Show THE go 6 ft A ra H ibis city was well represented at salt lale lake city yesterday to witness the parade of the lie veterans it was truly an all inspiring sight more especially ally when it was remembered that those aged armless and some legless veterans helped to preserve this great nation and free an oppressed people the parade was very verv lengthy it requiting nearly three hours tor for all to pass the revie reviewing wAng stand the pageant was heide headed by tile the I 1 infantry of oe tile the U S army which is stationed at fort douglass and to one not accustomed to seeing soldiers on oil parade they presented a magal ficera incent picture the music furnished by the several bands and drum corps was inspiring and received deserved nl applause all along fig tile the line the veterans them senes looked happy one good old im man an with halt half of his left arm gone danced along the waving the empty coat sleeve and cheering the boys who marched with him other pa thetla features ot or the he parade ani and eg especially ally the voter veterans ans were a number ot of aged colored soldiers so old that they walked along almost painfully fully yet their faces shone with a light of satisfaction and joy such as must have lit up their countenances while fighting for the land and government which gave them freedom commander ln lit calef henry M nevius with ills his left sleeve stuffed in his coat pocket led the Net veterans et erans seated on a beautiful black charger the len Nen erable general looked happy and as lie he stood in ill the reviewing stand he coffea doffed his hat and smiled pleasantly ati at the companies of the old gaurd as they cheered him while passing by the living hag flag was beautiful but came nearly being put out of commission by a foe who had not not been I 1 previously reckoned with the children were seated on tiers hers of seats beats which Ice reached ached about 40 feet high the taud being pie the width ot 0 main street and ana was erected across the he street utown at ath som 1 tt TT little folks faithfully went through the drill songs as the veterans mar in arched clied past but the exertion was too much tor for some of them and toward the last the ambulance could not carry the fainting little folks off to the emergency hospital fast enough so a tent was pitched near the flag where they were taken care of on oil account t of the heat the children could not hold out and their little bodies succumbed to exhaustion they made a beautiful picture however and by haeng them thein shaded the children could make the flag wine a long time without collapsing the decorations lit in salt lale lake city never have been equalled equal led before the streets were simply goege gorgeous ous in ill their flag and bunting streamers while the buildings were be decked from top to bottom with patriotic colors in honor of the men who fought to save the nation the crowd was as a hummer those who got in it never want if rep repeat at the experience and yet the trip was well worth north the price utah and salt lake city will profit wonderfully by the encampment for or the soldiers w wl JI go home and tell the truth about this state an and d her people which will weigh heavily against the many stories aud and the rot which Is sent broad cast about us |