, Provo Commercial club, whose
members wore snow white outing
shirts and black trousers; automo-
biles for distinguished guests. mem
bers of the ladies' auxiliary. and 9TH
ers. In the first automobile. which
was driven by J. VIII Knight, were
Governor Spry. Senior Counc lor W. r.
Williams OF the u. C T.: William NJ
Roylance. president of the Provo COM
mercial club, and United States Sen
ator Smoot. The second automobile
carried Mayor Ray. the smiling boost
er OF Provo; Secretary Joseph f.
Caine of the Salt Lake Commercial
club and George w. Goddard, chair
man OF the executive committee II. c.
T. About fifty automobiles followed
The Salt Lake high school band
headed the Salt Lake crowd The
Ogden band was with the Ogden del
egation and the Parker show band
was the fourth musical organization.
interesting Feature.
An interesting feature was the au-
tomobile conveying the queen OF the
carnival She was Miss Lapreale
Dunn and her maids of honor were
Miss Floss Dunn and Miss Ruth Mat
ley. This automobile was beautiful
ly decorated. and all the others car
rIed the prevailing three colors.
The big Parker show sent many of
its features, and OF course. the CALI
ope was there with a full head OF
steam. Floats were in great number
and represented every live wire in
the business directory of Provo. The
wagons were splendidly decorated
and made a distinct hit Quite nov
city was an immense traction engine
moving under Its own steam power.
1t is capable OF hauling n couple OF
wagons and a whole threshing outfit.
but its load Monday was a miniature
farm wagon built like a real one and
occupied by an elght.year.old child.
One automobile contained the Off
GERS of the Ladies' auxiliary, Salt
Lake No. 81. They were Mrs C. C
Sloan, president; Mrs. w. r. VIII.
liams first vice president; Mrs. J. Fl.
Saxman, second vice president; Mrs.
G. K OFT. secretary and treasurer;
Mrs A l.. Steele. corresponding sec
retary.
The parade passed through streets
lined with people, and cheers were
given the queen. the governor and
the officials of the order. At the cor.
ner of Academy avenue and Center
street stand had been erected and
here the parade came to an end and
the exercises began. Preston G.. Pet,
erson. chairman of the Provo execu-
tive committee. was in charge and.
after explaining the objects of the
two days session, he called ,,pon
President William C. Roylance OF the J
Commercial club, head OF the oreeni- |
Zation that had originated the outing |
and would make the program a sue |
cess. Mr.. Roylance said that Provo |
was going TO show the visitors the |
time of their lives. Everything was |
open to them and citizens, one and
all. were proud to have the travellers |
among them for the noteworthy out
ing.