The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-03
STERLING WORTH
OF OLD VETERAN
Friends Who Knew Col. George
B. SquireS Speak in Eulogy
of Character and Deeds.
GOVERNOR SPRY SPEAKS
Patriotism, Fidelity, Loyalty and In
tegrity Used in Speaking of Grand
Army Man Who Has Gone.

rity!
These were the words heard most
often In the brief addresses that paid
tribute to Col George B. SQutres at
the funeral services held yesterday aft
ernoon, and these words in their fullest
meaning found an echo in the hearts
or the hundreds OF friends who Joined
in paying tribute TO the memory OF
The man whose presence IN Utah radi-
ated the virtues OF true. patriotic man
hood in "a manner that has had mar
Vicious influence I'm shaping the qualities
of loyalty and patriotism with which
the citizens Of the state are imbued-
The body of Colonel Squires laid in
state at the city and county building
from I O'Clock in the afternoon until
o'clock under guard Of the Sons OF
Veterans while hundreds OF friends
filed past the coffin TO gaze upon the
and respected. AT o'clock the body
was taken 10 the Grand Army hall in
the J. %. o. r. building In POstO1fice
place, where services were conducted
by the Rev L. A. Simpkin, assisted by
Governor William S1ry and John Henry
Smith OF the first presidency Of the
Mormon church.
Old Friends Pay Tribute.
Grouped around the coffin were the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Ladies OF the q. A. r., Sons
and Daughters of Veterans and afflliat-
ed organizations and the Utah AsSo-
citation of Life Underwriters, Of which
Colonel Squires was an honorary MEM
Der. Practically every state official
OF Utah was present and the throng
OF friends filled the large room 10 its
capacity.
The musical numbers included Come.
Ne DiscOnsOlate" and Nearer My God
10 Thee" by "a male quartet; plains
OF Peace, as solo by Mrs. COrinne
Harris Hammer and 20 Love Divine
by Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward. The
inv ion Inv he Rev A X a
was followed by the reading Of Psalm
xiii and Governor William Spry de-
livered the first address.
Knew Him Many Years.
Governor Spry said that he regarded
il as a great privilege TO speak of
Colonel Squires, personally as well as
In behalf OF his colleagues and fellow
laborers, and tell of the great love,
respect and esteem in which the colonel
was held by all whose privilege IL had
been 10 have been associated with him
officially. The Governor said he had
known Colonel Squires for many years
ever since he came TO Utah as war
den Of the state penitentiary-and
during all the years since that time
lie had given excellent service in each
OF the many positions OF trust and
responsibility he had held.
As a member OF the constitutional
convention he had worked long. earn
estly and faithfully at the important
work which had given Utah a sound,
the Governor said, Colonel Squires had
filled many positions of trust and con-
fidence and. in these positions. every
one who knew him was happy in the
knowledge that he would fill these
positions faithfully.
In addition 10 these traits OF charac-
ter, the Governor said that the training
received by Colonel SQuires as a young
man was shown in his every day life
and the events of the colonels young
manhood. when he fought Valiantly for
his flag, made their mark on his life
work.
Held Positions With Credit.
Fidelity. loyalty. patriotism aud in
tegrity were traits that marked the
Governor Spry. - don't believe IN
waiting until men die TO express conf
dencs in their integrity. loyalty and
ability and / am happy to say that as
he went through this life he carried
the knowledge that men depended upon
him and believed In him. Ii would
take a long time To review the POSI-
lions that Colonel SQuires has filled
in Utah, but il would take much longer
To tell how Well ne served the inter-
ests of this state lie had the conf
.dence, love and esteem of all because
OF the way in which he performed every
service that fell TO his lot
Il do not know that ever in his life
did there arise a time when there was
ground for criticism of the way in
which he filled whatever position he
may have been in. There is no man
in the state administration who is
more keenly affected than Secretary