, 1890-07-12
A SOCIETY EVENT.
Presentation of CoIors to Co. B.
Last Evening.
Il Beautiful, Gift From the Ladias
of Cheyenne.
Speech BY x-GOyernor Baxter
Lieut.. Adams Responds.

Inc greatest social event OF the aItei
season was the presentation of a stand oil
colors to Co. B at the armory last even.
ing. All swelldom was in attendance.
At $50 the Guards formed and did
fancy drilling for half an hour. The com
pany has not had Duch practice in this
direction lately, but the audience was de,
lighted with the exhibition, which was
creditable alike to men and officers.
When the company had been drawn
up in one long line, Capt. Sitter saluted
the spectators, and Ex-Governor and Mrs.
G. W. Baxter, Miss Grace Hebard, Miss
Louise Smith, Mrs. Paul Brewster, Miss
Davis and Mrs. William Sturgis, jr., ad
vanced with the banner.
The ladies who secured the banner and
arranged the presentation had selected
Mr.. Baxter to make the address of de-
livery. BE said:
The pleasing duty has been assigned
me this evening of formally delivering in
to your keeping this beautiful banner
and a beautiful banner it is. The fair
hands that make the presentation and for
whom | speak. have been inspired
solely by that noble spirit
which from the days of the
revolution has characterized American
women. In times of peace, it manifests
itself in the presentation OF flags or ban
ners as upon occasions of this character;
in times of war it is seen in the thousands
of counterparts OF Florence nightingale,
who in every hospital and camp nurse
back the sick TO lite. or with tender and
patient and loving hands minister to the
wants and necessities of the wounded and
dying.
You are, Tor were) if l an no. mis-
taken. the first regularly formed military
organization under the territorial govern
ment. and it should be your proud boast
today that you are perhaps the gest,
best equipped and best disciplined or
ganizaIion of the pew state. While it is
entirely proper that you should carry
some distinctive banner for your company
(for no military organization can have
a proper esprit de corps without loyalty to
itself), l believe that / should fail
to give expression to the sentiment of
the ladies for whom 1 speak, did / not en-
join Vol you a patriotic love and devo-
ton for that other and greater flag that
symbolizes our national union. Beneath
its protecting folds that which was weak
has grown strong; three millions of peo-
pie have become sixty-five millions. The
country has expanded from sea to sea,
from lakes to gulf, development on every
side has kept pace with civilization, the
earth by magic touch of the ~husbandmau
has been made to yield her abundance, our
valleys and plains are dotted with ten
thousand hamlets, our mountains hoary
with age surrender their mineral wealth
long pent up. the music and the hum oil
industry In a thousand tunes make glad
the song Of our people. Our commerce
sweeps the sea, and in every part of the
civilized world that grand flag is respected.
Tonight, upon its blue field. we greet the
radiance of another star. which proclaims
to the world the birth OF a new state,
from which you must derive your authori.
ty for continued existence, and which,
il occasion should require, you must pro,
tect and defend.
Recurring to the immediate present,
| desire to congratulate yon upon you
soIdierly bearing, your neat dress, the
precision of all your movements both in
the march and manual. But | would re-
mind you that these things of themselye:
do not make the true soldiers. The true
soldier must always be a true man, and
no man can be true to himself, his coun-
try and his God, who has not an exalted
idea OF life. Remember therefore the
right, and follow duty, let destiny lead
where it will. And now my office is al
most performed. Accept this magnificent
banner from the beauty and grace making
the gift. The source from which it comes
! should add additional lustre to its folds-
In committing it to your keeping, they
have every confidence in your valor AND
courage to uphold and defend it"
Lieut.. Adams responded for Capt
Sitter. ana said that he gladly accepted
the detail, remarking that his superior
officer was a man Of actions not words
The company was deeply grateful to tn,
ladies' for their handsome gift and woulc
ever endeavor to honor their %colors.
The company had been built up in the
face of encouragement, but had sur
mounted all difficulties o~bstructing the
path to success.
Under the new banner. Lieut.. Adam.
said, the Guards would be ashamed to b.
ANYTHING but a irst-class militia company.
They were ready to answer the states cal
at any time, and would try 20 be gallant
at either riot or dance. Just now the,
invited the guests to enjoy a hop.
The lovely hand painted silk banner
was much admired.
Dancing continued till midnight.