Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY IN garfield
TO. l., I.t Infantry, y. e. L. anu '"'
Good People Of Cannou'ille
Celebrate.
CAHsoSviLLE, Utah, 80.
June let, 1879,

Editor Dcssre, As0E
"Memorial Day" has passed. anu
Company l., First Infantry, Na'lonai
Guard Of Uiab, has covered itself win
glory, through ils patriot ao'Ion IN IN.
PRODUCING q proper and r'srecuui
Observance Of Decoration Day OF 'his
MACE, which has received the wen
merited sanction aud unqualified ny
IFoval Of oil the people. .
The exercises were OF chsfaste'
never b.forO Witnessed In IAthsIv
county; the oorcmonlei, impfesslNt
AM beautiful, were participated III ny
all the citiz'ns u CanbonVille, hhu
many from the adjacent .ettlcinent' o.
Troplc, Geofsg'own and isnflevlIe.
Our hall was tasisinlly snu
.tiI.tioaIIy decorated by the
ladies, rejecting great credit upon
the lair ser for the taste and nehtnes,
di,nlnyoi. cold ultfy," the pride Of
ali Americans, hung Ia festoons anu
waved in all it, splsndor out on the
soft summer zeBbyrs, from every point
available, And was appropriately hon
ofed as the foremost emblem Of ifto-
dom by solem aud devout exercises.
The program, which was carefully
arranged for the occasion, was carried
out la full, with song anu speech, at
tuned to that lefty Key which thiills
tue heart Of ovrry loyal son mn
daughter Of America. Too elngu was
"a ysfitablo garden ot ii3wofs, wild and
artificial, tue latter the hnniiWois 81
Mrs, Almafelta ferkinf, which 1t
beauty and Artistic design could MT TO
SURPASSED. a large garrison Nag doll.
cately dTaped IN tOmbfe holding
promlnent Ilaec Ia tue center. BoauH'
iul mixtures Adorned the wings, con'
spiouOus among tho number being
those VI the officers Of the y. q. U,th,
biuhopfic anu other leauirg gentlemen
and ladies OF our town. seated on the
stage, arrayed In full uniform, were the
IN ,rfa anu non-commisslOuou Officers
OF tae Guard, the bishoprlc aud others.
Promptly at pm. under the dircc-
ton OF tho marshal OF the day, Cor
pOtal q. q. Anderson, Buglcf willie
Talbot stepped To the frost Of the ainge
and raising mis- bugls 60 his Nps
sounded the "asiemDly," causing q
ItlT 10 run through tho house NJ the
snfill notes Of the buglo echoed aud
to.echOed from the high roof The
"5tAr Slangled Banner" was thnn
sung by an efficient CORE VI vocalist
under the skiliui leadership Of Setg.
cant Jonn IL. navls. Heads worv
rsvefentlally bowed as the Chaplain,
WIN. !. Henderson IT., arose u iu-
woke the divine blsssing. Tho prayer
offered was very appropriate, closing
with tho earnest application that the
blessings OF God might rest upon this
and all like assemblies today through
out this great nation, that tue aDuls Oi
its iallen heroes who died In deienst
OF their country, might rest In sweet
roposs I'LL tho morniug VI the great
resurrection.
Captain John NJ. Dunning, having
been accorded the honoroi poaltlon o
orator, came forward, AMI by way d
ptefaeing his remarks britny slludr'
10 the object and motives Of thi
national holiday, the same being con
csived by that valiant baud, survivor
OF the terrible struggle and fierce con
fict OF CLOS that this Union Nigh
remain one and insopafab - - tn
"Gtand Army Of the Republic" tn
CAptsin delivered bret hut pleasing
address euloRizing the hopofod dead
whose vAlOr aud sacrifices had mad
our national progress great and gioI
iOus fact.
To note the program In detail w0ul
occupy too much space, but VIZ wi
mention \ few Of the moAt worth.
parta rendered. Miss Lucy Hsndei
sou reci.rd the famous "Cumbefland'
Crew. the rendition OF which WAS n
that could be- desired anu elected ur
bounded applause; MTs. Lydia N
A.. H.. - 49, 0
Atle manner In which size san
'shoulder Arms,D being excellent
rendered ana indeed APPROPRIATE; .
aud patriotic piece the "Batile ,
Buena Vista" by Sergeant jon
II. Davis, which was tue acme OF y,
fiction; CORPORAL o, q. Anderson gTe ,
~ amused the soldier boys In hts org
nal recitation, "a PfvAtu'H EKpeT
ence In the National Guard u Utah,
which for meTrlmeuI anu wit was Il
gem OF tue program; "Unfurl n
Flag,D was well rendered by sele
quRtlette; nine little boys ana go
responding number Of girls reclted
dialogue, having hten carefully train,
for the same by MIR. Laura Davl
which wgsprOuOunce1 by all ,xcre
ingly pleasing; appropriate tomat
wrte made by Bishop Willis and Nj
AlylTh A. hendeuou; anu aher sii
ing, thu benedictiou was pronounce
which closed the services nj the hall.
Company l., under command
Capital" DuBainI, formed IN colun
II ioun; those not Of the military
In behind the troops; the children
the Sabbath school laud Prima
ioImed u procession In rear under {
direction of Counselor VIM, j. II,
dsTsOn, AND together with the lad
In vehlClei. NIL took up the ln'
march for the cemetery. Arflvi