Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-23
LETTER TO THE RIDERS
Signatures All Attached Today and Ieslimon-
ial Mailed This Afternoon.
DEMONSTRATION FOR THE CAVALRY


and Universities VIII Participate In the
Good-by to Remaining Volunteers.
Salt Lakes leading lady patriots met
at the office of the woman's Exponent
at 1920 this morning to hear reports of
committees and further perfect ar
rangements for the demonstration on
the departure of the cavalry tomorrow
The most important business, OUTSIDE
of that attendant upon the demonstra-
ton. was the signing of the letter vi
regret to the Utah Rough Riders. The
letter and signatures are as follows'
salt Lake city, Utah,
May %. 1888.
Captain John @. Cannon, Second u ;.
Volunteer Cavalry, Fort Russell
Wyoming. 60
We, the undersigned women Oh Sal.
Lake City, most sincerely regret ,hl.
time and circumstances preVen.eu, Us
from making the public demonstration
our feelings prompted, and which WIS
due YOU on your departure from nome
as brave United states Volunteers;
Do hereby express our interest ana ap-
probation. and feel certain OF the man
ner in which you VIII MAINTAIN ou,
country's honor and that Utah VIII
have cause to he proud of her soma
We do unitedly commend your cour
age, and wish you God speed and a saie
return.
JULIA Il. RAWLlNS,
EMMELINE Is. WELLS,
MARY j. CI.AWSON,
JOANNA MELTON.
Liable NORTH,
ANNA 3. YOUNG,
MIRIAM @. BROOKS,
ISABEL CAMERoN BROWN,
EMILY +. HOLLING,
BERTHA q. HAMBURGER,
RACHAEL u. SIEGEL,
LIZZIE NJ. COIN,
LUELLA NJ. RHODES,
s. Il. LAWLER,
CLARA v. II. FELT,
ADA ELLERBECK,
MELISSA PIERCE ROBERTS,
NAY =. MOYLB.
SUSIE RITTER WELLS,
CATHERINE WELLS.
PHEBE Y. BEATIE,
EVELYN Y. DAVIS,
LANA s, SAVAGE,
MARGARET GAME,
CLARA NJ. CLAWSON,
EMELINE WELLS,
MAMIE u. WELLS,
ANNIE NJ. ADAMS,
RACHEL TONGATE BECK,
MAMMAL MORRIS,
LYDE WELLS,
CALLIE WELLS HEDGER.
PRISCILLA ]. RITTER,
ALICE ID. MOYLE.
READY FOR TOMORROW.
At today's meeting all committees
reported favorably on their work ex-
cent that the music committee was I'M
.atst tal nttV IpHnifa
from the bands except In one Instance
All Uallows band. However the re-
quests were made and the band man
ngers promised 70 do their very best
for the ladies. Bandmaster Held wns
seen by reporter shortly after the
meeting, the ladies having failed to
find him, and Mr.. Held said: Certain
ly we will turn out and give the boys
n scnd-off. No musician will refuse Il
do his part In this matter and i know
my men will be patriotic and turf
out"
The X. OF p. band was also ap
preached. as well as Chrlstensen's ant
participation was promised by them i
they could possibly arrange for Thu
HELLO, CHILDREN!
The school children will certainly b.
out. One of the ladies put It thus
III / had a boy In school and he failet
to play truant on an occasion like this
II the principal failed to dismiss tn
school, l should punish him." But
won't be necessary for any mother I
do that, because the public school au
thorities Will be asked to close tn
schools for the afternoon tomorrow I
allow the little ones to witness n
event TO which they will proudly rete
in years to come. Miss Emmelin
Wells who Is n committee of one hay
H. Ton In, ~, Oh a.
slres the little ones to line East Ten
pie street, on both sides, from Sout
Temple street. beginning at the Pic
neer monument, down to Second Sout
street, so that they will have a chanC
to see their big brothers" in blue 9
of to the. war The children are a
asked to bring flags. too, and waN
them as the soldiers go by so that the
will know that the little ones at hon
love the flag for which they are goir
to fight abroad. The high school. CO
lcges and University win also be o'
and take up the line of march vii
class banners and flags, behind d
Glory and help TO enthuse older head
LUNCHEON IN CARS.
The ladies also decided at this NOR
ing's meeting to serve the luncheon
the Volunteers In the cars instead of
the station. One of the ladies h
been appointed TO nave charge or ca
car, and she is authorized to call
her assistance such of the others
may he required to walt upon the 81
der boys.
The committee on car decoratio
reported that their part Of the wo
is well under way and will be proper
attended to.
NEXT MEETING.
The next meeting OF the ladies' "
be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Mrs President S. /. Claws
announced that the meeting wol
be held either In the morning or
ternoon, according to the time VIII
the Volunteers would leave. positl
Information on this point not haVl
been received. Now that 1t Is defin
that thte time OF leaving has been
for o'clock the meeting will occur
the morning.
MONEY FOR RIDERS.
The fund for the Utah Rough Rid
has so far reached the sum of $72.
was expected that the fund would
stlll further Increased before II y
transmitted to the troop with the
ter. The signatures were all attacl
TO the letter by o'clock this aft
noon and at that time it was mai
by Mrs. Lee.
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