Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-23
PREPARE THE NAVY.

|
81 ask that you the soyerelgns of the
| country--for you are the soverelgns'
and therefore you are not TO be ex-
| cused If you do not exercise your SOW
ereignty arlght--see TO II that the WORK
| Of preparing the navy In time OF peace
goes on The last Congress ala lts
| duty. no more than It's duty, by going
on with the building up Of the navy
| and see TO II that the next Congress
ends with a record as good If we
stop we 20 back. The only way to 90
| in building up the navy Is 70 keep on
with II. to provide the ships and TO pro-
vide that they shall be the best OF thelr
kind, and then to provide for the men
On them, and for training them at thg
| great guns and in sea practice wiz
make them IN their turn the best OF
| their kind. and l belleVe-l 90 not want
TO boast-but | believe that the Amer
| lean fighting man. II you VIII give MN
| a chance, Is at least as good as any
| one else that the man ON our SHIPS, III
our armies, will do everything tnat we
| can possibly demand OF MN u we HNe
| him the chance, and because ne II SUN
| a good man / ask that you give nun
the chance. II has been great ana
real pleasure to see YOU
The presidents friendly remarks 70
| the G. A. r. men and the spanish
| American veterans were particularly
pleasing incidents Of the park. lie also
shook hands with the eolor-bearer AZ
ne was leaving the stand. Ills recogIl'
tion Of the delegates 70 the state sun
day school association was thought,
ful courtesy, one OF the most n'teu
marks OF the knd-hearted simplicity
which endears him to the people; hls
address at the park was received win
frequent shouts Of approval ana APP
plause.
AT MASONIC TEMPLE,
On leaving the park the Masonic
grand lodge of Washington, tosetheI
with the grand commandery, hIis XIV
Templar, and the communicates OF
coma and Seattle, 300 SWORDS III iIne
escorted the president TO the site oi VIZ
Masonic temple, where the IIesiu. az
laid the cornerstone. All the suIroullu-
ing buildings were occupied ny easo,
eye-seers, every available wlhu9W e",
roof swarmlng with hurlahity'
thousand Masons and Templars partc-
mated In the impressive cerenl lhies'
The president made rev reilarNs'
saying
brothers: | shall say but one word.
II has been a great pleasure TO me 10
take part in the laying Of this corner
stone and | trust that the bulldlng
erected thereon will be In very deeG rs
well as in name devoted TO frlenusn'p,
and virtue, and all Of those purposes
which we hold dear, | ask that eacn
man here so conduct himself that the
PRINCIPLES which We profess may oe
real and vitalizing influences IN our
lives. in our relations with one another
and with the outside world
When the president stepped down
from the platform TO lay the corner
stone he shook hands with the mason
who handed him the trowel, ana as the
president began to spread the cement,
some one asked Are you a union
man." ,,,,
The president quickly replied: WHY
I'm working overtime on this, which
raised a great laugh.
The president was presented by the
grand lodge with silver trowel in an
ebony case as a souvenir OF the occa-
sion.
Al the conclusion Of the ceremonies
the president, amid great cheering, re-
entered his carriage and was conveyed
10 the Tacoma hotel. Senator Foster
gave a dinner In honor Of the presi-
dent at the hotel tonight and the press
representatives with the party were
also given a dinner.