The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-25
Details of the Programme Con
cIuded by Committee in
Charge.
REV. P. A. SIMPKIN TO
DELIVER MAIN ADDRESS
General Assemblage Will Take
Place at the |. D. 0. +.
Hall.

Final details of the programme TO be
carried out by the local posts OF the
q. \. II, and auxiliary organizations, the
Sons and Daughters of Veterans and
the Spanish American War veterans. in
observance of Memorial Sunday. May IS,
and Decoration day, May so. were com
pletcd at a meeting OF the joint commit
tee on arrangements, held last evening
In the Offices of Chairman .. i. Davis
in the Ncwhouse building.
According to the completed programme
all members Of the participating organ
izatonS Will assemble at the corner OF
Fourth South and Seventh East streets
Sunday morning at 1880 O'Clock. Form
ing into columns OF four. those who gath
or will march in a body 90 the Phillips
Congregational church. one block south.
where tho memorial services Will consist
principally OF an address In keeping with
the occasion by Rev p. A. slmpkn, pas
at III o'clock in the forenoon.
Indications point TO general observ-
ance of Decoration day on Tuesday In
accordance with the proclamation issued
by Governor William Spry. Special ex-
ercises VIII be held at Mount Ollvct. the
City cemetery and Fort Douglas. The
G.. 4. r. veterans. auxiliary organiza-
tions. Sons and Daughters Of Veterans
and the Spanish American War veterans
viii be divided into three groups. each
group being assigned 10 one Of the Gem
ctcrics.
General Assemblage.
The general asscmblagc will take place
at Odd Fellows hall 9n Market street
Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock. From
hero the three groups Will leave at $3.50
o'clock for their respective p.aces. The
assignments as made last evening fol-
low;
For Mi. Olivet-McKean. Maxwell and
o. o: Howard posts OF the G. A. r. and
the Mexican Relief corps of the Ladies
For the City ccmctery-SpanIsh- -Amerl-
can war veterans and the Maxwell Re-
lief corps,
For Fort Douglas cemetery-Sons and
Daughters OF Veterans and Reynolds and
Rice circles OF the Ladies OF the G.. a. r.
AT Mt. Olvet the distribution of flow
crs Will take place between the hours
of 10 and IL o'clock in the forenoon. Sbe
ritualistc services OF posts and corps
Will follow, preceding reading of Lin
coins Gettysburg address. The memorial
Grafton Will be delivered by the Rev.
Elmer /. Goshen. pastor of the First Con-
Gresational church. National anthems
and quartette music Will be interspersed
and following the benediction salute
will be fired. the ceremonies to end with
the sounding OF laps.
The exercises at the City cemetery are
TO commence at 1890 o'clock with pray
er by the camp chaplain and remarks by
the camp commander. William -; Ritter
will be the principal speaker. The All
Hallows college band will furnish music
Those who have passed away Will be sa-
luted by firing squad preceding the
sounding OF taps.
Fort Douglas Programme.
At Fort Douglas the programme will
start at II o'clock. Judge George G.
Armstrong of the Third district court
will deliver the Grafton. and the balance
OF the exercises VIII be identical with
those at the other cemeteries.
Following these exercises delegations
Will go TO Sandy and Murray. where APP
proprate ceremonies will he held in con-
junction with the residents Of both
places. After the Fort Douglas eXer-
cises a delegation Of the Daughters OF
Veterans will go to the Jordan river.
where they will strew flowers along the
waterway in memory OF those who In
years past have lost their lives for their
country while fighting on stormy seas.
Following are the names of the joint
committee arrangements. who at
tended last evenings meeting: o, +.
Davis, chairman j. H Newton, W. p.
Gaby. w r. Graham. Elmer Johnson.
Mrs. A. c. Deape. Mrs. S. j. McNaugh-
ton Mrs NJ. $. Mcnamara, Mrs Kate
Farrell. Mrs Jennie NJ. Murfitt and Mrs.
Mary b Lawrence.
Odd Fellows hall on Market street
will be opened Monday morning at 10
O clock for the receiving of flowers with
which to decorate the graves