Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-10
VETERANS AT
THE Lion HOUSE.
Interesting Rally of the Remnants
OF the Old Guard Last
Evening.
zIoN'S CAMP SOLE SURVIVOR.
Nathan Tanner the Remaining Repre-
sentative of Historic Company at
Reception by First Presidency.

r7le organization known In Church
history as Zlon's Camp numbered IN
membership POS persons, OF which there
Is today but one man living. HIS name
IS Nathan Tanner, and his home Is at
Granger Salt Lake county He was
the sole representative OF the historic
company at the reception rendered by
the First Presidency yesterday at inc
Lion House and although W years ol
age, he Is as hale and hearty as nlost
men score of years younger, ana u"
delivered a brief, clearcut Address tnat
showed his mind 70 be wondeLlulis
clear. Ii is Is wears since he with has
fellows made the long journey lroiu
Kirkland Ohio TO western MISSOURI 70
render assistance to their persecnted
and driven brethren Some VINO en-
listed IN Zion's Camp never redcneu
their destination on the frontler' as
death paid many Visit during tfle SIN
weeks tourney and materially deci-
mated the roster OF the company One
by one the remainder were called into
the great beyond, until but one remains
10 tell the story.
"THE LAST LEAF"
Mr.. Tanner may well be called THE
Last Lear of zlon's Camp, and how,
in one respect like the character OF
oliver Wendell Holmes beautiful Hines
OF that title he must have felt as he
sat yesterday thinking OF the stirring
events of the last 10 years. One verse
In particular is appropriate=
THE messy marbles rest
On the lips that he has prest
In their bloom;
And The names he loved to hear
Have been carved Tor many year
On the tomb"
OF the wives of men who were en-
listed In 2ion's Camp, there were pres
ent, Mrs Bathsheba w. Smith, widow
of George A. Smith, Mrs. Nickerson.
widow of Levi s. Nlckerson, Sarah W.
Curtis. widow OF Lyman Curtis, Mrs
Jane Young. widow of Joseph Young,
Emma F. and Mary w. Gates, widow
of Jacob Gates.
THIRTEEN VETERANS.
When the survivors of the Mormon
Battalion were called for Is white
haired veterans arose. More there are
yet living. but distance and conditions
prevented many OF them from accept
ing the invitation to meet ia reunion
Perhaps not more than two or three
women who went with the battalion
are now in mortality. and of these not
one WAS present at yesterdays gather
ing. The men responding were, JONI
r, Murdoch, Beaver Samuel Lewis, st,
George; Daniel Henrie, Manti; William
II. Walker L,ewisville. Idaho; William
w. Casper, Winder. Salt Lake county.
Azariah Smith, Manti; William y.
johnson, Manti; Rufus c. Allen, St.
George, James Oakley. Springvilles San-
ford Porter, Logan; Ruel Barrus.
rrooele; James W Williams, Monroe,
and Jacob Earl. Logan
Widows of members of the Mormon
battalion We're present as follows; L.y-
dia q. Mead, Amy Hancock. Maria
Mitchell Brown. Isabella Workman
Temperance Hinckley, Hulda Il, Smith,
Maria Il. Hatch. Adeltne Buchanan.
Sarah Buchanan Elizabeth Miller,
Sarah Eglert and Eliza l. Brown
ARRIVED EARLY
The veterans began arriving al the
Lion House as early at 1870 O'Clock,
thought the program proper did not
commence until q p. IN. In the meau-
time the guests who dropped in from
time 10 time were entertained with
music and rectta1ions, Those taking
part being Miss Margaret Caldwell,
Miss Mercy Il. Baker. Mrs Beatrice
Thomas Mrs, Kent. the Misses Pearl
Bouton and Rita Hageman and l1eber
j Grant. The latter sang The Flag
Without d STAIN with very pleasing
effect
POSED. THEN BANQuETED,
At O'Clock pictures were taken by
Charlie Johnson. first of the lions
Camp and Battalion survivors and then
OF the entire assembly, after which the
company repaired to the dining room
upstairs, where n banquet had been pre-
pared by the domestic science depart
ment of the L. d. 5, university. About
lGo persons sat down to the repast,
which was not only a triumph in the
arr of cookery. hut was served by a
beNy of young ladies IN artistic man.
ner- During the hour spent al the ia
bles music was contributed by Prof
w. c. Give, Hon. Orson F. whitney
Mrs Mary Ronney and others.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH f, SMITH.
President Joseph f. Smith was mas
ter OF ceremonies and he WAS exceed
ingly happy in his remarks to the vet
Grams present, and his illusions 10 the
dead and absent members of the TWO
notable organizations Short and APP
proprate addresses We're made by
Lund, and Francis M Lyman and by
Elders John Henry smith orson +.
Whitney, Nathan Tanner, James V.
Williams and Hyrun M. Smith.
The Young ladies who had served as
mattresses pinned bouquets OF red and
white carnations upon the veteran SOL
dlors, and some OF the older ladies'
present were also thus honored.
After a resolution offered by Pres[-
dent Franeis NJ Lyman, providing for
AN annual reunion OF the Zl0n's Camp
and Mormon Battalion members. had
been unanimously carried. the gather
Ing was dismissed. All Joining IN sing
Ing Come, Come We Saints. No Toll
Nor Labor Fear the benedictton be.
Ing offered by Elder George +. Rich
ards,