Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29

OF Iold hoses; III fact, the grand renose ~
rose, and "9 'Le
"Around US are vineyards with their Jewels
and gems.
Living tFinkets of vine, blushing warm on their
and the leaves all aare with the purple of
Beyond US are oceans of ripple and gold
Where the bread cast abroad rolls myriad
seas Of gr?ajg9 and of answer to the prayer of
And the orange in blossom makes a bride of the
And ,{ tie almond tree shines like scripture in
And The bees aye abroad with their plunder and
Never biunder amiss Tor there's something to
Where The flowers out of doors can smile in all
And 6ad, blossom, and fruit grace the gardens
There, away to the south, without fences and
FlocGs ireoslo the Mains like the thick Of the
Here, away to the north, magnificent wild.
VAIN dImpies OF canyons, as if Universe smiled
An Valleys of VisioDsl
Dc.eCIable mountains
As grand as Old Bunyaufs
Ana opdls of fountains
And garns IS of landscape
ana sapphire of skies
Where through agates OF eIor1s
shine the diamond eyes
We dle out OF winter IN the flush cf an eve
INTO Eden Of earth, into Heaven of Ky.
SscramentOs fair vale, with its Dari0rs Of God
where the souls of the flowers Use and Frift III
abroad w. i. d.
As if Iesurre elton were all the year round
Ana me writing Of Christ sprang alive from the
When 1, He e said to the woman those words that
When 5l.t the e ,glots shall grow human with the
III
GA wonderful land, where the turbulent sand
VII burst INTO bloom at the touch of q hand.
ana desert baptized
Prove an Eden disguised"
Pioneers, this accomplishment has come
through your courage, long endurance patriot
Ism aud undOubted integrity, since which time
your state has taken front rank among The
G 5li, states. The pioneers win never be for
5oI1 mare history But, pioneers, 90
W Ltt-l! sand alone in your work. None
ot'!ers 10 whom praise is due? As in reyolv-
iiuHaIy tmeS we heard a great deal of the rey0-
lnL9hary fathers mot Of the mOther.l so bara
"AAC giving que credit to you, we must not for
Set the pioneer wives the siSfe--niC1,ee7s
N! nav shared the tolls made sacrifices and
tLoLLeu lHer trials with great foTtitude-
1L"1! Itad! 10 give aid, in every possible Yav
proving themselves courageous. tender sni
true 4t!ping you TO cultivate the social yir-
toe2 OF IIoheers TO collect and preserve inform
e.tuIl connected with the early settlement of the
country, ana 10 perpetuate the memo.y of hose
"hCse sagdcity, enterprise and love Of inda-
peLueucS induced them 10 settle in the wilder
n=>si &ud become the germ Of q new state -
May you feel that your labors have been gTcetiy
O-essed' and may your devotion 10 each other
80 IsllAIh as warm and devoted as now and
uiaS our WORK and example go on-carred on
HGit y! t4t Naive Sons Of the Golden West
alded by the Native Daughters with patriotism
Gnquestloned, until no word for our Queen 0f
states seems fitting, save Excelsior
floueefS, accept this banner which we Mace
IN your trust Il stands for intelligence. honor
enterprise hospitality; it tells Of svmpathy
peIeFoLehce, charity, faith, and il fills our
hears with memories Of AUD Lang Sype.'' in
the days OF 80.
Al the conclusion Of Mrs. Ross presenta-
uon speech ?. 5. Lawson President of the
society, took charge of the banner, and. in
accepting II in behalf of his brother PiO-
neers, spoke as follows:
Ladt8 and Brother Pioneers. I accent this
beautiful banner from your hands. and render
70 you ladies OF the society, the profound thanks
O! the sacramento Society of Pioneers. tits one
OF those beautiful gifts which we shqll ever
Keep as one OF the memeutOs from our early
TRENDS. IL Is one Of those banners which, in
slteF years, we shall have the pleasure OF carry
ing when We parade in public ana which we
sbaA uSe IN private, and when VIC do so we shall
ever tn4nk OF the dear faces of those VINO ure-
sentcd It % Us The beautiful scene in the cen
Ter is eu1!ema'lc OF the great valley of Sacra-
neuto. Fifty years ago when CauTain John A
suffer landed in Heycia, little did he think
thut ne was tie great pilot of the coming MO
Deers who bulsded I'D this glorious state After
having been here a short time, Suffer com
meuced the establishment of that M rlO7abIa
tort, which viii stand III the history Of The state
cvnlls1 WITH name Of John A. suffer as long
as Mount DiaOlo on the south and the stately
Sh6sta Butte on the north will endure IAD-
plause. The beautiful border Of the banner j.
emb.emaiic of the hills laden with gold which
surround our valley The statue surrounding
the pole Is OF the man who made The practical
discovery OF gold at Coloma in 1s4o He will
ever be prominent figure in the hist0rv of Cali
ii nyis no mot
Of John suffer aad Jas. ". Marshall viii be
intimately connected with her history. The
bear which you have placed on the side Of the
banner, IS commemorative Of the bear-Gag
revolution ofiSi6 The American citizens and
other pilgrims who then resided here became
dissatisfied with Mexican rule and they raised in
rebellion. In order to have a flag, which they
could carry IN their battles they devised
the famous bear-fag. 10 their council
they adopted the device OF the bear Then
came the question how TO paint the bear upOn
the flag. They took strip of white muslin and
mixed some guupowder with greece. They did
not have the artistic materials of these DAYS
Win these rough materials and with a rougher
brush they painted the bear upon their flag
with the words: The Republic of California
lhey then went forth IN the Conflict and bat
leQ until the war was declared between the
United States aid Mexico. The result was that
California became portion OF the United States
ana the banner of our common country super
seeded the Tag OF the bear. The members of that
party were patriots. Ii is beautiful idea that
me on behalf OF the Sacramento Society Of
fIoneeTs to return TO you our thanks and we hone
that We all Will live long and enjoy our society
together
The banner was, indeed, beautiful
thing. On one side it bore the emblem of
the society, with view Of the Sacramento
valley in the background, while the in
scription, INSTITUTED January 81, 1854"
stood out in bold relief in letters of cold
above and below the emblem. This side
vas entirely of red satin. The other side
was OF old gold and white, in the center of
which was painted realistic picture of the
original Suffers Fort, with a prairie
schooner drawn by twelve oxen, and con-
talnlngan adventurous family, passing in
front Of il.
Il was while the old pioneers were
crowding around the banner that a new
procession was discovered to be marching
into the hall. 1t was headed by Mrs. ReJ
Merkley. Behind her came a corps of
young ladies' bearing a handsome silken
nag Of America, with the --latest improved
torty'two stars on the blue square.
Mrs. Merkley, addressing President Law
son, explained that she represented the
honorary lady members of the society. and
as they DID not propose 10 be outdone by
the wives and daughters, they also had a
| presentation 20 make. She spoke briefly.
| but to the point. The colors of the Amer
lean flag, like the Pioneers, represented
| purity and integrity, she said. She hoped
II would be cared for by them.
! The President accepted it in few chosen
| remarks, assuring the ladies that il would
! never be trailed in the dUst, as long as ii
remained with the Pioneers.