American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-06-17
Pleasant Grove Department.
Everything in Readiness for Big
Strawberry Day Celebration

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What promises be the biggest day in history
city, will be the first annual Utah Strawberry Day. which will
lines Of time labor and expense has been spared make this
celebration stand out red letter day By the time the
set Wednesday evening" Pleasant Groves luscious straw
berries will have been given statewide fame.
Every committee has been working diligently and
stone has been left turned keep something going from
break to midnight The streets will be beautifully decorated
with estoons of bunting and flags and the people urged
decorate their homes and for the occasion The
hess houses will be closed.
Three bands will be in attendance to give forth joyous
strains of music during the entire day The ball grounds
below the cannery have been placed in good condition
the league game be played there in the afternoon Pioneer
Grove will be alive with concessions in addition to which
carnival of merrygo round ferris Wheel kewpie dolls
stands etc. will be there.
Five hundred cases of Strawberries and more if
Hary will be given away free.
The big celebration will at day break, when
sautes will be fired from all parts Of the town At sunrise
Od Glory will be unfurled which will be followed by
made by the Pleasant Grove band At 10 pageant and
|city from Che time of the Indians and Escaluntc down
1.-The present day, will parade Main street F@T
Hherprder of the floats for the parade will be follows
l. Vision Of Pleasant Grove
O. Indian floats and borsemen sy.s
n g. First trappers
A. Father Escalante, Spanish priest
s. First herers, representing Orlando F. Heron Jos.
g. Pioneer floats handcarts and horsemen
Z. First school
g. Interiude # "a - se' .ea e
g. First flower garden, represented by children
10. Industries of present day
H. Strawberry floats children dressed Strawberries
" Present and future representing progress, health
wealth, morality, religion and education.
This pageant has been arranged by Prof Eastmond of
the B. Y o.. assisted by of our best local talent
At ~ noon the best Strawberries that nature ever pro-
uced with plenty of and sugar and sandwiches will
he served free to all visitors Arrangements have been made
TO take of 5000 people To the town people
who wish substantial food the Relief Society will
enc of their famous chicken dinners in the high school gym
naslum for nominal charge During the time when the
big eats the bands will entertain the diners
continuous picture show all afternoon and evening will be
given at the Opera house.
At O'Clock including auto motorcycle bicycle and
foot races will be staged Main street. which win be fol-
lowed by dancing review O'Clock in the gymnasium
'nder the direction of Miss Lyle Lindsey This will be free
to ALL as will the wrestling match and boxing contest which
will be staged the stand in the Grove also at O'Clock
o'clock official baseball game will be played between
american Fork nine and the Payson team the former
icing leaders of the central Utah League The camo will
take place on the ball grounds below the cannery
For those who do not attend the game an operetta will
ne presented by the ndon Second ward choir Tt is called
Inc Merry Milkmaids" and will be given in the High
Schooi auditorium charge win he made for this entertain
inent go m
arrangements be made the Ario quarette Of Salt
Lake VIII De present and entertain during the dav
Atter the game supper viii be served by the Relief
Soclety women in the gymnasium
AL O'Clock the Boy Scout band will give concert as
the local band in the evening The rest of the evening
DE spent IN visiting the carnival attending the big street
dance on Main Street etc -
Sunday, the Bee Hive Girls and Boy Scouts will ston
very auto passing through our city, and treat tho
some or our delicious berries and place an auto cker on
the windshield, advertising the day
me committee in charge wishes to urge that all resi-
dents OF this city send invitations to all former residents
her relatives and friends and participate in he
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