The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-19

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~ on May 81:
Headquarters Department of Utah,
Grand Army of the Republic.
Salt Lake City. April u. 1891.
General Orders No. 3, Series 1897.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Monday, May 81 is the day sacred TO
the Grand Army of the Republic, when
the graves of the comrades. who have
preceded US in passing the dark river
and joining the Grand Army above,
shall be strewed with the emblemS OF
love and devotion-bright flowers of
spring. Their troubles and sufferings
are over: their journeys ended they
have passed in review before the grand
commander and are 'quartered" with
their comrades on the other shore.
At this season of the year, when ma
ture weaves a covering of green,
smoothing the rough spots and beauti-
flying the entire landscape. let US deck
the graves of our comrades with the
emblems of red, white and blue, crown
them with beautiful flowers, garland
them with wreaths of ivy and water
them with tears of affection.
AS the years roll on the ranks of the
comrades are depleted, great gaps are
opening here and there and the obliga-
by fewer shoulders. Let the Sons of
Veterans step into line and assist in
paying this annual tribute of respect
to the honor of the departed heroes,
that they may be ready TO continue
this labor of love when the last COM
rade is laid to rest.
The department commander calls
particular attention to the resolutions
adopted by the fifteenth annual en-
campment of this department sent with
these orders, and urges all, both COM
radeS and citizens, to abstain from all
labor and frivolity on this day; devote
it to the veterans; teach the young les
sons of patriotism and by your eX-
ample will these principles be SO en-
grated into their minds that time can
never efface them
The school officials are requested to
prepare suitable memorial exercises for
the observance of the Friday preced
ing Memorial day. by the children of
the public schools.
The commander requests the pastors
of all churches as Memorial day oc
ours on Sunday-though the Grand Ar
my will observe the next day, Monday,
by public exercises and decorating the
comrades sraves-to prepare patriotic
sermons, which will instruct the young
and instill into their hearts respect for
the old soldier, love for the flag and
honor for the constitution and laws of
our republic, which cost so many lives
to maintain
In the observance of Memorial day
the posts should invite the Woman's
Relief Corps. Sons of Veterans, civil
societies, national guard and the citi-
zens TO aid in the patriotic exercises.
Post chaplains will Immediately after
the observance of Memorial day for
ward to these headquarters full re-
ports of all exercises commemorative
of the occasion.
The commander-in-chief requests
that those who are financially able as
sist in the decorating and tagging the +
graves of the comrades in the ceme- !
teries in the south, by sending such /
through the assistant adj (
to the national head |
quarters, from which office proper dis
tribution will be made.
All flags hoisted on Memorial day |
must be at half-mast
Blanks for semiannual reports will |
be very shortly sent to the posts. and |
the commanders are requested TO see |
that these are promptly filled out at I
the last meeting in June, and with the /
per capita tax Immediately forwarded
TO the observation-disclosures general.
The commander suggests that each !
shall appoint himself q COM
mittee of one, who shall bring into his
post one or more recruits. There are
hundreds of old soldiers living in cur
immediate neighborhood who should be
members of some post, and he believes
that personal effort will secure the
greater number, if not all of them.
The following comrades have been
appointed aides-de-camp on the stan
Of the department commander, and will
he respected and obeyed accordingly:
Charles Crane, Salt Lake; H. NJ.
Bend. Ogden; s. L. Ives. Ogden; c. H.
Chappell, Provo; Elias Price, Salt Lake.
BY command of
THOMAS C. BAILEY,
Department Commander.
C. o. FARNSWORTH,
Assistant Adjutant General.
RESOLUTIONS.
In this connection the following reso-
utions. presented at the 18th annual
are of interest:
Resolved, That we greatly appreciate
he hearty cooperation of the public
school officials. teachers and pupils OF
Utah, for the patriotic part they take
With us in the proper observance OF
Memorial day, and on the occasion of
lag presentation to schools.
Resolved, That our department COM
nander, by special request, ask the
public school officials throughout our
state to arrange for appropriate ex-
.rciSeS on the afternoon OF t1lcuy pre-
,eding Memorial day.
Resolved That as Memorial Gay oc-
.urs this year on Sunday. that our de-
)artment commander, by special re-
luest. ask all ministers to give suitable
ecognition TO the same in their re-
pective churches.
Resolved. That we beg to remind the
public that within a few years the last
I'D soldier in the war of the rebellion
vin be mustered out and laid TO rest,
nd that the sacredness with which
Memorial day is observed will do much
o perpetuate the country they fought
o save.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
ent to the newspapers OF the state for
T. c. ILIFF.
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A S. CONDOR.
The foregoing resolutions were unani-
lously adopted
c. o. FARNSWORTH,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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