The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 3

4 es Side -rf 41116 as TEtah's Centennia e' There's always someone who "has to be Thursday afternoon all doubting Thomases weren't from Missouri Ask the city police department Any doubt that the department meant what it Said in the ultimatum "all vehicles must be removed from streets on the Centennial parade route by 3 pm" was erased before 6 pm Thursday Ask the man who couldn't find his car after the parade True to its word the police department went into action along Main and State sts between South Temple and 8th South alter the crucial hour Automobiles not removed from the line of march were transported by wreckers to the nearest available area away from the parade route Near 7th South on State huge flat-bottomed trucks intended for ringside parade whisked away via the wrecker route Police Wreckers Haul Away Ringside Parade 'Seats' Reaches Citima: Ng PAP 3 Mahonri Young right sculptor for This In the Place monument "This in the great day of my life!" Center is George Albert Smith monument Friday July 25 1947 zr It Salt 1tkt Zribunt commission general chairman and left is Mast Rev Duane Hunt first vice chairman of the commission who also was one of the speakers reor-z9444Rift i 1 I 1 1 after Sou i i 4 I Friday 1ult ly 25 19:: i Trhe Salt akt- Zrtb unt 3 1 I a 0 -1 9 rt 0 0 -7 o1 "11 's'- ka) e1-Lites sKleh I) ti I as ILtah Reaches Chrri 671 I C4104 04'' -am'' i 10 i '1 A 1 -'i -4 Police Wreckers Haul Away Nt 14 5' a61- i 1 1 4 Ringsicte 'Parade Seats qt 1 i 1 1 c-" There's always someone who I ii 0014 2'''''''N day afternoon all doubting ases weren't from Missouri Ask 1 "has to be Thurs- Thom- the city police department I 4 -0 1 -t4 -twt -1 I'''''' ') Any doubt that the department I i i meant what it said in the ulti- 4 1 maturn "all vehicles must be re- y--- t- -e''''' i' 1 moved from streets on the Centen- 1 --L' i i i P17'1''' V---' Z4Q 7 rC kr nial parade route by 3 pm" was 1r 4 i '''''4 erased before 6 pm Thursday AN 's -g-)- Ask the man who couldn't find '-'f '5 1 1 2 i 4 4 his car after the parade )-' "ce' i tn -iiikk4q True to its word the police de- i I 7" s--i 4 npeaarrtmepesotnatvwaielanbytleinatroeaacatiwoany along I I 1 1 is i 1 I' 4 1 A 4 f---7 AT' A A A 1 Temple and 8 -1t' 1-- it 4 litain and State sta between South th South the crucial hour Automobiles not re- 1 4 II 1 i '1 -1 --I -r 'NI 1 't'i 1 14 I 1 i I trans rted wreckers to the i -s I I -4'- 4 1 1s moved from the line of march were 'a" Au 1- -4-viv-1 the parade route 1' 14A' 1 4 4 1 42 wA 4 Nr-0 Near 7th South on State huge I 4'' 'irle st I A 7i" 44- -ft i i k't I 0 flat-bottomed trucks intended se i 44 'IN-xs- I r47- 1 1 4i 1 14 --f 7 '1 for ringside parade 4 --'5-- -4 ''5 '5 whisked away via the Wrecker -11 '-'s ''--'i -4 r- 1 1- I 'tc' If 1" --N' l' --z 1 5- 4 '4 '5 AP-4 4 lt route i i 4 1 It r5 1 iJ' 'a '''s F' ''V s'-- 01 l' Y400n f4 -0' -4 a- 1 1" 't s' -1 i I I 7t- -s i ''1 g-4'- li A i --4- 4 th- -1 5 I 4 d'ir i i 1 -7 lits'7 1) 444''''''6-- -'s It 4 14 'N i i- 5 i a i 14--1- 5 5- kl'' l' I -r i- 4 pi 1 1 I vt-- tf 4 A 1 1 ---i 5 i ''s "11- 4 I -1 ws-- 1 -A V' I -t- 1 fo I i I Lr 444411ShalL 7 1- Afahonri Young right sculptor for This In the commission general chairman and left is 'Most 4 i -t i Place monument "This is the great day of my Rev Duane Hunt first vice chairman of the 1 life!" Center is George Albert Smith monument commission who also was one of the speakers I 14 44' stolidly awaited the fear that someone might step In front Utah all-time record parade In Salt Lake City Thursday brought forth the best in a flutter of "flying discs" that brought "ohs" of wonder from scores but which looked suspiciously like escaped toy balloons Crowds began forming along the parade route hours before it began but one young lady with vision was caught short with the thrill of the first float when through her excitement and perambulations her reserved seat a rickety folding chair collapsed She viewed the rest of the parade sitting on the wreckage The sell-out audience of "Promised Valley" responded enthusiastically Thursday night but one old-timer who apparently had not been oriented on the interpretive dances