Show vernal citizens Citizen sPay pay tribute life of late president is eulogized NEARLY 1000 ATTEND impressive MEMORIAL SERVICES ON FRIDAY AT appropriate and impressive memorial I 1 orbal for tho the late p president resident warren G hording harding were held on friday at the tabernacle with attorney thos W odonnell presiding dearly nearly 1000 person persons were in attendance mr odonnell ODon noll in the following well dobosen words told of tho the pur pose of the meeting in the evening of august 2 a borrow sorrow was flashed from san francisco that quieted thos of joy A sadness had swept through the land as huge storms swoop sweep across forest and field rolling thunder along tho the sky disheveling the flowers and pouring blackness and darkness across the valleys and up the mountains A funeral train has passed from the pacific bearing him who was the nations is leader and today all that is mortal of at warren Q G harding will be consigned to its 1 last I as t resting place to await the angels trumpet on the resurrection morn there was about him nothing of at that which goes with richea riches nothing oc oat arrogance which sometimes comes with success ho he was a plain typical american who regarded his success not as a bauble of glory or as a crown of ho honor but rather as an a lity lily none lone now or ever will question I 1 his sincerity of at purpose the warm impulse of his humanity or the ardor of bis his patriotism he lie has passed and in passing he has left an aching void told in ube hearts of of his fellow citizens Q and why chief chiefly ly because he loved hie his fellow follow man today bella toll the sound of 0 muffled drums in beard board and cities towns and villages all over the this broad land pay to his worth dead no Is washington dead are lincoln and mckinley dead Is in an any y man that was ever fit to lire live dead he lives and will continuo continue to live in the grandeur of this republic our Oun sorrows today are his peace we meet here to pay tribute to his humanity to his patriotism and to his greatness and in meeting pray that god may rest his soul and give comfort to the wife who is bravely bearing her burden in this day of borrow sorrow the large choir under the leadership of at william F p hanson accompanied by the band sang the national anthem rov rev M W J her soy say rector of at st pauls episcopal church gave tho the invocation the choir sang lead kindly light the favor favorite to song of at president harding congressman boa don B D colton delivered an impressive eulogy to the memory of president harding with whom just a few days before he made the trip to southern utah with the president and his party after a brief outline of his boy bay bod bad days and the commencement of his career as a newspaper man which he followed for over 30 years in marion ohio and his achievements in public life mr colton told many personal stories which gave an insight into inta the president harding which showed the great heart of or the man and his lovable disposition which made him loved by all men making his a life of service mr colton particularly brought out the coined phrase of the president which will live thru the ages the supreme commitment of life is service the senior senator of alabama upon hearing bearing of his death said although he was my political opponent I 1 love warren 0 harding my friend among the many tributes paid his memory mr colton particularly stressed those of the pleasant days the president had ao so recently spent in utah i at Topp Top erville perrille in southern utah when the entire population came out to give him a royal welcome which brought tears to the presidents eyes levi edgar young came to the stand just as the president was about to speak to the crowd and told him of an old woman the first white 4 44 4 4 4 II ARDINa A TO 4 SPEAKERS AT SERVICES 4 4 44 4 44 4 4 tk 44 I 1 mi li t pu 4 7 U kiili ka L 4 f far WARREN G WA 7 woman to bo born bor in utah stating sho she desired to como come to the stand to meet the president of the united states president harding marding said no it Is my honor to ret got her and b bring i i g her to the stand alig alighting lit 1 u 9 f from r a m the stand be he pr proudly escorted and helped lier to a chair by his side he then turned to mra mrs harding and said 1 I am thrilled more than I 1 can tell to have the distinction of seeing the first white woman born in utah this is worth the trip down herg her mr colton referred to talie work of the president stating it vas was not the tho popular kind and said 1 I have seen men urge him to veto certain bills or sign others for popularity but to these appeals he would bay say 1 I can stand defeat but my sense of duty forbids me to do a thing my tny conscience does not approve his great love of peace pence was shown ahon alien as he gazed on the dead soldiers brought in from overseas over seas I 1 continued on pago page five column four VERNAL PAYS TO LATE PRESIDENT continued from pace page 1 column 3 he be stretched his hands over thera them saying we ahall shall remember your offering god helping us it shall not occur again probably the bloat most outstanding statement made by mr colton waa was 1 q I wonder if hie kin life aad and the life of another president preel dent who la in a wasted body still remain with use us wae was not shortened by unjust crit icham from public men la in office ae an I 1 stood la in Wal washington hington oe some time ago and saw president witson leaning heavily upon his cane came chis one leg paralyzed his hair nearly as white as the driven snow and I 1 i saw that body so near tear the grave and realized that tw spirit was still young in it I 1 wondered how fae barthe the criticisms of thoughtless citizens bad had gono gone toward saing the life of at president wilson how cruel wo we arc are in our condemnation how black we paint thea ear our public men when we know so little of motives prompting their action president harding aade made the supreme ireae sacrifice and died a martyr la in time of at peace jaet just as much an a a soldier maks ranks sacrifice in time of war we cannot realize the bigness of his soul until time has passed to mellow the sharp earners of kin acts and then the real motive and fore sight in the act will stand out la in bold relief and we then will be able to truly appreciate his works immense 1 crowds witnessed the funeral procession as it crossed the continent at ogden mr colton stated an he with the imme 1 threat paid their tribute the military baud played the star spangled banner not a word was spoken tiey they played lead kindly light and then after the baad hand played setly again mea men turned and said id it Is the most Impre 11 selve see 9 1 I ever witnessed 11 to feel tool the heart of amarles as tt it beats la in a eammon sorrow is in a wonderful ex perles and teat that Is what bis his death brings te to us sam the speaker mr colton told how bow our ez ex governor said to kin akk tears to in bis his eyes 1 I do not kaow know when I 1 loved a man so to aea I 1 a this trip s on ay my recent trip to alkue zion canyon with the preal real deet dent and hu party I 1 saw aar him tot last the tb sim vaa going dova dowa as an U be s teed wed by lae ike teai ells alf avia ad I 1 saw aw him rez re move his hi bat hat la in reve on 6 ace aid said the d day ay hae k an bee be werta worth vahe I 1 this is a wead gal cuple 1 at f na N ture aad and of nature G god 6 and 1 11 fa could but pause and thin k no ikera stood ate of goda god grea reatea taft a obiel men i miss clela young max beaU tuCal ly ef of pret emmaa P ap hanson sweet lavatt laTka Uen at of jesus which waa was sung for ter aba 1 ank time la in public the awik are by uy mr mrs marble ron beedy y of et dahari Va Hari no 0 o indiana I 1 the congregation by the baad band manc alvertea Aleer tea calder president jn et of tae the U J take stake the I 1 e some 8 men appod 4 duay warn hij tat 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