The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16
MANY TREES AND
SHRUBS PLANTED
Observance of AThor Day is General
In Salt Lake.
AUTO PARADE Is A FEATURE
ORPHANED TOTS ARE GIVEN A
RIDE THROUGH CITY.

Arbor day was generally observed in
Salt Lake yesterday by the closing of
the banks and public offices and many
of the stores and other places of bust
ness and by the planting OF trees, shrubs
and flowers by state city and county Of
ficiais. private citizens. societies. students
of the higher institutions of learning and
public school children.
A unique feature Of the celebration of
the day was a parade Of fifteen automo-
biles filled with children who are inmates
of the Kearns St AIMS orDhanage and
Orphans Home and Day Nursery through
the principal streets Of the city. The
parade was given by the Salt Lake Au-
tOmObiic club. of which O. II. Hewlett is
president and DR.. r. :. Scott secretary.
The owners OF the autos. either in per
son or by their chauffeUrs. appeared at
the two institutions at p. m. where the
autos were speedily loaded TO their ut
most carrying capacities with boys and
EiriS- w men TINS was done the autos
from the kearns Joined those from the
Orphans Home on State street near the
latter institution and line of process
sion Was formed and the machines started
Tor the business. section of the city at a
ten-mile an hour clip Through several
of the principal business and residence
streets they sped. the drivers warning pc
dostrians to keep out of the way by Wig
orously footing their horns.
, II was apparently great event I'm the
lives of the orphans. for they enlivened
the entire route of the parade. both going
ana returning. with laughter and hand
clapplnS and other demonstrations of joy.
Executive Plants Trees.
IN conformity with established custom
Governor John q. Cutler and other state
officers. elective and appOintiVe. together
with numerous clerks. city and county Of
iicielS ana many citizens, went to Capitol
nil yesterday morning Promtly at 10
clock Governor Cutler began planting a
sycamore tree at the eastern end of gov
row was begun "A dozen years ago. when
Governor West planted the first tree in
the state has added a tree
After Governor Cutler had securely i'm
bedded the sycamore he planted a flow
eLlhS Japanese almond tree. the gift to
the state from Salt Lake city. Postmas
ter A l. Thomas. who served Il term as
governor OF Utah. planted his sixth tree
after Governor Cutler had concluded his
labors i'm that line. Trees We're also
planted by Spencer CIawsou of the Titan
Lewis x Clark exposition commission.
United States Senator George Sutherland
Attorney General NJ. A. Breeder. Secre-
tary of State Charles s. Tingey. Adult
ant General J. NJ Bowman and others.
At the University.
Thirty trees We're planted by the faculty
library building and east of the museum
building. While this work was going on
the students were engaged in digging a
trench 400 feet long and three feet deep
across the campus and laying a pipe line
therein and evening up the ground by
spreading sand hauled from the hill on
the west side OF the campus, on il. The
field was afteTWard sOdded.
4 lunch was served i'm the assembly
room by the members of the domestic
science department. covers being laid for
30 persons. This was partalxen OF by Il
students after they had finished their
task in the field.
The Authors club Of the university gave
a bali in the assembly room last night.
the proceeds OF which were added TO the
gymnasium fund