The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-18
FIFTEENTH ON
DRESS PARADE
|rowd Witnesses Splendid
Spectacle of Marching
Troops at Fort.
AND IN EXCELLENT FORM
Az is MARRIED BY WRETcHED
STREET CAR SERVICE.
land IN EXCELLENT FORM

Always magnificent spectacle a dress
arade or United States soldiers is made
more interesting when one sees it at
ose range: when one hears distinctly the
pmnlands of the officers; when one is i'm
ilntorts;ole repose. with the sur shining
enially but not too hot with the music
an excellent bandit is a pretty COM
rtabie way TO pass an hour
fe5tefday afternoon at Fort Douglas
lere were hundreds OF people from the
" TO see the dress parade The ma
puNefs We're performed on the upper pa
poe ground, which is in the heart of the
ost. and every one had a much better
opportunity of witnessing the marching
nd counter-marching than if it had been
tne parade ground in the plain below.
IL was the regimental parade. but owing
the fact that the Second battalion is
range duty the First and Third bat
mons only participated Seven compa-
les were on the ground. Lieutenant
oionei Williams and his staff reviewed
pc troops as they swung about in the
aijous 1ormauOns- II was creditable
xhibitioD by a splendid body of men.
me entertainment furnished the visitors
" the 400 or 800 marching men was heart
appreciated On every side were
sard words of commentator for the per
Ection or step and praise for the gem
and collectively.
me band concert was feature highly
hJoyed- Under the direction of Chief
usician Godfrey Buglione the numbers
the program were rendered in a superb
hammer. The program follows:
Jack Tar March ........ Sousa
overture, THE Hermit's Bells MailIart
osoanut Dance ......... HERMANN
k.toIlcking Girl selections ....-.. Francis
aedley overture, Bits of Remick's
Hits" ------.-......--- Arr nv anne
The bands efforts were greeted with
oeral applause. The organization now
as twenty-seven men.
On Sunday. at 4:50 o'clock. the band will
I'VE another concert at which time this
rograrn will be rendered:
ihrch. Third Regiment ....... Clement
overture. Poet and Peasant 49,. SuDpe
arItone solo. "Une serenade. Aria
Naria -. ....,'......... $500. .Chapelie
Sergeant Crother
election from Faust Gounod
Excerpts from comic opera medleys..
The pleasure of the afternoon was some
{hat married by the ~retched service fur
-fshed by the street car company i'm car
fing the crowd back to the CITY. When
ne parade was over there were three
9ars waiting. These were soon filled to
5verflowing. and man. people decided 10
wait for the next car" When the next
par came II was quickly damned with
PEOPLE until there was not standing room
f,t- The car that left the post at a quar-
pr after O'Clock was loaded to a degree
pat would have constituted criminal neg
genea In the event of an accident When
he car started on its course toward the
ply. additions TO this vast number werd
adhered up at every street crossing and
Gueezed in Several passengers. rode in.
Ringing 20 the rear fender
IL Is the testimony of those at Fort
Douglas that this condition is the rule on
Iarade days. which are Fridays. also on
iaturdays and Sundays. The Fort Doug
Rs patrons of the street car system say
fnere is rumor that the upper line will
Fe reopened in the spring There is a
|ay of hope in this.
At the top of the stairs reading to the
Itreet car platform Is a sign: Take cars
1ere for all parts of the city" One evil
|ently had had experience remarked:
They ought TO change that sign 70 read,
an who enter here leave hope behind. A"