| Show OUR coumas FLAG UNION VETERANS HONORED BY THE LADIES the presentation saturday evening miss stella brown presents pre tha stars and stripes the union peterana Vet erana of provo and number of their friends gathered at the court hose saturday avei ing may at in rea ponce to an extended by the v ives and daughters af the veterans the meeting was presided over by mrs D 0 waid who abated the object jf the meeting was to present the yei erens with a flag misa stella brown then stepped forth hearing a beautiful flag which she pre aen the following speech to ahe union veterans Vet eans of prom we assemble here this evening and look upon this flag cf our country with love and honor and we feel secure for it unwraps enwraps us with protection strength and unity while we enjoy the many blessings of oar country frana which waves so peaceably the stars and et and we are glad to know that wo are at peace with all men yet we recall with remembrance the abble sacrifice of your comrades and conr loved ones when they gave up home life and all that this hag might continue to wave over our union with the stars brimag brighter and the stripes broader so that every american could stand beneath its folds knowing that liberty e b va them with such intense brilliancy that the whole world acknowledges it to be tha brightest and grandest star that has ever beona in the firmament of any government by your loyalty patriotism and example oberd has been planted in every true citizens life and ia the cisine generation the principle that this flag must and shall wave triumphantly over our land we snow that you loye this flag and it is very dear to each of you yet it is vary dear to your wives and daughters to your bons eons and our brothers bo it is with great plea gare I 1 present to you as oll soldiers of the grand army of the republic this flag in behalf of your wives and daughters hoping you will receive it with the love and honor that we give with it the star spangled binaei and long may it wave oer he land of tha free and the home of the brave the veterans of whom seventeen marched into tha room andar the command of captain berry remained Bt anding during the presentation speech W a maton esq who had bean deputed to receive the flag mada a splendid speech complimenting the wives and daughters of the veterans upon their patriotism and devotion and in touching language to the joy and happiness a sigh of the flag had brought to the hearts of the on the field of battle and vet brought to them whenever they viewed it mr myton handed the flae to the standard bearer mr W R amens and the veterans filed oat and their iu judge office and the meeting adjourned |
