N. 0. SOLDIER Li AT REST Impressive Service Marks Fu neral of Private Raymond Holmes m Impressive services attended the burial yesterday afternon of Private Raymond M. Holmes, hero of the Krc.1t war who died 'n Prance, and son of' Mr and Mrs. Will II Holme- of North Ogden. Hundreds of friends, relatives and ex-service men crowded the North Og-1 den ward hall to pay hom.tv.-i- '.. th. soldier who had made the supreme sacrifice and offer his family their i sympathy and condolence. A wealth of, floral offerings covered the pulpit and an American flag enshrouded the coffin. cof-fin. Major Charles R. Mabey. soldier of I two great wars, was the principal1 speaker. Ho eloquently extolled the merits and bravery of the man was had died In defense of his country. l)l - Kim HEROISM Tito speaker vividly described the I entry' of United States into the war! and the heroism of the first Amerl- ' fans thrown into the breach. Only a I few handfuls they wore, he said, as! numbered against the foe. but these men proved their mettle snd turned back the Oorm.-in tide even though many of them paid the supreme sacri- flee. One of these men to fall, he j -aid. u.i.- Private Holme-. Tin slim K the enemy received when those Amerl- i cans struck tho lines sent a shudder I through the entire German army! which continued until they appealed for an armistice, the speaker sala. During his talk. Major Mahry n cited two poems, and he extended his I sympathy to the parents and brolhi n t' the fallen soldier, one of the two men in North Ogden who died in ! Frnnce. Bishop Frederick Barker conducted! the service and opening prayer Has offerod by George B. Brown The ward choir then sang. God Moves In i m rterloui Way " Arthur Woolley was then called upon to road the citation of braver) trhlcfa the commanding officer of the' First division had signed and Which j held Private Holmes as a soldier of j groat gallantry and meritorious set-! vice. Other speakers were James H. An - ; dereon Lysis i.arkin, Samuel g. Dye, and Rlshop Barker. Each speaker in ' turn paid high tribute the fallen soldier, who had willingly, they Bald, laid down Ills life for Civilisation. Robert Greenwell. a former marine ' In Prance, with one year's servlc abroad, sang. "My America." the sam-selection sam-selection sung In France when Private Holmes was buried at Tours. The of-ferlnK of-ferlnK of tho former marlon was one of fh most ImpreSSlYS portions of the I services, i Eysle Iirkln, also a hSX-servlce man, eulogised the man who had fallen fall-en In battle and declared he had laid down his life for the greatest caui that of protecting women and children ' and Civilisation, In closing Mr. I.arkin : tendered the services of the American I Lotion to the grief -itrldcen family and urged them to call upon the organ :zk- tlon for any tarvlce they might n .1 Bl l is, ' STAR IJSQlOln Many members of the Service St; i .cgion (core piekent at the sftrvieeu. Selections wore sung by KCphl Browh and Mis-; Mildred Ware nnd toward the dose Of the services Air.-. Arthur Woolley sang, "The Americans An Coming." Ji jiU D Evans offered the cIosIiik prayer. A military escort, made up of Weber We-ber county men. who. In most cases, hud faced the fire of the enemy In France, formed outside the Holmes home In North t igden and stood at "present arms" as the body was taken from the residence. Former soldiers anil sailors were pallbearers. The military SSCOfl headed the cortepe which pro. I'ded from the Holmes res-ld res-ld BC( to th ward meetinghouse. Following the service the escort led the cortege to the cemetery where tne hero was laid at final rest. A salute was fired over the grave h u firing squud of .m , , 1 1 n r -. - Taps" was sounded sound-ed bj Irvine Hodgi-. member of the R i T. C. "f the (igden High hool William t:ibson. of the American Le- ijlon. ih ili ited the grave. Pallhe.ir, r-Wt r-Wt re Ronald F Holmes. Dewey P. Holmes. Floyd Dudman. William B r-rett, r-rett, Kay Daniels and Wlllbim Qlbson , rvi .