Show MEMORIAL I 1 DAY N tho tile day iu in which the thea aaion her noble dead 0 r 1 0 a I 1 i Strewing the flowers of gratitude on their grated worthily celebrated la in tho the loyal I 1 ay AI 4 I 1 f junction city amidst the municipal members and multitudes I 1 TTA t i 4 T 4 1 who love the union and I 1 respect the I 1 t 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 by bf procession music prayer orations I 1 I 1 poems I 1 14 ja HO atit if t I 1 I 1 1 I 1 all combining in one patriotic Pitr lotic suc sue r cess j r t i i ana I 1 k L T 4 friday may wit was the third public and general celebration in I 1 I 1 i ogden M cit of sf ale memorial day tho the day on which the nation notion commee orates the T valor alor and mourns the loss of these those who died that the union might I 1 live who rushell into the volleys of war that the people t t blight thenceforth rest in the I 1 valleys of peace all ita d fi hw WE featner A THER ATnER wai not so propitious 1 as the day called for but notwithstanding withstanding 0 the threatening clouds hugg edthe rock ribbed flanks I 1 of the wasatch mount mountains ains and now and then sent down a tearful tribute to the memory memory of tho the deceased defenders of a nations unity and liberty between 9 and 10 I 1 S clock a iu in a large crowd cowd of people P k chad had Ta lathered gath on oil the streets the I 1 central part of main blain street in front of the peery block being the I 1 pivotal precinct of att attrition ir ration tion I 1 after I 1 I 1 W considerable waiting ia ling 11 which I 1 cl I 1 seems 1 I 1 w 1 public demonstration ia 1 FORMED I I 1 1 I 1 with the ogden I 1 brass band at the 1 head bead H C comi mahde of john A dix post no 3 G A R conducted the procession as well as the ceremonies of the forenoon for noon and evening H IT E esteele steele acting as officer of the day D W I 1 as adjutant II 11 al bond I 1 as senior and wm win dark clark as junior vice tho the procession one of the most imposing and picturesque which ever traversed the streets of ogden con con eted jt ed after the 0 C band of the Tm coIn division no 2 of knights of pythias who made a beautiful I 1 appearance appear aiice in their gorgeous uniforms tho the members of jahn john A no 3 G A R delela t ti siti ram the nos 5 and 6 lodges I 1 of I 1 0 0 F of ogden the hook and ladder company the fourth s band the chief of tho the I 1 A fire department A AW IV child the hos ecart Corn company pany the mayor and other members of the city Coun cilin carriages followed by I 1 a long line of vehicles containing citizens who thus desired to honor theN ationo heroes and demonstrate their loyalty I 1 riar LT art or damn was along Main street north to sec see ond end thence cast to smith thence 1 north to ogden city cemetery the solemn and dignified cortege moved along accompanied by large numbers of people lining the side sided walks on both sides tho the gray haired mingling with the brown ed youth the bands discoursed cir dosed fine tine music tho the ogden city brass brasa band playing the garfield Gar nelu webster and longfellow funeral marches interspersed by the fourth ward braes brass bands effective renditions of dirgo dirge of remen hebrance te brance and cleee S on while wah e regular bilar procession followed tho the order of march indicated abobo 0 numerous carriages wa wagons mons and other conveyances the streetcars included transported scores of people towards the silent CITY OF THE alad OA 08 THE BENCH I 1 where th thy procession arrived in time tinie and gradually formed around the graves of comrades wm IN r in N and chas stephenson Stephen sou two union soldiers who departed their t earthly campaigns in this city citha a few years ago after the assemblage had been called to order by post commander IL lj C I 1 adjutant felshaw read the general orders pf af G A II 11 concerning the celebration of memorial day after which commander bardl ei gh read from froin the regular ritual of the G A I 1 JL RJ these lIese significant inaugural res ros jm byj TO TUB THE SERVICES y obedience is a soldiers duty itis it is 0 ever 1 merely in obedience to the ordera orders read that wo we assemble cerp the most generous dinst instincts incas of i I 1 I 1 our hearts prompt us to do what the orders from headquarters command commit nd this day commemorates a valor on eca rea and on land that is illustrious this X day is eloquent with a patriotism which did not speak only from thelius the lips this day is sacred with the almost visible presence of those who out of prison pens pons and hospitals hospital from camps and battlefields battle fields have oti joined coined tho tile innumerable company ot those who muster today to day upon the ilia parade ground oi of heaven after a performance by the ogden brass baud band soldiers 17 H homo 0 ma i CHAPLAIN CHAPLAINS S M ITAW pronounced the prayer commencing with that touching paragraph almighty god in the name of our lord jesus christ who brought life lire and immortality to light we bow before foreshee thee on aliis decoration day wetback we thank theo that out from the carnage of war we v e have come to these days of peace we thank thea thee that the valor and devotion and an d sacrifice fico unto death of those whose memory wo we revere vindicate our expectation ti on that no threat azain