The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-15
FLAG DAY ANNIVERSARY
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mighty ocean as the WINDS piAseu Win
its fields of grain. lending them al
will? From the highest mountain Oh
o,Ir naisshboyinE range, have you ever
i6,lr..a--5,Yt -11non the sister ranges. roll
i7,e, IKE great pillows Of blue until they
ss-s-pl 1osf TO view % the mellow nnsS
of the horizon. and reatized thaN tlisS ,
mo fold IN their warm embrace thOu-
sand valleys Ike our own, Where' As
here men are tOilinS al the pioN OF
compelling the stubborn mountains -
Weld m their riches. where, as mere
I.;,-orz nm riot among fields OF pientE
opd life IN varied phase, strong anu
eor-nes. contributes SO much OF
e+,.o,srfi, ana virtue to the common
xvealt62 Then YOU have seen Utah
e.Srb.sn let Utah be classic to us-even
as achusetts and Virginia-tor a
supreme duty 10 the state anu nalloil
lies Wherever in this broad land we are
1eceivjng the blessings Of free gov
eraraepf1 Let the sego lily he 10 US as
40 n,avfioNer. Let these mount
ans f.3und about US these val
levs and streams be as the
scenes Of our childhood, Tor the leet OF
oar children and our chlioreh chi
dren VIII for all time to come, press tne
soil OF this commonwealth, and our
rrosoeritv viii behold these scenes ana
l.now them as their own
..Faelle-y citizens, let US salute the
Utah Of the coming hundred years
orr feet are Just pressing the thresh-
old CT the new century, when even
nov, beckons US to heights Of which the
fathers never dreamed In the new
time life will be fuller, more earnest
and more glorious than now. May
prejudice and bigotry and all manner
- contention be forever far removed
from US. May civil and religious Ho-
ertv in the best and broadest sense De
surely and safely realized May the
Dioneer his descendant and the new
foner alike feel the responsibilities OF
citizenship under free and independent
stafahood. May the children of the
1ar-er commonwealth realize that
.snitv of purpose, moral, intellectual
and material viii alone secure enduring
I,eace and prosperity. Nav the Droao-
EST charity actuate the motives OF her
citizens Of whatever name or creed
Msy the spirit be uppermost which
saws: This man is ~ brother
i.-rhege is for Utah a mighty future,
If an shall strive with common pur-
nose for her welfare. Give to the nom
,ored dead their need Of praise; mark
the places where they toiled and sur
fare6 and 0vercsame for by their IRA
1-aii have come the possibilities OF this
dav. But fail not TO look forward to
the new time, the glory and strength
OF which shall be the brighter ana the
greater the more we bring 10 bear the
spfrit of Christian magnanimity in all
that pertains to the upbuilding oil the
state.
when the day of celebration comes
let the gates of our city early in the
morning swing open in royal welcome
10 the STRANGER, and let the signal fires
on the mountains light up the night.
Let the men of the east see the broad
foundations On which we have built;
lei them see our schools and our tenn
nle.s and hear the songs of glad and
united people: let them see the riches
of the hills as they are daily poured
into this silver city of the sailed sea;
NAV our unrivaled skies bend gra-
s.ioltsiv over them, and may the mount
aims extend their broad arms IN Wei
come.
And when our countTymen shan re-
alize from what small beginnings this
state has sprung and out of what ira
vail these things have been wrought,
may they also realize that back OF all
this pride of locality. back Of this dis
play of material prosperity. back OF
this natural rejoicing over ueeds wen
done IS an unquest.oned fealfy 20 our
common country which IS the common
mother of US all.
MAY the light Of the star which rep
resents Us. though delayed IN It's COM
ing. be forever unobscurbed and bright
among the sisterhOod of states; may
our own Utah be forever fair and dis
ainct, like the islands of the sea- Utah
of the coming years-ah hail.
GENERAL JOHN Q. CANNON.
After the Star Spangled Banner
had been sung the guests Joining in
dhe chorus. John Q. Cannon responded
a splendid tribute to the band Of pto
neers who braved the wilds of the prai-
RES 30 years ago, and founded this
commonwealth. In closing he said:
L assert that these heroes have
planned and builded upon the founda-
1ions and laid a superstrUcture which in
the great sea of civilization and human
progress, has mounted and grown until
it now gltters and dances in the crest
of the highest wave. Let it be our
duty, their descendants and followers, /
TO build yet higher and higher and /
stronger and stronger. until from the /
proud pinnacle Of happiness and pros /
perity which our state is yet to attain /
we may be able in peace and security |
to look down upon every cloud.
REV. A. L. HURSON.
Rev. Adelbert L. Hudson responded 10 /
the toast. -Our Flag. he touched upon 1
tht. history of the stars and stripes and {
evoked repeated applause by his eloquent
tribute 20 the national emblem IL was /
inspiring to stand in the presence of the (
stars and stripes, he said. for il represent
ed liberty. Ii is the emblem of 10000. 900 (
of free people. 1t was fitting that the /
men who made the flag should be hon /
o~ei- Every thread and fiber represents {
the blood of fallen heroes and what other
emblem can so stir ali true American
hearts,
Speaking of threatening dangers. he
Sc ID that for more than a century the /
old world has been watching the prog
ress CT our republic. The flag is for every
irdfriduai of the Union. the dangeF> to
republic IS not from without but from
within. Many Dromblems confront the
American people. but in the presence of
the stars and stripes all differences should
be forgotten. All arp and should be Amer
leans under our haA
..A-7tersca'' was tfaen sung by the Glee
club and society. waich concluded the
evenings programme
THE GUESTS.
The invited guests were: Judge c. c.
Goodwin O.-W. Powers. Wey. George A
owe John ". Flintnam. Frank kimbaH
NJ. s. Ferris. Howard Page. 5. c. Hazel
ton Joseph J. Haywood. Ripley ). Lyon.
A. B. MOsoles. D. y. swan. A. Duncan.
DR. = = Beatty. Robert smith. y. o.
Gates, Dr. G. = Pioutz. George ~. snow,
MAJOR +. d. Hobbs. Clinton Law, Charles
5 Burton Governor Wells. John Q. Can
nom DR.. Wright Dr.. Snow. J.. L. King,
Or. = c. =. King, Lieutenant McAiaster,
L. s A.; a I. Holden. James B. walker.
Elias a. Smith. Dr.. " " Belts, Dean
+ 3. Haisey. ". c. Nebeker. DR. s. c.
ewing. General y. II. Eenrose. L. s. A.
s5nlain Dodge, T. ;. a. Eugene Lewis.
,4rank Pierce. Ieenk SteDhe1s. ". /.
Rirciiie Dr. r. " Fisher. DR. c. c.
-s,s.fSshin A J.. Van Kuren Walter Amy.
sf7eissert >. Hudson =. 3. Ferris. News
Tribune, Herald. George A. Snow. 3. L.
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