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Show I Lawmakers Give j Hearty Approval ! To Memorial Plan -i . TRIBUTE TO UTAH'S! HEROES POPULAR ! EVERYWHERE 1 Move Will Not Lack Sup-port Sup-port in Legislature, Is Promise. j Thra will ha nft lark f nupport for! the erection of a memorial building for the Vtah noldlrra at the next session of the Vtah legislature. Thia much Is evidenced Jn the wholehearted whole-hearted and unqualified Indorsement of the movement by representatives and senatnra-elect from Rait Iake county. The plan proposed by The Telegram to erect a memorial building to the soldier sons of I'tah to commemorate their services In the great world war has already received the Indorsement of many legislators and others are expected to be heard from within the next few day. ' i The proposal la to erect a build-, lug of sufficient sire and magnificence tn furnish permanent clu brooms and state headquarters for Vtah'a veterans of the world war, to accommodate a memorial rectlon In which will be housed historical records and mementos me-mentos of the great war, and In which there may he a great auditorium, or assembly hall, sultabln for large gatherings gath-erings a rallying place at all times for the people of Clan. , Whn the matter ropi iipfnra thr I paid In money. They risked their lives for us and now we should honor them when 1 hey return hy ha vine- a surprise for them a place where they can congregate and a place which Is the outward evidence of that grateful memory which will forever live In the hearts of the people of I'tah. Yea. I am highly In favor of such a move and I am ready to aid In any way to ! make the plana a success. SENATOR J. W. M'KINNEY. "The Telegram has struck a popular chord In suggesting the erection of a memorial hall for soldiers of the great war. Nothing we can do will be tK magnificent for the soldiers. I think the people of the state wilt rise en masse to support such a plan. It will le not only a mannlflcent memorial, hut a permanent utility and resort for! I'tah Im a. Also it will be of greut 1 Interest to the soldiers of other states' who have fought for liberty In the world war." i legislature, aa It undoubtedly will. It I will have the hearty support, It Is believed, of a great majority of the legislators. Appended are expressions from a few of the legislators-elect from Salt Ike county: MAJOR FRANK R. NEWMAN. "The plart of erecting a memorial hall to I'tah veterans of the great war, suggested by The Telegrnm, Is a splendid splen-did ttiea. Utah's fighters detierve all the honor that can he given them, and the whole state should arise, to give honor where honor is due. A , memorial hall will serve not only as ! a monument to commemorate the valor of I'tah's sons, but will serve a utilitarian utili-tarian purpose. Inasmuch aa tt will house trophies and be a place where memorial services and public gatherings gather-ings can be held." SENATOR GEORGE H. DERN. "It Is a splendid undertaking and one in which I am most heartily m favor. A memorial building would add much to the beauty of the state and preserve the glory won by bur ho a on the field of batile. Their deeds should never be forgotten, and whatever what-ever we do cannot be too mucn. I sincerely commend the Idea of a memorial me-morial building." SENATOR CULBERT L. OLSON. "There Is nothing that could nerve more to Immortalize the deeds of the tub soldiersfand sailors than a memorial me-morial building. It would be useful as well ms ornamental, and its appro- I nrffttnepn and importance would not I fadefwith years. 1 am most heartily I in favor of a building as a memori il ! lenefit for the services so brilliantly I performed by these hoy " ! JOHN HANSEN JR. ! "I am lack of the movement whu h has been inaugurated by The Telegram land I arn positive that the plans will mature and that the soldiers, sailors and marines from i'tah will be wel-I wel-I corned hy a memorial build ng when ! they return lhat would do Justice to ( a n com munlty," sa id John 1 1 a n -I sen Jr. I "Nothing is too good for the, bo s from i'tah and other parts of the I 'nited States w ho upheld Old i'ory. ami Ctahns should start the ball ri II-! II-! ins: and get the movement "whi h has ' I.e. n proM.sed. by The Telegram on a 1 aoiid footing. I. for one. sin re.tdv to lend my aid in behalf of the not.le ante. With Ibe start made. Iet i rig v the moiement 'over the top." j.it hs Arthur iuy Kmpey and worm i f Mher I'tahns did on tlie battlefronts of r lance Their sacrifice was t.f the f rst caliber, and now. 1 lahns, sue-rrN sue-rrN shoul.l ie our livtto. ti" let s Uo ' ' DR. GRACE STRATTON AIREY. 'Wonderful ' Thus I r. trace St rat ion Aire v fi-, fi-, pi esse, herself ly regal d to the me-' me-' mortal building wbi'h proposed by The Teh-gram in In. nor of the brave I'tahns wh have la en part in the greatest of a! Mruggtea in the world's htor . ! "The plan as outlined hy The Tele-I Tele-I gram is wonderful and it should have the 1oal supfe-irt of each and every l lahn. The )m,s frt,m this state hve , most certainly done their bit in a most loval wa. and in Just apprec at nn of their gal.antry. uf their vnlor and devotion, de-votion, fhey are de.erv nc of m-m--tbiog which is prieisa. and I am sure lhat a building where -they could 'gather and tell or their experiences would be far better than a memorial statue. j "I 'tahna have alwaya been characterised charac-terised as fighters, and In the greet world struggle they have certainly played their part. To the mothers and itarents who have lost their hoys In the call to arms w'e should all pay a i due respect, and to Hie boys who re-! re-! 1 turn we owe a debt that cavi ayver be |