stour csan coun arys honor shall ever be accomplished a pis shed bed but as in tho ilia pa past A thou tho u give to our dead the espirit of fidelity and of heroism eo thou wilt give to those steadfast in the causo cause of human r rights and liberty of law and order of social justice and national rectitude thy wisdom to direct thy might to strengthen thy lovo love to bless ab after another reading by tue commander and one by H E Y steele the decoration OP OF GRAVER was in order regular details of the G A R proceeding to the graves of the two departed union comrades named as well as to those of two deceased confederate soldiers dr brown and august bartlett Barl lett tho the last resting place of the lamented hon walter thorn them eon son was also visited and gr gracefully decorated the I 1 K of P and the I 1 0 0 F alo aleo adorned the last earthly abodes of some of their brethren with copious floral flora lifts gifts as did the numerous citizens in general not heeding the rain which seemed to be in ead sad unison with tho the streams of loving grief welling copiously forth from tho the hearts and eyes of these who had bad DEPARTED DEPARTE D FRIENDS 40 whom their mortal hands bands could only reach with the fragrant children of spring amen among the many tasteful and touching to decorations we can only mention those decking tho the sods over the remains of the late lorenzo M richards and his children as well as those he the loved little ones of hon hen franklin S richards end and joseph A west esq also the floral tribute strewn over the graves of the two sons sells of mr S ina M iv as well as the ali c tasteful beautifying b of the grave rave of mr T E fitzgeralds lit ittle alc tlc girl the brass bands changing 0 position 1 and enlivening the pro progress greas with their stirring strains along smith to fourth to young fifth and main wherein where in trout front of castle hall the commemorating cortege dis banded the members of the various various organizations and the citizens in general following the dif different bents of their mind aa na found reported in other parts of this issue iesue 0 IN THE EVENING a vast and enthusiastic audience audien cc filled union opera house which was handsomely decorated with the nations colors and was an appropriate scene of oae orie of the finest public lie and patriotic demonstrations ever held in ogden city COMMANDER called the ladies and gentlemen to order at and the fourth ward brass band opened the ceremonies with the effective effe etive rendition of the fine piece recollections of the war which was received with loud applause the choir sang eang an appropriate bong song conducted by rev thayer of tho congregational church after which chaplain S ill Pres liaw offered upa fervent and patriotic PRAYER su suitable I 1 bitable to tb tho the solemn solem i mortuary occasion aaion and consolatory of the deplorable flor plo rable ble conflict when the nation had ad to t spass pasa under tho the lords rod after another blymn by tho the choir beautifully be ti tully rendered the oration 0 of tho tile day lay as reported by wm win S lewis ea q was delivered by randford SMITH fellow citizens citizen 8 1 I 1 congratulate you upon n lie auspicious and glorious c obin of tho be events of this day for half an all hour before the sun went nent down a beautiful bow of promise spanned the eastern sky the rainbow has been described by the p poet at aa na a spirit band hand of faded flow flo vis ors the are of this beautiful bow was ww 3 directly over tho the place where our dead lie buried nature herself actually assisted in antho the grand 1 rand program of this day she wept on account of the recollections revived by tho tile ceremonies of thia day whilo while aho she smiled through the tile sunshine in token of joy that you had observed this day eo so well I 1 congratulate you comrades ofilio of ilia dix post grand army of ortho tile lie on the success of your observance of this day how times have chaff changed edl I 1 remember well that but lout three years ago when the tile braer order camo came to our post to observe memorial day wo consulted together as bobow to how it it should be observed there bein then ne dead comrade lying alyin I 1 in n any benic tery in in the neighborhood we at last concluded to sand send a detail from the members ot at the ilia post to corinne whore lay in tho the sleep of death several who had served their country in the tile war for the preservation of ortho tile union and thus ended our observance of memorial day for that year dunne miring tho the succeeding year comrade gale gate a member of dix di X post died lied here we buried him tenderly wo had now one of our comrades i graves to decorate and wo we resolved I 1 that en on the next decoration D day ay wo we would hayo bavo spirit sp i rit enough ellough to invite tho the people and turn out ourselves and grandly cover that grayc grave at least with lowers flowers this reboldo was cari car ried ric dout out tho the knights of pythias blood stood bravely bavely by us and tile fire brigade and many ninny of our citizens responded nobly to our invitations and thus was inaugurated here the custom of observing decoration day however not so many joined us as on tho the next occasion nor nearly so many man as on this inauspicious as the beginning