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Show INDEPENDENCE DAY IS BEING CELEBRATED BY GREEKS Of THIS CITY Greeks of Salt Leaks City and Utah arc celebrating today their national Independence In-dependence day, the anniversary of the) data on whisk, for the first time their nation was (ran tad a small measure of independence from the yoke of the Turkish conquerors, who had kald Greece in bondage from 1453 to 1829. The brave fight made by the Greek foreaa in defense of the fortress Mes sologi enlisted the sympathy of the great European powers, and Greece was recognised as as independent state by England, Russia and France. Formerly April 7 has beeir the data of celebration, bat this year the Greek church postponed the festivities until June 3 because of the nation ' mourning mourn-ing for the late King George. The celebration of the local Greeks will begin this afternoon at the Greek church at 430 Fourth West street, when appropriate ceremonies will be conducted conduct-ed in memory of Independence day and of the Saints Konstastiaa and Helen, la the evening a dance will be riven under the auspices of the Grecian Worn-ea'a Worn-ea'a aoeiety, Kyanous Stavros. Proceeds Pro-ceeds frees the islsi laiasssafc will help swell the funds of the Utah state society so-ciety of the same name, which has already al-ready gathered more tbaa (3500 towards to-wards the support of the orphans of the soldiers killed in the recent Balkan war. |