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Show THE COMING MEMORIAL DAY. Soon Memorial day will be observed This day. with lip memories, has been soldiers' day since the time of the Civil war The veterans have led in keeping the event one of sacred lm port. But the old boys are passing The commander of the local post of the G. A R. predicts that the end is near, when the old boys will cease to march In memorial parade. Next Memorial dayr or the one fol lowing, at least soon, the last veteran will put on the blue to make his fare well pilgrimage to the graves of his comrades. Before that time is here, the people of Ogden should turn out en masse to do honor to the men who fought in the I early sixties. This coming Memorial day may wit ; ness the last parade of the boys in I blue when more than a half dor.en can be assembled and. al command, i proceed to the cemeteries to decorate j the graves of the dead and dedicate : the hearts of the living to the purposes pur-poses of good government and a unit l ed people. |