American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-07-31
Pioneer Day a
Pleasing Success
Fifty.Eight Pioneers Receive
Badges and Occupy Seats of
Honor.

materialize because of a misunder-
standing as to who should supply the
boxes for the confagation.
The High School Band, commencing
at sunrise. supplied enlivening music
for several hours, giving the people
the spirit of the day.
A good sized audience assembled in
the Tabernacle at ten o'clock to lis
ten to the excellent program as out.
lined in our last issue.
Residents who came to Lehi before
1868 were given distinguished places
and badges of ribbon of state colors.
There were so of these present, three
Of whom came to Utah in 1S4S. The
only Lehi resident to come in 1S47
Is Mrs. NJ. A. Norton, who was guest
of the Salt Lake committee Saturday.
Leslie Coates acted as master OF
ceremonies. Prof. g. n. Child, who
delivered the Grafton, a tribute to the
pioneers, was at his very best as h
told of the trials and hardships OF tn,
pioneers, emphasizing particularly tn,
loyalty and patriotism Of our first set.
tiers. who came to this wilderness,
then foreign land. one part of then
under President Young to subdue tn,
soil and build up cities, and the other
part, as a Mormon battalion, to fight
under the banner OF the American
flag. Mr.. Harwood's violin solo pleas
ed immensely and demanded an en-
core. The bass solo by Mr.. Kirkham
and the original poem by Miss Lott,
all were well rendered. Miss Lofts
poem follows:
OF all the states OF the forty-eight,
We first of all fair Utah rate:
With it's smile of plenty that now
abounds;
Its acres Of sage brush turned into
Did the people who climbed those
peaks sublime,
Think what 1t would make In a few
years time?
To honor those people today We have
met,
To show them respect this day has
been set.
Our pioneer forefathers we long vii
praise,
Monuments to them we also have
raised.
The children we teach, while yet very
small,
To love and honor and respect the,
all
Twas not money that came to this
sage brush land,
When Brigham first entered with his
little band.
Twas men with muscle and honest
will
But few OF these remain with us still
Twas men who tried with their mind
and might,
A home to make and to do what wa
right.
When We their past life stop to re-
view,
With pride we say I'VE descend from
you"
For first In line come our pioneers,
Descendants from those OF earlier
years,
Who left their mother country's breast
For Gods own truth and what seemed
best.
The revolt of those forefathers on
the coast,
Gave us freedom We like to boast:
For In tracing II back, as all things
run, |
Twas the very best families that car
ried the gun,
And from those, the old Mormons. as
they are called,
Can trace their lineage back straight
to the wall,
The hardships endured and trials
oercome;
The colds OF the winter and the sum
mers hot sun;
Have been told and retold In prose OF
the best
BY those who passed through them
and are now laid to rest.
They laid the foundation and built
10 lHe SQUARE,
And left us the work to complete with
great care.
Then comes the company OF Battalion
men,
Who saved the church from the en-
emies ken,
And made that grand old march so
bold,
'1w honored by all great students,
we're told
some helped to dig from the sands OF
the west
First gold OF California which ranked
with the best
The hunger and cold and burning
heat,
Mas endured by all for they had no
retreat;
Till they built II up by feet and hand
Through long weary days In the sun
baked land