| Show ARMI OAr DAY C IN STATE Service Men and Home Horne Folk Join in Programs Marking Marking Mark Mark- ing Date i Former service men who a a. year ago agro were standing deep in the mud and water of the trenches or keeping sharp lookout from Icy decks for signs of submarines joined with the home folks toUts In all aU parts of at Utah yesterday In celebration of ot the first anniversary of tho the signing of the armistice With the exception of ot Ogden most of the communities communities communities com com- I of ot the state did not suspend business activities or close the schools and public of offices Ices In these places programs of speeches dances and en entertainments entertainments en- en were the mode In which the epochal event was rated Programs were given In many of at the schools of ot Salt Lake Lale and in some cases the speakers were men who were still manning manning- the guns when the news came that the Germans had The members of the Salt Lake lodge of Elks celebrated with a a. large dance at Bonneville park last night to which former service men and the general public were Invited The local camp of the Woodmen of at America feted their soldier members at an en entertainment entertainment en en- given In the clubs club's quartets quartel'S quartets tel'S on East Broadway SPEAKERS HEARD Walter P. P Monson former president of the Eastern states mission gave an address last night to members of the Mutual Improvement association In Inthe Inthe inthe the Fifth ward amusement hall L. L Morris was the principal speaker at special exercises in the Tw first first ntY-first ward chapel Captain Lars P. P Good of the reserve officers officers' training corps and Mrs Martha Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha Jennings of the Service Star legion spoke to students at the East Fast High school The celebration at Ogden was arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged by the Herman Baker post of ot the American legion Business and i public offices stores and schools were I closed during the entire day Many of the features of the celebration of or a year ago were duplicated ENSIGN PRESENTED During the tho morning ceremonies Captain Joseph E. E Evans presented the city a a. large American ensign on behalf behalf be be- half halt of ot the legion members The The- evening evening evening eve eve- ning was turned into a carnival cele cele- celebration I cele-I bration on the streets while dances were given by the legion at Berthana hall and the Eagles Eagles' hall Student soldiers held sway on the rostrum at the Brigham Young university university university uni uni- at Provo where a special program program program pro pro- gram was conducted Calvin S. S Smith formerly a chaplain in the Ninety Ninety- I first division wa was one of the speakers Major C. C M. M Booth of Pocatello Ida delivered deli the Armistice day oration at Downey Ida yesterday No celebration celebration tion was held at Pocatello o as the Pocatello post of the American lesion legion e had favored the continuation of ot all aU business in preference to a holiday |
