The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-12

geous and magnificent one. The bust
ness firms and citiz ems have answered
royalty to the call we have made upon
them for funds and they may rest as
sured that the money viii be well
spent. Surely no better way could be
found than making the boys who went
TO war feel that the state is proud of
their achievements and glad to well
come them home again.
Programme Completed.
The programme of exercises at Lib
erty park has been completed and was
adopted at the meeting of the executive
committee yesterday afternoon. 1t is
as follows:
Programme Completed.
Music.
Invocation. President Lorenzo Snow
Music.
Address Of welcome. Gov. Heber NJ. Wells
Response. Major f. NJ. Grant
Music.
Address. Senator Joseph L. Rawlins
Address. Col. NJ. NJ. Kaighn
Department commander G. A RI
Presentation of medals.
Pres, Aquila Nebeker of Speaker
Respcnse...Major Richard W. Young
Music.
A handsome programme of eight
pages, 6x9, and Autographed cover. will
be issued and viii be given to ali the
volunteers. The cover Will depict the
scenes of carnage which the boys have
been through and viii have a repro
ductlon of Utah, saying Welcome, my
heroes" Inside will be the order of ex-
ercises and the roster of the men Titan
furnished for the. war. The Utah Lith-
ographing company viii furnish the
programmes for 121s cents each and
viii make a discount of SIS on the or
der as contribution to the general
fund.
Major Young Coming.
A letter received bv Governor Wells
yesterday from Adjutant General Bur
ton says that from present indications
Major Richard w. Young viii be home
in time for the celebration. Acting upon
that knowledge. TIE programme COM
mittee placed the majors name upon
the exercises to respond to the pre-
sentatiOn of medals. The many friends
of Major Young are hopeful that he
may be here and participate in the
celebration.
Details of Parade.
General Penrose, grand marshal Of
the day. reported that only three diff
ferent societies had so far made appli-
cation for places in the parade This
does not include The bands, twelve of
which Will be present The three
organizations which have applied are
the knights Of Pythias, the Indepen-
dent Order Of Odd Fellows and the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
1clks, tee latter Of which will not ap-
pear in uniform. The heads of the
various railroads having departments
in this city, have signified their willing
ness to close the shops and offices, and
the railroad men viii turn out nearly
200 strong. The Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers had intended to be
in the parade, bat are compelled to
abandon the idea because the trains
must run, even on such an important
occasion. They will do their share by
bringing the volunteers down from
Ogden to Salt Lake.
The Italian society is the only organi-
cation representing a particular ma
tionality that has made application.
The Scandinavians have been consider
ing the matter but as yet have taken
no definite action. They contemplate
having a float representing a Viking
as the first discoverer of America.
Seven Hundred Volunteers.
The first division of the parade will
consist of the volunteers. about 700
strong. 4 plan is also being projected
TO nave the parents OF the boys head
the first division. with an insignia,
'These are our boys" There are a
number Of Utah men who served in
the regular army during the war who
will be assigned places in the first di-
vision.
The matter of obtaining horses is still
troubling General Penrose and his
adjutants. Captain Game reports that
he will need forty horses for the cav
q Try from As horses cau n-lv he oh
will be 500 for the cavalry alone.
Then there is Troop ! Of the rough