The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-11

First Illinois infantry. and there were
some old soldiers in the audience who
had known her father we'll. The all
nouncement added much interest to thc
song for them
Very much of the credit for bring
ing this encampment to this city an
nounced Judge King. and also very
much of the credit for the great prepa-
rations that have been made for the
! encampment is due to the excellent
work of the man who viii next speak
to you-Mayor John S. Bransford We
are proud Of him as our mayor He is
honest and true" (Great applause)
Mayor Bransford Speaks.
Mayor Bransford. welcoming the veter-
ans, gave expression to the following sen
| timents:
'As mayor Of this city. in behalf Of all
its inhabitants, whose hearts and minds
give sanction to my every word, well
come YOU to Salt Lake City, and express
their earnest hope. and mine, that your
stay within our gates may be as enjoy
able as the welcome OF our people Is uni-
versal and sincere.
None could be more welcome, none
more deserving or hOnored guests than
the survivors OF that great army which
was the invincible "Old Guard of ma
tional safety and honor, the conservator
Of national unity, during years of agony
and woe
NY father wore the gray. His sword
was raised for the stars and bars. He
not only just, but holy. He wept as
sincerely and earnestly as you cheered
when Grant received the sword of Lee
at Appomattox. But time has given dem
onstratiOn that the veal of south as well
as north depended on the preservation
Of that Union, and time, affOrding retro
spective view and knowledge, has brought
conviction that Providence, which stood
her peoples veal, her holy flag, when
you were fighting in a righteous cause.
he for a cause mistaken.
Ere death had placed its chilling seal
| upon his lips, he babe me know that he
with me in fervent reclamation joined,
/ Thank God our country's flag, so beau
uful, so loved, was waving over Sumter S
| battered walls
Recalling the part you played in the
great drama Of our nations veal, the sac
Tifices y0U made, the pCtVattous you e0-
duTed to bring TO us Of a succeeding gen
Grafton peace so profound, union so hal
lowed, blessings so c0piOus ana country
so great and prosperous, We place our
laurel wreath in loving veneration on each
ocow aO0 sig, Az Asi(, EAgice weiSNUe -
At the oiose u BIS speech Mayor
Bransford presented to Commander
Nevius, as a representative Of the ma
tional C. A R., a beautiful silk flag,
which had been made by the girls of the
grammar grades and was given to the
| Grand Army by the 10000 boys and girls
| of Salt Lakes public schools. The pre-
! sentation was greeted with rousing
| cheers, many people standing and wav-
| ing handkerchiefs and hats.
A vocal duet, admirably rendered by
| Comrades Charles H. Taylor of Chicago
and John Z. Gilman Of Boston, was the
next on the program, and was warmly
/ applauded, and then Judge King in a
u
| Department Commander Lucien Smyth
/ Of Utah, who added his welcome on be-
| half of the comrades OF Utah to the
veterans Of the Grand Army. He said;
The lustTe Of our victory grows
! brighter with the passing years. The
/ old soldiers have long since had their
reward in the prosperity Of the nation
for which they fought to save, in the
! great advancement of the country. Our
/ hearts fill with gladness that the fight
was not in vain. On behalf of the COM
rades Of Utah and Of the City of Salt
| Lake we extend a warm welcome"
Judge King then resigned from his po-
/ sition as temporary chairman Of the
meeting by introducing as permanent
| chairman COmmander-in-Ch Nevius,
/ who, he said, held a position of great
/ honor, a position probably second only
/ to that of the president of the United
| States, a man whom we are proud 10
/ have with US, one who entered the Civil
war, who shed his blood and was
wounded in the defense of his country. -
Salt Lakes Surrender.
| Commander Nevius was greeted with
/ a storm of applause. and said:
1T is humiliating, and I am sorry
/ not to be able to respond in a manner
/ befitting to such a magnificent assem-
/ blage, but you all know the many du-
/ ties that are mine to attend to these
/ days, and the duties I have had to at
/ tend 10 during the past months in prep
! aratiOn for this great encampment For
| a year Utah and Salt Lake City have
/ been Haunting the red flag in our faces
/ until, my patience entirely exhausted, ]
! assembled my forces from the north,
| south, east and west and marched upon
/ the city. We oamped on the River Jor-
/ dan and I issued a manifesto calling
for the capitulation of the city. its COM
/ plete surrender without bloodshed-"
/ The commander paused. and sobs
punctuated his speech as he continued
! And the children of Salt Lake City
/ God bless them,-the young patriots
/ sent out this beautiful flag"
/ The scene was dramatic. The COM
mander advanced and caressed the folds
/ Of the silken banner.
Its the flag we all love" he said
/ IT'S the flag that was never defeated;
/ it's the flag that will never be defeated
/ as long as the blood of our children
! courses through their bodies in patriotic
| heartbeats." Tremendous applause.)
That flag, I want to tell you chill
dren,' continued the commander, Twill
be given a place at our national head
quarters. 1t will always be revered and
| viii always preserve the memory Of the
| gift to the Grand Army by the loyal
/ school children of Salt Lake City
Calls on Assistant.
Commander Nevius again said he was
/ sorry he could not respond TO the warm
/ greetings and welcomes that had been
voiced, but he said: Il have the ablest
! assistant any commander ever had, and
I am going to command him to address
you in my behalf. introduce J. Kent
Campbell, senior vice commander Of the
G. A. R."
Mr. Campbell on rising. said that he
/ had learned that the first duty Of a sol
der was TO obey orders, and he had
| learned that his own duty as assistant To
4 the commander was to assist him out OF
/ every scrape he ever got into. He said
ne would not promise to be as eloquent
/ or as interesting Is his chief would be Il