| Show SWORD FOR PEARSON Magnificent Testimonial to Utahs Gallant Naval Hero + GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE TO BE PRESENTED DURING LIEUTENANTS VISIT t Young Officer Has Just Been Promoted Pro-moted to a Lieutenancy and Leaves Washington For Home Today To-day Fought With Dewey at the Battle of Manila + Henry Pearson the proud father of Lieutenant H A Pearson of the navy was up from Draper yesterday He is elated over the news just received that his son is coming home for a visit He expected to leave Washington for Salt Lake toda and will send a telegram tele-gram announcing the exact date of his arrival Lieutenant Pearson is the first son of Utah to defend the stars and stripes against a foreign foe The public is familiar with his exploits at Manila where he served as ensign on Admiral GIF I S 1y1M w1 1j3 1 i I I HILT OF THE SWORD TO BE PRESENTED PRE-SENTED TO LIEUTENANT PEARSON PEAR-SON X vvejs ilagship Olympia He returned turned to the United States on the cruiser Haleigh and bince his return las ben promoted to a lieutenancy He is 19 years old was born at Draper graduated at the Utah university at the age of 17 and entered the Annapo ha naval academy the following year I is probable that some sort of a emoiifctration will be given in honor of the lieutenant upon his arrival in i Salt Lake although the plans hae not been matured He is under orders to report at Newport on July 10 where with other officers he will take a special course in electrical engineering The greater part of his vacation will be pent with his parents at Draper As the lieutenant has had four years it hard sea service he is entitled to an extended term of Shore duty which he vIll no doubt be given I Sword Presentation Before Lieutenant Pearson concludes his visit to his native state he will be the recipient of a magnificent sword from the people of Utah in token of their high regard for the gqllant young naval oliicer The fund with which the sword was purchased was raised by popular subscriptions and contribu tons upon suggestion of Senators Raw has and Cannon To Governor Wells was delegated the duty of selecting the deign for the sword and only recently recent-ly was the order for it placed with the ellknown jewelers and silversmiths J H Leyson company Within the next ten days or two weeks the sword Is expected to arrive from the east and in the meantime Governor Wells will arrange for suitable ceremonies attending at-tending the presentation to Lieutenant Pearson The sword selected Is an aim of daz zVmg beauty The blade is of the finest steel and on it will be artistically etrhed To Hnsign Henry A Pearson Pear-son under DPVVIJS command at Manila Ma-nila bay May 1 1S9S from the people of Utah The scabbard is of solid silver richly mounted and the handle is also made of pure white metal On one side of the goldmounted hilt trill be the raided monogram H A P and on the other the great seal of the state of Utah The sword belongs to the grade of fine swords costing 200 and to the fund for its purchase the J H Leyson company contributed all the profit on the transaction Lieutenant Pearson comes from good stock and those who know the father predict a 1 distinguished career for the son Pearson pere Is a Utah pioneer plain honest and rugged but a man of fTilondld education who hIss sue ceWtillj fought the battles of life He bubbles over with patilotism and cannot can-not conceal his pride over the achievements achieve-ments of his son That the lieutenant is the son of a heroic sire Is shown by the message sent by the old man to his son throusr Major Dick Young when the latter departed de-parted for the Philippines last summer sum-mer Tell him sal the father to I be honest virtuous and truthful obedient I obe-dient to his superior officers and to fight like a tiger for the stars and stripes srpes Lieutenant Pearson is a nephew ofT of-T V Williams of this city |
