The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-11
10, 900 HEAR UTAH'S
WELCOME TO G.. 4. r.
IN THE TABERNACLE
Governor Spry, Mayor BransfOrd and Other
Representative Citizens Address Veterans
in Beautifully Decorated Edifce
COmnGnder-in-C Chief NeUius
Responds EJOQuentLy

l evening HI Tic DSdULlIGIly decorated
| tabernacle to attend the seni-of1icial
meeting, 1t which time Governor VIII
/ lam Spry and Mayor John 5. BransfOrd.
| assisted by other Utah and Salt Lake
| citizens, formally extended the greet
/ ings of the state and city to the thou
/ sands of veterans and their friends who
/ are gathered he~e to attend the forty
/ third national encampment Of the
/ Grand Army of the Republic
A spirit OF patriotism and pride was
/ prevalent all through the exercises and
/ was given demonstration in the words
/ of the speakers, the singing o. partici-
pants in the program, by the music that
| was furnished and by the volumes Of
| applause that greeted each speaker fire.
/ quently in his or her remarks. It vas
! an occasion that will long be remsm-
| bered by those who were present, and
| While the program did not begin until
[ nearly 8 o'clock. the people waited a
| tiOnty and eXpeCtantly for what was
/ to come. The welcome speeches were
responded to in eloquent manner by
/ Chief Nevius and other
/ officials and representatives of the G.
A. r.
Requests No Encores.
Judge W. H. King presided as tenn
| porary chairman, and after selections
/ by Held's band and the Modoc club, he
was introduced by Colonel F. NJ. Ster-
rett, executive director of the present
encampment
! Colonel Sterrett told Of his work end
| the work Of Salt Lake citizens in Pre-
| pairing for the encampment, of the as
sistance he had had, of his pleasant re-
sidence in Salt Lake City since the first
/ Of last November. He spoke of the
| cordially he had found here. Of the en-
/ ergy of the business men and citizens
/ Of the city which he had learned w
close observation. In conclusion, he
| said
7 have spent many days at my desk
! in the Commercial club building get
/ ting ready the plans for this great gath
ering. There are men here who have
/ spent days and nights in making these
/ preparations. 1t is now for you TO say
| whether our work has been we'll done. g"
/ He was greeted with cheers. and then
| introduced Judge King. making q re-
quest that. as the program was very
/ long, no encores be insisted upon.
( He said that the program at Toledo last
{ year had lasted until 1 o'clock at night.
Judge Kings Welcome.
Judge King began by speaking a
! hearty welcome TO The old soldiers 10 The
beautiful city, and expressed tie Qleas-
ure he felt in being given the important
J ONCE of temporary presiding officer. He
said:
salt Lake is proud to be the gather
! ing place of the men Of one of the great
! est organizations the world has ever
| seen. We are proud to welcome the
men who offered their lives upon the
( altar IF their country that liberty and
! free government should not be de-
! stroyed. We esteem it an honor. We
are proud to look into your eyes and
upon your wrinkled features. to catch
[ from your lips the stories Of the valor-
| Gus deeds you have done and the sacri-
/ fees you have made. We are proud of
you-of all you did, and we are proud of
/ the flag you preserved and the consti-
tuition you have sanctihed."
/ In introducing Governor SpTy, the
| speaker said. Utah is proud of being
an integral part of this great Union
which you have helped to maintain. She
/ Is proud of the advancement she has
made among her sister states, and she
| is proud of the man who now sits in the
! executive chair of this state, Governor
I William s." He was interrupted with
! cheers and applause, and Governor
! Spry arose TO address the crowd.
Governor spry's Address.
/ In the course OF his address, Governor
/ Spry said:
! shoulder TO shoulder with you; if han
felt with you the depression of defeat
/ the exaltatiOn of victory II mad tasted
with you the cup Of bitterness which you
! have been called upon TO drink-n had
done all this. doubtless I would feel COM
/ petent to address you. But, l fancy,
even then the most joyous communion
would be the sweet converse Of reminls-
1T has been my privilege and great
/ pleasure during the past few months to
attend and participate in many gather
/ ings, but tonight as l stand In your pres
! ence I am moved by emotions which
find It difficult to describe The disttn-
/ guished sssemblage Of this occasion stirs
/ in me such a variety of thoughts and re-
/ Elections that / am at loss to particu-
There is but one other gathering that
I arouses in me feelings akin to those I
! experience tonight, and that is the as
| semblage which ! believe can pc VII WI.
/ messed only in Utah. 1 speak or that
beautiful custom which is followed IN
{ this state, the celebration known as old
I folks dav'-an occasion upon which
youth and middle age JOIN IN DONG honol
/ to old age-When every person VINO mas
reached his three score and ten years is
an honored guest.
God bless the veterans Of the Grand
Army of the Republic To you ana your
/ Iovaitv we are under an everlasting debt
We are glad that you have come. AS
! representatives of the old centers OF our
/ country. YOU will carry back with you "a
! your homes and friends impressions that
viii be the result Of personal observa-
tons. ~
/ '.Utah's part in the great conflict was
! Derhaps small, because We were rev IN
numbers and far from civilization, but on
! oct ia 1851 when the Pacific Telegraph
/ company completed its line to Great salt
Lake CITY. the then governor OF Ut9 n
/ Brigham Young, transmitted the maiden
message to J. II. Wade at Cleveland, u
Utah has not seeded, but is firm
/ for the constitution and laws OF our
I once happy country
ct direct YOUR attention TO this mes
sage. I endorse its sentiment, and say
tn Won in all earnestness that the people
of Utah stand on the same declaratiou
"T-tah did not actively participate in
the conflict. though on April 3. lS62, Pres
ifent Lincoln, through the adJutant gen
eraI called upon Governor Young tc
raise. arm and equip a company Of cav
aIrv TO be employed in protecting tnS
Tronertv Of the telegraph company ano
re overland mail. The fact that on MAY
! three DAYS later, Governor Young wired
tbaf me company had been sworn IN ne
dav previous was evidence of Ctah's 10y
d4t1. -. -f~,,e T-fat, has had one 9th