be inning of thin day was wits tho the whole people of ogden and vicinity turned out to honor this occasion in the remarks which I 1 made two years ao today to day I 1 stated that I 1 know knew that tho the sentiment of reye renco for tha the dead would grow in n this is community through tho duo observance of tho the day that it would have the effect of converting our cemetery then a disagreeable gree able and unsightly plot of sagebrush ground into a beautiful bleed bleep sl ing place for the dead which it w would eup d bo be a pleasure to our eyes to behold that prophecy is being rapidly fuls ful filled led many graves were decorated this year weeks before thia this day an and d tho the flowers were ren renewed 0 w ed and kept fresh thereon till now fellow citizens the dis dix post of tho ilia G A it deserves your and admiration if for nothing else bea boi cause call so it lias has helped to extend throughout tho the community a proper sentiment of reverence for the dead yes the grand army friends ids challenges the admiration of the country for what it has done in many other respects one of its objects is to honor the dead to perpetuate their memory and history we ve honor burr ourselves selves and the dead by strewing flowers upon their graves we perpetuate their memory and history by our records posts aro are named after illustrious soldiers s 0 idlers who are dead to name them after those who aro are alive is forbidden this post is named the john A dix post to commemorate that grand old who while secretary of tho the N navy amal lin and d before tho the war was flagrant upon being asked the tile question suppose ose some man in one of the ilia seceded states states should attempt to tear down the flag what should be do done since resistance si si would precipitate the war replied promptly 1 i I 1 if any man attempts to tear alo down wn t the he fi flag ag shoot him on tho tile spot great applause that thatis is tho the reason the john job n A dix post is called after him to commemorate this grand sentiment thoro arc are other posts in this jurls diction named in commemoration coin mem oration of tho the great dead the george 11 II thomas themas post at deer lodge montana geo 11 II thomas was ono one of tho the greatest heroes of tho the war a man who through gh all tho the vicissitudes of tho the war was never driven from the field of battle ho lie was the mollest soldier of them all given to us too by the state of virginia then in flagrant flag grant rebellion we havo have a post in this jurisdiction named for major anderson who eo so gallantly held ports forts sumter and the action which precipitated rc the tile war of tho tile rebellion reba fi ion upon us I 1 remember well how bow in april 1861 at the attack on sumter tho news nor s that the war had actually be gun flashed tholan dand w anva then heard music throughout the entire worth if orth which has been vividly reproduced hero berei ta to night in that grand overture so well rendered by the tile fourth r ward Band called recollections of the war in which wo we gaeir hae ir aa a 8 0 dl I 1 1 0 bat AM A c can M 1 aang ing A the North men to the fray posts have been named after other ot her gr great cat heroes of not such great fame but who have lave served their country in a their several stations quite as well at boise poise city wo chave a post called after a patriotic private soldier who lies buried there it ia is the patrick colling collins post and no doubt today to day his gr grove 1 alvo fias has been cover covered edwith with flowers as is tenderly as the tile grave of anjer any of the famous generals of tho war by that loving and loyal post postle the grand army of the republic was organized soon after the close of the war for the purpose of keeping keepin alive the tile recollections of the camp and preserving promoting and strengthening that kind and fraternal feeling which binds together those who endured the came rayne privations and dangers and underwent similar hardships lips in in a J just and holy war that feeling is the strongest that can bind man to man the G A R lias has also a char charis 1 S table purpose it assists com rades in armb arms who need help bell and protection and aids the widows widow and orphans of those fallen there are many old soldiers who arc are not blessed with an abundance of this worlds goods and man many families of deceased hol soldiers diers who need assistance and it is one of our objects to desist the them one object greater grester than ill these ig 13 the cherishing of a feeling of loyalty lov alty patriotism love of country a feeling which permeates rier the hearts of all honorable men but is sometimes circumscribed withie too narrow limits our patriotism should not bo be confined to the narrow limits of home county state or territory it should embr embrace ace the entire domain of the united states had the peo plo of the south possessed buch such a E patriotism perhaps there would haye have bean en no rebellion the patriotism which the G GA A it inculcates extends BO so aa as to take in the whole country wherever floats that standard sheet 11 pointing to the fla alas these are some of the lie purposes of pur order the tile observance of this day is one of our minor purposes sixteen years ago gen john A logan one of the great eat |