The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-15
Men of the Fading Battalions
Have Patriotic Outing at
Wandamere.
JUDGE A. J. WEBER
TALKS OF STARRY BANNER
Tells His Hearers of the Ever
lasting Principles the Flag
Represents.

As guests of The Sons OF Veterans and
tho auxiliary, Daughters of Veterans, and
the Relief corps and circles, members ui
the local q. 4. Il, posts celebrated F'lag
day at Wandamere Tuesday. The old
soldiers spent the most OF tho day at
The resort, renewing old acqualntanccs,
talking over the old days and having Q
general reunion In patriotism Because
tho day is one that calls forth patriotic
thoughts and sentiments, the veterans
and the old ladcs-and the young ones
spent the day in an environment of pa
tIiotism.
A luncheon WIS served by the ladies'
in the evening in ihc pavilion under the
dance hall. There was everything served
that the season affords. the supply was
abundant and ample Justice was done TO
tic good things provided.
Following this IL brief programme WIS
carried out in the dance hail The hail
is not suitable for such exercises. both
speaking and singing IS difficult. and the
hundreds who crowded around the ''suS-
pended stand" had 10 remain standing.
This programme was carried through un-
der the direction OF II, E. Dewey. COM
unandcr OF the Sons of Veterans. who re-
Gently succeeded L. L. Connor.
Weber Talks Patriotism.
Judge 4. j. Weber was the orator OF
the occasion, and while he spoke briefly
pleased to see that Governor Spry had
issued proclamation calling attention
10 Flag day and he regretted that the
managers OF the resort had not read the
piOcla amation. II should judge they d'
not. said he. from the lack Of flags in
their hall today. II iS Il beautiful day and
- beautiful custom. and II was fitting
that the chief executive of the state
should issue that proclamation and that
once year Old Glory should he swung
10 the brcezes everywhere. 1t was 1873
years ago, on June IA. that that ilaS
was born. IL was the good old 1las that
represents the best people and the best
Ter part OF May, Washington sent his
rough sketch of the lag 10 Mrs. Eliza
beta Ross, and III a few days Mrs. Ross
made the first American flag"
What Flag Represents.
After giving n brief history OF the flag.
thirteen stripes, but in addition they ha,
forty-siX stars, indica ting forty-si in !
oestructible states in an ndissuluable |
union. While the United States was one
asked them If they ever stopped to thir
that it was the oldest flag on earth. II |
has gone through more battles. with
more credit and glory. than any other
flag meath the skies 1t represented the |
history OF the country II represented
tue ideas of Washington. OF jefferson and
of Jackson, Ii represented the martyr |
dom OF Lincoln and Garfield and the
heroism of Grant, Sherman ana Connor.
j represented obedience 10 the laws OF |
The government; II represented tho great |
principles given 10 the world when the
declaration OF Independence was written |
by Thomas Jefferson. II represented
equality before the law II represented the
idea that government only derived its |
brst powers from ihe consent of the |
people. And that flag continued the |
speaker. 'In It's majesty represents Il |
greater idea or principle than all these
mentioned. and that is absolute liberty |
To the individual so long as he does not |
infringe upon the liberty and rights of
any one else In closing. Judge Weber |
enjoined his hearers to keep the faith |
with tho flag and the flag would protect |
them
Some Pretty Music
Mrs Emma Ramsey Morris gave beau
Iiful rendition of The Star Spangled |
Banner and Mrs. r. w. Hutton recited,
with much elocutionary power, The
American Flag. patriotic and pret-
1iIv rendered violin solo was given by
Miss Fila Pitt. and clarinet solo was
played by Mr.. Love.
The exercises i'll the dance hall though
brief, were much enjoyed by all who par
ticipated. AZ the close Of the programme
dancing was iudulged In for several
ho,irs