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Show Maine Martyr Memorial Day. H To the Presidents of Stakes and thu H Bishops of the Church : Dear Biethren: In view of the fact H that the management of the iMaincr Monument l'uud has lisclaiii)ed any intentional slight on the part of the mi- H j tloiuil commitee towards tl e Church of Jesus Christ of Lafer-day Saints by ' H omiuingou the Sth day of .May, to H call upon the Chuieh to join tho other, H churches of the laud iu holding memor- H ial Heru'ccsoii theSth.day of May, in H ! honor of the buive n? u who lost tlioif- lives in the Muiuii disaster; and now , asks us through it." management to up- H nolnt a suitable day on which the mem- H bers of the Church may hold Memorial H services and take up collections foiMhu H Maine Monument Fund, wa have de.sid- j H ed to deugnatti Sunday, the 24th o H July, as the day on which such service' hall be held. H It is our desire that the Church of H Jesus Chiist of Litter-day Saints M should bu identified with all such putri- fl otic movements as tho erection of- tin's H nionuinent to the nations honored dead 'H Uiat our.fellow citizens iray know that H our sympathies, both in is joys and in H its s'oi rows, are with our country. We t H therefore ask tho Presidents o Stakes H 'and ths l'i?l.opi of the wards through- out the Church to make all necessary 'H arrangements for holding .special H Memori.-il servicer at the lime dosigtfat- iHIH ed,' and at the conclusion thereof totako X H up a colloction from thu people to assist H JlLQiLS!!?01'10" of ,l "nouuinent to tho ' lj. i' ' ' A" inwytreTlriro17id7JeWon trmk ly forwardedbTlhTBflhops tojfElSera ' k " -'H HoWr J. Grant and B. II. Roberts, who have hern appointed a comTnitco H to take charge of Ibis business. Ad- - iH dress them at 20 20juth, East Temple , M Street, Salt Lako City,' Utah. ''""" ) ?H Your Brethren, ,y , , JfJk WILFORD WOODRUFF, ' J. "'ifH GEORGE Q. CANNON, t '"H joskpu f. smith. iJmmm .. - . . - ..k iilllllllllH |