Show I r rr r rr s a r 3 r r tx 7 r Q t r f z 1 Y I r V f y i 1 il i f q r I r k a af ar r f t i t a c. c I- I yew t 1 t p lv r 1 e r j b Ji J 4 wJ w- w J 1 c u y K r N Nr r y a 1 v r x r V u IN MEMORY By ROBERT ALVIN MOSS Few cemeteries will surpass in beauty the one lone in Bountiful Bountiful ful VISITORS to the cemetery appreciate the efforts of all those who have worked to tomake tomake tomake make this truly a Memorial Park Older residents of of Bountiful however will remember remember remember re re- member when the cemetery was without access to water and was covered in the most part with semi-desert semi weeds and grass Many graves were neglected year after year some because because because be be- cause there were no relatives to clean the weeds from the hard dry soil THE BURIAL field was controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by three wards with one acting as Trustee It was out of the city limits and no water was available The supply was already short for the city needs However However However How How- ever many citizens and organizations organizations organizations or or- can be given credit for the improvement over the years THE AMERICAN Legion in 1921 made the Improvement o of the Cemetery one of its main projects After World War I the veterans of this war organized a Legion Post A program was held each Decoration Day to honor all war veterans buried inthe in inthe inthe the cemetery Legionnaires and wives with scouts and other volunteers cleared some of the heavy weeds and grass from the I lanes used by pedestrians and 6 1 vehicles f THE TIlE LEGION members sought out the graves of veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans cleared them and I Planted an American Fla Flag on each grave They found the graves of ot the veterans of ot the Black lack Hawk Spanish American Amerian Ameri- Ameri can an Civil and of their own buddies of the World War On Memorial Day a squad of Legion members visited each veterans grave and fired the military salute At 10 am a.m. a short service was conducted near the entrance where arenow are arenow arenow now planted hundreds of ot white crosses one for tor each war veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran who offered his life lite in defense of his country AN ARTICLE in the local paper the Clipper dated May 1926 shows that the Legion was still working hard for improvements The article was as follows BOUNTIFUL CEMETERY SHOULD BE IMPROVED Our community should adopt another slogan and it should be A Beautiful Cemetery IN THE TIlE last few years much improvement has been made but neighboring towns are ahead of us Considering our size and wealth as a community Bountiful should have a cemetery cemetery cemetery tery equal to the best FOR MANY centuries past it has been a sacred custom among most people of the world to honor the names of their ancestors and to sanctify sanctify sanctify sanc sanc- and protect the tombs in which they sleep The greatest of care was usually exercised in preparation preparation preparation tion of a well protected place of burial THE CUSTOM is a good one and will likely always prevail In this day of wealth v and progress progress progress pro pro- gress the idea should be per per- As a people we believe in r Throngs tracked to local cemeteries last weekend for the annual observance of Memorial Day Bright flowers contrasted with lush green of the cemeteries as residents remembered loved ones and those fallen in war holding sacred the memory of ot our departed loved ones and of ot dedicating and co consecrating consecrating con con- a peaceful place of rest for tor them VERY OFTEN extreme personal personal personal per per- sacrifices are made in order to provide a burial in keeping with the love for the departed kin but too often the efforts end with the sealing sealing sealing seal seal- ing of the grave The lot is neglected and the grave becomes obscured with weeds and assumes the position position position tion of an unknown grave LETS LET'S MAKE this year the best yet and have every lot cleaned before Decoration Day The spirit of ot the Memorial Day services will be finer an and i ithe the program more appropriate ate if it there is abundant abundant- evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence of love and care forthe for forthe forthe the dead by the living AMIDST noxious weeds and sunken graves services would seem empty and insincere The time to clean is now Committee of ot the American Legion by R. R Alvin Moss loss chairman THE LEGION was working to get the city to take over the area and for the Trustee to release it to the city A visit to Kaysville to see President President President dent Henry H. H Blood later Governor of Utah gave encouragement encouragement encouragement en en- to the committee He told how improvements had been made in Kaysville by the city taking title to their cemetery THE PRESIDING Bishop of the Church advised the transfer stating that one unit like the city could collect revenue for the im im- provement and maintenance I IThe The bishop was right and the city officials have doneall done doneall doneall all that could possibly be done The semi-desert semi Blossoms Like a Rose |