The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-20

gifted with the power to pay Just
tribute to those dusky patriots whose
blood has been so freely shed; but L
hope that their children of future gen.
eraions may. in each recurring year,
gather around a board like this to COM
memorate the deeds of their ancestors.
As the bloody vestments and war
SCARED shields of those who fell at old
Thermopylae were for centuries guard
ed with jealous care by their Spartan
children, SO may the battered arms of
the Cuban patriots be sacred relics to
hallow every home, not to incite to
deeds of blood, but rather as a perpet-
ual reminder that the liberty pur-
chased at such a cost should not be
lightly cast away"
Dean Halsey.
In introducing Dean Halsey, who re-
sponded to 1.-The Women of the Ameri-
can Revolution" Mr.. Farnsworth said
that all men loved women, but he be-
lieved ministers We're especially fond
OF them. For that reason Dean Ifalsey
was assigned this particular subject.
Mr. Halsey opened his remarks with
humorous description of his troubles
in learning something about the wo-
men OF the revolution. He found HIM
self in the predicament of Sturgeon S
student, who was given the text, FAC
cheuS, come down." to preach an eX-
temporaneous sermon FROM
The young man went into the pulpit
and said: ''Zaccheus was a small man;
so am l. Zaccheus was up a tree; so
am I. Zaccheus came down, and
shall Immediately follow his example"
Instead of coming down." however,
Dean Halsey made a little talk that
was brimful of wit and eloquence. His
tribute to the sacrifices of the women
of the revolution, their undivided hope
in the darkest hours of adversely, and
their never-failing cheerfulness in
helping whenever and wherever they
could, aroused his hearers to a high
pitch of enthusiasm.
Judge Goodwin.
Judge c. c. Goodwin was the last
speaker on the programme. His toast
was The Lexington Alarm" and he
handled the subject in mastery style.
Judge Goodwin briefly and eloquently
sketched the breaking out of the war
with Spain. He said that the blood
that inspired the young men in their
rush to the front came to them from
the heroes of 81 on both Sides and the
heroism of the latter was infused into
them by the men of the revolution.
He incidentally made warm argu-
ment in favor of expansion, and said
"
the Philippines, but in New York and
Philadelphia and Boston, the money
centers. The speaker believed it would
be better to have a thousand Philip
pines than one New York City.
The singing of America" in which.
led by the orchestra, everybody Joined,
closed the regular programme. Then
Governor Wells was called on. The
executive declined to make any re-
marks, pleading that the committee on
arrangements had specifically prom
ised that he would not be required to
speak He congratulated the society,
Of which he is a member on the excel
lence of its banquet, and praised the
purposes for which the organization
was founded.
Those Who Attended.
Those present We're:
l.. II. FarnSworth, Judge c. c. Good
win. Bishop Abel Leonard NJ l..
Ritchie. E. o. Howard w. D. Neill, A.
L. Snow, DR.. J. c. +. King, Joseph
Kimball, Clinton Lowe. DIR. L. W.
Snow. f. A. Smith, C. 5. Burton. John
Q. Cannon, Dean j. b. Halsey, Dr.
Wright, w. G. Nebeker, Frank Neb-
eker, J. y. Keifer. J. NJ. W. Flintham.
A. II. Atkinson. W. L. Ware. George
Blair, Grant Hampton, S. T. B. Weber.
George L. Nye. DR.. a. Lewis, Frank
Pierce. w. F. Bogue, g. A. Snow, DR..
Charles G. Plummer, DR.. Silver, DIR.
Pfoutz, F. D. Hobbs, George A. Lowe,
Governor Heber NJ. Wells, j. T. Hay
ward, Joshua H. Paul, K. c. Ken, DIR.
Hector w. Griswold, w. w. Stoddard,
DR.. Scott, O. r. Young, Dr. Garrison,
DIR. Fisher, DR. Root, DR.. Whitney, T.
3. Stephens, +. a. Hale.