Show SHARP DECLINES A Comimiiiicitlon Declining to Participate on the Fourth Tho following letter was today sent to the Citizens Committee on Celebration comment As it explain itself it is given without To the Citizen Committee on Fourth of July Celebration Salt LaAe City GeNTLE MENI have the honor to acknowledge your kindness in designating me as one of the speakers on the occasion of onr coming celebration cel-ebration of our National Independence Day The day we celebrate is dear to every American heart and realize that it is expected ex-pected of the citizens generally to contribute their mite to the sum of the general rejoicing rejoic-ing but I am practicing no deception upon myself gentlemen much less upon the honorable hon-orable committee when I say to vou that my time is so much occupied that I cannot in justice to myself comply with your request re-quest and must respectfully decline to boone bo-one of the speakers I am in hearty accord with the movement for a general celebration and wish you every success and as an earnest of my wishes I beg to hand you herewith my mite in aid ef tho undertaking I have the honor to be yours very respectfully respect-fully JAM > |