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Show jFLAG IS RAISED OVER 1Y CROSS GROUNDS ' Bishop Glass Blesses the Stars and Stripes Before Be-fore Hoisting. PATRIOTISM DEFINED ' Dean W. H. Leary and Mayor W. Mont Ferry Also Speak. In the presence of moro than 500 interested in-terested auditors, marked by significant signifi-cant and deeply impressive ceremouies, the flag of the United States of America Amer-ica was raised yesterday afternoon at the Holy Cross hospital. The IU. Rev. Joseph Glass, ('. M.( D. D. bishop of the Catholic diocese ol Salt Lake, presided. Mayor W. Mont Ferry attended as the representative of the city and was accompanied by Mrs. Ferry. Mearly all the priests of tho cathedral and All Hallows college, a large number of the Knights of Colum- 4 bus and many representative citizens, including non-Catholics, were present tu J witness the ceremonies. Eloquent and earnest expressions of loyalty to the flaw and what it stands J for formed the keynote of the three ad- i dresses, given in' turn by William H. j Leary, dean of the law school of the ' University of Utah, by Bishop Glass J and by Mayor Ferry. f The same spirit of true patriotism J was manifest in the musical numbers ' sung by the nurses of the hospital training train-ing school, as "well as in tho brief and eloquent address of M iss .Toscphino Decker on "The Occasion We -'ele-brate," and the beautiful poem recited by Miss Kuth Thatcher. Say Ideal for Occasion. It was an ideal day for the occasion. The crowd stood under clear skies, in warm autumn sunshine, while fluttering leaves from stately trout settled gently down upon the broad lawn that surrounds sur-rounds the great flagstaff just south of the new east wing. The throng arrived by street cars, automobiles and on foot, and a few minutes after 4 o'clock the training school chorus marched out of the bos- , pital, singing "Utah, I Love You." The voung women received a round of well-deserved applause. Then Miss Josephine Jo-sephine Decker delivered a .brief and eloquent address, calling attention to the fact that while flags were often raised over schools, universities and public buildings, it was uuique that the Stars and Stripes should float over . a hospital. This, however, she held to be highly appropriate, inasmuch as the sick and the afflicted needed the cheer and protection typified by the Star Spangled Banner, even more than tho 1 well and strong. . j Bishop Blesses Flag. Bishop Glass then formally blessed the beautiful new flag, and as" it was ele-vated ele-vated to the top of the eighty-foot pole and its folds spread themselves to the mountain breezes the chorus sang "The Star Spangled Banner," the auditors joining in the chorus. Then William M. Leary delivered an earnest and eloquent address, a speech , fraught with patriotism and high ideals. He said that the occasion was more than the mere raising of a flag, for it signified that there was no strife between be-tween the church, any church, and the state, notwithstanding the fact that the cry had been raised for centuries that the two institutions were not in harmony. He pointed out that the flag just raised was the symbol of the God-given rights set forth in the declaration of independence in-dependence and a guarantee that each man might worship as he saw fit. Miss Ruth Thatcher then recited "The Flag of Washington ' speaking with well-modulated voice and using appropriate and effective gestures. "A Word on Loyalty." "A "Word ou Loyalty" preceded the name of Bishop Glass on the programme, and his words on the subject were earnest, ear-nest, loyal and patriotic in the highest degree. 1 said that the flag was the em- blem of that loyalty to country that spelled willingness to live rightly and, if need .be, to die, for the defense or the nation: that it stood for purity of life and high ideals; that it was not i for an' race or creed, but for a united people; that it was not for him, aB a Catholic bishop, to assume that others, who belonged to other churches or faiths, were less patriotic or devoted to their duty than he. He besought his auditors that it is not what a man says, but what ho does in the manner of his life, that speaks his patriotism and loyalty, and he held that the essential element of patriotism was devotion to country, regardless re-gardless of religious belief. Mayor Speaks. At the conclusion of his address Bishop Glass declared that he felt the ceremony would be incomplete without a word from Mayor Ferry, whose presence pres-ence he greatly appreciated. Mr. Ferry, in a brief address, said that he felt the flag should be an inspiration to every citizen to dedicate himself to the 'service of hia country, giving the best that he has, in purity of mind and earnestness of purpose, in uprightness and honor to such duties as lay before him. The programme closed with the singing sing-ing of "Holy God" by the chorus. An informal reception was held, many pressing forward to greet Bishop Glas and the sistors of the hospital and to j wish them success in their work. |