Show SALT LAKERS PREPARE PREP ARE TO HONOR DEAD Patriotic Fraternal Organizations Organizations Organizations Plan Significant Significant Significant cant Programs Memorial day preparations were wera bein being completed b by thousands of Salt Lake residents Saturday as al they made ready to do honor to the dead Mon Mon- day Originated shortly after alter the civil war as an occasion for decorating the graves of soldiers who gave their theil lives in that struggle Memorial day has expanded in significance to in include include in- in clude elude the paying of respect to the memory of or deceased friends and relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives as well as to all those who vho have died for their country The intermittent cold spells have not materially delayed the thc blooming of Utah's spring flowers and a plentiful plen plen- supply will b be available Monda Monday Mon Mon- da day according to horticulturists Of considerable interest among the thc programs Monday will be the thc dedication dedication dedication dedica dedica- tion tion- services for the new marble monument to the thc soldier dead in Memory park which will be held at 11 a a. m. m under under- the direction of Mrs E. E 0 O Howard life lifo chairman of the Memory park committee of the Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Star legion DERN FI FINCH TO SPEAK Governor George H. H Dern and Harry L. L Finch commissioner of parks and public property will be the thc principal principal principal prin prin- cipal speakers Members of E. E E A. A Wedgwood camp No 1 and John F F. Critchlow camp No 3 United Spanish War Veterans will attend memorial services Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day at 8 p. p m. m in the thc Immanuel Baptist Baptist Baptist Bap Bap- church Second South and Fourth East streets Rev W. W Richard Sloman man will preach a special sermon All Spanish-American Spanish war veterans are arc invited to attend Bishop Arthur W V Moulton of the Utah Episcopal diocese will wm be the principal speaker at the thc memorial exercises of the Lieutenant Clarence E. E Allen post No Veterans of Foreign Wars at 11 a. a m. m Monday at atthe atthe atthe the posts post's plot In the City cemetery Charles A. A Remy post commander will have charge of ot the ritual TO CO CONDUCT DUCT RITES At Al Mt Olivet cemetery the Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish war veterans and G G. A. A R. R exercises exercises exer exer- will be conducted under the thc dIrection di direction dl- dl of John F F. Critchlow camp No 3 United Spanish War Veterans its auxiliary and the thc G. G A. A R R. women's relief corps Flowers for the occasion will be furnished by b children from Hamilton school Members of th the organizations ar are requested to assemble at the cemetery cemetery cemetery tery main entrance at a. a a m. m Mon Mon- day The exercises will start at 10 a. a m. m at the veterans' veterans plot A detachment of 14 men from Fort Douglas will serve as color bearers color guards and form the tho firing squad The Thc program will ill include singing of America by all aU present followed by presentation of the G. G A A. A R R. ritual by Commander H. H E E. Corser A chorus from the First ward I. I L L. D. D S. S church under the direction of Willis Woodbury will wm sing Battle Hymn of the thc Republic E E. C C. Crawford will read General Logans Logan's orders and andr W. W S. S Richardson will ill read Lincoln's Continued Continue on Page Pue Eleven Ele 5 I SALT LAKERS PREP PREPARE PARE ARE TO HONOR DEAD Continued From Pore Pate Seven Gettysburg address The chorus will sing America the Beautiful and Mrs Mac Mae Snell will present the women's women's women's wo wo- mens men's relief corps ritual Lieutenant Clarence P. P Talbot of United States Stales aviation service will fly over the plot dropping flowers Howers on the graves KNIGHT WILL SPEAK City Commissioner John M. M Knight will deliver the main oration Other speakers will include Commander Henry Klenke Kienke and Chaplain W. W II IL Homer E. E Brandenburg Brandenbur will act as officer of the day and pre present ent the Spanish war veterans' veterans ritual Members of the American Legion will meet at the City cemetery at 7 a. a m. m Monday to place a 3 Flanders poppy and an American flag on the grave rave of each world war veteran Following this the group will go to Fort Douglas and decorate the graves in the post cemetery Harry J J. J Grond Grondyke Gron- Gron d dyke ke chairman of the Memorial da day committee for Salt Lake post No 2 will have charge of oC this work The various fraternal organizations are arc planning to decorate the graves of their deceased members Monday SCHOOLS TO CLOSE Schools and public o offices will be closed all aU day All banks will also be je closed according to the Salt Lake Clearing House association A Memorial day da band concert will willbe willbe willbe be held at Liberty park from 4 1 1 to 6 p. p m m. b by Strongs Strong's concert band with Marvin H H. Strong conducting Professor Levi Edgar Young of the University of or Utah will deliver a me me- memorial morial address at 1030 a a. a m. m Monday at It a Q service in the Salt Lake Memorial Memorial Memorial Me Me- morial mausoleum on Wasatch boulevard boulevard boule boule- v vard The Rev Theodore G. G Lilley will give the invocation and Rev Arhur Ar- Ar Arthur Arthur thur hur L. L Rice the benediction Previous to 1868 Memorial day was observed at varying times of the year but jut in that year General John A. A Logan in commander of the Grand Army of or the Republic issued an order that services for the soldier dead were to be held May 30 He is believed to have chosen that date as being the one on which the last Union volunteer of the civil war was dis dis- dis- dis charged In an effort to reduce the number of automobile accidents expected on Memorial day Sergeant Walter E E. Jukes head o of the police traffic quad squad broadcast an appeal to motorIsts motorists motor- motor Friday to exercise more than the usual precautions in dr driving dring ing Mond Mon Mon- day d lY WILL TEST BRAKES Sergeant Jukes warned that all traffic officers have been detailed to duty and that all tra traffic fic laws will be rigidly enforced Of Officers icer will be stationed on oil roads leading to cemeteries cemeteries teries canyons and parks he said to o test brakes and warn against overloading overloading over- over loading of or vehicles In add addition Uon he called attention to the he new parking regulations in the city Wherever Where the curbing Is painted red he explained no stopping or parking is allowed Unloading is permitted permitted permitted per per- in those areas painted yellow and so marked while minute 5 parking parking park- park ing ng ing is allowed In other yellow zones on which are printed instructions to that hat effect In the last week traffic officers have lave Issued several hundred tags to motorists for forr driving with faulty headlights Dedication of or the new flagpole and andor raising aising of or the American flag to full mast will mark ceremonies at the state Lite capitol Decoration day The I ceremony will be in charge of Brigadier Briga Briga- dier General W. W G. G Williams commander com corn mander Olander of the Utah national guard General Williams will be accompanied nied by part of his staff stat and Lind a Q bugle corps The flag raising will bo be at 1155 a a. a m. m Monday Governor George H. H Dern will address ad nd dress the Service Star legion program In Memory grove at 11 a a. a m. m Monday At 9 o'clock a R program will be given at the Mormon Battalion monument monument ment on the capitol grounds commemorating commemorating com com- the long Ions march of Utah's Ulah's first military or organization Secretary of State Milton H. H Welling Welling Well Well- ing will attend commencement exercises exercises exer exer- for the agricultural college In Logan and will participate In the Logan Logan Lo La gan observance |