The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-26
SATURDAY
LOYALTY AND PATRIOTISM.
The Exhibition of British Ameri'
canism OH Thursday.

On Thursday evening last, Qua of the
most notable gatherings, to those who
participated, ever held in Utah Terri
tory. took place in the new hall of the
A. o. U. W., in this city. The British
American residents of the eyer-enter-
prising junction City have formed
themselves into an organization, for
the perpetuation of the memories
of the illustrious country which
gave them birth, by holding an
annual dinner on the natal day OF the
good Queen who sits upon the throne Of
the "ught little island" On Thursday
evening, the second annusl event of this
character occurred. AT about 9 o'clock
those present, numbering about one
hundred, sat down to the magnificent
repast which had been spread upon the
tables by the energetic committee haV-
ing that very important part of the
evenings business in charge. At the
conclusion of the banquet, which was
INDUCED in in tone English style, Mr..
Percival j. Barrett, president of the
association and POSTMASTER for The
evening, called for the toast Of Her
Most Gracious Majesty. Queen Victoria
and Empress of India" which was
drunk in champagne. The chairman
called upon Mr.. Jam es Gale to respond,
a duty which that gentleman eloquent
ly discharged, and he was followed by
equally appropriate and patriotic re-
marks by Messrs. w. J. Bateman and
Sidney Stevens. the former as the
representatives of the Australasian col
onles. The President of the United
States" was the subject next honored
by toast, which was responded to by
Messrs. James Taylor and Frank ].
Cannon. The latter made several pithy
points, which were loudly and lonely
applaudei, the one especially coming
in for very thunderclap of applause
being where he reminded the gentle.
men gathered. and all who might not
think so favorably of such events,
that the father of the country, George
Washington, along with the patriots
who founded the nation, were all
"British.Americans."
The other toasts given were 1.-The
Prince of Wales and the Royal Fam
ily," "Scotia's Sons" "Ireland-the
Emerald Isle" "rhe Colonies OF Great
Britain" Statewide" and 1.-THE
United Armies and Navies of Great
Britain and the United States" which
were all enthusiastically taken up and
drank in bumpers.
AS reply to certain adverse exnres-
sions which had been made use of by
many native Americans, much of the
speaking was devoted to refuting the
statements that the British-American:
who remembered their country in such
manner as to publicly celebrate the
birthday of Queen Victoria were infu-
enced by feelings of greater patriotism
to the mother country than to the lanG
of their adoption. Itwss clearly shown
that, while they could never forget the
country under whose sun they had the
honor to be born, their patriotism, theil
loyalty unalloyed and to the fullest
| possible extent, was given to the
country of their adoption, than which
no greater nation had ever existed, tc
belong TO which out of choice and not
from necessity, they considered was an
honor to any man.
In addition to the toasts, the pro.
ceedings we're interpreted with old
fashioned, patriotic British airs by the
Ford orch estra, songs by Messrs.
William Morley, Willard Snowcroft, L.
| IL Luz dnu 1OIu L III d1C CAS
reciting by Mr.. w. II. Turner. of the
well-knowp poem of William Tell"
At the conclusion of the programme
the following officers for the erAuine
year were unanimously elected: Chair
man, Mr.. Percival j. Barratt, of England
wee chairmen, W. H. Turner, of Eng
land; John a. Boyle, of Scotland
Thomas D. Dee, of Wales, and William
J. Bateman, of Australia; secretary
Willard Scowcroft; treasurer, James
| Wotherspoon.
A hearty vote of thanks was given to
the retiring officers, and afterwards a
motion was put and carried, that at the
next annual dinner the wives, mothers
and mothers-in-law should be invited
to participate. The event came to 8
termination at about go o'clock am.