The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
Preparations For Observance of
Memorial Day.
WAR VETERANS ACTIVE
PARADE AND DECORATION OF
GRAVES.
Volunteers of the Late War viii
Join With Grand Army Veterans
in the Days observance-Mem-
orial Services in the Public School
Buildings.

The Grand Army posts and relief
corps, in connection with the Spanish
war volunteers, are making extensive
preparations for the proper observance
of Memorial day, Wednesday, May 80.
The exercises will begin at 10 a. m.
with parade of the Mexican and
Maxwell posts. G. A r., and other old
soldiers. the Utah batteries and volun-
teers. the governor and staff and pub
lie officials: the National Guard Of
Utah and the pupils of the public
schools. At the end of the parade
the procession viii divide, One-half
with one band going to Mt. Olivet
cemetery, where memorial services viii
be held at the @. A. r. monument.
The other half, with the other band,
Will go to the city cemetery and hold
services at the volunteer plat near the
main entrance. In the evening me-
mortal services will be held in the
Grand theatre or some other suitable
hall. consisting of music and addresses
by prominent speakers. The public is
invited to these services.
The school children and citizens gen
orally are requested to collect and de-
liver flowers at the various school
houses on Tuesday, May 20, where
they viii be received by the teachers
and committee and conveyed by eX-
press wagons to the G. A. r. hall or
some other central point and be pre-
pared by the ladies in suitable bOu-
quets to be deposited upon the sol
diers' graves.
Exercises in the Schools.
On Friday, May %, from 2 to 8
o'clock .. m. there will be patriotic
exercises in the public schools. De-
tails have been made of a G. A. r.
veteran and Spanish war volunteer to
each school, who will without further
notice or order report to the school to
which they are respectively assigned,
and make brief addresses to the pupils
and friends there assembled.
The detail is as follows:
High SchOol.-Colonel M. NJ. Kaighn
and Batteryman Louis Kahn.
Bryant-First South between Sew
enth and Eighth East Streets princi-
pal, Mrs. +. V. Fritz. Colonel Henry
Logan and Batteryman j. o. Nys-
from.
Emerson.-Corner Berkeley and
Young streets; principal Mary Dysart.
n. D. COrser and Batteryman A. Mich
olson.
Franklin-Seeond South and Seventh
West streets; principal, f. 5. Hallock.
Judge T. J.. Anderson and Batteryman
W. D. Ritter.
Fremont.-Third West between First
and Second South streets; principal, w.
Eddingfeld T. H. Clark and Major
Z. A. Grant.
Grant First West, between Sixth and
Seventh South streets; principal, A. ,.
Martin; Colonel George B. Squires and
Batteryman II. z. Sleater.
Hamilton, corner Eighth East and
Eighth South streets; principal, Samuel
Doxey; Captain T. Nj. Bishop and Cap
tain J. T. CritchlOW.
Jackson, First North, between Sew
enth and Eighth West streets; prinei-
pal, William Bradford; Colonel Frank
Hoffman and Lieutenant o. r. Grow.
Lowell, corner Second and z streets;
principal. G. N. Mckay; Colonel G. NJ.
Hammond and Lieutenant F. T. Hines.
Oduirrh, Fourth East, between Third
and Fourth South streets; principal, w.
]. Mccoy; General w. H. Penrose and
Lieutenant w. c. Webb
Sumner. Third East, between Sixth
and Seventh South streets; principal,
w. W. Barton; ]. H. Lakin and Bat
teryman @. r. Mabey.
Wasatch. corner Brigham and r
streets: principaB ]. o. Cross; Colonel
W. H. Sells and Lieutenant d. II.
Wells.
washington, corner First West and
Peach streets; principal, Miss L. NJ.
QuaItrough; Judge J. NJ. Bowman and
Captain Joseph z. Game.
Webster, Eighth East, between
Fourth and Fifth South streets; prin-
cipal, +. D. Kellar; Judge c. T. Loot
bourow and Trooper W. E. Knease.
T. H Clark, at room 610 Mccormick
building, is chairman of the general
committee, from whom further infor-
nation and directions may be obtained.
On Sunday, May q, an appropriate
memorial sermon viii be delivered by
Rev. George Z. Bailey in the Westmin
ster Presbyterian church on Fourth
West, between First and Second South
streets, at IL o'clock a. m. All old sol
diers are invited to hear the sermon.