Show MEMORIAL DAY tor for those bright laurels neer shall fade by years whose I 1 leaves eaves are watered by a nations tears these words of the poet apply with bappe propriety pro to the floral emblems which WO we annually place ilaoa upon toe the graves of the heroes who fell in our great national struggle though the sick atchle loof of father time hag bas with each Kecur recur riv year been busy la in reaping rasping an over ever increasing increment to his bis mournful harvest we stilt still delight ja in honoring the nations dead the noble cause in which they perished has decreed that the victory of death should be circumscribed in the be area of its dread ravage av aget it waves therefore no trophy of oblivion over the venerated graves of those who gave up their lives in behalf of liberty and country in every period of the worlds history the reward of fealty to great national principles caples s has been recorded in a grateful remembrance of departed heroes dutee duke et decorum cat pro patria pacia mort mori has been the requiem of the gallant dead that this lofty sentiment has bus not fallen into decay to la attested by the crowds who repair annually on memorial day to leave emblems and tributes in our various cemeteries on the graves of those whose prowess in the field has done so much towards preserving to this great republic its unity and aad strength succeeding years in their flight make so an ever widening gap in the ranks of the grand army of the republic and kindred aildred soldier and if perhaps some loved comrades are passing fro from idour our side with mournful rapidity yet we feel our grief assuaged at the thought that honor decks the tort that wraps their clay and loving hearts will continue to testify by floral offerings digs on baco recurring anniversary their affection and esteem turning to motives touched by no trace grace of selfish or sordid aims we would point with affectionate pride to the national when our great nation throbbing as it ever does doe with the ceaseless pulse of busy industry lays aside its ite cares that tor for one day out of the year it may pay feeling tribute to the gallant dead on that day the memories of the vast are revived with tender sorrow 0 W that grief for abode aitio have fallen in her cause is one from which the nation refuses to be divorced every other wound she may attempt to heal but this affliction is one which she esteems is a duty to keep open lot let the national guard of utah hasten to conspicuously operate cooperate co with kindred organization sin alin cc ce lebrat ing memorial day and let atio defenders of our now new state assist in a spirit of emulative pride with the different posts of the 0 A B R wherever practicable in honoring the memories of departed heroes woo wio made our national DatI progress a great and powerful fact in so doing of course we will avoid any attempt to indulge in petty triumph over those who fought tor what they deemed to be right the floral emblems which a grateful nation places upon the unforgotten graves of its martial dead are not destined to fade as long as they are bedewed by a sorrowing peopled tears teara though the nation in its progress is obliterating old landmark sand anew a new generation has appeared since effice the meeting gat at appomattox yet we persevere in wreathing beautiful garlands around the monuments ot those who made our national loat ional progress feasible long may aay the nation continue to keep their heir memories me morien green and by bj handing down to succeeding genera this yet mournful duty lot let us u give assurance awu ranee of our devotion devo tiou to those who so ao nobly died in behalf of et humanity and freedom JOHN M dunning captain national guard of utah urh |