The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-31
THIN BLUE LINE
EVOkES CHEERS
Memorial Parade in Salt Lake
an Impressive Spec
taCIe.
EXERCISES AT 0RPHEUM
OBSERVANCE OF DAY NOTABLE
IN MANY LINES.
EXERCISES AT 0RPHEUM

Salt Lake. with the nation. honOred its
soldier dead and the surviving veterans
Of three wars. This morning the $50 aged
and griZzled men to whom yesterday d
city's hand of love. gratitude and respect
was extended are at their tasks or in
their homes, each with dimmed eyes re-
calling as best he can scores of incidents
dear TO the falling memories Of the great
est Memorial DAY parade and subsequent
services Salt Lake has ever known
1t was the last march for some of them.
Another year will see the thin ranks still
more thin. Only those men of the blue
and gray coats who marched so steadily
up Main street yesterday know of the
shadowy forms that filled the breaks in
their ranks. One in fancy could almost
I'LL up the ranks himself as the little
company of white and gray haired men
swung up the street in the morning sun
light Who year ago marched be-
tween that bent man with the cane and
his cOmrade on the left.
VINO filled that break in the second
tlleE Fitting forms filled in the gaps for
ones fancy and on they marched the
Illusion brOadened until. as the first
squad of faded blue coats swung round
the monument the lines filled UP. the old
blue campaign mats turned to service hats
and as the mind leaped back through
fOrty-twO years IF history. a solid COM
pany of LincOln's volunteers marched by
Red Cross ambulance wagon from Fort
Douglas that broke the spell or was IT
the short, sharp command of that dappeT
little lieutenant on the bay horse. as he
maneuvered his company of regulars from
the Fort around the monument? The
last Of the veterans are passing. Hats are
lifted in the crowd and they are gone.
Clutches Tell the Story.
The hour glass is running low for most
of them Here are two old fellows trudg-
ing. on hand in hand. Six are mounted
and they ride straight and fast in their
saddles. Two automobiles carry another
half dozen, the tops of as many pairs Of
clutches. muteIy telling their story
Through blocks of men and women they
marched. for Salt Lake turned out en-
masse yesterday to observe Memorial day
The parade had started from Third South
and State streets with nearly 4 300 men
in line. The day was perfect and under
d sun that flooded the streets with its
golden beams marched the men of the
blue and gray, their sons of the khaki
the men from the Fort, the heroes of a
hundred Indian battles and following
them the youthful cadets OF the high
school battalion.
The strains of 1.-THE Girl I Left Behind
Me-" mingled with the air of THE Star
Spangled Banner and Columbia" as
the three bands ayvOke the enthusiasm IF
the crowds. Up Main street and down
again they marched. then over on Third
South to State street and up State street
to the Orpheum. Sergeant Janney and q
platoon Of police headed the column. Cap
tain Kinsman was marshal of the day.
Following him and his staff came COM
panies B. c, ID. Z. +. X. I and L. of the
Twenty-ninth infantry from Fort Doug
las Every man was in full uniform and
they appeared to splendid advantage The
officers were mOunted. Governor Cutler.
mounted on d spirited horse. headed his
staff and was followed by Colonel c. g
Piummer of the National Guard. his staff
and the infantry Of the Ctah National
Guard
The band headed this division. Then.
headed by the Utah state band the blue
coated veterans swung up he street.
Heads were uncovered as they went by.
The p. +. COnnOr camD of Sons of Vet
Grams followed them. The veterans of tire
Spanish American war came neXt and
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