Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-11
HUGE CROWD in
zig zig TABERNACLE
Every Seat the Historic Building Occupied Last Night
Stirring Speeches by Gov spry Judge King, Com
mander Snyth Communicating Chief H. M. Nevius,
Mayor Bransford and Others

r,very seat In the historic old Tabar-
,acIe auditorium was occupied With
hundreds of people standing in the
tides and doorways when the semi
ne,cial gathering of the officers and
e ,nenlbers of the Grand Army of the
q Renublic was called to order last night.
Under the gathering folds Of what one
If the speakers of the evening desig-
" mated the most beautiful decorations
aver arranged for the reception of the
j Grand Army, 5000 veterans and their
friends assembled to hear the express
lions of felicitation and hearty wei-
Is cor1e accorded the old soldiers by the
governor of the state of Utah. the.
mayor of Salt Lake. and the stirring
responses by the commander-in-chief
Of the Grand Army. his senior vice
commander. and the inspiring music or.
The bands and the patriotic strains of
some OF Salt Lakes leading vocal ar
fists. The scene was one OF llnpar-
alleled splendor, and will live in the
hearts of the veterans. the visitors and
NIL who took part until the last day OF
their existence.
',svELcOME e. A. r.
One of the pretty incidents of the
cyenipg was the illumination of the
words lined in electric lights above the
great organ "Nyelcone G.. A. r, upon
The arrival on the stand of COM
= And another Incident of menlorable
nature was the presentation of Judge
King. in behalf of 10000 grammar and
high school pupils of Salt Lake City,,
OF a beautifully mounted silk flag to
the commander-in-ch for the Grand
Army. Gen. Nevius, in accepting the
nag, said that when he marshaled his
veterans on the banks of the Jordan
and demanded the unconditional sur
render nf the city Of Salt Lake. the in-s
4habitants OF that city, by their little
children, sent out the flag of peace I'M
Tie form of the national emblem pre-
sented to the old army, Wllic would y
he said, be preserved in the hall Of
honored treasures of the Grand Army
as long as 1t should endure.
CHEERS FOR OLD GLORY.
Tho music of the evening was fur
nished by Held's band. When the OPEN
ing strains of the star Spangled BAN
nern foated out over the vast assem-
hlage every person iii the audience
stood on his feet and cleered when the
piece was through. Mrs Emma Ram
sey Norris. daughter of a Civil war
veteran. rendered In her inatchless
style the same song and Mrs. Anna
iColburn Plummer sang with feeling
THE Flag Without Stain. The
Civil War Musicians also rendered sew
eral pieces and Charles II. Taylor of
Chicago and John e. Gilman of Bos--
t,yro ORC NJ fc1p, o. c
& duet. "Larboard Watch.
JUDGE KINGS WELCOME.
Former Congressman William H.
King acted us temporary chairman OF
the gathering. In words of elnquence
he welcomed the veterans. He said in
part: THE people Of Utah have shown
In the manner in which they have
greeted the veterans that they appre-
ciate in the highest degree the honor
OF having in their midst the most Won
derful organization which the world
has ever seen. We esteem it an honor
to welcome. the survivors of the Grand
Army, so many of whom gave their
lives that the nation might live.
GOVERNOR WIN. sSPRY.
The N1odoc .Glee club of Kansas then
rendered q patriotic number, and GOV.
William Spry was introduced by the
chairman and delivered the address OF
welcome of the people of Utah to the
veterans. Governor Spry spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr. Chairman, and Veterans of the
Grand Army of tile Republic; In dis
charging the pleasant duty of extend-
Ing the geetings of the people of Utah
10 their distinguished guests on this
nfcasion, shall7not attempt to ,,nlosize.,,
Rather shall L direct my remarks to-
ward the establishing and cementing
of that good spirit of friendship which
our great respect for you and Your
lives prompts us to gain. Knowing
that would occupy the position In
Which now find myself. havessearch-
ed for some word in praise of YOU
that has been heretofore left unspoken.
have come to the conclusion t'lat there
is no utterance r can make chat ,r;li
add one whit to the imperishaElA glory
that is already yours And, / have
wondered, If, after all, the beau fully
dressed phrases in ostentatious COM
mIendation of what you have done,
do not, oftentimes, fail to arouse the
sacred heart interest which twines
about the nallowed memories of the
+ past. None but a necron1ancer could