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F POUR aUIt of or Salt Lakes Lake's athletic soldiers who Were verc killed in ac action on 1 bc he honored at Municipal park today They tlC are top row left to i right right Earl Larl Ridd Ridel and Grant Bottom row row Elmo Elmo Ridges and nd Joseph Don 4 1 t l I I I II 1 I II r A I I j w I fy y f- f t tJ J e r Judge Armstrong Will Bel Be Principal Speaker a at Tree-planting Tree i t iBy By 11 Al I Warden w B Utah soldier athletes who paid 1 the supreme sacrifice in the great I world war and who were ere formerly connected with the tho local tomm Commercial I league baseball organization will be bo honored at Municipal park at 1130 a. a m m. m toda today when five trees will be planted in honor of the five warriors Friends Frends and i relatives datives of or tho heroes arc are invited to attend atten the services or and a memorial program with wilh speakers has been arranged and und th memory of or tho the boys to together with th their lr work worl In the tho fight tight for democracy will be bo brought before the tho man many people who wh are lr ex expected cx- cx at the tho services I eX-I Each of oC the tho fiO trees will bear a a. name plate giving a description of or I Ithe the part each played In the lie battle I against the Hun and thou memory will forever live Uve The boys bos who will be be honored a ai 10 Elmo Ridges s Earl n d Grant Jos Joseph ph Don and Elmer Sn yd or Hand VIII Pum Furnish h Music Jud Judge e George G G. G Armstrong will be belie bethe bethe the lie principal speaker at the Cere Cere- monies 8 A band of or thirty pieces will willbo bo on Oil hand to furnish Curnish music for the occasion and Geor George o Brown will vIii have ha charge of ot that end of or the program Municipal park is located locate 1 at Thirteenth nth South and EI Eighth East streets t. r Elmo Ridges c son BOn or of Mr and Mrs Ernest 1 B. B Ridges was tho the first of tho the five stars to pa pay the lie supreme sac sac- ac- ac Prior to enlisting in Uncle Sams Sam's in September 1917 Judges 1 wa va regarded as on one of the best bost semipro baseball players In this vicinity Ho Tie had scores of friends hero and the courage coul and general generalship which he lie showed while under fire won him him the tho admiration of ot othis his fellow warriors lie He arrived cd InFranco in inFranco Franco France in January Januar InS 1918 antI and had hati the lie distinction of ot serving In Capt Kermit Roosevelt's m gun un company operating operating- in the tho Champagne region Young Ridges was 31 years of or n ago e lie He was killed while engaged In active e fighting In the front lines JInes on 1 May a 10 io I Ho lie was sas a u member of oC comp company n D i infantry His Ills work worl was sas always as of oC tho stellar variety both in battle and at nt the r rest camps and his hits superior officers had a a. aorl world orl of or praise for Cor him I at ft hattie Initio The Time second to fall tall in battle was F Eirl rl Raymond TIamo aged 23 25 5 son on of or Mr ir r. r and Mrs Ir D D. A. A lUcid Earl was a a. diamond star of or tho the first t or order cr and played ball bali on several eral local teams team prior to enlisting with democracy's forces lie Ho en enlisted In lii Ju June n c 1917 and ond went vent overseas In September of ot the tho no ga-no amo year rear JUdd was as attached to comI company com corn pany pan C C. second regiment tJ engineers I After going soing through the active o fightIng fight fight- Ing Int at Chateau Thierry ami tho the Argonne Argonne forest young oung 1 m met t lila his fate tate at fit the he battle of on July 1 ID p I 1918 lS The company to which WL was wa alta attached hed won on t the tho hI warI war I cross for or bravery bra under firm fir and anil the j I honor hl l they hey w won n Is tho the only one j I of or a like nature that was as won in the tho groit re war by b- a n company of or l I State engineers Ho wn was an excellent I and auth was as chosen aa at one of oC a I score of or delegates to represent the ha cu- cu In Paris on Jul July JulI I 4 I. litlS 1118 an and met h his Is fate tate Just fifteen days later Grant Grant son of or Heber J. J Romney Rom nom ncr ney Sr