Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-06
Veterans Who Walked and Pulled
Their All to Utah, Have
Joyous Time.
WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
Governor Cutler Speaks to Them OF
Their Remarkable Journey
scenes and Incidents

As climax Co a whole day spent in
reunion The haudcart veterans held a
rousing meeting iu the Assembly Han
/ Friday evening. commencing at 1880
o'clock Again old time favorite hymns
we're sung. including handcart songs.
ami spirited addresses were made by
GOV. John c. cutler, John Henry
smith, Andrew Jensen. Edward W. Lee
and Albert Jones.
It was unanimously voted that an
annual reunion Of handcart veterans
should be held. and In order that pro-
per arrangements can be made. sur
yivors OF the various companies are
urged 70 send thir names ana address
os TO Secretary Albert Jones. Provo.
Utah. The committee who had in
charge yesterdays reunion, which was
a pronounced success iu every way
was composed OF the following named
gentlemen $. 8. Jones. Chairman. Ale
bert Jones. secretary, Thomas Dobsou.
j. r. Twclves, Langley a. Bailey, James
Gardner, Lorenzo Argyle and James q.
Bleak.
In his address last evening. Governor
Cutler said in part.
This journey was not made with the
hope of worldly good. such as IS the OBJ
Ject of the gold seeker nor was 90 from
motives OF ambition OF a COuQueror.
leading his victorious troops. Ii was
simply and only that they and their
progeny might be set safely on the
highway which leads TO the higher des-
tiny OF man on EARTH and iu the end
the reward which comes % an as the
result Of "a life well lived.
The carts, never OF the strongest.
broke down completely, and q long de-
lay resulted. All the time food was
growing scarccr. and winter drawing
ON apace Men worked with superhu-
man strength and the wonder Of II an
IS that the fatalities attending the trips
were so few. IN the depth OF winter.
accidents of the smallest kind resulted
IN heartbreakiug consequences. Delay
under certain conditions meant death.
Men and women went without sufficient
clothing and food. The ground was
OTTER frozen so hard as to render IT Inn
possible 90 drive tent peg. and under
these circumstances conditions became
well nigh unboarahlc. Frozen limbs
were "a daily occurrence, ana mothers.
babes, husbands and fathers shared
equally in the awful horror Of IL all
These were the times that brought out
the dominant characteristics i'm men.
that proved who were the good and
who We're the bad. but TO those who
crossed and crossed successfully. the
lesson was one which could hardly fail
to result in the strengthening and up
building OF the character and individ-
uality OF each and every one
Doubtless many of those who made
the trip became convinced that some
where some one had Numbered. But
they did not falter or hesitate. no mat
ter what the difhculues any more than
did the heroes who took part On the
charge Of the coo at Balakiava. The
cheerful ess OF all under the most adj
verse circumstances Is worthy Of the
highest admiration. When things were
at their worst. men sang songs as they
toiled over the iuterminable plains.
When The outlook semed the blacklist.
the women cheered and encouraged the
men and the combined effect was like
the music Of the FIFE and drum to a
regiment going into action. Death or