The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
Fitting Celebrations Are Ar
ranged by Patriotic Organ
izatiOns ef City.
CHURCHES ARE ALSO TO
TAKE PROMINENT PART
Phillips congregational and
First Methodist tC Hold
Services Today.

Memorial Sunday will be fittngly OBJ
served at the Philips Congregation
church. corner of Fifth South and Sew
enth East streets. beginning at II % clock
this forenoon. by the local posts and aux
Iliary organizations OF tho G.. a. r.. the
sons and Daughters Of Veterans and the
Spanish american War veterans. The
exercises Will be largely in the form of
preliminary celebration of Decoration
day. May 20, as designated by a procla
nation issued by Governor William Spry.
The complete programme for the Me-
mortal Sunday services and the Decora-
ton day observance has been completed
by the committee in charge OF arrange
ments. of which o. T. Davis is chairman,
and VIII he strictly followed during the
celebrations on both days.
Those who will take part in the eNer"
eeIses include the members OF James r;
Mexican post No. /: George r. Maxwell
post No. .: o. o. Howard post No. {:
James Mexican Relief corps No. ::
George r. Maxwell Relief corps No. ;;
Reynolds circle No. j. Rice circle No. 8,
G. A. r.. James NJ Tanner tent No.
J; Daughters OF Veterans; p. Edward
American War veterans public school
children. and the public at large.
a general aSsembage OF the partici
pating organizations win take place at
the corner OF Fourth South and Seventh
East streets this morning AT 1880
o'clock, and will march in a body to the
| church. where the Rev. p. y. SimpkIn,
pastor viii deliver the memorial ad-
dress. There Will also be a flag preseu-
tation at the First Methodist church at
civil war veterans and other patriotic or
ganizations are invited. The service here
Will be conducted by the Rev, Francis
4. Snort, pastor Of the church,
Tuesdays Celebration.
The Decoration day celebration will
commence Tuesday morning at o'clock.
when the different organizations will
gather at the Odd Fellows hall on Mar
lset. street. Three groups will be made
each OF which will hold exercises at one
OF the cemeteries I'm the city and at Fort
| Douglas Conveyances have been secured
for most OF the older members of the
| Mexican. Maxwell and Howard posts
OF the G.. A. r. and the Mexican Relief
| corps have been assigned 10 Mount OIL
vet; Sons and Daughters of Veterans, and
Reynolds and Rice circles OF the Ladies
of the G. a. r. will go 10 Fort Douglas.
while the Spanish American War veter-
ans and the Maxwell Relief corps will
conduct the ceremonies at the City ceme-
| terry
Following the exercises at the ceme-
teries, detachments Will go TO Sandy and
Murray, where impressive exercises have
been planned in conjunction with the OF"
icals and residents OF both places. The
Daughters Of Veterans Will go TO the
Jordan river following the Fort Douglas
programme and will strew flowers along
the banks and in the waters of the
stream In honor OF the dead lost at sea.
! Captain Lot Smiths company, and
| George Washington circle No, 6, Ladies
of the, G. A. R. Will conduct memorial
services at Pennington Tuesday. Vet
| Rl1clpr conduct
| the eXercces, and the speakers will be
DR.. Seymour p. Young, Joseph A. Fisher
and John Neff.
Judge Armstrong to Talk.
Judge George 9: Armstrong will speak
cemetery and Rev, Elmer I. Goshen at
Mount Olivet. The complete programme
for today and Tuesday follows;
corner Fourth South and Seventh East
streets at 10:3O a. M; march to Phillips
| Congregational church. corner Fifth South
and Seventh East streets; sermon by Rev
| P. A Simplsin, the pastor, at IL a. m. I.
attend a flag presentation at the First
Methodist church. 8 o'clock p. m; visit
Ing comrades and all old soldiers and
friends are cordially Invited to take part
In memorial exercises.
Decoration day, May 20-Assemble at
Odd Fellows hall, Market street. and
lows viz: For Mount olivet, Mexican.
Maxwell and o. O. Howard posts and Nc
Kean corps. at $50 a. M; for City ceme-
terry. Spanish American War Veterans
and Maxwell corps. at $3.50 a. M. for
Fort Douglas cemetery. Sons Of Veterans,
| Daughters of Veterans. Reynolds and
Rice circles, Ladies OF the G. A r., at
! $50 a. m.
Exercises at Mount Distribution
of flowers. 10 to IL a. m; song. Mrs
A. S. Peters, Miss Edna Dwyer Fred
Graham and Mr.. Curtis; reading Lin
coins Gettysburg address, Comrade Och
ler; rituaistic service OF the G. A. R.;
ritualistic service OF Relief corps: song
by quartette. Grafton by Rev. Elmer I,
Goshen Of First Congregational church
hymn. America" led by quartette; sa-
luting the dead. firing squad OF high
school cadets; taps.
Exercises at City cemetery at 10 80 a.
m.-Song by quartette; prayer by camp
Grafton by w. D. Ritter, orator OF the
day; ritualistic service by Maxwell corps:
hymn, America benedlction; taps.
Exercises at Fort Douglas cemetery at
$50 a. n.-Music by All Hallows band
OF Veterans ritualistic service by Rey-
nolds and Rice circles. Ladies OF the c.
A. R.. song by Edmund Condor; Grafton
by Judge Armstrong, orator of the day;
song by Doris Maycroft; saluting the
dead. firing squad OF All Hallows cadets