Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-19
OUR PATRIOTIC LADIES.
TO GIVE THE UTAH BOYS A SEND-0FF.


A large number of ladies, under tho
auspices OF the Cleofan.met this morn
ing In the Office of the Woman's Ex-
ponent to continue the making Of ar
rungements for giving the Utah Vol
unteers a farewell demonstration when
they leave.
Additional committees to attend to
details were appointed and reports re-
celved from others. The committee
which had In charge the matter of
securing the presence of the school
| children in the parade. reported that
Or. Mlllspaugh had given his consent
and would aid the matter all in his
| power.
The committee on decoration re-
ported the donation by business men
Of the city sufficient amount of bunt-
Ing. etc, to decorate the cars compos-
ing the trains which are to carry
away the brave Volunteers.
A letter was drafted, TO be sent to the
Utah Rough Riders, expressing regret
that no time was had to give them a
similar demonstration to the one now
on foot, also stating that the badges
for the troop would be forwarded at
once, when an adjournment was taken
till l p. m.
At the reconyening of the meeting
this afternoon, report from the music
committee was received, the gist of
which was that the Christensen band
would not be able to serve In the DEM
onstrutlon unless the troops would
leave before Saturday. The X. of 7.
band will furnish music IL the men can
be got together in time, and Mr.. Held
signified his willingness to furnish his
band for the occasion, whenever the
demonstration may be given. The All
Hallow's band will also go.
The ladies' have also arranged,
through a committee appointed TINS
morning, to furnish the boys in bus
with refreshments In the way OF
parting field luncheon consisting OF
coffee, rolls. doughnuts. etc. at the
depots at the time of their departure.
1t was also reported by an appropri-
ate committee that the cars In which
the Volunteers would leave this city
would only go as far as Ogden. where
the troops would change cars, 80 that
any decora lions which the ladies here
may place on the cars would necessar-
lily have to be transferred at the juno
ton city. However, as there Is to be
a stop Of one hour there 1t was deemed
advisable to ask a committee in Ogden
to attend to that matter there. Upon
the Recommendation of the committee,
seven Ogden ladies were asked to at
tend TO the decoration of the Volunteer
train there; the Ogden committee was
named as follows: Mesdames Chas.
Nelson. chairman; T.. b. Graham, Alex
Toponce. James Elliot, p. l.. Anderson,
A. C. Emerson and NJ. a. Breeder.
At this juncture President j. j. DAILY
OF the Alta club was ushered into the
presence Of the ladies by Colonel Bur-
ton. and stated that in response to the
committees request for a contribution
he was pleased to hand the ladies $50.
which he did in the midst of a hearty
demonstration from the meeting.
1t was here announced that the
troops will not leave Salt Lake until
Saturday, the Southern Pacific COM
pany being unable to secure cars before
that time for the transportation OF the
Utah boys to the coast. However, there
is no doubt now that the lads will go
on Saturday.
The meeting adjourned till 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
DECORATION NOTICE.
Mrs. Egbert Roberts, chairman of the
decorating committee, requests that all
bunting, etc. be sent to the z. C. NJ. /.
at once.
POETIC PRAISE FOR voLUN-
TIERS.
Anent the departure of the brave
Volunteers, Mrs. w. II. Rowe of this
city this morning wrote the following
lines:
Blow the trumpets, beat the drums!
Let your voices shout with cheers,
For the brave boys OF America,
Our noble Volunteers.
They are deaf to all entreaties
From mothers, sweethearts, wives
Their hearts are steeled at present
Against their loving cries.
They are going to fight for freedom.
And lift the yoke of Spain
From off the land of Cuba,
And help blot out the stain.
OF woman's wrongs and orphans cries,
And blood crying out the sod,
or fathers, husbands, brothers,
Has reached the throne of God.
And thro' such men as Dewey!
God Will avenge their tears,
| With the help of our brave soldiers,
And our gallant Volunteers.
Blow the trumpets, beat the drums!
Let your voices shout with cheers
For the brave boys of America,
Dnr noble Nnlnptaare