was heard to remark "As I recall that isn't the way we used to dance" Obviously uniform-happy a bevy of young fry raced around the parade route abreast of the San Diego marine corps dropped near the curb to watch the rest of the parade go by Complaints about not being able to see the parade from a distraught and diminutive wife brought only grunts and the opinion that "This is a swell place" from her bean pole-like husband The couple stood pat stolidly awaited the out fear that someone might step in front Utah's all-time record parade in Salt Lake City Thursday brought forth the best in every- a flutter of "fly- ing discs" that brought "ohs" of wonder from scores but which looked suspiciously like escaped toy balloons Crowds began forming along the parade route hours before it be- an but one young lady with vision was caught short with the thrill of the first float when ambulations her reserved seat a rickety folding chair collapsed through her excitement and per- She viewed the rest of the parade sitting On the wreckage "Prom- The sell-out audience of ised Valley responded enthusi- but one old-timer who apparently had not asticall Thursday night the interpretive dances was heard to remark As been oriented on I recall that isn the way we N' used to dance" Obviously uniform-happy a bevy of young fry raced around the Diego marine corps parade route abreast of the Sari dropped near the curb to watch the rest of the parade go by Complaints about not being able to see the parade from a dis- traught and diminutive wife brought only grunts and the opinion tnat "l'ilis is a Ink' CH place" her bean pole-like ph a utsband The couple stood a a a Eagerness with which Salt Lakers awaited the Centennial parade Thursday evening was indicated by the hour at which crowds began to gather on the sidelines By 3 pm front row ranks were beg-inning to form along red ''honor lines" in downtown Salt Lake City Designed as an aid to the police force in controlliag the watching thousands the red line proved itself Invaluable to first arrivals The 'first there" rank dropped pillows blankets newspapers pulled up chairs camp stools or what have you at the line and a a a Lakers awaited the Centennial Eagerness with Isvhich Salt parade Thursday evening vas in- dicated by the hour at which crowds began to gather on the sidelines By 3 pm front row ranks were In downtown Salt honor lines beg-inning to form along red Lake City Desig-ned as an aid to the police force in controlliag the watching thousands the red line proved itself Invaluable to first arrivals The first there" rank dropped pillows blankets newspapers pulled up chairs camp stools or vhat have you at the line and from 1 Shoa-ri just after unveillor the statue of Chief liashalue friend of the Mormon pioneem Is his won Charles Viahakie '74 of Fort ci- i4 -isi- 1 rn1- Shown sti '4 ashakie frier' Charles r- La J1 Mil t- WI 11114 A lkilf riAntif IL- "KT NN athakie friend of the 3tormon pioneeelt 11 his son Charles NA ahakie 74 of SN ahakte Niyo NVith him are his granddaughter and ssife Ellen SVashakie Statue in the rear Is of Peter Skene Ogden famed early day Utah trapper tt-- xtts 11- kl- --AAtt 8 It lf tP Mtill 411' 11" Ellen NNashakie Statue in the rear is of Peter Skene Ogden famed early day Utah trapper Float of the United Nations Assn of Utah which bore 25 children each of whom traces direct descent from a member nationality caught the record crowd's fancy but it was a petite Chinese girl who got onlookers' collective eye with her bewitching winks to applauders Two young boys in the seventh story office of one building obviously were having more fun bombarding pedestrians with bags of water than watching the parade I 1 Float of the United Nations 1 4 4 Assn of Utah which bore 25 tt i children each of whom traces I direct descent from a member 4 04 a nationality caught the 4 4 I i A 4 4 44 record crowd's fancy but it was I 4 I a petite Chinese girl who got on- t' 2 1 -0 lookers' collective eye with her 44 0 4 44 4 -4 44 4 1 bewitching win winks 0 I I to applauders A 2 I I i 1 Two young boys in the seventh 1 ('-' i 1 sti4' story office of one building 4 '4" -t 1' 4' i obviously were having more fun 1 "-4- bombarding