Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-09
INDEPENDENCE
DAY IN PAROWAN
Celebration Conceded to be the
Biggest and Best Ever Held
In This Place.
FLAG RAISING AND THE
PARADE BIG FEATURES
Morning Meeting Held Under Trees,
the Meeting House Being Too
Small to Hold Crowds.

"The biggest and best celebration
ever held In Parowan' is the general
verdict In relation to the observance
Of Independence day last Monday.
Fully half the population of the
town was out at 8 o'clock a. m. to
witness the exercises accompanying
the raising of the flag, which were
held on the public square, and were
participated in by more than eighty
persons. The ceremonies were i'm
pressive as well as very beautiful.
After flag drill by 40 little girls
ranging in age up to IL years, they
we're formed in = line, when forty
other girls of ages from IL to 20 years
marched out and formed in line be-
hind them. Each carried streamers
Of red, white and blue, which were
attached TO the top of the flags held
by the smaller girls, and presented a
Mest gorgeous appearance in the
rays Of the rising sun, Next the Cod
aess Of Liberty, represented by Miss
Camilla Woodbury., attended by two
little girls. bearing the flag, made
her appearance and in few appropri-
ate remarks presented the flag to
Mayor Bayles, who responded in a
neat patriotic speech.
Old Glory was then stretched to
the morning breeze, while the audi
ence sang patriotic songs. The young
ladies and little girls then marched
on to the grounds a short distance
away and beneath the crowd and
formed the letters "U S A." after
which the gathering broke up until
time for the forming Of the process
sion.
There was a salute of cannon at
daybresk, which awoke the populace
and impelled them to prepare for the
fiag-raising ceremonies.
Some Gorgeous Floats.
The procession which marched
through the principal streets of town,
comprised some of the most gorgeous
floats ever attempted in this part Of
the country, two or three of which
would have done credit to any city.
Utah was represented by huge sego
lily, beautifully constructed and made
realistic, in the center of which was
seated the young lady representing
Utah. The ladies' G. A.. Club had an
other splendid float. The frame work
was constructed in the form of a
boat, which was beautifully decorated
with bunting, flowers, tinsel, ETC., and
contained the officers, and other men,
bers of the club.
Another float, and one which com
pletely absorbed the, attention Of the
children, was burlesque on the Ford
automobile. 1t was constructed with
foGr buggy wheels, the motive pow
er being furnished by a donkey in the
center, Off the car,bt29 in front Of
which. and just out ofreaeh was a par
Of. oats. The donkey was ridden by
arsffiall boy and the car was guided
BY means of a steering wheel con-
trolling the front wheels. There was
q crank in frept with which to cranl
the engine, and the whole vehicle was
gotten up to resemble rickety auto
mobile. Then, since the Commercial
club had no float in the parade, thu
name Of that organization was dis
played on the sides Of the float, II
front IL bore the inscription, 1922
Ford Auto" Notwithstanding tn
fact that the float collided with tele
phone poles and other obstacles,
made the complete rounds with tn
procession, and caused no end OF mer
riment.
Another float bore Uncle Sam, tn
Goddess of Liberty and attendants
1t was profusely decorated. Their
were, of course, number OF other We
hicles and automobiles in the process
sion.
Logan Lowder was marshal of tn
day and directed the procession fror
the back Of beautiful gray horse.
Decker Delivers the Grafton.
The throng of people that Assem-
bled for the ten o'clock exercises we
too large for the meeting house
accommodate, and the meeting wa
held out under the trees.
The grafton Of the day was deli'
cred by George w. Decker and was