Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-18

A beautiful tribute to the city and
state IN which this reunion is TO be held
was bestowed by President Mckinley
IN his recent visit when he said 81 am
glad to meet with the people Of Mem
phis and Of the state OF Tennessee.
Thelr history Is associated with the
greatest struggles and sacrifices Of our
country and their valor has been con-
splcuous on every battlefield of the re-
public, The commonwealth has lost
none OF the zeal and patriotism which
gave to 1t In the earlier days the name
OF the Volunteer State"
on the occasion of the chief execu-
tlve's brief visit less than three weeks
| ago, he was received By the patriotic
people with great enthusiasm. A COM
pany Of gri22led veterans In their old
uniforms acted as his guard OF honor
and on the banners stretched across the
street, amid profuse display of bunting
he read, "Mr President, the city Is
Yours and Welcome to the Nations
President These sentiments voice the
nations proclamation Of prosperity, in
which the south is sharing In abundant
measure Her fields are filled with pro-
spective haryests as never before, and
she has recently erected more cotton
mills than all the north and west com.
bned The ten states Of the former
Confederacy ,hich these very veterans
soon to be assembled in reunion fought
so strenuously to preserve autonomous
have more than doubled their popula-
tion in tile period which has passed
since the war and now can boast near
ly one-fourth the nations total number
Of inhabitants The industrial and
business ability OF the southern people
have been concluslvely shown. and the
whole nation rejoices that the tide has
turned and blessed this section with
Astounding prosperity,
1t Is indeed an era OF good feeling
when the boys in gray and those in
blue assemble In the same month al
most on the same day, and dedicate
their noblest efforts TO perpetuating the
sentiments Of devotion to their departed
dead, Sentiment rules the world,
whether It be the sentiment OF loyalty,
OF patriotism or OF affection. Meeting
on the common ground of tender regard
for those who gave their lives for the
defense Of their homes, yielding 10 the
noblest sentiment Of all--devotlon--its
due need, the participants are ennobled,
their lives refreshed and strengthened
by these reunions, The little bands Of
soldiers are decimated almost daily
Year by year their ranks are thnned by
death, and II is with tender reverence
that the country regards these surviv-
ors Of a generation past.
The days 20 by and the busy years are told
The brown locks are sprinkled with gray,
But deep in hearts never, never growing old,
linger memories We hallow Away.
Loved voices come In the stiffness Of the night;
We listen, their echoes to hear;
We wander back to camphres burning bright,
And the bugle rings out loud and clear
Our national government in cooper
ating to make this great event a sue
cess has established branch postof- |
flee, has sent gunboat to participate /
In the fetes on the Mississippi and, Incl |
dentally, on the occasion OF the presl'
dents visit on the LIST Of May, opened |
the great Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo by a message Of congratulation
sent from the beautiful city on the bank
OF the great Father Of Waters.
Provisions on a vast scale have been
made to house and feed the many thou
sands expected to participate, and his
torical associations will be awakened in
the grand finale by an exact reproduce
ton of the naval duel fought between
the Monitor and the Merrimac. ending
with the final blowing up OF the latter
by sunken mine amid an unprecedent-
ed display Of fireworks.