Show If France r n e fI n rs a 1 Memorial for Next N ext of cf Kin I I I f or or Y T T I l Gave Lives I FRENCH CRENCH memoriam certificate which will be presented to the the theL next of kin of Americas America's hero dead L i ib it b t I t f I Ir y r t X Xi i I y t y K t tr r 7 j i i 4 I v lr j f fI I A LA ME MoiRE MOIRE ct a Jo rz DES UNIS MORT POUR LA UBERTE PENDANT F GUERRE L k rv de t. t R w. w i American Legion to Present Testimonial to Relative Relatives Relatives Rela Rela- tives tive Impressive Ceremonies Arranged for t Giving Certificates Here t t t HE n next it of of kin kin of more than T TIE THE of ot Utah's sons who died In service in-service between April 6 G 1917 and and November ember 11 19 1918 8 will receive tokens tokens of or of orthe the hom homage ge of ofa a France on birthday I Sunday February 22 On that day through a an arrangement with the war and navy navy departments the French g government will present memoriam certificates to the hero dead of the United States The presentations with appropriate services will be made wherever practical practical practical by the local posts of the American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican legion To those next of kin living in outlying ing districts not acE ac- ac E to an American Ee En legion glon post J I Ithe I Ithe the certificates will be mailed by the I II I war Avar an and 3 navy navy departments PLANS FOR SALT LAKE t j Plans have already been made and I committees appointed from the van various vari vari- ous posts of Salt Lake City for the i presentation of the certificates to the the relatives of ot the men from the city ity I II Iwho I who made the supreme sacrifice A AI I general committee of ot which Sherman Armstrong i is chairman has begun work and wi will see that the certificates I I find their way to the relatives of Salt SaltI I Lake men whose names appear on the list I I Complete lists will be furnished to the army navy and marine recruiting I stations for the district and these in I turn wi will be he handed over to the local posts of the legion in charge of the I I I presentation exercises i IN UTAH I It has as been estimated that there I are are ale approximately gold stars in j Utah's service flag for men who served in the army and about formen for formen I Imen men who served in the navy and the marine corps Of this number at least 30 per cent represent Salt Ix lak k kmen men it is estimated b by the local committee i The exercises in Salt Lake will tal take e enlace I I place at the Assembly hall and will willbe willbe be brief and simple Hamilton Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner state commander of the legion I Gard-I i will preside and Brigham H. H Roberts former chaplain of or the One Hundred I Forty fifth field artillery will be one of the speakers A military band will play the Marseillaise Marseillaise and the Star Spangled Banner and following the presentation of the certificates ates a bugler will sound taps HERO DEAD Figures compiled at the national headquarters of the American legion I j disclose that the certificates will be beI I I presented to the next of kin of or ap approximately ap- ap proximately soldiers sailors and marines who died under the colors in France the United States colonial possessions or elsewhere else The honor roll comprises soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers sailors and marines The marine corps received Its al allotment allotment allotment al- al of certificates too late to toI i I address and send them to the district i recruiting officers for delivery dElvery to the i I C Continued on on page 6 I FRANCE HONORS J Continued from page 1 local posts for presentation as the army and navy have haye done All marine marine ma ma- rine rifle corps testimonials will be sent by man mall The certificate shows a group figure fig tig- lIre ure on on a cenotaph on which is engraved engraved engraved en en- graved in French over the signature of the president of the French re republic republic re- re public Raymond Poincare To the memory of of the United States of America who died for liberty during the great war the homage of France The inscription at the top of the certificate Is from froma troma a poem of Victor Hugo which freely translated reads The people should come to pray at the graves of those who died for their country |