The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-11

| 500 Of tho "OId Guard" women OF the
| Relief Corps and their friends did honor
| to Corporal James Tanner, commander
| !n-chicf of the Grand Army of the Re-
| public, at Armory hall last night. IL was
| different from the old days Of bvouac or
the moager meal round a sputtering camp
fire, weary and spent after day of bat
tie, and while the veterans partook OF tho
luxurics they recalled the Incidents Of
many hard won field The aTmory was
prettily decorated with the National col
ors and while the repast was In progress
the band OF the Twenty-nlnth Infantry
from Fort Douglas disCourSed sweet mu-
sic.
Every Veteran Patriot.
master In opening tho toast list he said
he did not believe there was nation on
earth that would permit 10 exist such an
organization that because they would
fenr IL But one OF the great armies of
strength in this Nation Is the fact that
there still remain about 10000 of theso
He concluded by introducing Gov. John c.
Cutler who delivered an address OF wei
come,
Gov. Cutler Heard.
Gov. Cutler regretted that every year
tho ranks become thinner. and the woe
full frequency OF the mufned drum. when
one by one veterans drop Into an honored
grave and he considered these graves as
glorious as those oil lnSn COTnlauSS :lllcu
in the hard fought battles of the South
The future glory OF our country sprung
in part out Of their sacrifices and depend
In large measure TO our devotion TO duty
IT am proud that Utah has a large con-
tingcnt of thcso veterans. | hope that II
will be many years before the e. a T.
passes out OF existence by the death OF Its
members and IL Is the earnest desire or
all citizens that q similar occasion for the
formation of another Grand Army OF tho
Republic shall never arise but IL II should,
al T.
hearts wives and mothers rs devoted,
will be found to guard and save 1t from
ruin
Tho greatest menace to the Nation to-
day is in tho division threatened between
different classes of citizens Some differ
ences arise through misunderstanding In
some places there Is Il division between
capital and labor, differences exist be-
tween different nationalities. In some
places religious feeling is the cause of
disunlon, but no matter how fostered, the
sentiment of the country should be
against such differences. for In them there
is a deadly peril War between factions
is as fatal as war between sections. In
our sections there should DO neither fac
tions nor sections.
The Governor concluded with a tribute
to President Roosevelt for his efforts In
behalf of arbitration. He eulogizcd arbl-
tration as the proper method for the ad-
justment of difficulties and bid the Vetcr-
ans a hearty welcome
Mrs. Emma Ramsay Morris gave a
splendid rendition OF The Flag Without
n STAIN and responding to an encore,
sang Columbia" "
Welcomed by Judge Goodwin.
In the absence of Mayor Thompson,
who was too modest TO make speech"
was the apology offered by Toastmaster
SouIres Judge 9. G. Goodwin was Intro
duced to welcome the veterans After
exchanging Il few pleasantres the Judge
said
1--WE welcome a great many bodies here.
but none with the same feelings that VIC
welcome old soldiers, and II is pleasure
for me to tell all the strangers here that
while we have one temple that they can
not enter until they are baptized, and
some OF them would need baptlzing twice
pitaiIty to you, every home In the city
holds out its welcome to you"
Referring to the war, Judge Goodwin
continued: II suppose 1t was then that
the INFINITE decreed that there should be
a race OF men raised up equal to the
mighty task so when VIC look upon you
brave soldiers, but as the men picked out
by the Infinite to do your work and We
all bow In reverence TO you, and, while
we welcome you at the same time. we be-
The Collegiate quartetto then sang The
Tribune ode. Utah"
Toastmaeter Squircs apologized for the
absence OF Fisher Harris who was busy
preparing for the reception
Capt. Hulaniski introduced.
Capt. E T. Hulnnlski. past department.
commander was the next speaker. He
contrasted modern warfare with that OF
fifty years ago, and spoke or the patrlot.
ism OF the veterans. He asserted that II
there is any power growing up or liable
to grow up in this country greater than
this Government. II must be crushed or
THE Government will fall There was
something he never would give up, ana
that was that throughout tho war we
were right and the other side was
Mrs. Emma Ramsay Morris again
obliged by singing a stirring rendition
of "The Star-SpanGled Banner"
Mrs. Tanner Talks Of Red Cross.
Toastmaster Squires then introduced
Mrs James Tanner. After n few jocular
remarks Mrs Tanner said she desired to
embrace tho opportunity of saying she
was very much interested In the new or
ganization of tho Red Cross. The Gov
ernor had told her that there was
should join, Her aim was to get 10000
members. with II large fund at their com
mand, and In this connection she cited
Japan az a worthy example to emulate
She referred TO what tho Governor had
| said with regard to arbitration, and held
that until arbitration takes the place OF
arms we are Semi-sayages.
The For. Douglas orchestra then rem
dered somc music.
Commnnder-in-Ch Chief Speaks.
Last on the toast list was the address OF
the evening by Commander-in-Chief Tan
ncr. The veteran received perfect
ovation as he rose TO speak, and through
out his address was punctuated with
vociferous applause He said that in
Salt Lake City he had received the great
est manifestation of hospitality bestowed
upon him through the long tour he is now
making When he looked on the snow
CAPPED peaks OF the mountains he real
| ized what was meant when they said TO
the people OF the East TO come out and
strike the high places.
Z" Peace with honor. was the promul-
CATION OF Disraeli. That was our cry
when we went into the war. and 1t was
| the shibboIeth that We held highest all
| the time. Death was preferable unless
| peace with honor could be ours" While
he preferred to speak 10 the young men
and young women, when he spoke to the
BOYS he was proud to be one of the
\ bunch, and was actively one OF them
until mustered out by one OF Stonewall
Jacksons batteries.
Proud Of Citizenship.
People sometimes say things about us
| that we would fain have you dlsbeleve
and wonder whnt we were in those old
days or the young men and young wo-