Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-13 | Page 7 | Lincoln's Anniversary Observed in Salt Lake without Formalities

I Ii i LINCOLN'S ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED IN SALT LAKE 1 1 WITHOUT T FORMALITIES Few Ceremonies i Mark J the Da Day Although Business Is Partially Partially Par Par- Suspended Although entirely locking lacking in formalities formal formal- Itle the ono one and fourth anniversary anniversary anni anni- of or the birth 0 ot of Abraham J Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- ln coln coIn was quietly observed d in lit Salt Lake yesterday For the most part pan the ob observance observance ob- ob servance was Vias confined to a t partial bust bus bus bustI I n Ks suspension and other activities Flags were thrown thron to tho breeze h z from practically in n tho the dt city No o of or general importance were hel held by br civic or military organ orGan- Tim lack of or ceremony ceremony- was probably i duo due to the fact that the general inter interI I f em pet t of or Salt Snit Lake resl residents centered an j I the inaugural ball hall given Riven n at the Hotel Utah last night This f event took pre pr prece precedence t- t dence over o all aJl other social affair i and few ev or organizations prepared for tor celebrations celebrations celebrations of the anniversary of or Lincoln for Cor fear tear of or encroaching on the tho bl big bis event ent Willie While there thero was no general closing of or business houses a a. number closed cloned their doors carl early in the day and navo o n their employees a l half holiday AU All ortho of or tho the banks of or the elt city were closed allday all allda allday da day and holiday hours were ere oh ob observed at the Salt Lake postoffice Business was su suspended in all ted federal rAl state city and count county offices throughout hout the tho da day All 11 of ot the public schools were closed but no general programs were carried out ont However man many of ot the schools held short appropriate pro programs rams on the day dar preceding the holiday These In Include Included included In- In clude brief brier addresses b by representatives representatives tives of or tho he local posts of ot tho tiro Grand Arm Army of ot the Republic