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Show Unveil Shaft to Hyruni Smith xr & cp e Martyred Patriarch Is Honored SCENE AT THE UNVEILING yesterday afternoon of the monument erected at City cemetery in memory of Hyrum Smith, brother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and father of j President Joseph F. Smith. J W'ir;W'j"r ''T1'" 3 KY " fV' 11 ' Vr &' r ( , ' J A WSV 1 Large Throng Attends Services; Serv-ices; President Grant Is One of Speakers. Ttffi monument to the memory of Hyrum Smith was publicly unveiled un-veiled yesterday in the City cemetery. ceme-tery. The opening prayer was offered by President Anthon H. Lund and the dedicatory prayer by President Presi-dent Charles W. Penrose. Junius F. Wells, who was most active in carrying but the plans for the erection of the monument, a duplicate of that raised to the memory of the Prophet Joseph Jo-seph Smith at South Royalton, Vt., told the story of the erection of the present memorial to the prophet's brother and the I father of President Joseph F. Smith. President Heber J. Grant was another of the speakers. Benediction was pronounced by Elder Seymour B, Young. Mrs. Mary S. Peterson, eldest child of President. Smith, unveiled the monument at o o'clock, the hour of the death of Joseph Jo-seph and Hyrum Smith at Carthage. III. During the services a quartet furnished by Professor A. C. Lund rendered "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief," "Give Me Back My Prophet Dear" and "What Voice Salutes Sa-lutes the Startled Kar?" The monument stands on the lot of President Smith on the west side of the cemetery, almost opposite the entrance leading from the Sixth avenue car line. The ermont marble rests on a base of Utah stone. tTho inscription on the monument reads as follows: Sacred to the memory of Hyrum Smith, born at Turnbrklge, Vermont, the 9th of February, 1800. Martyred at Carthage, 111., the 27th day of Juno. 1S-44. This is followed by a biographical sketch of the martyred brother of the prophet, his family record and the statement state-ment that his descendants now number nearly 600 souls, nearly all of whom are residents of Utah and members of the Mormon church. There is also a quotation quota-tion from trie words of Joseph Smith. |