Show MEMORIAL DAY may 30 is the most beautiful and sacred of our n national holidays it is generally observed as a day of dignia dignified led addresses eel aises parades and military salutes strewing flowers on as well as the graves of soldiers originating fron from i the cust custom ain of bereaved southern women of setting aside one day a year in which they laid flowers on the graves of the soldiers who had lost their lives in the civil war Memo memorial ilal day was decreed a holiday in 1868 by the commander of the grand army of the republic in most states it is a legal holi holiday dayl se set t aside to do honor not only to those who gave their lives in the civil war but in the spanish american and world wars as well most of the northern states celebrate slay may 30 as memorial day in alabama florida mississippi and georgia april 26 is observed may 10 is set aside in north and south carolina since 19 ly memorial day has acquired an international significance it is now observed in england and france wherever adien american soldiers are buried the purpose of the day has enlarged from its first inauguration until it is now no longer a day for merely laying flowers on the graves of soldiers but has become an occasion for personal and family commemoration as well wherever memorial day is observed I 1 people pause each year to do lionor honor to the memory of loved ones 0 MONROE by special correspondent 0 election of the Lite iose tose club I 1 officers was held wednesday at tile the south ward relief society hall the new officers are alta magleby president of both sections officers ceis of section one mildred magleby vice president margaret ridd secretary vera smith treasurer edal edna jones critic ilene webb vice critic officers of section two millie goold vice pres president ident dora blown biown secretary maggie hunt tre asmer ier jennie reynolds critic dora nielson vice critic melvin smith and family wele A monife visitors monday day mrs orrin ye of joseph was visiting in monice onice monday day the south ward relief society chorus and the young ladies mutual officers gave a reception and shower in honor of mis lois hansen who is one of the executive officers of the Y L ill L I 1 A A delicious lunch was served many alay beautiful presents were pie dented mrs airs hansen who was recently married mrs christa webb and daughter melba were guests of mrs airs john webb sunday dwight swindle and ardell jensen went to salt lake city saturday night mr illy and mrs airs cecil bertelsen moved to aerion fen on sunday cecil has been appointed manager of the new creamery at perron ferron mrs airs clara clam bertelsen cretu returned arned home saturday after a two w weeks beeks visit with relatives in myton ogden and salt lake city una bertelsen returned home with her joseph hermansen was in nephi and levan sunday on a business trip for tile the farmers Fan ners cooperative milling co mrs hermansen accompanied compa nied him on the trip melvin forbush received a telegram sunday from delta telling of the death of mrs airs foi buchs bushs nephew howard jensen 8 who came in contact with a high tension wire and was electrocuted the daughters of utah pioneers will meet at the home of mrs binning goold saturday may 31 mr and mrs airs H roland spent the weekend at kanab zion park and the mt alt carmel tunnel I 1 mrs airs lorena larsen has returned home after spending the winter vinter at fillmore with her daughter daugh tei A number of friends and relatives surprised mrs mary ann larsen with a birthday party elden tuft and james jones spent a few days at ferron mr and mrs H roland will attend the lions club convention at american fork may 28 and also the bankers convention at salt lake city clarence and theodore baldwin and miss wren baldwin of salt lake ake city were guests of miss eliza baldwin last weekend vern Alor spent three days at salt lake lahe city last week i mr air and mrs airs boyd brown will attend the lions club convention at american fork mrs glen nielson of richfield mrs airs adrian of smithfield and mrs airs ireta hooton of los angeles spent tuesday afternoon at the home of mrs airs neil madsen twelve self invited guests enjoyed lunch wednesday afternoon with mrs arthur baker A farewell fai ewell party was given in honor of monta smith and bertha at the home of mrs airs newel winget those present were monta smith max alax So sorency Soren cn I 1 melba hansen ma alax parker zola sorensen reed nielson olean olcan nielson afton bohri bohn floril floral nielson robert morrey madge chils ti ansen wells nielson lucile christensen roscoe swindle mildred nielson grant zabriskie zona madsen noble lee bertha and dick washburn mrs I lawrence m rence jones has gone to logan to visit her mother she will probably pio bably be gone a month james R ware and family went to ephraim sunday evening to attend tile the baccalaureate services sei vices at snow college elder david 0 mckay gave the baccalaureate address elizabeth Elizab etli crawford went to ephraim to visit her sister D desma es who is attending snow college bardell johnson and family have llave returned returned to mcgill LIc Gill nevada after visiting here several weeks with mr and mrs jacob Ha haslam slain mrs airs H roland entertained two young youn 9 ladies and young men of the stake board wednesday at a delicious luncheon dr albert bjornson spent last week at salt lake city on a i business trip le ie turning friday I 1 mary belle mallon and carnia carma partridge gave a campfire party lin in canyon saturday night mr air and mrs airs wm win morford left ifor for their home in walla walla washington wednesday mr and mrs N L hermansen Herr nansen and children of gunnison were guests of mrs joseph hermansen saturday mr and mis airs jack shipp and daughter devece of provo spent sunday visiting mr air and mrs J A smith parents of mrs airs shipp mr air and mrs airs halvey deluca of I 1 california are visiting at the home of mrs edna mrs delucas delas mother they brought back with them her sister mildred who has been in california some som C some time for her health aichle madsen and milton chalk left monday alunday for salt lake acty to seek employment mrs airs sarah foote and son glen of order Or derville j 11 C have been here visiting vi sit osborn wrigley during the week melva wrigley went to Or derville with them mrs airs elmer of salt lake city is here visiting relatives mr air and mrs airs hyrum lee of glenwood were vere guests sunday of mr air and mrs airs H S bell |