Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-15

CuuiF. there's ilanl tutt u !
Fairer than Day, . ami America"
10y the Choir and audience.
Hon. +. S. RICHARDS |
then spoke as follows: /
Nr. Chairman, my ueHerG5le friends;
l DO not know Of any nobler atti-
tude in the human soul than that
which inspires love aud veneTaiOn
for old age. To tine existence Of this
feeling among the people, ard par
ticIharly in the breasts Of the COM
mittee, l. due the beautiful picture
we now behold. And where could
we see a grander sight: Here are
n thousand men ami women VINO
have valienily fought the tattle OF
life and, in the great distribution
Of eternal prizes, Will soon receive
the viCtOr's crown. Every NOBLE /
deed they have done has laid a laurel |
leaf upon the brow, and every /
generous impulse they have felt = ]
sweet incense 10 the soul.
Ny emotions on this occasion are I
thuse Of reverence and awe. What I
must be your feelings? | fancy they .
are mingled pride and humility
pride when You think OF the grand
achievements Of a long and useful
lifc-humility when you remember
the insiguificance Of man, as COM
uarei with the majesty OF GO1 anu
the vast creations OF the universe.
What n satisfaction il must be Tor
you TO lolk back down the vista oil
departei years to the springtime ol
life: to recall the joyous days Of
youth when the world seemed iuli
Of beauty, with sunshine beam
ing everywhere, and not
cloud 20 daTken the horizon
Of hope: What pleasure u
remember the period Of early man
hood and womanhOOd, when the
car,s and responsibilities Of life
came thick and fast upon you, anu
when the great lessJn was ir-t
learned that there i no Joy without
sorrow, no sweet without the bitter,
no peace without turmoil and no
excellence without labor. How you
shrank az first from the trials OF life,
! hat finding new courage IN every
conquest, pressed onward IN the
l pathway Of success.
When yuu reached the summerOf
/ life. how fearless and -elf-IeiiGnt yOu
were, even amid the storm Of oppo
sition and under the cloud Of adj
versitv. The wonderful capabilities
/ Of tls. human soul werc no longer
myst. ~. Tor experience had taught
. q NAfEEHhHa
7 hy brilliant exploits, you were cnTv-
/ ing inches iu the temple Of fame, OF,
I by paticut. moiest toll We're making
rases Of impeTishahle history Il
matters not. Each was equally I'm
uortant and p1sierity will do Justice
10 you all. Well might the poet
say:
"IIonur aud shal-c from no condition rise
a. well y,Ur rau, there an The honor
hes.
Then the autumn came. The
worry aud hustle II life gave way TO
the calm serenity Of age. You found
time 10 Pause on the mountain Of
. human attaiumeuis and, VITA
piltyiug love. lcOk down upon the
anxious souls who Were struggling
M It's rugged heights in the hope o!
Joining sou at the top. What su-
pr.me satisfaction 10 realize that the
. rattle Of life has been won and that
the great reward Of eternal life
has been secured.
In this vast aSsemblage ! see
representative Of nearly all the
rv.s.FrHF e
Some Of you have earned your
iaurels by the brain aud 9TH
eTs 10y the Drawn. Some in the Office,
Others iH the wCrF-shOp-s5me ~
the anvil Others 1t the ilow. Iauy
OF you are numbered with the honor
ell founders Of this commonwealth:
pioneers Of the great west, You
chose to fprsake the Ease and COM
fort 81 home for tine pTivatiun>
and hariships Of the dess n.
FO0tsJre and weary you trlversCd
Thousand mikes ~ dreaTy wilderness
10 plant the standard OF liberty In
the i1Is Of the mountains. You
have created homes IN the desert
and gardens ia tire wilderness. As
IL by magic. the barren waste has
been Transformed into n fruitful
field, and the seemingly insur-
mOuntahlc Obstacles Of nature melt
al before iutCmitahle energy like
SHOWS before the summer -Iu. And
80 We have our beloved ULlh-the
pride aud queen Of the mountains.
You have met here Oh the plat
form OF human equality, recognize
ing the sublime principle Of uni
yersal brotherhood. For thi.
day all individual interests auI
wishes are sUborJinated 10 tine
common veal. aud each Yerspu
vies with the Cthr-, IN trying 90
promote tine happiness ~ al.
In conclusion let me express my
deep appreciation OF the honor CON
lerrvd upon me by the invitation
70 participate in these exercises
ami add nay congratulations 90
the distinguished veterans who nre
Permitted 10 wear TIE badge. We
feel in OF. hearts the homer We
would have our lips expires. We
shall try to emulate your good works
and follow the iilustriOus example
YOU have set, in the hope that when
our rice is run We may bee counted /
worthy 10 join you in the eternal I
mansions Of the just.
The sneaker was several times I
interrupted 10y applause, and an en- |
thusiastic outburst followc,. his Z
speech.
Heli's band played 4 rejection. |
when Judge Orlando W. Power> /
READ an eloquent address upon the /
glUries and ueautirs ci the evening /
The Choir then rendered tie |
chorus from 'BeltshaZzgr.. - so 4
Give Thanks,'' after which Mr.. /
George Goddard made a character
istic address, eiicitiug considerable
nlerriment.
Of life, which our limited SPACE pre-
vents US from giving in full.
Next prizes consisting OF dress
patterns, mats, sgtchels. bonnets and |
other articles We're given out. There
were number Of special prizes
distributed among the old folks
from Weber County, and "A large
number OF silver dollar coins Were
given 10 the badge hearers.
~ TIT ahlElA-4Nl % INT hlslEl-
button, Judge l.. W. Shurtlid, Of
Ogden. mace n brief address In
behalf Of the old folks Of Weller
County.
The exercises concluded by the
by the Choir and audience,
Of the DJNOlUgy.
Only one circumstance married
the enjoyment Of the day, and that
was the heat, which no one could
help. Notwithstanding this. how
ever, the aged people appeared 20
experience the create 81 pleasure aud
qualification, ami 4 spirit Of fra
ternity and cOnviviIlity was 4 not
able feature Of the day.
NOTES.
No intoxicating drinks Of any
Kind were seen about the building
Up Grounds