The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-01
NATIONS DEAD At ]
FORT ARE H0N0RED|
Beautiful and Impressive Sery.|
ices Are Held by Patriotic
Organizations.
HEROES AT MT. 0LIVET
ALSO ARE REMEMBERED ID
Flowers Cast on Stream in Mem.
ory of Those Who Died
at Sea.

In the midst of scene of almost un' n
parallclcd beauty, memorial scrvicesI
for the nation g dead were carried out
at tho military cemetery near Fort.
Douglas, Monday morning, under thst
auspices of the Reynolds circle, Ladiesi
OF the G.. A. r., assisted by P Ed y
ward Connor camp. Sons of Veterans;
Mrs. James Tanner tent No j, Daughters.
of Veterans, and representatives Of the
Fifteenth United States infantry.
Members of the Grand Army organi.
cations reached Fort Douglas shortly :
after clock and were met by Capt.
Joseph Clemens. chaplain OF the post.
and number of other officers. Ambu-
lancps were in waiting. which carriedf
the ladies of the party and many of the
older veterans TO the cemetery. A firing4
squad, under command Of Corporal John-F
son Of Company F., from the Fifteenth
United States infantry, and Moss Of \
Company r, ther escorted the Sons Of
Veterans to the place. The Ladies' G.
a K. band was IN attendance and
played number Of patriotic airs. The
Sons of Veterans numbered about
twenty-five, and the daughters about
the same. \ good many civil war vef-L
Grams and LOYAL women also took part
in the exercises and many soldiers Of the
Fifteenth infantry from the fort were
present ~
At Soldiers Monument.
Exercises were first conducted at the /
soldiers monument by the ladies Of the
q, A. r., Mrs, Henrietta Harsh presi-A
dent, Everything was carried out acf
cordiDg to ritual in a most lmpressive
manner. Capt =. Edward Connor. COM
mand r Of The Sons of Veterans, and
Mrs Mary 3. Lawrence. president of I
40 r Ec,p lod hoty =.
spectivc organizations in their part of
the services, Music was furnished by
the ladies' G.. a. K band. A short but
unusually impressive oraiion was de-
livered by Chaplain Clemens Of the fort.
calling attention 10 the marvellous
growth of this country and the necea-
sity of keeping alive the spirit of pa
trotism in order 10 preserve the best
type Of citizenship. Three volleys were
then fred over the graves of the de.
parted soldiers and the sounding OF
taps brought the service to An appr0-
pirate close.
Exercises at the grave of Gen. Pat
rick +. Connor, conducted according 10
the ritual, by an o,Oer which requires
that Sons Of Veterans shall pay distin-
gushed honor on Decoration day to the
memory Of the distinguished soldier,
whose name is borne by their organic
zation. were marked by extreme SIM
plcity. Impressive services were read
by officers of the camp and brief ad'
dress on the spirit of the occasion was
given by Judge g, &. Armstrong. Mu-
sic was again furnished by the ladies r
G. a r. band. and the exercises were
closed by the firing of three volleys and
sounding of taps.
At Mt. olivet.
Memorial services at Mt, Olivet CEN.
ctcrv were conducted by members OF
James p. Mexican post. 6. A. R.. under
the charge of Commander Wallcott and
members of the Woman s Relief corps,
Mrs J.. s. Dean president. Sons OF
Veterans and Daughters of Veterans
also assisted in these exercises. Kew
partment Of Utah, G.. A. r., delivered
a beautiful tribute to the valor of the
soldier dead and refreshed the memory
of the veterans on the stirring scenes
of the great civil war. He spoke ten
derly of many Of the more serious
phases OF the great strife and remarks
on the patriotism and earnest devotion
to duty which had been manifested by
those who responded to the call or the
nation III her hour cf trIal.
At the close of the exercises the usual
three yolleys were fired by squad or
Company &, National guard of Utah,
and taps was tnen sounded by Bugler
Fugate of the lllgn ScbGcl cadets bal
talon.
Another Pretty Service,
Immediately following these services,
members of the Daughters of Veterans,
accompanied by many Sons of Veterans.
went to the Jordan river and conducted
there exercises approi, nate 10 the mem.
ory of those soldiers ana sailors who
had died at sea. Niny garlands OF
flowers were scattered aver the surface
of the stream ID the accompaniment OF
impressive rituAl:stic exercises and the
salute of flags.
At Fort Dougils flags were at half
mast all day. At noon the assembly
was sounded and the men at the pos
stood at preseu5 arms. wnile the ma
tional salute ,H twenty che guns Wa
fired by the !igh- battery Of the reRi
ment and the aag was raised to the top
of the mast. Between the hours OF ~
and clock. the reoimertal band gave
a concert of nat'nnal ana popular airs
Lieutenant Buckrer was officer OF tne
1ay