The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-30
PAY TRIBUTES
To DEP PARTED
War Veterans and Citizens Of
Salt Lake viii Decorate
Many Graves.
PROGRAMMES ARRANGED
AT THREE CEMETERIES
Day Will Be Observed as Legal
Holiday. With All the Re-
sorts Open.

In loving memory of the nations hon
ored dead OF those who forgot all else III
answer TO The call OF duty and faced
death for the sake OF the flag they loved.
patriotic cltiZcnS-and who IS no, patri
otto ut such time-wili today IN ohlt
Lake. us elsewhere. strcw upon lle graves
ol the departed veterans OF the wars ana
tie last resting places of others near ana
dear the fragrant blossoms OF the sprinG
that bear their mute testimony ol the
resurrection and the life eternal.
Leading this observance of Decoration
day will be the veterans OF the GRAND
Army Of the Republic. the comparative
" few survivors Of the great conflict oi
fifty wears ago. who must, periorcc. re-
cali the days when with hearts beating
high with youth. they kept step 10 mar
tia! music and were undismayed by the
rear OF cannon. Now. bowed by tll
weight of many years. eniccbled by the
cumb. they will pay their tributes TO their
comrades for whom taps nave peen
sounded
Will 30 Legal Holiday.
In accordance with the law and the
custom of many years the day will be
observed as . Legal holiday Business
houses generally will be closed and all
Of the resorts of the city and vicinity
will be opened TO the thrones of pleasure
seekers. affordinG a wide variety oi
pleasures and sports.
Formal observance OF The day viii be
gin at o'clock and, although there win
he no parade through the streets. the
various patriotic organizations Of The
city will gathc, at this hour al odd Eel
lows hall Postoffice place. Here di-
vision will be made into three groups
one for Mount Olivct one for CITY ceme-
terry and one for Fort Douglas. as ont
lined in the official programme, Auto
mobiles VIII b2 provided for the G. y. T.
veterans. Judge George Armstrong
Will deliver The address at City ceme-
terry and the Rev. Elmer |. Goshen will
he the orator ot The day ri Mount Oivet
Special and appropriate programmes
viii also mark the day at Pennington
Murray and Sandy, Following is the of
fclai programme for the day IN Salt
Lake City:
Detailed Programme.
Assemble at Odd Fellows hall, Market
street, and take Sonv,eIyances TO ceme- me
Kean. Maxwell and o, y. Howard posts
ana Mexican CORDS at $50 a: m; (or
city cemetery. Spanish American war
ve,c ans and Maxwell CORPS al $50 a:
M foi Fort Douglas cemetery. Sons of
Ne;erans. Daughters OF Veterans.
REYNOLDS and Rice circles. Ladies Of the
Exercises al Mount OHvel: Distribu-
tlon OF flowers. Ia to ii a. m: song.
Mrs. \. 5. Peters. Miss Edna Dwyer,
Fred Graham and Mr.. Curtis. reading.
Ochler: ritualistic service OF the G.. 4.
r.. ritualisuc service of Relief CORDS;
song by nuartettc. grafton hS rev. cI-
mcr I. Goshen of First Congregational
church; hymn. America" led by quar-
tcttc; sauting the dead, firing squad OF
nigh school cadets: taps.
Exercises AT city cemetery al 1899
m: Song by quartette: prayer by camp
cha plain: remarks by camp commander.
oraiion by. w D. Ritter. orator Of The
day; ritralisttc service by Maxwell corps
hymn. america: benediction: taps.
Exercises AT Fort Douglas cemetery at
$50 4. M: Music by All Hallows band;
ritualistic service Sons and Daughters
Of Veterans; ritualistic service by
REYNOLDS and E}ce circles. Ladies OF the
6. "A. r.: song by Edmund Condor: ora
day: song hy Doris Maycroft: saluting The
dead. firing squad OF All Hallows ca
dets. bencdiction: taps.
Programme at Murray.
The city of Murray will officially OBJ
serve Memorial day. The ladies OF Cor
don circle of the g. a r. OF Salt Lake
City will conduct the exercises. The days
O'Clock at the Murray city hall and after
preliminary the following order OF pa
rade Will be observed. City council.
members OF Murray Commercial club.
r.. veterans Of the Spanish and Philip
pine wars. Gordon circle. Ladies' OF the
9. A. II. OF Salt Lake, circle OF Wood
craft. Companions OF the Forest, Daugh-
ters OF Rebekah, Women's club OF Muir
ray, Fraternal Brotherhood. FraternaI
Order OF Eagles Murray volunteer fire
department. Ancient Order al Forestcrs
Knights Of Pythas. Independent Order of
odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World
AT the cemetery a programme will be
rendered in which The school children will
participate and Mayor Bentz and j. L.
Brown will address the gathering. sa-
lutte will be fred over each soldiers