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Show Impressive Iemorial Memorial MemorialDay MemorialDay IemorialDay Day Services Held HeldVery Very impressive Memorial Memonal day dayservices dayservices services w \ were \ ere crc conducted Sunday Sundayafternoon Sundayafternoon afternoon under the auspices of the theAmerican theAmencan Amencan American Legion and Auxiliary AuxlHnry A Apublic Apublic Apublic public meeting meetmg was held at the thehigh thehigh high school auditonum audltonwn auditorium , followed foUowec foUowecby followedby . by ceremonies ceremomes at Moab city ceme ceme- cemetery ceme- ceme cemetery cemetery - - : tery teryDr teryDi Dr Di Sanford Saniord Ballinger pr presided preided ided nt at ntthe atthe atthe the meeting The iprincipal rincipa1 speker spekerwas spekerwas speakerwas , was Bishop W . R It H McConkie , who whodiscussed whodiscussed whodiscussed discussed the vanous various wars In 1n which whichthis whichthis whichthis this nation had engaged some of ofwhich ofwhich ofwhich which , he said . , were necessary for forthe forthe forthe the preservation of the union He Hecommended Hecommended Hecommended commended the American Amencan Legion's Legions Legion'scampaign Legion'scampaign Legion'scampaign Legionscampaign ' campaign to take the profits out of ofv.ar ofw ofwar v.ar var w . ar by conscripting conscnptlng w . wealth v.eaIth veaIth ealth as veU veUas 'a a , ' wellas ell ellas as soldiers Such a policy pollcy , he 11e e said saidwould , , would \ ould prevent most wars A vocal vocaltrio vocaltrio vocaltrio trio , . 'The The ' The Pra Prayer Praer er Perfect , " was wasrendered wasrendered wasrendered rendered by Mrs Anna Lee Niel- Niel Nielsen Nielsen Niel-sen Niel sen - - sen , . Mrs C J Meador and M'rs Mrs M'rsMitchell MrsMitchell ' MrsMitchell Mitchell Melich Mel1ch , and a vocal voca.l . duet , , 'End End ' End of the Perfect Day , " , " was sung sungby sungby sungby by Mrs Meador and Mrs Eural EuralBlonson EuralBionson EuralBionson EuralBionsonJoseph Blonson Bionson BlonsonJosdph BionsonJosdph Joseph Josdph Burkholder Burhholder , Moab Moabs s sole soleSUI solesuaviving solesuiviving SUI suaviving VlVing veteran of the Civil war warwas , was \ as honored a at t the program programGeolge programGeoige programGeoige Geolge Geoige Learning Leammg gave a brief talk talkaddressing , , addressmg addressing his remarks to Mr MrBurkholder MrBurkholder MrBurkholder Burkholder He spoke as a young youngman youngman youngman man who had never served in a a"ar awar awar "ar ar war " , and he expressed the appreci appreci- appreciation appreciation appreciation - - ation of the } young oung men for what whatMr whatMr whatMr Mr Burkholder and other veterans veteranshad veteranshad veteranshad had done for their country The Theyoung Theyoung Theyoung young men he said , would carry on onthe onthe onthe the fine traditions established estabhshed by bythe bythe bythe the veterans offormer of former /former 'former / ( ' wars "ars ars " If the thenation thenation thenation nation should be endangered On Onbehalf Onbehalf Onbehalf behalf of the American AuxiliaryMis Auxlliary Auxiliary , MIS D E Baldwin Baldw111 presented Mr MrBurkholdel MrBurkholdei MrBurkholdei Burkholdel Burkholdei with Wlth a bouquet of roses rosesLucian rosesLucian rosesLucian MrI I Lucian Tangrenas Tangren \ was \\as as chaplain at atthe atthe the meeting meetmg meetmgThe meetingThe meetingThe The entire CCC company cOl1ipany , No No4792 4792 4792as \ was \\as as \ present in ill uniform under underthe underthe underthe the command of Captain Captam WIlliam WilliamS S Fowlei Fowlel Fowlea and Lieutenant Edv.ard Edvard Edward EdwardH Edv.ardH . H Blake At the cemetery , the thecompany thecompany thecompany company stood at attention "hlle hlle while "hllethe whilethe " whilethe the colors " were "ere ere advanced At the theconcluslOn theconclusion theconclusion concluslOn conclusion of the service , taps was wassounded wassounded wassounded sounded by Loell Lowell Low Lo\\ Lo \ \ ell Stout , echoed echoedfrom echoedfrom echoedfrom from a distance by Miss Deone DeoneShe DeoneSkewes DeoneSkewes She\\ She Shees Skewes \ es esI I |