The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-07-11

was one OF the greatest successes of
anything ever undertaken by Ameri-
can Fork, and everybody is happy.
Probably no other home coming ever
pulled OFF by any other city was a
greater success Apparently every
former resident who could get away
came back to renew old acquaintences
and enjoy the festivities They were
here from all the western states and
some from Canada. Probably one
thousand, entitled to home Corners
badges, were here. A record was
kept by the committee at headquart-
ers. In which the home corners signed
their names, their present places of
residence and the year they left Am
erican Fork The exact number was
1853. Many only registered the heads
OF the family and indicated the unm-
Der of children by 2, 3, 4, etc. Be
sides this, many went directly to the
homes of friends and relatives and
did not register at all. so one thou
sand home corners is a conservative
estimate Besides this many came
from the surrounding towns to enjoy
the festivities. and on July 4th, when
the climax was reached, there were
probably 10000 people in American
Fork Main Stie for blocks was a
perfect jam of humanity and the side
streets were blocked with vehicles
The steam roads were loaded with
people and the Orem line tribbled its
usual service, 1t cars were filled to
standing room capacity.
The big events were the home com
er's reception at the City Hall grounds
Friday evening, the program In the
Opera House In the forenoon, July 4th,
the big parade In the afternoon and
the ball game and sports at the city
park following Besides this there
was the auto rides for the visitors
the many family reunions. the dane
ing at the far famed Apollo, the con
tinuous performances at the two the
aires and the outings at the resorts
The rain interfered materially with
things on July 4th and necessitated
q general Encouragement of affairs
IL commenced early in the morning
ana kept up drizzle till noon. Thi;
.necessitated postponing the parade
TIL afternoon The rain also spoiled
the meeting place on the City Hal
grounds on which the decorating com
mittee had put lots of work and
necessitated holding the patriotic ser.
vices In the Opera House, which could
accommodate but small part OF those
who wished TO hear Governor Spry
and the other numbers on the pat
riotic program. The rain also spoiled
several floats SO badly that they were
ma put In the parade at all.
The forenoon services In the Oprea
House We're presided over by Ear
Greenwood. The band played as peo-
pie gathered and as Governor Spry
and wife entered the building the big
audience stood up while the band
struck up Hail to the Chief" After
another selection by the band BishoI
Smith delivered the invocation. Miss
Ora Chapman In ten minute talk, full
OF wit and prophecy, read from a June
80, 1925. issue of the Citizen Local
events supposed to be happening AT
that time. Mrs. Edith Hindley Taylor
sang 1.-THE Flag Without STAIN" af-
ter which Governor Spry was intro
duced as the speaker of the day.
The Governor took up about three
fourths of an hour iilicitating the peo-
pie on conceiving the home coming
idea and the successful carrying OF
IL out. He paid tribute to the first
pioneers and importuned their decen-
dants to follow their Industrious and
conservative example The many
home comer's badges remindede him
that the people of Utah had been
great empire builders, their influence
being marked on the building of quite
number OF other western states
and even in the settlement of Canada
and Mexico The Governor devoted
most of his remarks to an advocacy
OF stable. safe and sane government.
He deplored the seeming craze for
innovations in government affairs and
hoped that Utah would never become
an experiment station to try out all
the new fads and fancies that men
may invent
The Sword of Bunker Hin" was
we'll rendered by f. l.. Hickman. Dan
Harrington presented and Judge
Greenwood seconded a motion that the
Home Corners express gratitude to
the mayor, the committees and the peo-
pie OF American Fork for the magni-
ficient whole-souled reception given
Miss Elya Chapman sang the star
Spangled Banner the audience join
ing in the chorus.
About o'clock the sun came out
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