The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15
MOURN PASSING Of
JOHN HENRY SMITH
People of Utah Feel Keen1y
Loss of Prominent Citizen
and Churchman.
FUNERAL ON TUESDAY
Solemn Services Will Be At
tended by Thousands of
Sorrowing Friends.
FUNERAL ON TUESDAY

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John Henry Smith will be the largest
funeral ever held in Salt Lake city
The funeral will be held at noon or
| Tuesday, with services in the tabcF
| naclc. Bishop Franklin ;. Ilngey vi
the Seventeenth ward, Presldeht
smiths home ward. will preside at the
meeting. There will he addresses by
high officials of the Mormon church
who were intimately associated with
President Smith in bis lifetime, ana
there will be music of n profoundly sol
emn and impressive character.
The details OF the funeral have not
been completed, but it is likely that
every item to be taken into account
will be definitely decided today. heP-
resentiug the Mormon church. com
mittee of three from the quorum OF the
twelve apostles was appointed yestcr-
day. This committee consists of Fran"
els NJ. LYMAN, president of the quorum
of the twelve, and Apostles Heber j.
Grant and Reed Smoot. This commit
tee will have general charge OF The
services both at the tabernacle and at
the graveside. Joseph William Taylor
and Ben iamin Goddard were appointed
Yesterday as a committee in charge OF
the carriages and the formation of the
cortege, and Major r. w Young will
have charge of the movement of the
funeral procession.
Thousands Will Attend
That the funeral of President Smith
will be attended by greater multitude
than that of any other person to whom
the city was over called upon to pay the
respects due the dead is made amply
evident by the expressions of Salt
Lakes people. Men aud women of
every shade of religious belief and
hf, Nraf oh In hold
highest esteem the man who has Just
died. Than John Henry Smith there
was no more popular man in the com,
munity. and that popularity extended
TO every class and condition
The sincere friendships and the uni
versal good will which John Henry
Smith enjoyed in his lifetime find eX-
preston in many ways now that he is
dead The word upon practically every
mans lips is a word OF sorrow that
President Smith has passed away. Men
point to his usefulness as a citizen to
his iudomitablc energy, to his fairness
and to his breadth of mind. This sentl-
ment is by no means confined to the
people who hold the Mormon faith; in
decd it is universal throughout the
city.
kilograms Of Coincidence.
The telegraph wires yesterday
brought hundreds Of kilograms TO the
Offices of the Mormon church and to the
members of the bereaved family. The
tenor Of these messages was one of keen
regret AT the loss suffered by the state
and of coincidence for those who suffer
most in President Smith s passing.
Many of the buildings about the city.
notably the church buildings and the
institutions and business establish
ments with which President Smith was
connected. yesterday displayed outward
signs of the feelings of those within.
Many flags hung at balf-mast and the
symbol of death in black Grape was
fastened upon many a door
Not alone will Salt Lakes people
Mormon and Gentle alike-attend the
services in the tabernacle Tuesday,
there 10 pay tribute 10 the memory of
him whom they bad known so we'll in
life, but also there will come from
every part of Utah large numbers Of
sorrowing people. The Salt Lake Route
county points to Salt Lake Tuesday
morning. President Smith was for
many years resident of Provo, and it
Is expected that train filed with
friends will come from the south All
of the railroads have announced re
duced rates for the sad occasion, and
doubtless many hundreds, or, more like.
N
west and east
Mrs. Sarah Farr Smith. widow Of
President Smith, left Chicago Friday
afternoon and is expected to reach Salt
Lake tonight or early Monday morning.
Capitol Commission Mourns.
The state capitol commission of
which President Smith was member.
held a meeting Yesterday morning in the
governor s office, at which time reso.
lutlons were adopted. The resolutions
were prepared by John Dern and are
as follows,
Whereas, II has pleased the Supreme |
Architect OF the universe to remove from
our midst our late associate and IrIrn,,
the Honorable John Henry Smith. and.
whereas. the intimate relations held |
by the deceased with the members of the
capitol commission render 1t proper that
We should place on record our apprecla-
tion OF his services as a member OF this
and his merits as man
therefore be II
Resolved. by the capitol commission.
that while we bow with humble subrnis-
sion to tn" Will Of the Most High we do
no less mourn for our friend who has
bee0 called from his laborS TO r"st
Resolved that In the death Of John
Henry Smith this commission loses a
'nemncr who vas always ready TO render
his very best service. and whose Judgment
and advice were most valuable. Not only
DO We keenlv feel the loss OF our CO.
laborer in CARRYING the work utrusted to
this commission To successful compile |
ton but We also realize that IN the death
OF John Henry SMITH the state Of Utah
loses one OF it's hest citizens. an honest
and upright man. broad minded and ever
ready to assist In the upbulding of this
Resolved that we tender our heart
f~lt symrathv 10 the family and relatives
NJ our deceased friend In this their sad
ainictlon.
Resolved. that these resolutions be en-
tered upon the minutes and that a copy OF
them be gent TO the family OF our de-
ceased friend,
"UILLTAM SPRY,
&c :. TINGEy
~ r BARNES,