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Show : G. IL B. PLAlSTD HE CHILDREN I IN SERIES Editor Standard: A recent article in your paper says that "owing to ina-biltiy ina-biltiy to arouso local interest, thero will be no public demonstration on Memorial Day." Will Ogden abide the soft impeachment, impeach-ment, or shall we call it a slur upon hor patriotism at a time most propitious propi-tious for Its exhibition? Has Ogden forgotten or did she know that, wore it not for the endeavor of the "boys in blue" fifty years ago, the Union Pacific Pa-cific railroad and Ogden might not nave been? They won and we know tho resulL Had they failed what might have been is unthinkable You havo published the G. A. R. program. It is rather late to do much more, but the Alhambra theatre invites in-vites everybody to a free concort, at 12 o'clock noon, May 30, of patriotic songs, pictures and music. During the day, in addition to Douglas Fairbanks, the Alhambra will run without extra charge a patriotic film with patriotic songs and scenery, and at night seats will be reserved for the old "boys in blue" and tho young "boys in khaki" and tho Ladies of the G. A. R. Tickets Tick-ets will be given children that have gathored or carried flowers. Short addresses ad-dresses by Judge Murphy and others who have seen "Old Glory" dimly through the battle smoke will be interspersed in-terspersed with patriotic songs by people peo-ple who can sing If you need a thrill, go to the Alhanibra. I The car company has been approach- ed. Transportation was desired for 100 children carrying flowers. Would it be worth seeing, hundreds of children chil-dren with baskets of flowers standing by graves waiting the boy bugler's signal to scatter them? And would the parents go out to witness such a scene? Yours truly, (Signed.) G. A. H. COMMITTEE. 00 |