| Show I THtY CHffREO fHI CLIOfAN 1 Utah Volunteers Presented Ij I With Four Handsome Silk Guidons 1 GOVERNOR WELLS 1 < HAPPY REMARKS i He Urges the Boys to Remember v the Maine i I I cers Make Fitting Responses and 1L ± Volunteers Cheer the Speakers to the EchoCaptain Caines Amorous Am-orous Address Evokes Hearty Applause Ap-plause Utah Cavalry Will Get Their Horses at Home No Word As to the Date of DepartureFlag I f Will Float From Ensign Peakj President Woodruff at the Camp Notes of the Military City Yesterday was a day of presentations Camp Kent the Cleofan club turning turn-ing over to the four organizations which are going from this state the handsome silk guidons which the ladies of the club have deftly made with their dainty k hands as a token of the appreciation in which the volunteers are held In addition to this event the citizens of Provo presented to Luietenant Wedgwood a handsome sword The sword presentation was made by proxy Lieutenant Wedgwood was absent ab-sent from the campan special duty when R R Irvine C E Loose Ed life in defense of his country What is true of the nation at large is also true of Utah as a state We areas are-as patriotic a pe6ple as anf in all this broad land Ltying here in the valleys surrounded by mountain peaks whose lofty tops are the breeding places the home of the American eagle the emblem em-blem of liberty It Is but natural that we should derive inspiration from our surroundings and ever be ready to answer an-swer the call to arms In defense of the integrity of our Institutions My conviction is that you are a strong and vigorous body of men accustomed ac-customed to the hardships which inure rom western life and that in the service ser-vice In which you are about to en tiJe you will give a magnificent account ac-count of yourselves I wish right hereto here-to take the opportunity of congratulating congratu-lating the officers and the men on the conduct of this camp and to say to you that If you continue In the field as you iae here you will be most proficient in the line of your duty You will find many things In the Ife of s soldier which are c lisagree ble But be patientand long suffering id obedient to your duty at all timis and rest assured tltt In all your trials IOU i I-OU will be sustained by the prayers of L those you leave behind and whose Ida I t hearts accompany you on every battle j round I now wish to introduce to you the II ladies of the Cleofan club who are before be-fore you 1 believe every one of them regrets they are not men so they could jo to the front with you Laughter These ladies cannot go but they have I done the best they could They have prepared these guidons for each organization organ-ization and It now becomes my pleasant pleas-ant duty to present them Governor Mis then summoned Captain Cap-tain Rlchart > Young to the front In the follo ing language Gallant Schojarly and Soldierly aptain Young at winch Captain Young blushed like a schoolgirl demonstrating dem-onstrating that he is not yet become a stoic because of military life this flag which I present you is sofashloned that I believe its colors will wave in Manilas breezes I hope you will ever treasure it as a memento of the ladies of Utah who have presented it you Captain Young doffed his hat and on behalf of the battery which he has the I honor to command thanked the ladies for the gift and declared it would be an inspiration and wherever the flags of any of the organizations of the volunteer volun-teer army waved this one would be on a line with the balance t BATTERY B Captain Grant was then summoned and the guidon of battery B presented him The captain thanked the ladies in a few well chosen words declaring that the sight of that guidon would ever reWind the men they were fighting fight-ing for home and that with that remembrance re-membrance in their hearts the service would be the better THE CAVALRY Gallant Captain Caine was then summoned by the executive and handed the guidon of the cavalry troop Captain Cap-tain Caines response was full of feeling feel-ing He said Ladies of the Cleofan club on behalf of the first cavalry troop organized in this state to go to the front I wish to say that from the highest private in the ranks down to the meek and lowly captain we all love you every one of you and thank you for ycur good wishes THE ROUGH RIDERS Captain John Q Cannon was then called to the front and handed the little lit-tle banner of the rough riders Captain Cap-tain Cannon said he was the only officer offi-cer present without a command The men were going to leave Sunday evening even-ing From what he understood of the service they were going to Cuba and he would say that guidon might see I some pretty tough times but everyman every-man would follow where it led even to death UTAH HORSES The governor then made the announcement an-nouncement that a telegram from Senator Sen-ator Cannon saying that the horses for the Utah cjrvalry would be pur 2 < < t r i i ct r j 4ijf I I rllIa14 4 I r I 1 I i C I t h ij I I GOVERNOR WELLS PRESENTING THE GUIDONS moot and G H Brimhall the committee commit-tee called but the sabre was presented to Captain Grant for Lieutenant Wedgwood Wedg-wood Captain Grant made a neat response re-sponse to the speech of presentation Of course the event of the day was the presentation of the guidons The work of tendering them to the companies com-panies was done try Governor Wells who was never in a happier mooo The ceremony took place right after retreat re-treat The commands were paraded i and after passing in review in which by the way they made a very nice I showing even without uniforms the two batteries and the troop were i formed In front of the Cleofan In a line of platoon columns and the governor I mounting a caisson which had been placed there for his use made the presentation I 1 pre-sentation speech His remarks were substantially as follows THE GOVERNORS REMARKS jl Volunteers of Utah In pursuance of federal authority you have enrolled yourselves in the army of volunteers to I fight during the