The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-31
OGDEN MEMORIAL DAY.
The Impressive Ceremonies
Of the G. A. E.
THE IMMENSE PROCESSION
The Oratory in tbs Evenine-The
Proceedings Throughout are
Pronounced Success


portorial instincts, arose early yester-
day to breathe the grandeur of nature
ere the memorable day should tie
alive with the hustle OF the
masses in their eagerness to do
honor to the brave and glorious
men who laid down their lives for their
country's cause. To say thatit seemed
| as if all nature was in unison with the
noble character and actions of the peo-
| pie who live a. least one day in the year
entirely in the atmosphere of unbiased
patriotism, is but to give faint idea OF
the magnificent beauty of the early
morn, 50 abundantly and peculiarly
symbo ical of the great event which
had dawned upon the nation of free
dom and equal rights to all.
We know of no nation which can
point to tue celebration OF an event in
Its history which IS so conducive to the
incubation of lessons of loyalty and
patriotism to the young and tender
minds, as the day which was honored
80 sincerely, yet SC simply, by the grand
republic of the west yesterday.
Uguen dIu herself more man proud
by the highly patriotic and enthusiast
tic manner in which she memo
rallied the remem brance of the be.
loved and noble dead who are sleeping
their final rest within the borders OF
her city, and not a heart beat yester-
DAY in the CEMETERIES but what felt the
tender effects Of her modest, yet impress
sive, floral tributes to the memory of
the departed ones.
To afford faint conception of the
universal character of the gathering, it
may be said that on Tuesday afternoon
there was not a single buggy Or carriage
Obtainabie at any of the many we'll
kept, full-stocked livery stables of the
city, for love nor money, and every
vehicle available belonging to civilians
or public stables was occupied and
maue use of. The telephone kept rin5
ing. not for Sarah, but for more cen
yey anceS.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession was formed as near
the time specified and in the order here
tofore announced as possible. every
thing seeming to go like clockwurk, re-
hecnng credit on those alike who mar
shaled and those whose duty it was tor
the time being to obey orders. The
procession formed On Main, the head
resting on Fourth Street, but where the
other end was your deponent saith not.
as it was ont of his line of vision. Any
way the town was thronged-eyeryb body
appe AIRED to be out and to have brought
his friends along.
Itwas an imposing sight to see the
cavalcade. The band. the Grand Army,
the Knights, o ID Fellows, Drum Corps,
A. o. U. W., Hose Company, Hook and
Ladder, with vehicles OF every descrip-
ton, equestrians, pedestrians, moving
in time to the harmonious strains,
marching and countermarching for a
block or SO, and then all vending their
way to the final resting place of de-
par ed frisnds.
At the cemetery the scene was one of
the most animated kind. the temporary
gay appearance of the city of the dead,
decorated as it was with beautiful
flowers, fresh plucked fl ON the earth
by loving hands, filed with folk, some
there to do honor to their deceased
friends, and others present merely as
curious lookers-On, was in striking con-
trast TO its usual sOmbre and quiet con-
dition. To one who was accustomed to
see the place in its ordinary forlorn and,
we almost said deserted state, the
query involuntal lily arose in the mental
vision why some more than ordinary
effort was not made to maintain the
ysar round the resting place Of the
noble ones who are sleeping in the cold.
ungrateful earth in the horticultural
dress it is adorned with one day in the
year. How much more pleasant would
it be we're the facilities placed within
the reach of the people to
keep constantly adorned the sep
ulchres of the departed, and
with what tenderness and pleas
ure would willing hands and low
ing hearts tend to make the graveyard |
a park, flower garden, where one
would love to linger on the sweet, calm |
and peaceful Sabbath evening contem-
plating the goodness of God to his Great. |
ures and the immensely of His Lowell.
On returning to the city the band |
halted at the corner of Fifth Street, on |
Main, divided right and lett, and thus
opened a passage for the Carriages. |
The firemen and hose cart did the same.
thus allowing the rest of the procession |
to pass through. AS this movement |
was being carried out, the procession |
lists all raised their hats in quiet salute |
as they passed along, a movement in |
keeping with the solemnity and sacred |
duties OF the day.
1.-The package containing account Of |
the speech-making in the evening
failed to reach this Office by the 1.20
a m train I