pedestrians with bags t'------ of water than watching the I -1 1 4 4' fi-'' 4 rii i 1 parade i 4 I A i -1- 4 -4 4 4-' ---1- 4-4- 10r 1 1 41 i li 40 -A-- 4 3 et e- -4 14- 1" 1 -1 't 'it '-'I 11 3 4 Cf- 41 i I c' 4e 4 -'i 1 4 2 'I l'' 1' "4" ''''Ti'd 1 4 4 1 1 14 1 'i 4 I 1 o4 1ft i Ik 1 e'-'-' ---1w ital 01 --0' 4 0 I I '1' -4 t- ffie 1 I 0 0 av 1 I '1 7 sr 1" '1': i A -t 4 It -'7's 1Y-1 4 9 ''''-v- i --N tt44 'at ila I ik it ib-064 1 4-4-4-v41- i ik 410 1 it -44" -0- "4-10 4- I 27--- em-30 7i 41 1 'T ir ez -Vati 1 -0t741 7 I 41- If4 7 ta 4 IA1 4 4r 4( '''-'4 1 Nk4- 1 4 C47-0 "Ni" -p 1 N4) 41 A A 1 411 t- I -a l'11--li''' i- -r 0''' IV -y 4-r- -T 1 '4 1 "11 I 1 171 i i i ''''''''111Z' 414114 1 0e' 1 A 4 4 1 4- i -e --4- 4 1 -5 1 4 t- 06--------- 4 4 i 1 1 1ft i 't -0 T'T---: y- i 7 1 4 Wk 11 1 o-- ---4 A 416 tl' i 1- 44 41 444 4-It' -It --7 -I i 4( 'I'' 1 l''' I -4--4- 3 NW 10sionener i' i 1''- 'Young Heber Kimball and Wilford Woodruff So entangled was the material that the figures could not be completely unveiled during the ceremonies The city fire department came to the rescue and in a matter of minutes after the rites were concluded had raised "Big Dan" the power ladder climbed up and whisked away the last veil-Rev Henry Stendebach Provo of the same order of Franciscan monks to which Fathers Escalante and Dominguez belonged unveiled the Father Escalante group at the south end of the monument The two surviving daughters of Brigham Young Mrs Mabel Sanborn and Mrs Fannie Clayton were on hand to unveil the statue of their progenitor Charles Washakie 74 son of Chief Washakie friend of Brigham Young and the Mormon colonists with his wife Ellen Washakie and their granddaughter all of Fort Washakie 'Wyo unveiled the statue to his father on the east side of the monument 'William Clayton member of the first company of Mormon pioneers and author of the celebrated hymn "Come Come Ye Saints" which cheered and heartened many a pioneer crossing the plains and mountains to Utah was honored at the monument dedication in that his hymn was sung by the great assemblage Sea gulls trained to frequent This Is the Place monument site were on hand for the dedication Thursday Wheeling about gracefully above the monument the birds added to the beauty of the spectacle They are fed each morning at the site Everyone envies the person with a chair in the front row while the parade is In what of the chair when the parade is over After the last float was long past Thursday evening many a "sitter" was seen struggling through the surging masses his chair or the favorite kitchen stool clutched desperately under an arm 1 Young Heber Kimball and Wil- ford Woodruff So entangled was the material that the figures could not be completely unveiled during the ceremonies The city fire department came to the rescue and in a matter of minutes after the rites were con- eluded had raised "Big Dan" the power ladder climbed up and whisked away the last veil Henry Rev Stendebach Pro vo of the same order of Franciscan monks to which Fathers Escalante and Dominguez belonged unveiled the Father Escalante group at the south end of the monument The two surviving daughters of Brigham Young Mrs Mabel Sanborn and Mrs Fannie Clay- ton were on hand to unveil the statue of their progenitor Charles Washakie 74 son of Chief Washakie friend of Brigham Young and the Mormon colonists with his wife Ellen Washakie and their g-randdaughter all of Fort VVashakie Wyo unveiled the statue to his father on the east side of the monument William Clayton member of the first company of Mormon pioneers and author of the celebrated hmin "Come Come Saints which cheered and heartened many a pioneer crossing the plains and at the monument ded ation in that mountains to 'Utah was honored wic his hy a sung by NV he great to frequent assseemabgulagiels This Is the Place monument site were on hand for the dedication Wheeling about grace- Thursday fully above the monument the birds added to the beauty of the spectacle They are fed each morn- in at the site Everyone envies the person with a chair in the front row while the parade is in prog-but what of the chair when the parade is over? After the last float was long past Thursday