Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-22
GOVERNOR SPRY
OPENS WARD FAIR
Beautiful New Church Edifice just
Completed In Second Ward
Decorated for Occasion.

Gov William Spry this afternoon
officlatcd ut the opening of the pig
fair. four days session of which
began in the Second ward amusement
hall today The hall which Is a Por-
ton of the beautiful new church e1i-
nee Just completed by the people OF
the Second ward, was handsomely
decorated, the leading color scheme
being pink and white. with hoSs and
bunting tastefury displayed In different
portions OF the hall. The various Or
ganizations of the ward have been
busy in preparing this fair for some
time past, and the corners of the nall
were occupied by booths of different
kinds, gotten up with the idea of dis
PLAYING the products and hondiWorN
of the people OF the ward IN 'hslr
desire to speed along toward compie-
tlon the handsome new meetingnouSe
for the benefit of which the tair was
planned.
Bishop Hebcr c. Iverson presided at
the opening OF the fair, and introducing
Gov Spry he took occasion to refer
To the work of the people in not only
building the house. but in preparing
the booths and contributing to the
success of the fair. He welcomed Inc
governor and introduced him TO the
large audience, who gave the execu-
tive 6n ovation.
Gov Spry expressed his pleasure at
being present at such an auspiclpuS
occasion He congratulated the peo-
pie of the Second ward on their faita-
fulncss and industry. and said by such
demons trations of industry and perSs-
verance the state had been built up
and brought to its present proud POSI-
.a. at
crnor then declared the fair open and
the program proceeded.
Among the pleasing features or tho
day wsLs a quartet by +. H. Siddoway,
Samuel Winters, John Robinson ana
Andrew Peterson; n farce In one act
entitled The Bull Terrier and the
Baby" the characters being portrayed
by Lena Bell Davis, Hazel White Whl
H Lovesy Archie Cusworth and the
baby and the bull terrier. There were
solos by Margaret Summerhays and Il
H Siddoway. representation OF
north pole tragedy by Eugene Chris
tensen and Ashby Stringham, solo
by little Dorothy Covcy. and conclud-
ing with motion pictures by the lYcr-
Siddowscopc,
Not least among the entertaining
features of the fair was the kangaroo
court presided over by his Monaghan
MiehtIness the Mandarin of DavJosh.
with the accent on the last syllable
In plain United States his Chineseship
is plain Josh Davis, of we'll known
judicial attainments. The first victim
10 be dragged before the awful pres
ence was Gov. Spry, who was arrested
Immediately upon the conclusion OF the
preliminary program, on the charge of
"being too Spry." The distinguished
culprit was not punished without
chance to defend himself. and he called
upon E. c. Ashton. wig-wearer OF the
woolsack, to hand out TO Judge Josh a
choice line OF his Legislative Latin in
his cxceIency's defense. The spiel
did not go. however. and the governor
was fined in the sum OF Sl.35, which he
cheerfully paid.
feature of the fair is the fancy
work booth. conducted by the Young
Mems association, and presided ovcr
by w IL Lovesy, the we'll known
necdlework artist Some of Mr..
I.oyesy's best productions in embrold-
cry and Roman cut work are on eX-
hIbtion at ridiculously low prices
The Young Ladies have tastefully
decorated candy booth. Miss Iverson
and a corps of handsome assistants
preside at this sweet corner Tho
Primary tots have a popcorn booth.
while the Religion classes of the ward
have an "old well' whore presents are
hauled up With cacn appear Iance OIL nc
old oaken bucket. The Sunday school
is represented by Japanese ping pong
establishment which has a room ELL
10 itself and is decorated with all
kinds of japanese Valuables and Indian
curlosities. Viceroy Ito Haacke sits
In Mikado-like majesty rs presiding
genius of this much visited section. and
disdains not to receive white trash"
into his oriental bower,
The program tonight will include. he
sides the regular features OF the falr.
selections by the celebrated Second
ward male quartet, solo by Margaret
Summerhays, harp-zlther selection by