Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30
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Al MOUNT OLINET.


Memorial Services Under the Au-
spices of the q. A X.
The graves of the soldier and citizen
dead at Mt Olyet cemetery We're llp-
orally streWn with flowers today and
certainly presented a pretty appear
ance The cemetery was crowded with
people 10 do honor TO the memory of
their dead and very few, If any, of the
graves remained uuadorned with floral
tributes after the close Of the exercises
of the day. A continual stream Of
carriages and buggies kept pouring into
the cemetery nearly all day and the
street cars were well crowded with pco-
pie until late IN the afternoon, and
everyone appeared to have their hands
fun OF flowers for the decoration Of the
graves
A committee from each Of the Ma
sonic lodges. Argenta No. g. Mt. Moriah
No. . and Wasatch No. /, visited the
cemetery early this morning before
the parade arrived and laid a bouquet
OF flowers at the headstone Of the
grave of each Mason. Committees from
other lodges which have plots at MI.
Olivet, decorated the graves OF their
dead. The graves of the Utah yolun-
tcers were also deliberately decorated
with flowers and flags Among the
graves which were decorated was that
of Robert Richmond, the first person
buried IN Mt Oliyet cemetery He
was buried on April 4, 1871
The memorial services Of the day
we're conducted by the Mexican post
G.. A. r. Their division Of the parade
reached the cemetery at 1915 aud the
services commenced at 1910, when the
following program was carried out
OrenlAg prayer. Rev Or. w. NJ. Paden
Ritualistic memorial seryice,.,..,,.
..........M Mexican Post c. A. r,
Rituallstic service ...,......,....,
Womens Relief Corps, Mexican
Post
Reading Of President Lincoln's
Gettysburg address,. ".....
Commander J. NJ. Bowman
Song, solder Memorial Day.
.........,....M Miss Edna Duncan
Memorial grafton. Dr. Paden
Benedictlon.
Decoration of soldiers graves,
.......,.,.M Mexican Post, G. A. r,
Salute. .......,.F Fort Douglas artillery
The song rendered by Miss Duncan
Soldiers Memorial Day is one
which was sung at the unyeiling OF a
monument erected 70 the memory OF
her uncle Capt. Ashabel Duncan, Of
the Fourteenth Pennsylvania cavalry
Just Is years ago today. The monu-
mcnt was erected by Capt, Duncans
comrades. Miss Duncan rendered the
song today In very sweet and pleas
ing voice.
Or. Paden paid an eloquent and
touching tribute to those who fought
the battles of this republic and who
laid down their lives in the nations de-
Tense.
During his remark he said in part:
Comrades. scatter flowers with liberal
hands and the lovellest Of
them all, old Glory, Flowers and flag
alike are the symbols Of our love and
loyalty They are fit decorations for
the soldiers grave and III decorations
for our living veterans, Decorate them,
distinguish them and glority them. You
cannot but hint at the thrilling days or
As years ago; then 1t was BOYS In blue
but now n Is graves. Keep them green.
"In almost the last public address
made by your Abraham Lincoln-you
were his boys In a peculiar sense-he
called attention to your service in
which you have heard thousand
times. these sweet words: With mall
ice toward none; with charity for all
with frmness in the right as God gives
us to see the right let us strive on 20
finish the work we are IN, to bind up the
nations wounds, 20 care for him who
shall have borne the battle and for his
widow and his orphan -
In conclusion DIR. Paden referred
briefly and feelingly TO the sufterings
of the wives, widows and daughters OF
the soldiers and repeated the following
appropriate verse:
There was never q shot that screamed
and fell
And never bayonet thrust went
through,
The breast Of n soldier boy,
But II pierced a woman's heart too
Al the conclusion Of the program each
soldiers grave was decorated with tiow-
ers and a flag.