The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-09
GLIMPSE Of THE FLAG
Recalls STIRRING
MEMORIES Of VAR
Glory and Woe of Great Conflict Recalled by Boy Spectator of
Stirring Events Following Call for Volunteers,

Beneath old glory's protecting folds,
gray-haired and gray-bearded men,
with bronze buttons in the lapels of
their coats, fraterniZed on Salt Lake 5
streets yesterday. Their very presence
gave younger men lessons in patriot
ism and inspired boys with the martial
ardOr which forms the safeguard of
every nation. Occasionally some of the
venerable visitors pointed to one flag
or another and invariably the remark
was heard:
salt Lake has decorated her streets
more tastefully and prOfusely than any
other city 1 have ever SEEM"
Impressive living pictures were seen
on every street corner. The actors were
men who had stormed deadly heights or
who bore scars from hand-tO-hand sa-
bre conflicts. The hundreds of flags
sent messages to the hearts of the
thousands who came merely to look, but
who quickly found their curiosity
turned into fearful generation.
No ELOQUENT orator was needed TO re-
cite to men and women of mature years
the tale of these tatteTed banners. No
Mare Antony could have deepened the
pathos.
But a younger generation gazed upon
the picture without feeling or seeing
the meaning that was too deep Tor
words. To them it was merely a liv-
ing tableau; it was of interest, as every
thing pertaining to a martial life IS IN
teresting to the young. But they read
no meaning into the picture such as
the older generation saw. the war OF
the rebellion: the war to perpetuate
human slavery.
Recognizes Old Flag.
Some Of the veterans brought with
then, 10 Salt Lake the battle-scarTed
en1blems they had followed through the
civil war. Stopping before one Of these
flags yesterday was man about o.
years, and his two sons
What flag is that ne asked Oh dl
old soldier ,.-...,.,
II thought so" said the inquirer Ihen
/ turning to his sons he added;
s.Rovs. saw that regiment formed
7 knew very many of the men. was
only fourteen years old, but was dS
/ interested as any OF the men who went
4 to the front" 1T 9Th,
with surprise. His voice tremoled q
] he continued: ,.-.
/ H. S,r{0nists of the north as they read
| of the 7reDara ton for war all over IIls
| south vet saw that the president tooh
no stem to protect the country. -
/ seyVhen Iincon's call for t3ug Hel
! csr,a there was a sigh of relief all over
! tba north. I remember plainly the tlISl
/ var meeting called in our town. OIc
men who for years had been preacnlin,s
/ serairst slavery now assured us that TINS
USss Gods way to make men free. MIC
/ dIe-aged men who had followed the 1la=
/ i'm Texas and through Mexico decl5IeC
tbet they were ready to again shoulder
The rnusket to preserve what they nae
v-On Young men, full of the courage OF
manhood. offered their lives upon tht
altar of liberty.
Song Sets Men Wild.
s.But the audience went wild When
| we'll loved woman came upon the stdst
! holding the glorious old flag aloIJ, ana
/ in clear, ringing tones, reclted'
d" Flag Of the free hearts hope and
| home,
! Bv angels hand to valor given;
/ INV stars have lit the welSin dome
/ And all thy hues were born IN heaven
Forever float that standard sheet
/ Where breathes the foe but falls before
us?
/ And Freedoms banner waving er US
every man and boy present there ina
night wanted TO enlist, but mothers an'
wives begged them to wait until CAIN
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