The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-02

ITO DO homer to the memory Of Bdg-
ham TounB7 the fouDder of Utah
and The grestest of al the rio
leers thoUsaDds 64 citizens of SAT-
I.eks of Utah and Of other states
turned out yesterdas. IN the morning
they assembled around the Pioneer
mo5ument TO witness the decoration Of
the heroic figure of the dead leader
win hcraI o6erings and to listen to a
progfa1nTne ~ ttele s nand-
-Four colltI--es, attracuvely wrapped
tn the natfonaI col0rs, were placed
around tins statue. with pennants
strung from them TO TIE hgElre Of the
late president. irnraediates. IN front
&C che statue EFv-e two large tags.
- iute Of 100 guns by tl,e Veteran Ar
lsQerynen was begun The cannon
use H. belonged to the Nauvoo Ie-
gtoAf, sslltt rhere We-r &eQueut rsts
Fhile tte or muzz,e leaders cooGsd
1T took nearty Two hours to complete
the salute. ard in the ufean While the
deeora ION Of the monument had be-
gun Wreath sfter wreath OF hand
some blossoms WAS brought by men
ote 20 their loved leaGess and che conn
nllttee in charge OF the dscora tons had
80 snds 1ulL receiving the toflerir-zs.
sehe stttLe presented - LlCsI pieasing
appearance when che last of the dow
ers bad been placed The committee
Ivan - Green. James Maxwell. Mrs.
- =. Cornell. F'Tdncis SnOies. r r.
Hu1dartl Caroftna A. II NPiEingbecls.
John N7teIley jr-, DOugal Wilson.
Cathie = D0ugal. Haze 81. Beattie.
lalrtk Slawson, tTe.1aTieye - Young
Vera y. Cannon EeFra- FranlSie and
Clint Young and Rudolph Pubs.
Celebration at Sa1tnfr-
At 1880 She frst ira !. wen hiled
win people, started Tor Saltair. The.
bulk OF the birthday celebrants how
ever waite8 uatH the go train This
took the banner crowI Thee were
eighteen coaches with every seat oc-
umated that Z009 went out to the re-
sort on this traill aIgne- The principal
UroEra ~lne of tue day began at ago
on che dancing 0COr a platform Had
jleen erected tys the northwest corner
Tor the musiciaas and those who were
rle floor arouRd chars were arrauged
iH q wide senli-ctrcle.
Three of The widows Of Brigham
aupng- AMELIA FOLSOM. Margaret
Pierce amt Eliza Burgess Esat fmme-
qiat2i3 pa 'front.' 1t tLe platform on the
Frnnt row. 10 their LETT was Presf-
dsrt snow with Mrs Sn ~ and their,
daughter The other Four surviving
widows - the great leader were I'M
avcidably "a hsauf airs. Lucy Young is
Young. Mrs. Harriet Young and ATrs
Naomi Young were at their homes on
account 81 illness
Knew the Pioneer.
"a tho audience that quickly gath
cred Wece hundreds of men and women
who had known President Youhg init
IlatelN for many years BY an odd
Qlnfh'enee not 6nc Of the company
7vbV fTos-ed the plains with him ID
1871 We there but many who followed
the latter part ~ the same year had
assa IDoiee Among the latter was
George "a thatcher Of Logan. Mr..
Thatcher vas with a company that
lnst y Br.snaIl 1eIng several
y anerea lhl - uon salt Like ia the
latter pa1t ~ lsl Although a small
boy - the TIME. Zee said be remen-
s-eled tt7e clscufnefauce very clear lv
President YOUNG was then on his was
BACK east for meias ef 81 ais faraiiy
VINO mad Beer LETT Dehnd at Winter
Ehe speaker Of yesterday were all
men who had Ea9wn PRESIDENT Youna
relL They told 81 has May virtues
Dis br2yefy ineer distressing circuEf-
stances and hls cheertal readiness T.
asFist the unfortunate and tbs trou-
hitN- II was SAID ~ him that ais name
would have as high q place asnDne the
famous men % t1Es rinetlcn.h century
- thet ~ any otser indiVidual who
70id Be Eamed
Speeches and Music
The proefamfas ras opened by nl0ss3sI
hy Chetehe orchestra This was
foiloWcd hy g chorus "Ali He'll This
4 brioml 9ag given by the E'nlon9
49, ne Bisnop
1faN tuF4 Ea5eu earnestly for hess