Jan 6, 1896 Celebration of the Ad[m]ission of
Utah into the family of States
This was a great Day in Utah it was The C elebration of
the Admission of Utah into the Union Equil to any state
in the Union. This day was celebrated as No other Day in Utah
Presidents Woodruff Cannon & Smith occupied a place in
front of the procession we went through the public Thoroughfares
and got seated in the Tabernacle at Noon which Tabernacle was
crouded to its fullest capacity. The Tabernacle was decorated laveslly [lavishly]
The American flag spread overhead was 150 feet By 75
Acting Govornor Richards called the vast Assembly to order
The opening Prayer Presented By President Woodruff
in writing was Read By President Cannon singing By
1000 voices Star Spangled Banner. The Proclamation of
President Cleveland Admiting Utah into the Union
was then read Acting Govornor Richard then surrendered
up the Territorial Government into the Hands of the Govornor
of the State Heber M. Wells. Govornor Wells & the other officers
took the Oath of office under the Administration of Judge Zane
Gov Wells then gave his inaqural [inaugural] Address refered to the
work of the Pioneers then refered to the Great Labor we
had in Getting a State Governmet And it had now been
accomplished after many years of Hard Labor And
we felt to acknowledge the Hand of God in its ackowledgement
and this was somthing that our Enemies had said
we Never should accomplish. But Praise be to the Lord
it is accomplished. Neither the Devil Nor wicked Men
has had power to stop it I am thankful that I have lived
to Behold Utah a State Government
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Gov Wells then gave his inaqural Address refered to the work of the Pioneers then refered to the Great Labor we had in Getting a State Governmet And it had now been accomplished after many years of Hard Labor And we felt to acknowledge the Hand of God in its ackowledgement and this was somthing that our Enemies had said we Never should accomplish. But Praise be to the Lord it is accomplished. Neither the Devil Nor wicked Men has had power to stop it I am thankful that I have lived to Behold Utah a State Government
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