Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-30
Plenteous Supply Of Flowers
Marks the Observance OF
Memorial Day.
SPIRIT OF QUIET REVERENCE
No Set Program az the City of the
Dead Today-tamily Graves
Visited.

4 plcuteOus suUr'V OF roses paneles
and gorapmms. bright clear day
and spirit OF quiet reverence devoid
OF the usual program characterized
the Observance OF Memorial day at
the city cemetery 10 is however an
Unfortunate incident of a visit Co the
peaceful onvirons of such place that
the entrance was strcwn for hum
drcd yards before the gate with "A
hundred or moro boys aud men each
seeking Goo dispose of cheap flowers
at "a chcup price the very manner IN
which thcy were tied together ana
the unripc blossoms forbidding at once
the use for which the young COM
morcialists intended them. Besides
these banana and "lcc cream
hawkers but aggravated the impress
sion one received Of the neighbour
hood OF salt Lakes largest cemetery.
The moment one stepped inside
however. the change was surprising
in ita beauty and prcparodness. a nea
Of clipped sage lntcrsperscd with smah
thornless cactus spelled out distinctly
the reminding word Reverence az
The ver, entrance To- the drives The
manner Ia which the chief florist has
bcautincd the city's own portions or
the grounds deserves I'm fact the
highest praise. for the visitor was
greeted with neatly kept lawns at
tractively designed flower beds ana
trees ~ strange genus and foliage
DECORATING GRAVES.
Throughout the cemetery numerous
peorle we're ln attendance with hoes
and spades each seeming bent on
having the particular grave In when
he was interested look the prettleat
Of them all. The man who makes
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neat and green had an opportunity 10
enjoy the satisfaction that envious
ewes can give. for IL is 20 him tnat
the beauty 81 the grounds as Whole
owes the most. The permanent plants
such as roses pansies' sFrlils laa,
poppies. honeysuckles, ana peoules
were An their best bloom, and the fact
that they are there to stay REMINDS
enc that the loved departed resting
below Is not remembered onlN TOT
dav but throughout the entire year
Paneles. roses and gernaniums We're
most plentiful but here ana thers
throughout the grounds could be seen
honeysuckles. peonies' poppiea' nlaI
peretes bridal wreaths and sNringld
trees I'm FUN bloom. The lllacs, sweet
meas and flags had gone but the larger
trees such as Cvergrcena SILVER lc"i
poplars. elms. weeping Willows. ana
boxeldors were delightfully."- fresh ana
green. ...,.,. ,.,,,.,,
From the thick foliage Of the
grounds there came frequently the
songs of robins burlons ana warner 7,
and strangely enough the sweet music
IN their voices was not out of harmony
with the quiet reverence which always
characterize "a visit To the home or
the dead For some reason the impu-
dent persistent twittcr ~ the house
sparrow Is not heard in the cemetery
grounds
Tho north part Of the cemetery IS not
nearly $50 pleasing On its neatness as the
south for 0u the former side the grass
WINS woully ovcrgrown, and scamper-
ing lizards and striduous crickrts iouhd
In the Wild drvuess on the neighpor-
hood an inviting environ. This neglect
Of the north side is undoubtedly due TO
individuals Tor here and there grave
showed evidence pf that careful esq
toem which Keeps the memory OF It's
occupant as wen as Itself ever green
and pleasing Some difficulty has been
experienced this spring in this part on
account OF the ever increasing demand
of tho upper avenues Of the city for
water but the GASES of green and tidi-
ness show at once that some az least
found water as well as time 90 keep tho
home Of the departed loved ones iu ace
cord with the esteem IN which they
arc held
The graves or war veterans through
out the cemetery were distinguished by
small naEs nith red ribbons telling OF
the war iu which the old soldiers
fought THE United Spanish war yct-
Grams rathcrcd mo 40 O'Clock around the
graves OF their departed comrades read
the ritual and gave the usual salute of
respect a Tow squads of high school
.adets likewise marchcd about their
handsome uniforms and excellent