Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
PROGRAM IN
TABERNACLE
Memorial Day FittingIy Com
memorated by G. A. R. and
Citizens Generally.
GRAFTON BY JUDGE HOWELL,
Grand Tribute to Old Soldiers--Nio-
mentous Problem Arising From Com
bines of Wealth TO be Solved.

ogden. May 3O.-Under the direction
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
appropriate Memorial day exercises
were carried out at the Ogden taber-
nacle this morning. After the rendi-
lion of the program, the veterans WIS.,
tied the two cemeteries and decorated
the graves OF the comrades.
Judge j. A. Howell delivered the ora
lion. q part of which follows:
men OF the Grand Army of the Re
public and Fellow Citlzeus:
This Is the one day of all the year
when throughout the length ana
breadth of this great land of ours the
people assemble together to render
Taverent homage, not to Some partlc-
ular great man In our history the an
nlversary of whose death II Is, Dul 10
all those who have passed INTO ths Val
lev of the shadow Of death ~ rs inc
I,sy upon which all the living lovingly
remember all the dead and in solemn
asssmblage With appropriate cereillo-
MES, renewing their obligations To ehelr
predecessors, transmit to the genera
lions that are to come the great lle'-
ditions and ideals Of the past
.Trhe significance of the day mas
gradually broadened in scope until now
besides being devoted, as II was AT us
inception, to commemorative the hNea
of those who took part in the great
Civil war, II ia set apart 10 the rGIneII l. :
hrance OF all the soldiers OF all our
wars. of the Revolution, of the war or
1872 the Mexican. the civil, both those
who wore the blue and those VINO wore
The gray, and even our late war WIN
Spain. Not only is ii devoted to the
remembrance of those VINO served thelr
country on the battle field, but all those
who have contributed 10 the making
r,f our civilization, and even those who
though unknown to fame, were klth or
kin or friends to us, whom we ho'd
in loving remembrance, TO Wholn We
owe a debt of personal gratitude Ior
which we can never sufficiently reconI'
pense them.
1T IA we'll that this day is so broad
a., nnrpose because many grave that
would have been neglected Is now AZ
least on one day In the year made
beautiful, custom that VIII endure
as long as the republic. as long as
mankind acknowledges it's indebteduesa
10 the past. which means for all time.
Judge Howell continued at some
length his patriotic address, and paid
a high tribute TO the old soldiers OF the
Civi war. which. he said, was the
greatest war in all hiatory, not simply
because of the number OF men engaged,
though even from that point OF view its
immensely outdid tho records Of his
tory. but because OF the object for
which IL fought--beCausa 1t was to do
terinine the destiny of tho nation which
had become the hope of mankind Tho
men Of the south fought bravely for 4
cause In which they honestly believed
and surrendered gracefully when de-
1eated--and we honor them today be-
Cause of 1t: IF we honor the men Of tho
south because they We're actuated by
sincerity OF purpose. however wrong,
how much more should we honor YOU
men who fought for the Union, because
YOU were not only induced 10 fight from
patriotic motives, but because your,
cause was right; you were engaging
IN no war OF conquest 10 bring the van
tluished 10 your feet, but you were fight
ing 10 restore your brothers to your
side, you were maintaining the perpe-
fully OF a government of free institu-
tinns, and the results of your victory
will endure for all time
He spoke further ON the achievements
Of the American armies in putting down
oppression IN Cuba, the freeing the
philippines from the tyranny of Spain,
and tho establishing OF fr~s American
institutions beyond the seas. AS
legacy OF tho Spanish war" he said
I'VE had thrust upon us the responsible
~ of the government of possessions far
distant from our shores, and we have
set ourselves the task of preparing
Them for the reception of our institu-
lions and laws. Just as in the past We
have sent missionaries all over the
world 10 preach the gospel OF Christ so
now We are going to send missionaries
to tho ends of the earth TO our island
possessions. to fnculcate in the inhabi-