The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-08
4 SOUVENIR OF
UTAHPS JUBILEE
WA NeIden Exhibited Unique
Trophy in Washington.
VERY PROUD OF THE BADGE
yEw GREAT SEAL TO BE MADE
FOR STATE DEPARTMENT.
Lsnecial TO The Herald1

Special 10 The HeraldJ
UrASHINGTON, Sept. w, A. Mel
den Of salt Lake city. while in
" Washington, exhibited 10 the
Washington reporters a unique SOU
,tair that he declares money could not
purchase.
10 was given 20 me-" said Mr.. Mel
den by the state Of Utah, as one Of
na dtt.en commissioners who labored
D. make the srmi-centennial jubilee in
rrnm-morqtion OF the settlement Of
Utah such a magnificent success"
The badge familiar 10 western peO-
be. is an artistic reproduction OF an
ry yoke. from which hangs an ex-
eusireIy carved buffalo's head Of ivory.
Between the horns is Inscribed this
-send.
"A Bulletin Of the Plains.
Pioneers camped here June IS. ~.
Making fifteen miles today All we'll
Brigham Young
eyes. / am rather proud Of that
badge" said Mr.. Nelden. although IL
Mas lust reached me. when il should
cave been delivered three years ago
People in this section know little
gtouf It, but We had the finest cele-
tauru In Salt Lake city Ia June. 1897,
ever given in honor Of the founding
OF a country. We ransacked every
state of this Union. and many cOun-
u5s Of the world, 10 bring. as par
tIcrants In the celebration, 700 Of the
people original pioneers. who went
With Brigham Young frLm 81. Joseph
and Council Bluffs 10 subdue the des-
erl Many or these old settlers had
showed push-carts across the plains.
some had driven OK teams. some mule
teams. hut all had bravely faced the
dangers and trials Of the arid eSpanse
over which they marched How proud
Is they rode i'm the procession. II was
The greatest pageant ever seen in the
vest The procession was eight miles
long. and the floats. all suggestive of
local history. were artistic tTiumphs
Every one OF the 700 pioneers was
given q badge costing $40. and al
though the expense ran up 10 big fig
uras. a surplus Of $500 was donated
% the state.
New Great Seal.
The department Of state is about TO
provide itself with a new and interest
ing piece Of office furniture in the
shape Of A freshly cut Great Seal of
the United states" 10 replace the
present old one, now so Outworn with
excessive use as no longer TO make the
proper impression upon the Important
state papers 90 which q must be at
taehed Provision was made expressly
by congress FOR the recruiting, 10 cost
$3.50. on the recommendation Of Sec
Rotary Hay. custodian Of that indis-
pensable implement and the work is
now In progress.
In the entire history OF the United
States heretofore only three great
seals have been used in succession, a
new one OF the same general pattern
as its predecessor having been cut as
each existing one became worn out
These three were cut respectively in
the years 1852. 1871 and 1850.
The old. worn out seal now in use
IN the state departtaeag was that cut
20 1883 during President Arthur's ad-
after the design had first
been submitted 20 historical scholars
and authorities on heraldry. and had
been approved by them.
The evolution OF the original great
seal. as u has come down TO us from
the founders OF the republic, is full of
interest. This first and original great
seal. cut Ia 1852. at Philadelphia. in
exact conformity with the provisions
of the act of the old congress, Of June
ID OF that year. was the result OF no
end OF study. experiment and revision.
and was finally based upon designs
prepared and submitted as the joint
work OF Charles Thomson. secretary OF
and William Barton of Phil
adeiphia.
First Seal Committee.
The preliminary steps taken to de-
sign the national seal began appropr!-
utcly on the Fourth OF July. l176, after
The Declaration Of Independence had
been read la the continental congress,
when e resolution was offered and
passed providing that Dr. Franklin,
John Adams and Mr.. jefferson be a
committee 10 prepare a device for a
seal 1f the United States Of North
America The committee reported on
Aug no.. following a design embodying.
among other subjects, a shield in the
center bearing six quarters. containing,
respectively, a rose on a gold ground.
o thistle on silver ground. a harp
on green. deur-de-lis on blue a Ger
man black eagle on gold. and a Belgic
lion on sold. as symbols representing
England Scotland. Ireland. France.
Germany and Holland. the countries
whence the American states We're
chiefly prop.ed This shield was sup
ported on either side by a female fg-
uT" The Goddess of Liberty al the
f'-ht and the Goddess OF Justice az the
l"Ii with the motto. IF plurihus
lUum.' below. and the whole enCir-
r.r1 by a red border. bearing thirteen
swaN shields labeled with the Initial
letters of the thirteen original states.
and surmounted by a crest, consisting
off thr Eye of Providence looking
ont from "a radiant triangle AS an
outer border was a legend in Roman
capital letters. seal Of United States
or America, MDCCLNNVI"
Design Was Rejected.
The design was rejected. with the
exception Of the leEends which doubt
less goes 90 show that the famous gem
Iamen of the committee we're more
able with their pens than their
brushes, Two successive committees
likewise failed and the design was
finally perfected by William Barton Of
Philadelphia. man we'll versed i'm
NE mysteries of heraldry, and Charles
Thomson, secretary ~ congress.
This design included q uide-winged
American eagle. With u shield on it's
breast and bearing in It's right talon
an olive branch. iu its left "a bundle
or thirteen arrows. Above the bird
was drawn a constellation of thirteen
stars. and Ia the eagles beak was
placed a scroll with the words. r
Plurbus Unum"
When First Used.
This original great seal was used
trst by congress. The oldest document
that has been preserved bearing its