evening many a "sitter was seen struggling through the perately masses his chair or the favorite kitchen to surgin sol clutched des- under an arm A message from Henefer to persons assembled for This Is the Place monument dedication rites was carried by modern Pony Express riders and was read to the assemblage by George Albert Smith state monument commission chairman The fast Henefer riders made the trip from Henefer about 36 miles in one hour and 27 minutes Among those who unveiled a portion of the new monument Thursday was George Houghton 75 Long Beach Cal grandson of George Donner captain of the famed Dormer party which blazed the trail over Big mountain in 1846 Mr Houghton came here after correspondence with Dr Stookey Salt Lake City with whom he became acquainted after Dr Stookey wrote a series of articles on the Donner party published in The Salt Lake Tribune Assisting Mr Houghton in unveiling the Donner plaque was Benjamin Donner Babcock grandson of Georgia Donner Descendants of persons portrayed on the monument in most cases pulled the ribbons which released the silken cloth which covered the figures A brisk wind however unveiled most of the three central figures atop the monument Brigham A message from Henefer to per- sons assembled for This Is the Place monument dedication rites was carried by modern Pony Ex- press riders and was read to the assemblage by George Albert Srrith state monument commis- sion chairman The fast lienefer riders made the trip from Hene- about 36 miles in one hour er and 27 minutes a Among those who unveiled a portion of the new monument Thursday was George Houghton 75 Long Beach Cal grandson of hich blazed George Donner captain of the famed Donner party the trail oer Big mountain in vmn Houghton came here after correspondence 8 4A6t with Dr NV Ikt Stookey Salt Lake City with he became acquainted after Stookey articles Dr wrote a series of arcles on the Donner party pub- lished in The Salt Lake Tribune Assisting Mr Houghton in un- il Donner telling the onner plaque wa Benjamin Donner Babcock grand- son of Georgia Donner a Descendants of persons por- trayed on the monument in niost cases pulled the ribbons which released the silken cloth which covered the figures most of the three central fig A brisk wind however unveiled -ures atop the monument Brigharri 'qvt Clear hot dedication i 4 I 1 7 1 I 1 5 tr-''' 4 t- 4 ok (-tear hot Ilk de-dit-ation i I 4 i 1 -1 i ''4 i i 1 r-- Y-7 tic-or hot tiedication ACiatLik iseather presailed during This Is the l'iace 'monument rites Thursday This photog-raph shows the beautiful memorial tiler the beads of some of the thousands of persons at Mies Ih-! TAerotion of intricate manetiers a tided repertory and a by of refit majorettes combined to make the mamised high school bands tending the program In the foreground is the marine corps band bleb played patriotic selections and Pi everal Mormon hymns (Moto by 1Veston Lee Tribune-Telegram staff photographer) '111rs one of the crowd favorites Thursday as the smartly uniformed units drew round after round of applause from onlookers who lined streets I 144471111 tit 20 1' 4-4- 4 61011 Attemewornookwili auameaftailiabliE' 44 NIA oasa 3 i A4 1 La tviftah Not an Inch of available spectator space was left unutilixed during the gigantic pageant of progress Thursday From every vantage building windows roof tops curbs and rooboiicJF7 Improvised seating facilities were a common sight Thursday and many spectators brought along their own "reserved" Ilte ats The type you can fold and take home with you Is demonstrated by top to bottom Jo Ann Lee Dee Ann Sorensen Mary Sorensen Don Sorensen I 1 4 O' "4 r- i an appreciative crowd of thousands watched the procession User its III-mile route through the downtown business district Some of the more hardy onlookers began lining the streets early in the afternoon I LL: e- 1 f' 4 ---ss----0 Its 4a Nk --00116kaini Ai Aa 41fiedmit weather preiLailed during This Is the Place 'monument tending the program In the foreground Is the marine corps '----''0 7 rites 'Thursday This iiiiotog-ratih shows the beautiful band bleb played patriotic selections and Nevem! 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