Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30
PARADE ONE OF THE FEATURES
Martial and Civic and Patriotic
Organizations Unite to
Pay Tribute.
scr,iccs Held I'm Orphcum Thcatcr
serve to Remind of Dark Days
or War Time.

4 stormy wind, blowing cold from
he northwest threw its influence today
In favor OF those who would seek on
Memorial day only to honor the ma,
lions dead, and not to hunt recreation
in any Of its guises, for this morning,
exercises at the city cemeteries and at
the Orpheum theater were carried out
without discomfort while the constant
" Increasing force of the wind. mad.
summer toggery look out of season be-
fore noon.
I'VE shall ask the men of the United
States army. the Sons of Veterans. the
patriotic organizations, and the people
Of Salt Lake to Join us in this annual
decoration OF our soldier dead" said
COL Geo, B. squires this morning aft.
er the parade had passed by and tn.
aged veterans of the Civil war had
gathered in the theater; I'VE shall ask
them to join with us on this day each
and every year until the last one OF
those who marched from 81 to 80 is
resting in his grave. and then we shah
commend our soldier dead to the Cit
LensUlp Oh SalJ Lake.
Today's celebration of Memorial da,
was conspicuous for its general out
pouring of people, anxious to partlci-
pate.
To add touch of sentiment to the
thin and faltering line OF G. A r.
men, the muse 10 which they marched
Vas played by the Ladies' c.. A. r.
band, each player arrayed in uniform
and playing with finish that COM
mended them to all hearers
No accidents married the day, and
the only untoward circumstance was
the chill wind that dampened the ardor
Of those who would make OF the day
general summer opening for resorts
ard pleasure seeking.
Following the services at the city
cemeteries, in which the various COM
hands of the G. A. II. and allied organ
izations participated at s o'clock. and
the parade which remained on tho
streets from 10 TO II o'clock. the veter-
ans gathered I'm the Orpheum theater,
where they listened to stirring and
Col. George B. Sluires, who presided,
opened the services with touching trl-
butte to those who marched last year,
aud We're among the accounted for but
absent this year, and to those who
fdltered in the line of march but re-
fused assistance with the same brave
spirit that they marched alone in 81
and from then to the end of the war.
lST add . nd Salt Lake honor
PROGRAM AT oRPHEUM.
To listen TO the program people as
sembed until the Orpheum was pack
cd to It's capacity. In the front seats
were the veterans, while occupying box
to the left OF the stage was Gov. John
{. Cutler and staff. with Spanish war
veterans in box to the right. The
Ladies' band rendered patriotic Sc
loctions preceding the call TO order, for
which 1t was cordially cheered.
Preceding the Grafton of the day.
printed in full below, a program OF
musical numbers and other exercises
were rendered, beginning with pray
cr by y. ID. Corser, department chap
lain G.. a. II. Children of the Sumner
school. 60 little girls In two rows sang
The Soldiers Farewell" Flag Song,
and Tribute to a Soldier" Miss Venus
Ronmey In a dainty recitation entitled
You Put No Flowers on My Papas
Grave won an ovation, which was re-
peated again when Miss Hilda Greeson
surprised the audience with her beau
tiful rendering Of Tender and True"
The service closed with duct by
Miss Irene Kelly and Miss Alice Web
ley enttlde after the Fray" follow
ana the reading Of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address by Chaplain Corser
REV ALBERT BUXTON.
Veterans and saviors of Mighty Ma
ton;
Nearly half a hundred years ago, you
were called 10 save a nation that your
illhers, almost hundred years before
IFd founded, by pledge of wealth and
laltli-at cost of toll and health and life
quick az in the early days the call OF
Iude drum ana rustic fife had answered
nom your fathers In the rattle OF
lexington musketry, so prompt was
your response To mastering buglc blast
IN the measured tramp of million
ready feet and in the roar of Antietam's
The state your fathers built for you
numbered three millions. You saved
nation of thirty millions; the realm
loli Ndlor gave Ia MS now counts thrice
thirty million souls--with cities more
hopulous than our whole infant repub-
Your fathers snatchcd 10 stars from a
new and troubled sky and set them IN
me azure Of new and fearless flag
mat cluster with 20 twinkling mates
shnne down upon your steadfast and
aielt sentinels as Orion of old smiled
loWn on the watchful shepherds OF Jul
ueas waiting night, That constellation
now grown 10 nearly so stars. still
flashes rs glory upon you here today
on you the saviors and on US the saved
pause In this tribute to your fidellt,
well night crushed by the weight o
mat responsibility you are thrustlnl
~ me shoulders of our generation
your valiant and vigilant vigor de
hands an unbroken continuance --ar
.oll apostolic succession. Your hlgl
tIuFt Annonis us priests of a hol!
american empire 10 transmit that ban
Hel, with undlmmed and added stars
~ an unsullied azure deeper stlll, 10 an
unhprn generation that shall gathe
not lhree million but three hundre'