Show STATE TAT GIVEN I flA FLAGS War Mothers Present Emblems at Impressive Gathering at Capitol on Lincoln's Birthday IM ceremonies marked Il I the presentation yesterday on on the one hundred and tenth anniversary p ivers ry of the birth of t the e great reat at Libera Liberator or of the two serce ser ser- dace ce e flags of the War Mothers of Utah to the state of Utah The t two o flags flag made mad by the war mothers to perpetuate perpetuate perpetu perpetu- ate the heroism patriotism and spirit spirito o 01 of self-sacrifice self of Utah men In answering an answering an- an the call of the colors were suspended from the north walls of the i c capitol pitol below the great dome II The pre presentation to the state on be beh behalf be- be h half L E of the war mothers was made J b bj Mrs Annie Wells Yells Cannon and re received received received re- re on behalf of the state by Governor Governor Gov- Gov Simon Bamberger I t 4 BAMBERGER REPLIES These emblems emblems' always will be eloquent eloquent elo elo- quent of the sacrifice of Utah's Utah s valiant valiant val val- al- al sons and it is the greatest honor honorof honorof of my life to accept them on behalf olt df the state Governor Bamberger declarEd declared de de- de- de But their handiwork will be equally qu lIy eloquent of the sacrifice of the mothers who stayed behind the behind the ones onest t hat suffered most most APPROPRIATE OCCASION No Xo more fitting time could have been teen selected for the presentation of the they the flags than on the anniversary of lh the the birth of Abraham Lincoln for none ne equaled equaled Lincoln in his sympathy motherhood Chaplain BrIgham H H. Roberts of oC the One Hundred l Forty Forty- fifth artillery regiment asserted There is 18 is' is no distinction with regard to t the e heroism of the men who died on the battlefield and those thode who died through I Ithe the ravages ages of disease Chaplain Roberts Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts pointed out and told how regi- regi parades were held in France Francein in h honor nor of men who had died of in influenza in- in and how their graves ves were 1 consecrated consecrated o-ns o crated as fitting places for THE TH E PROGRAM The The meeting was called to order b bj by Major Fred Jorgensen Jorg-ensen adjutant general general general gen gen- eral of Utah after which Mayor 1 W W. Mont Ferry erry was Introduced a as as chairman chairman chair chair- man The Rev Re Peter A A. Simpkin de delivered de- de livered the invocation The Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans Come and The Flag Without a Stain were sung by Mrs Irs C C. C C C. C Dail Daily accompanied by Mrs Irs L L. H. H Burke Community singing was wa conducted under under under un un- un- un der the direction of Edward P P. KIm KIm- ball baH The flags were made under the su supervision supervision su- su of a appointed committee committee com com- composed of Mrs J J. J E. E Bam Bam- berger Mrs 1 John D D. Spencer Mrs Irs John C C. Cutler Mrs 1 II H. L L. A It Culmer Mrs R. R C C. Ormsby Mrs 1 Louise G G. McCune Mrs Anne Gro Groesbeck All the stars were sewn on the banners by the members of the committee of which Mrs 1 Bamberger was chairman |