Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-23 | Page 11 | Flowers to be Tabooed

FLOWERS TO BE TABOOED. Baptist Women Pass Resolutions Denouncing De-nouncing Floral Tributes. ;irelnl to The Tribune OGDEN, Ctoh May 2. Th women of th Raptl't church of og.lon are ..ppon.l to the expensive and demoralizing illapluy of flowers at funeniln and to signify thoir opponltlon havo adopted a nerltni of rosolutlonsi which five th'-lr reasons for npufrslng whnt hnn besrun to he considered by others outlde of tho Baptist Bap-tist church as threat--nlnK to become a menace men-ace ax murh as an abusv The resolutions carry some practical economic eco-nomic thoughts and are ns follows: "That the time ban come when some -top should hi- taken aSalnst the universal Klvlne of flowers nt funerals. "That tho constant demand coming from evt'r.r source different church societies, lodges schools, etc . Is gTowIng to be a gictt burden. Th original thought of the giving of flowers, that of loving sympathy. Is lest in tho striving for a photographic display, our Sympathy now being measured by the price of the flowers which We sond. "That wo endeavor to seek out the sick and brighten their hours by the gifts of flowers gr.iwlng aiM.ut us. or by giving practical aid to the needy, rather titan heaping their coffins cof-fins with flowers WtllOh vvlthei in a day. li-.ught with money which would hnv been of such vital help to them while living. 'That we send a word of comfort which can be kept and treasured ufter year. "That we Invito all expression from others uj-in this subject "