Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-15
SONS OF The REVOLUTION.
Celebration of Flag Day by a Patriotic
Cr0Wi.
Third Annual Bauqu q Ia Unity Hall
Last Evcning-Spcrches, SonEs
and fcasting.

Perhaps the incest affair In the way
OF n patriotic gathering ever held ia
this city was that given by the Sons
OF the A m srlcan Revolution in Unity
nall last evening. The hall wa,
heavily draped with tllgs and hunt
ing so that patriotism o0zet from
every nook aud Granny OF the audi
torium while men imbued with the
spirit OF their foreisthers spoke anu
saug ne they were moved upon by the
feeling of the occasion. II was a grea,
gathering, tne third in the history OF
the Utah society in celebration OF the
one hundred and twentieth annivei.
ssry OF the adoption OF the d e OF the
United States.
TIE meeliug was in the nature OF q
banquet OF the first order, anu three
long Iables laden with long list D
tasty drlicacies were thrown open to
che congenial crowd gathered to.
gether. 1t ia needless to say that the
spread was q most enjoyable one anu
one which was INDUCED in with the
spirit which prompted the arrange
ments oil the at ar.
JUICE Good viz, the POSTMASTER, waa
u whole host III h mBelf, anu right wen
diu he perIotm uis part, while A. f
Holden returned thanks to the
daughters OF toe Revolution for tn.
II were which beuecked tue tables and
different paris OF the roo II. The Az
dress OF welcome was delivered by
Judge Powers in his usual nappy
strain, who reviewed briefly xthe
struggles OF the original sons auU
daughters OF the Revolution. The
came the banquet, tue different
branches o., which were disheU
out by the II yai cafe In very
excellent anu accom- N oIatipg style.
The regular program followed, Hank
tins Merry Drum being sung ny the
Harmony Glee CLUB. the Histofy oil
the Society In Utah was the part
allotted to Major Harry Z. Hill, but III
that 90 ntieman's absence DR.. Mica ham
respO udeu TO the csil. A N, n. Iu
June was the next number GU tue pro.
gram, the same being sweetly sung by
Nat Nj. Brigham aud the Glee cub.
Our Naive States WAS the theme upon
whicn Fisher 8. Harris happily dweir,
mis- delivery OF same being met WITH
rounus OF applause as he humurously
TACT that many millions OF men anu
women sought the shores OF Americs
between the spacious decks OF the
MayfiJwer. The Defendants OF
Prihc,iia," said the gentleman, "the
Puritan maiden and john Alden have
l creased beyond the bounds OF the
most prolific nature anu TO-DAY they
| innerit the, earth, anu the fullness
thereof Is Rapidly becoming theirs"
Alter the siuging OF the Oiu Ken.
lucky Home by he glee club, Nat Al.
| Brigham responded IN mesterIy style
10 Utah-Ine 45th star, calling
| attention "a ne spike 10
The embryotic future OF the aew Stase
aud The grand example set their fol.
Owers by that noble band of sturdy
and GUu. caring Pionesrs VINO hrst
beheii this valley. . little Less than
fiity years ago. This S.ar Spsngleu
Banner was the next musical nu mber,
the selection Immediately preceding
toast TO the PIvneers by John q, Can
non. The gentleman called attention
To the meanderinge OF the Pioneers
acr ss the Plains and the work which
they uiu on their arrival, all OF which,
he said, had tended to make the State
the beauteous spot whion II now was
The Giee CLUB sang Uiah We Low
Thee, and than came remarks to The
F,sg by Rev. Adslbert l.. FL uds IN,
who spoke In happy vein on tn.
adoption and Ieepeluation OF Gu
Glory. Alter the singing OF the Red,
White and Blue, the Giee club anu
society joined in the happy strains Of
America and the third annual BAN
quet OF the Uian society, Sons OF the
| American Revolution was at an end
Tho.e pr.teut were as follow: Judge
q. @. Goodwin, o. w. Powers, Il. @.
Wey, George A. Live, John W..
Fam hsp, FrAnA Kimoail, w. Is. Fer
lis, Howard Page, $. q. Hhzeiton,
Joseph l.. Haywood, Ripley Is. Lyon,
A. b. Mts-ley, ID. N. swan, A. Dun.
can, DR.. Il. b. Bsstty, II bert Smith,
f. U. Gates, DR.. q. h. Pioutz, Nj .ior