▁the ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁aren as ▁of ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁and ▁Ut ah . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁An sel mo ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁to ▁have ▁Columb us ▁Day ▁declared ▁a ▁legal ▁state ▁hol iday . ▁That ▁effort ▁failed ; ▁however , ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁G ov . ▁Simon ▁B am berger ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁a ▁bill ▁design ating ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁Columb us ▁Day , ▁a ▁legal ▁state ▁hol iday . ▁On ▁Monday , ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁largest ▁Columb us ▁Day ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁Ut ah ' s ▁history ▁occurred . ▁The ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Tele gram ▁l abeled ▁the ▁para de ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pret ent ious ▁page ants ▁ever ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁city ." ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁every ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁celebr ation . ▁ ▁Friend ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁It ali ans ▁ ▁An sel mo ▁also ▁involved ▁himself ▁deeply ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁They ▁looked ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁aid ▁in ▁solving ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁encountered ▁in ▁daily ▁life . ▁He ▁helped ▁in ▁bringing ▁relatives ▁from ▁Italy ▁to ▁Ut ah , ▁translated ▁Italian ▁into ▁English , ▁and ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁advis er ▁when ▁legal ▁matters ▁were ▁in ▁question . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁s add est ▁duties ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁Castle ▁Gate , ▁Car bon ▁County ,