--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Stephens, Evan collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 22 number: 8 published: 1919-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Stephens, Evan, "Memorial Ode," *Improvement Era* 22, no. 8 (June 1919): 716–720.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2208unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2208unse start_page: 716 end_page: 720 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1919-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2208unse publication_year: 1919 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1919, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Memorial Ode 718 IMPROVEMENT ERA Sopranos. l I I I Knowledge and art and love shall ne'er de - part From thia fair tem pie A us. 11 Tenors. Knowledge and art and love shall ne'er de - pirt From this fair tem - pie Bassos. =su gjjgigj^pjli^PPf^M Full Orchestra. =g5==±==S Largamente. im^mmf ff Largamente. his hon - or built and named, Long side by side. All Largamen'e. ST. *= si: — 1 MEMORIAL ODE 719 -i — i *£» g^p gEp^ |EaaE P^S^E£PE^^ glorious shall a • bide Your names to - geth-er blent, be loved and ^i^ ag Ip^Iii^^lI =bflb -^ glorious shall a bide Your names to - geth-er blent, be - loved and —— i^N «+*-*- _e=3 b_^-« — — —ic*-r— •-— 1 g= a=fc=B=* JUj a i g i . cz g *4 l_l— g^ k- IK n n P^ blent, be loved and famed. famed. Your names to - geth-er 51 blent, be loved and famed. fames, Your names to - geth-er Messages from the Soldiers [The Era has received numerous letters from the soldier boys abroad. Some of these are printed in the certain belief that they will interest our readers, as much as they have entertained the editors. From Prum, Germany, under date of March 21, 1919, Private Alward sends this censored message to the Era. —Editors.] Old Glory at Treves By Prvt. S. Alward A few days ago I received from a friend two copies of the Era, and I certainly was pleased with them. Especially when they were the first copies I have had since coming overseas. Porta Nigra, Treves, Germany, Formerly Main Entrance to the City. I have seen many sights since coming to Germany, and those which impress me most of all, are the old Roman structures at Treves (Trier). Treves is the oldest town in Germany, The town exists MESSAGES FROM THE SOLDIERS 721 since the reign of Emperor Augustus. In the second half of the third century, when numerous emperors fought each other, the town was often besieged, and at that time was surrounded by strong walls, the Porta Nigra being the main entrance gate. The river Moselle, which flows through the outskirts of the town was at one time red with blood of martyred Christians, who were ordered killed by Diocletian, and their bodies were then thrown into the river. The Amphitheatre, a very old historic place, is still visible, showing the animal dens, and the prison cellars where the victims of the wild beasts were kept, and portions of the spectators' galleries. In the Arena thousands of German prisoners were put to death by order of Constantine. The Kaiserpalace and Roman Baths, built in the early centuries, are very interesting. A number of ancient churches still exist, and have very wonderful traditions. The interior as well as the exterior decorations are very unique. The tombs of many of the old Christian Fathers, and also of a number of local rulers, are in the basements of the churches. The Church Saint Paulinus was built in commemoration of St. Paulinus, an early Christian bishop, and thousands of Christian martyrs. The interior decorations of this church are wonderfully clever and magnificent. In the basement, I saw the tombs of the old Burgomaster of Treves, and tombs of three senators, also tombs with thousands of bones of Christian martyrs. In glass cases on the walls are numerous trimmed and decorated bones of Christians. Treves, at the present time, is quite a progressive business city, with a population of about 65,000. It has a number of up-to-date buildings, and street cars. But the old fashioned, crooked, narrow streets, still exist, notwithstanding a few modern looking streets are to be seen. Quite a number of American soldiers are stationed at Treves, and the city is visited daily by hundreds of soldiers on The best sight of all is to see Old Glory floating in the breeze, high above the buildings. I wish the Era success, and will be glad when I can get home, and again read each issue. From Siberia, Russia By Prvt. T. E. Hunsaker, Co. I, 31st Inft., A. E. F., Siberia Dear Brother Charles A. Callis and Family, Southern States to hear from Mission: No doubt you will be somewhat surprised — 722 IMPROVEMENT ERA me. Since my arrival in the land of Siberia, I have thought of you and the splendid good times we experienced in old Virginia at General conference time; how anxious I was to see them come! And now I am here on another mission. It is impossible for me to explain to you how much I appreciate the knowledge and testimony of the gospel I gained while in your charge as a missionary of truth and righteousness, for it has meant all to me since my experience in army life. We have quite a number of "Mormon" boys here, and some who labored in the Southern States. I have been selected to help preside over the boys, and wc meet at every opportunity. The Y. M. C. A. has kindly granted us the use of one of their rooms. The boys are fine, and I testify to you that it is wonderful to note the splendid example they are setting. Conditions here are much better than one would expect. It is a splendid time for the people to hear the true gospel. We were the first elders to land in this country to my knowledge. We are very busy here, and from all appearances we shall have to tail the Bolsheviks before they will give in. I am feeling fine, and being cared for nicely. With kindest regards to all, praying always for your advocacy of truth, your brother in the gospel. Heroes in Ambulance Service [The following is an extract under date of March 26, 1919, from an Army paper published at the American Army camp at Brest, France. It has some interest for Salt Lakers for the reason that a number of our leading citizens, during the month of June, 1917, equipped two ambulances for this service, and a small unit of Salt Lake boys immediately left for the front in France, arriving there in the early part of July. This unit has now arrived home. The young men who compose the section from Salt Lake and who are now veterans in the service, are : Wallace Julian Burton, Richard Goss, Clifford Davis, and Daniel Spencer, although the latter was separated from the unit last fall, and detailed to another branch of the service. Editors.] Men Who Were First Americans to See Service in France Are on Way to States Original veterans of the American Expeditionary Forces are the men of the United States Ambulance Service, of whom there are ten sections in camp waiting the home-bound transport. This branch was formed of Americans during the fall of