The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-15

sembled at the armory and loaded
blank cartridges all afternoon, and
when evening came a plentiful supply
was on hand. Other people bought
fireworks. Still others got cannons ana
Other articles of noise The small boy
armed himself with tin horns and devil
Whistles. When evening came all was
IN readiness.
Seven thirty was the hour announced
for the beginning, and at that time the
principal streets of the city were lined
with people. The band formed down
at Walkers dry goods house and pa
raded up and down, followed by the
national guard firing Voileys. Tremen-
dOus salutes greeted them all aloag
the line.
A HISTORIC FLAG.
The band carried a flag made many
years ago, when the United States only
had 10 states. 1t was the property of
E. NJ Friedman, who kindly loaned it
to them. The old relic was greeted
with tremendous cheering all along the
line of march.
HERALD ILLUMINATION.
The Herald greeted the parade with
an illumination from the roof of its
building. Twenty-Five pounds of red
fire, 100 12-ball roman candles and four
dozen rockets were set off, besides
crackers galore, and The Herald can
non, not mentioning the shotgun Dri-
gade, which fired volley after volley.
The illumination from the roof was Wis
ible for miles. For an hour the build
ing was one blaze of red, green and
blue fire No yellow; it wasn't a Span
ish day.
THE Elm STEIN CLUB.
Major Stanton and a drum and fife
corps, in which he and the irrepressible
Jack Heffernan, Bobby Connors of the
old Liberal drum corps, and Professor
Ford led by Drum Major Nichols,
headed the famous Elm Stein" club,
commanded by Field Marshal Otto
Stalman, Colonel Nick Treweek, Major
Enzensperger, Cornet Julius Gauer and
Corporal Jack May, who varied the mo-
notony of the march by yelling like an
Indian and shooting off a shotgun I'M
til it got so warm he had to soak it in
the ditch The Elm Stein club made
great hit, among other things, because
it celebrated long after everyone else
had quit and gone to bed. The club
called at The Herald and gave it
serenade.
Rockets were sent up all over the
city, and in every quarter could be
heard the firing OF cannons and bombs.
It was a great night.
TABERNACLE CHOIR.
But by far the most pleasing feature
Of the evening and one which was ap-
preciated more than any other, was
the visit of the Tabernacle choir, 500
voices, to the offices of the newspapers.
Headed by Professor Evan Stephens,
this band of ladies and gentlemen, car
rying flags, came TO The Herald Office
and sang. under the direction of their
leader. America" AS their trained
voices rang out in the night, the crowds
gathered until thousands listened to
the song. Professor Stephens stood on
the balcony, with his baton. consisting
of the American and the Cuban flags
joined, and the choir kept perfect time.
When America" was finished, cries
of Star Spangled Banner went up,
and in response the choir sang the ma
tional air of the United States. 1t was
a beautiful rendering of that grand
piece of music ana sentiment, and was
greeted with intense cheering When
the choir had finished, three cheers
were given The Herald.
1t was a most pleasant incident, and
one which reflects great credit upon the
choir and its leader. 1t made a lasting