Show MEMORIAL SO 0 WORLD WAR SOLDIERS 1 FROM COUNTY during the liberty loan drive there hung in the he office of the clerk at farmington Farni ington a large sheet of paper of cunhs unusual bial historic value it contained a small print of the photo of manat many of the boys of davis county who ibio answered the call of 1917 t to t enter the world war these p i et ed men the pride I 1 of the llie county land jand the flower of I 1 our manhood topped forth strong n and offered offered their lives for home hoine country and freedom in ill doing this they forever ingratiate ed themselves selves I 1 in the hearts of their COW countrymen t en and earned a place of honor bionoi in the glorious orious history of a fice free people deep and I 1 heart art felt expressions of pride and gratitude were upon the lips of the people of davis county as lie her brave sons heroically went forth the spirit of true ran I 1 high h and a sincere part m desire desil tra to 0 bonor those who offered themselves on the altar of liberty v was as universal an object lesson in of country was beautifully portrayed amono among us A move is on oil foot to preserve that object lesson in patriotism that it may be a constant and enduring reminder to our growing youth and succeeding generations the sheet of paper in the court house at farmington has already disappeared and the memory 0 of f what our brave boys did is failing fading it is proposed to cast into solid bronze a tablet expressing the soldiers sacrifice the dred perils of war the spirit of liberty and the bravery of the young 0 men who went forth in the defense of country along side of the th e figures fl ures thus i represented re presen t e 1 is to be inscribed the names of the boys from davis county who represented us the people at home borne in the worlds greatest struggle for human rights some three years ago a committee headed by iceo J muir ws was appointed by the citizens of the county to take up and consummate con this work miss rhea taylor a utah artist well known in davis da vis county was employed to fashion forth the a war se scene ene setting ideas ex expressed pressed in the preceding paragraph about a year agoy ago a plaster of paris cast of the propos ed memo memorial rial was submitted to a committee consisting of pries pres blood pres jas II 11 robinson henr henry y II 11 bins on senator jol john in W thornley W I 1 P eppers epperson Eppe raon on thomas jones prese pres arese edward dward dark clark john R rampton J Q M barnes 13 arries L J muir F B muir aluir mrs mr thomas jones IL II C burton and geo E dibble the committee unanimously approved the tablet and authorized its completion the splendid piece of statuary is now ready for delav cry it is pronounced by the most competent judges to be the best piece of work of its kind yet produced in the state each citizen will be given an op po port unity to contribute to lo this most worthy cause we bespeak generous response among the people to this appeal to memorialize those who represented us in the grba greatest test human struggle in history that the bession of it all may be kept vivid in the minds of future generations the tablet is of solid bronze six feet by four in dimensions and weighs pounds this week it is on exhibition in the window of the utah light and power company south main st salt lake city the total cost of the tablet including installation is 1800 it is proposed to place the tablet in the hall of the davis nigh school that it may serve as a factor in the education of the youth of davis county A picture of the tablet with the f following lowing lol article appear in this mornings tribune under the ca car tion davis con coil I 1 ty purchases bronze tablet in bonor onor of men killed in m war since wi afternoon the south wind iw of the utah light 1 and power companas comp anys store on I 1 main has been throughout the day an far into the the gathering plad place p of many hundreds of persons ho hourly ay their interest is is centered i in N a bronze soldier I 1 Mo memorial morial tablet conceived and modeled by 1 miss iss rhea taylor formerly of bountiful and salt lake now at ilos t los angeles an artist and sculptor of high standing in utah ancl an I 1 the intermountain region lade the tablet nade by miss taylor in honor ot 0 the davis county boys who cooki took part in in the woric war V ar lias has be been en purchased by the people of davis county ind and will ibe be placed in tane anc davis county high school just off the state road between farmington and kays vi lie the figures ay a e symbolic of self sacrifice suffering courage bravery and fearlessness f carles siness with the protecting angel an inspiration to manhood and womanhood toward higher ideals I 1 I 1 the tablet was cast by the capi tal brass foundry found V I 1 of salt lake la ke after two unsuccessful attempts attempt s the finishes casdone was I 1 done by the salt lake stamps company for its exhibition hibi tion the utah ufah power and light company devised a special background and a special aig lighting 1 it ing plan miss aliss taylor be began bean an work on the clay model in i a august A agust of 1921 and completed itin july of the following year the capital brass foundry received 11 the model mode liin ain august of last year had a plaster of parris paris cast made and completed the perfected bronze casting in january I 1 1923 it is 63 by 48 inches and weighs pounds the largest bronze tablet ever turned fumed out by a local institution |