Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-02 | Page 7 | Tooele Honors Men Who Fell beside Marne

Tooele Honors Fell Beside M Mare Marne Herald Special I Tooele Sept 1 Impressive o memorial memorial me me- morial services were held here toda today to- to da hay day under the direction of the tho city council of or defense In honor honorof of James Irvin Howo Howe and George Mantis the tho two first soldiers from this section to die fighting i in Prance France Both met their fate rate In th tin the Marne Marno battles of or Jill July Howell 23 3 years ears old was the tho zon son of or Mr and Mrs Irs James P. P Howe of or this city ellY Mantis was vas a young oung Greek employed here who enlisted enl In Jul July In 1017 7 Ills His family lives ll near nearA A Athens I Ii c n S. S President Charles R. R McBride o of tho tIm defense defenso council to the Towe family a service flag nag making appropriate remarks A similar flag with a 3 letter from the councIl will be he sent to the Mantis family The services were were opened by Mayor Ia or Peter ClegG and after the singing of ot an anthem by tho the choir Benjamin Bowen offered prayer A. A M. M I Nelson followed with witha a tenor solo olo and S. S W. W Lee sang Break the 1 to Mother The memorial ad address was delivered dell b by Matthew w After a n. song sonS by Mr 11 and Mrs Leo Isreen Isgreen came remarks by Alonzo J. J The Tho service closed with the Rl singing of or I America b by those present