war with Spain The I motives which have Inspired you to this I action are among the noblest and most I I exalted which inspire humanity for i 1 they combine love of country and devotion j 7 de-votion to the flag It has not been frequent i fre-quent that the United States have had to issue a call to its citizens to rally to j their defense but when such a call has been made it has always been promptly met and a vigorous response has been the answer of the men makIng mak-Ing up the citizenship of the nation i In times of peace we are the most I eaceful nation on the earth We seek no troubles with other nations but when the nations honor is assailed then every true American is ready to shoulder his musket and lay down his i chased in Utah which provoked cheers I from the troop This concluded the ceremony but the governor said he had one word to say in parting He wanted the volunteers to remember they were fighting In the I cause of freedom Not for the glory of conquest but because the United States had said that Cuba must be I free freeDont Dont forget the Maine cautioned the executive Remember that or M the atrocities ever committed the destruction I de-struction of that battleship was the most atrocious and when you enter battle I bat-tle In such service falls to your lot remember re-member the sailors of the navy who i fth were stricken down with no opportunity I opportun-ity of defending themr Ives CHEERS IN PLENTY This admonition provoked a cheer from all themen The batteries then cheered the governor the Cleofan Captain Young Captain Grant Captain Caine the lag and everything in particular par-ticular It was noted that battery B men have the lustiest voices something some-thing they are proud of I THE DAY AT CAMP I The routine at the camp yesterday was much the same as during the previous I pre-vious la sdrm drill drilf The men are Improving fast and if horses could be furnished them for a few days I would soon be in rattling condition j I One section was taken to the range i I yesterday and eight percussion shells I i fired The target was a green patch fmsh fla 1aJI of grass about a mile and a 1ialrlsI < tant and the object was hit three I times and very close results marked the other efforts Had the shots been directed at an opposing battery the I commander and his forces would have been very disagreeably situated I I VISIT FROM PRES WOODRUFF I Among the visitors tp the camp yesterday j yes-terday was the venerable head of the Mormdn church President WHford I sl Woodruff who was given a seat at i headquarters where he could watch the gun drill of battery A He was a very Interested spectator Captain Hodge formerly commandIng command-Ing battery B at Ogden also came down and took a lively Interest in the proceedings pro-ceedings Sergeant Louis Fehr of battery B found a handsome gold watch on the grounds yesterday which the owner can have by calling on Captain F A Grant and identifying the same WHEN WILL THEY MOVE Tub question as to when the boys are going to move Is still in doubt The equipment has not arrived as yet and Lieutenant Wells said last pven Ing that he did not know when the same would be here The men however how-ever are in good condition here The rendezvous at San Francisco Is not nearly so comfortable as here and the opportunities for drill are not as good there as here The general opinion is they will be here until completely equipped and when they move they will go right to San Francisco and take the steamer Manila Lieutenant Critchlow was officer of the day yesterday and performed the duties of his office like a veteran OLD GLORY WILL FLOAT Governor Wells yesterday signified his intention of having the state flag fly from the staff on Ensign Peak the one erected by Tv Herald and given to the state on tito day the volunteers leave for the front The flag was first unfurled there when Utah was Mexican soil Fifty years later it was again swungto thebreeze during the recent I jubilee The governor deems that the I departure of the troops from here to do battle in the cause of freedom is an excellent occasion for again displaying I the signal and nothing could be more I pleasing to the volunteers than this sight The stars and stripes waving I I against the blue sky as the boys leave I would be an inspiring event in their martial career ARTILLERY SALUTE The Veteran Artillery association yesterday yes-terday completed arrangements for the proposed salute to the Utah volunteers when they leave for the front The old boys will fire a national salute and the roar of the guns of the olden time will be heard at the precise moment that the patriots turn the corner of South Temple and Main street In order that the affair may be made as interesting as possible it la desired that every member of the association be present and contribute his mite toward its success suc-cess Browning Brothers and Samuel H Hill yesterday made big donations I of powder for the purpose The veterans veter-ans are overjoyed at the prospect of being able to do honor to the young ones and can scarcely await the news of the order to go to the front Band Concert Today Chrlstensens First Regimental band will render the following concert pro gramme at the fort this afternoon commencing com-mencing at 4 oclock America Overture Sunny South Iseman Song Smiles and Tears Moses Marching Through Georgia March Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa Intermezzo from Cavalllera Rusti cana Mascagni Red White and Blue Fantasia Old Folks at Home Dalby Patrol Salvation Army Herman Yankee Doodle MOSE CHRISTENSEN Director The Ball Game The ball game between the Reliance and the volunteer teams will commence I i today at 230 p m and will be for the I i benefit of the soldiers The teams will line up as follows I Reliance Volunteers G Burns C Leaves I E Barker P Margetts J Barton IB FisherS I Fisher-S Newman2 B Bluth R Foreman 3 B Nystrom I R Burton S S Gannon I R Burton R F Tilson j J Francs C F Wright J Livingston L F Edwards SubsHodges J Simpson E Gregory Greg-ory Wiltless = |
