The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-01
BAY OF GLADNESS.
Battle Flag Of the First TerriteriaI Regiment Returned. Address Of Col. MeCOrd tO the
 Donors.

Good Templars' hall was filled {,
 overtiowing last night with tht
 brave and fair of the city. Tn
 former were represented by tn,
 Rough Riders and the members O
 Coi. McCord's regiment who were
 the guests of honor, and the lat:eI
 by the ladies whose beauty has made
 Phoenix famous through the land
 It was an occasion of joy and thor
 oughly enjoyed by all present.
 The flag was then brought in by
 Color Sergeant Williams, who hac
 received it in Prescott and carried
 1t during it's days of service, and
 lastly had brought it back across
 the continent to restore it to the donors He was loudly cheered. as
 he waved it.aloft, as Colonel Me-
 Cord when he received it from the Color Sergeant to hand to q. c. T
 DOan. Colonel McCord's address m returning the flag was model effort, breathing forth loftiest senti- ments of patriotism and praising the manhood and good qualities of his regiment He did not forget to eu!ogise the brave Rough Riders 2 "umher If whom were present, and his mention of the bravery of O'Neill ana McCIimtock called forth tumult- uous applause:
 Following is the address of Colo nel McCord.
 Mir. Chief Templar, Ladies and Gentlemen:
 Nearly eight months ago I re- ceived from the hands of the re- presentatives of the Good Templar organization of Arizona a silken banner, which if 1t was not "a dirty rag" "a Haunting lie" was the -mblem of liberty, a symbol of law md order and guarantee of free dom to humanity wherevcrit should float. 1 was commissioned to guard
 protect 1t and to see that it's folds remained unsuilied That banner vas tn be the colnrs of 1900 of as brave and patriotic men as ever
 ook up arms in defense of home and kindred. i said upon that oc- .asion that every man of the 1900 would defend that flag with his life f necessary. And while the vicis dudes of war or the valor of our army and navy ended the struggle before our regiment had an oppor- tunity to participate in the contest, yet 1t is nevertheless true that our flag would have been defended as we promised if the occasion had come. You will pardon me for the praises of that regi- ment and incidentally the praises of Arizona for the regiment by it's prompt and patriotic enlistment, it's obedience to discipline and it's general good conduct. both while in the service and on it's way home. reflected great honor upon the ter ritories from whence it came. Iti was the best regiment in the V l. unteer organization. You do not have to take my unsupported word for that, but you have the assurance of every army officer who inspected it, of every brigade commander who commanded it and of every division or corps commander who reviewed i it. That regiment was more uni form in size and weight, and more l intelligent, better and stronger con- more manliness, more sobriety and was more obedient to orders than any other regiment in 1 the United States Army. No night ! was ever t0o dark, too long or teo ! stormy for it> faithful sentinels to ! yjlI. It has a record { in another respect that IS unequal ed by any other regiment and that IS, that it suffered less by death, it's loss being but seven men out of 1900 sworn into the service last July. Arizona ought to be proud ,f the record made by her sens in his war. It was the first state or territory to furnish It's full quota promptly, but it furnished five imes its full quota, and that before many of the states had furnished heir bear quotas. Arizona's quota lnder all the calls as fixed by the var department was but 103 men. Arizona furnished under the first