Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-31
Orators Pay Eloquent Tribute to
the Nations Heroes,
SERVICES - NJ. E. CHURCH
Large Audience Listens TO Memorial
Address american Soldiers Have
Ever Fought for Humanity.

large audience last evening 10 witness
the memorial exercises which were Of a
high patriotic tone The room was
tastily decorated with flags and bunt.
Ing and on the stand were seated those
who participated on the program, also
Commander Clark, Col N. NJ, Kaighn
and Rev. Alfred H. Henry
The speeches were eloquent and were
listened TO with close attention. Com
mander Clark, who presided at the
meeting, announced the opening NUM-
Der the singing Of America by the
audience. Rev. Henry offered the in
vocation after which Scott Wells, rep
reseniing the volunteers OF the Philip.
pine war arose and delivered a very
entertaining address He dwelt upon
the beneficial results OF the observance
OF Memorial day, when men stay in
mid-career ana ask what they are doing
10 deserve the glorious legacy Of their
fathers-the American Republic.
Mr.. Wells followed the nations his
tory through an the viCIssitudes OF war,
and highly eulogIzed the volunteers In
! the Spanish-AmeriCan war who had
! bravely gone out to fight for humanity.
Mrs. Plummer then rendered the solo
Barbara Frietche," iu a very sweet
manner after which Miss Munroe de-
| llvered an address in behalf Of the
| Woman's Relief Corps Her speech was
full OF patriotic feryor and evoked
rounds OF hearty applause. She said In
part:
! once more the widening circle OF the
| revolving years have brought US round
! the graves Of our heroic dead. once
| more the nation pauses IN It's onward
| rush 10 reyerently bow before the
majesty Of herolsm. To many here the
story Of the war Is like a dim and misty
] tale. the shadow Of q dream.
To those Of US who saw the shot and
| shell NOV down the ranks OF gallant
| men whose hearts have worn the sable
| weeds of mourning through all these Bit
| ter years Il Ia a stern reality. The war
] ri0r Of ancient times waged war for
/ place and power The soldier Of the Re
public fought not for power, not 20 en-
slave, but 20 set free.
/ Their grand achievements must never
be forgotten. The memory OF their hero
| ism must never die May our right
hands forget their cunning and our
tongues be speechless when We forget
/ the debt we owe those gallant men who
marched with sherman, sheridan,
| Thomas, Grant into the mouth OF hell,
/ Into the jaws OF death (Applause).
Duty 20 the founders and preseryers
Of this Republic. Duty 90 living and to
dead, To the millions yet to be demand
/ that We forever honor those who
made mans sublimest sacrifice 10 save
! the Union.
The divine Master has said. Greater
love hath no man than that he lay down
! his lie for another
II the love Is so great which gives
/ lite for a friend, how much greater
| when given Tor principle To such de-
| votlon 10 principle We build our monu-
| ments. We build to brave men every
/ where. We build to write Ia cold gray
| stone so he who runs may read that
far above AN other isms Of this old
| world Of ours Is patriotism. We build
| 20 teach the sons Of valiant sires that a
| glorious Inheritance Is theirs. It's theirs
60 do, 10 dare, 90 de II need be for all
/ this starry emblem means 20 us. II
! means the graudest, the freest. the
truest government under the blue arch
Of heaven. Applause).
In every age and generation there are
men who have no love Of country, no
sense Of patriotism
Now as IN Cd and '6j. the calamity
| bowler Is abroad I'm the land. Now az
/ then our leaders are assailed on every
/ side IL Is naught 90 them that the boys
OF 81 and 'Gj-the veterans Of today by
\ their services, their nardships. their
/ loyalty-kept our country upon the map
/ OF the world and our hag unstalned.
| II Is nothing 90 such coward souls that
! the flower Of American manhood--the
| volunteer army NJ the ilippiues-have
| caught from the faltering hands OF the
| Grand army our glorious nag The most
/ beautiful emblem upon which the sun
shines save the glorifed cross Of the
| worlds Redeemer and I'M the name OF
| humanity have borne Il full high ad-
| yanced and planted IL IN the Islands be-
! yond the sea There 10 shall stay Zap,
| plause) as the standard around which
| shall flock the ignorant victims OF Span
! lsh tyranny and II shall be TO them the
/ evangel OF liberty (Applause)
We cahnot read the future. our Re-
| public may perish. The wide arch Of our
/ varied Union may fall stone Boy stone.
It's columns may crumble. star by star
! Its glOries may expire. but go long as
/ American hearts shall beat and human
tongue plead for a true constitutional
| liberty those hearts shall enshrine the
| memory and those tongues proclaim the
fame Of the Grand Army Of the Union
and the volunteer army Of the Philip
| pines.
The tolllng bells have scarcely ceased
| 10 sound upon our ears FOR the last Of
/ Il sad. Hu
| wrapped IN the flag he died 70 uphold.
We have tenderly laid him beneath the
| sod OF HIS native land. which hence
| forth shall be- sacred because Of a hero's
dust. Palsied be the tongue or hand
! that IN the face Of such sublime cour.
age and sacrifice gives aid and comfort
to the enemy by word OF deed. CAP.
/ plause)
Soon the last veteran will wrap his
| countrys flag around him and lay
/ down as one 90 pleasant dreams. Soon
the last hugle shall sound for his recall
| And when with more than mortal Wis.
| ion we see the shadOwy columns Of the
| receding host still marching on 90 biv-
| uuaC on the shores of the beyond. when
| through the pearly gates that ope for
| all our nations mighty dead, we see
| them hang their banners on the walls Of
heaven. there shall fall upon our watt
ing. listening ear the great archangels
solemn voice proclaiming War shall be
| no more
Miss Clark reclted Music on the
| Rappahannock' piano accompaniment.
II was very well done.
MI Thomas Fitch was then intro.
duced, and delivered a very feeling ad-
dress. He said Ia part
wish that ] might address these old
soldiers In the literal az well as the
broader definition Of the word az com
| rades for the right 20 carry the Grand
| army badge Is a franchise o. nobility
| greater than any ever created by the &C
colade Of a king IL Is a right which
could not have been gained 10y birth on
wealth. or learning by the pencil Of ar
list, or pen Of author or voice of orator
| by suppllanCe 90 sovereign. or by the
breath Of popular applause only those
| breasts that faced the Iron hail Of battle
IN behalf Of the unity Of the nation and
| the freedom 81 man have the right 70
wear the badge OF the Grand Army;
and whether the badge Of pa