JULY 24^th [FIGURE] This is an important day with the Saints
of God in thes vallies of the Mountains
The following is An extract from the Deseret News

"The celebration of the 24 of July" The Anniversary of the enter-
ance of the Latter Day Saints Pioneers into the valley of the Great
Salt Lake. The approach of the rising king of Day was hailed
by the roar of cannon & the stillness of the Morning was Broaken
By the moveing of the Mammoth carriage of the Nauvoo Brass Band
sending forth on the wings of the Morning its sublime straines
of martial & cheering music & the citizens of Great Salt Lake

shot forth from their domestic circles dressed as in the robes of
beauty concentrating towards the scene of a congregated throng
of life whare the ebullitions of Joy the rose of Health the glaness
of intelligence & the combined feelings of an united & redeemed
people shed a lustre of glory through all the congregated Saints

"The order of the day was kept up by the fireing of cannon 110
times the organization & parading of streets by an escort consisting
of the Nauvoo Brass band the Military Band the Pioneers of
47 the Regency, the aged Fathers young lads, followed By
the Mothers in Israel young girls, young men & young women
the Presidency with the officers of State formed the escorted
party in their rear were 24 Bishops forming a phalanx of
the combined wisdom & strength of the Kingdom of God in the last
days the numerous flags & Banners the various emblems of art
agriculture, & industry & the music accompanying the procession from
the presidence residence to the Bowery could ownly be surpassed
in the Armies of heaven

The bursts of feelings by music, singing, speeches, orations, toasts
the order of arangement during the exercises in the Bowery was beyond
the most exquisite calculation of the most fastidious & was unsur-
passed by any preceding it among the most refined & civilized
nation on Earth. Here was the power of truth the literature
of Gods spirit, the eloquence of Apostles, the laws of the kingdom
of Heaven, the songs of Zion sung not in a strange land & the
Harps hung not upon the willows [Psalms 137:2-4] the beauty & ornament of the
beau ideal of mans existence the ladies of Deseret the Heroism
of the valiant of the Earth & the Enjoyment of the luxuries and
productions of a consecrated land in all its richness &
profusion & the enjoyment of contentment

The closing shades of evening came over the city without the
alloy of any accident to mar the procedings of the Hallowed day
no curses of a drinking rabble no feelings of an ignorant or
Jealous bigotry, no effusion of party strife but all that could
elevate the mind of man & add to the enjoyment of a social
& civilized.

Among the speeches made was an interesting one
from W W. Phelps

In many respects this was the most interesting day of my
life. My Father, myself, & my children making three
generations in the linage of my Fathers was in that Grand
Escort to Honor the Holy Prophets of God while on ther
march from President Youngs House to the Tabernacle which
was filled with the Saints of the Most High