| Show yost services A fire are held on tuesday final rites were conducted bues tues lay for or leopold A yost 70 tatter fathe r of mrs 11 II T high of dualla dalls slide n the masonic temple later at graveside services in fort douglas cemetery sir air yost was buried with military honors in recognition of his 40 years service during three wars as U S army bandmaster and warrant officer mr air yost tile died saturday at the age of 70 in ili a salt lake city hospital pit 1 following a heart attack 1 mr 1 r yost director dire clor ot of eualah temple shrine band had been an aimy bandmaster for more than 40 years and had served his country in wars he came to port fort douglas in 1922 as director of the famous camou i rock of tile marne infantry fantry Yn nf antry division band ire ile had known well such great military personalities as the late gen john J peishing bing and mgt alvin C yoi york k of world war 1 I and generals Genei als douglas macarthur and joseph joheph stilwell A chief a irant officer mi yost entered the army oct 14 1901 he went to the philippine islands islin ls in 1905 and with the tha sixth infantry division served tion 1910 to 1912 on mindanao pi ill lor to wora war 1 I he served on oil the Alex mexican ican border while with the infantry I Ision in france during durine world war 1 I he became a friend of mgt alvin york the one man army mr yost took part in tile the battle of the marne and the argonne for fop rest battle one or of his proudest souvenirs of world war I 1 hat had been a silver i loving ving cup presented him by gen for directing the best hard bard overseas while stationed at fort ord cal beffie war 11 II lie he became acquainted with gen joseph W stilwell Sif lwell then a brigadier general mr air yost retired from the army in january 1911 1941 he assumed directorship of the el kalah kalab temple shrine band in 1923 1925 ile he was called back to lo service at the outbreak of war wai II if mr air yost was horn born in polaa czechoslovakia aug 21 1881 a son of leopold antl and frances yost ile he came to the united states at the age of three when his family in oved moved to rock hock F falls alls idaho idabo ile he married adele pudel on mar 15 1914 in san francisco la in salt lake city they made their home at 1440 east mr air yost was a member of 0 progress lodge free and accepted masons and the salt lake elks lodge survivors include his widow salt lake city two daughters mrs walter helen marcell kays ville and mrs adele high devils slide a brother augustus yost rock falls and a sister mrs mary fitzel in ili wisconsin |