wa was the third Utahn to pay tho uio supreme sacrifice In order that democracy might live JIve Grant was ong of tho the greatest athletic stars ever over d de developed developed de- de at the old Salt Lake High school chool being a star In every en branch of athletic competition His Ills work worle Inan in inan inan an athletic suit ranked ranle him with tho ho other stars of or this section in ever every en respect amid his work In a uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form was o of tho time same variety varlet s a-s as his athletic career carcer during his school days Grunt Grant InCI za Victim After being called to the colors Grant accidentally broke brolo his arm nn and was WiS compelled d d to delay his departure for the battle front He lIe left Salt Lake Lakein in Inlay May lay InS 1915 and went vent to Roul Boulder or Colo Cob later hater going to other camps am anti lIHI fina finally departing from Camp Mills for Cor France In August He lIe was a member of hea headquarters company compan 3 Infantry infantry tr try and was mado made divisional map sergeant sergeant ser ser- geant of his division On October 7 j his company compan companas was as ordered or- or derod dered to the firing line and tho the fol following following following fol- fol lowing da day while en route to the front Grant va as taken ill with influenza an and 1 was Immediately Immediate taken to a French hospital He lie died on October 1 12 Captain Carpenter in a letter to Heber Romney Sr praised the lie work worl of Grant an and stated that he was as trul truly one of Americas America's greatest sol soldiers a tolling ihling worl worker r and a soldier sol who had ha his heart and soul In s v viewpoints I 1 e wp pol 0 i n t ts Joseph R. R Don son of ot Mr Ir an and Mrs Harry l' l 1 II 11 Don was the tIme fourth man min to answer deaths death's call c Prior to entering federal service Joe was mina manager cr o of several ral local baseball teams and his hi athletic work worl always won wart him the time of baseball followers He lie en enlisted enlisted en- en listed lIstell In November ov mb r HI 1917 I i an and amid 1 affo srn spending a n te few t w days j fI nt t Camp JJ i T a was 5 sent nt to Mills from h port hI he c sailed rn n January IS 18 1918 JoP Jo was IN in th the midst of ot tho time fighting In thio forest foret at Thirn Thierry and at t Poissons anti and after aCter through h the greatest test battles of the tho war nr h lie was called after artEr being tl la ill with lobar pneumonia D December 29 1 I HolS Fate played the tho earths card a against th thi but his 1111 tl and hi his many friends are arc proud of or fact thai thiat hi h hid ho old id his duty that he lie was waSl as 1 In ii the thick 0 01 tho the and 1 that ho died an honored lieu hon ored soldier Snyder In null Kail r Elmer n was the tho other othor member of the athletic crow row that was formerly former former- ly h. connected with the lie Commercial longue and anti ho ito wa was killed In a 0 railroad accident while being transferred from lie tho west vest to th th east coasts in 1918 He lIe Hewa He wa Va was one of the best baseball bl that ever cavorted n 1 around roun 1 in tho limo lo league louo 1 and had scores of ot friends hero here Snyder s a member of or the thc Moose lod lodge hedge o herefo lucre hero fo for years an 1 managed tho the Moose team for t two to o yean The Thic fatal tatal accident occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc e at at Miami Tex Snyder SIn was in ina n. n troop train anti and was asleep in tho the COt and as ai th time train went over O its course cOUIse a narrow curve cUrc was encountered throwing n Sn Snyder der out of tile the car cat minh 1111 killing him i Hn Instantly Thus rhu ho five of r Utah's greatest t stun paid time tho m sacrifice sac but their memory will tore forever bo ho honored honor tJ at Municipal park paik her m each one of ot lie five ti trees will bear a plate h hearing bearing ar n I tho ti-ia name o of each one of or the tho sol soldiers Jers to together their history in the tho t world war Their work In freeing tho lie orld of IN is done dOnt and may t their heir deeds rest in the time memory of or all aU foro r. r c |