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                                                                                                                                                              Order of Events



                                                                                                                                                                       September 5, 1976


                                                                                                                                                    1 :00 to 4:00  Exhibit•  of  historic  and  railroad
                                                                                                                                                                     interest.


                                                                                                                                                    4:00             Concert by Bra•• Band, Canyon High
                                                                                                                                                                     School,  concluding  with  National
                                                                                                                                                                     Anthem.

                                                                                                                                                    4:15             Southern Pacific Centennial Engine
                                                                                                                                                                     arrives.

                                                                                                                                                                     Presentation of Six  Historic Ameri-
                                                                                                                                                                     can  Flags  by  Canyon  High  School
                                                                                                                                                                     Song Leaden.

                                                                                                                                                    4:30             Chairman Charles Weeks introduces
                                                                                                                                                                     Bobbie  Trueblood,  Santa  Clarita
                                                                                                                                                                     Valley  Bicentennial  Chairman,  to
                                                                                                                                                                     lead Salute to the Flag.

                                                                                                                                                   4:35             Invocation.

                                                                                                                                                   4:40             Introduction of Jame• G. Shea, Vice
                                                                                                                                                                    President  Southern  Pacific  Com•
                                                                                                                                                                    pany,  who  introduces  honored
                                                                                                                                                                    guests.

                                                                                                                                                   4:50             Don  ~orgeson  of  E  Ciampa•  Vita•
                                                                                                                                                                    leads  Clampen  parade  and  places
                                                                                                                                                                    plaque.
                   No photographer  was  present  to  record  the
                   driving of the· golden spike at Lang, but Gerald                                                                                5:00             Stanley  Lau,  President  of  Chinese
                   G.  Reynolds,  curator  of  the  Santa  Clarita                                                                                                  Historical  Society  of  Southern
                   Valley Historical Society, has hereby recreated                                                                                                  California,  introduces  Lion  Dance.
                   it from  portraits of the  participants.  They  are,                                                                                             Lion dance i• followed by placing of
                   left to right:  Chinese laborer,  Judge Robert M.                CONTRIBUTORS:                                                                   plaque  by  Chinese  Historical
                   Widney ,  Elias  J.  "Lucky"  Baldwin,  Maj.                                                                                                     Sodety.
                   Benjamin  Truman  (Los  Angeles  Star),  Gen.           Gerald  M.  Best,  Railway  &  Locomo-
                   Phineas  Banning  (in  foreground),  Mrs.                 tive H i storical Society                                             5:20             Jame•  G.  Shea  introduces  Robert
                                                                           Mac Linton,  E  Clampus  Vitus
                   Crocker,  Leland  Stanford,  Charles  Crocker                                                                                                    Banning,  grandson  of  Phineas
                                                                           Emma Louie,  Chinese Historical So-
                   (with  hammer  on  track),  David  D.  Colton,
                                                                             ciety of Southern Califomia                                                            Banning. Driving of Golden Spike.
                   Chinese laborer (placing spike),  Frank Frantes
                   (kneeling),  Mayor  A.J.  Bryant  of San  Fran-           Edited  and  produced  by Ruth                                        5:30             Adjournment  to  reconvene for  bar-
                   cisco  (under  Flag),  Darius  0.  Mills,  ex-            Newhall,    managing  editor,                                                          becue at  Elks  Lodge,  17766 Sierra
                   Governor  John  G.  Downey,  Joseph  W .                  Newhall  Signal  for  the Santa                                                        Highway, Canyon Country.
                   Crawford,  Benjamin  D.  Wilson  (in  top  hat),          Clarita  Valley  Historical So-
                                                                             ciety.
                   Mayor Prudent Beaudry of Los Angeles,  I. W.
                   Hellman .
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