Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-26
Notable Gathering in the Twentieth
Ward Last Evening,
PATRIOTISM AND HARMONY,


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netting house lnst evening was dee
lightful one. The good p.0r'" of that
district long noted f1r the whole
roulod fashion IN which they manage
their entertainments. fairly outlIl
Themselves. Not trace OF anything
partisan marrod the pru...iiugf but
Mormon" jew and Gentle gathered
as one AMI laid aside th..r differences
Co unite boz paying tribute 90 ihU Gee
turned volunteers who hli.,u from the
ward
The naacmblaro was o. notable one.
The place was packed down iH .HH uut.
side stops. ON the stand. lu addition Co
ll hop kumuUy ana Die tHuH"..HIa. 90.
dUu salmon and Simm1uH. we're seated
with Mayor clark and Iu H. IuwDrs. Go
their lcft was the space 500. ry,i ~ tho
volunteer. headed by Majors Young
and Grant and Lieut. llIU"s wore uua
druH uniform. tho uthur were boo plain
clothes. Pictures OF Majors Young and
Grant wyro seen ON each slide uf thH
organ. thc oil painting 0t volunteer EI-
d. e.. 81. L., hung ON the wall Every
where throughout the room were enc
tWluvl nuEg and bunting, the artist W.
J.. Anderson, deserves decided credit
Cor hiH work.
The arst big outburHt OF applause oc-
CURED when Major YOUNG and Die wife
entered the building. aud walked up
the aisle. The audience arose and
vluprUi hands and created % perfect
thunder uf noise. Late Major Grant
appeared and thyru was the same
hHurty demonstration. Tho appearance
nf Private Ellis ANA the other yolun-
tHHrs also brought rounds Ut Applause.
Majors Young and Grant had TO make
little speeches. and both could hardly
proceed for the gnthuHlnHiu, Indeed,
a |N TO- N..H#1H
600 the pulpit before ho was allowed 10
proceed that DC grew NIs.uly cm-
hurraHHrd. Both officers returned their
heartfelt thanks Cor tho welcome, and
Major Young narrated thH fld but
Thrilling details ut tho deaths OF Ford
Lieut. Hines also spoke. hlf subject
being Tho Utah boy in Manila" No.
. Goo. was embarrassed, but Doc paid
warm tribute ~ Affection tu The men
who toll,d aud fought under tho Utah
M, notable speeches ~ tho night
! were 10y g. %. Stewart and Judge
Powers
Mr Stewards EFFORT wua ono VI fer
via eIHluUurr. uH De- greeted tho boys,
/ told uf tho uIuHrH that l't Co the war,
ana spoke of ihH gratitude with which
/ thH deeds OF the volunteers would Doe
/ remembered. lie wus heartily ape
| uIauIsl.
JudF, Powers was at hIB best lie
/ brought down the house by depicting
/ tho scenes uf peril through which our
| boys had passed, and the hlrh rrputn-
| tlDn thry had built Tor themselves and
| the state, "th0n how petty. how small
/ h. exclaimed, 'ur. tho cudvnyurH 90 be-
| little their work ur o. uise discus
sionH by speaking OF any ones uup1pu-
larity or lack Uf popularity" Tho judge
| made another hit with the audience, by
| claiming Major Grant nH q TNUuu'ih
| wurdor. "fsr" said he, "he lives lu tho
| Twenty and ua everyone knows
| the Twyniy-ilut b. only a child Of tho
| Twentieth"
The officers of the Mutual Improve
! mynt associations ut the ward have
/ boon making arrangements for the rv-
! Cpptluu ever tlurr the battery boys
| returned home llHt Saturday, and the
Success which thew witnessed lItt night
| amply repaid thOm Tor their efforts.
! There were twelve heroes OF the ward
| whose names appear upon The enlist
| myut roll and most NJ them SAW very
| active service. The boys are. Major
| Richard ". Young, Lieut. Frank T.,
! Hines, Flut Sergeant jos, %. NyHtrpfn,
| Sergeant william EnvaHH Corporal
| Allie Kuylss, a. William Luz VIII a..
/ Ellis, Ray u. Savage, Manning G., Phil
| Dip, Roger cantor lfuuch j. Cayu-
| uaugh. and Fryl n, May,
! The exercises uf On. evening COM
/ myuctd ut $3.50 o'clock by tho audience.
! rising and singing "The star Spauglcd
| Hammer" The enthusiasm displayed by
| the audience during the rendition OF the
national song was very great Aftgr
| prayer By 10. g. Richards. Mr. e.. 49,.
| Stewart made tho welcoming address
| Mt. Albert g., HummcrtDn then rene
| dercd a tenor solo entitled Just us tho
! sun went Down"
Major YOUNG next spoke "a stated,
and MlHs LILY pyg and Alice Ellis then
Z #N..H a a..
| young ladies arose t1 sing, that Major
/ Grant arrived. Lieut., Frank y. Hines
l was the next speaker. and when no
| closed. Home. Sweet Home" was
| beautifully rendered by Prof, VIM ~.
| Cllyo. ON the violin. Professor respond
ed 60 an encore by playing the star
/ Spnngled banner" and Yankee
] doodle" Major Grant then spoke. and
| when the major had finished. VIM.
| Wills then sang nn amusing selection.
| Miss Maud NJ, bnhguck rgclted Whit
comb ldlry'B war story, aud Miss liosel-
/ IA llpmnoy sang The Flus That has
| Never Known Defeat"
/ Judge Powers WINS next on tho proc
/ gram, ana was followed by six little
| girls. aged about eight years, present.
| Ing tho volunteers with large bouquets
OF flowers, Tho children who performed
| this pretty ceremony were Margaret
! ItomnDy Margaret Stnynor. Emma
Ncobc. BrsHir Hold, Mildred Ferguson
| ana Agnes 'rinEle.
] A each volunteer received tho low
| crs from "a little girl he raised her in
hia arms and kissed her, when Major
! Grant was presented with o. bouquet
| he, after kissing the child took from
his breast his badge and pinned Il on
/ tho little EIrl with the remark Wear
/ this, and don't lrt anybody kiss you
/ who ls not worthy 90 wear IT,"
Prof, j, J. plynns then rendered an
| organ solo. after which those present
| retired 60 tho ycHtry ana pHrto0k OF
! dainty Refreshments, which We're served
by the young ladies OF the ward.
lu the decorations N the assembly
room there was 70 nug representing al
most every nation excepting Spain and
the Filipino Insurgents. II was UNDER
stood that these flags would not be
used lest the habit acquired by the
heroes On hauling them down without
ceremony would boz too strong Tor them.
besides. the Filipino nag does not rep-
resent a nation
when tho rofrHahmnnts were disposed
", the company retired IN "a happy
] frame OF mind,
INUuONi
Monday, August 2sth, Hospital Corps