Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 2 | Col. Henry Page is Eighty Veteran of Two U. S. Wars

I Col Co I. I Henry Page Is Eighty 4 I 4 Veteran V t ran of T Two wo U. U US S W. W Wars ars OL HENRY PAGE and his mount snapped in an idle moment C during the c civil war vit-war war is shown in the big cut The small oval 1 insert at th the left shows Page as he appeared when Abl Abraham aham tit Lincoln Lin Lin- coIn coln was WItS lying jn in state following his assassination The picture at the right shows Henry Page the civilian as he lie appears to today ar I f k t i si 4 1 r 4 r I Hale and Hearty at FourScore Four FourScore FourScore Score Holds P Post Post- st- st office Job Two wars and eighty years of active life have failed railed to to retire Col Henry lenry Page in charge of the tile special delivery department of the Salt Lake postoffice Colonel Colon l Page Page- who fought through the civil war and nd saw service in Cuba celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- the eightieth anniversary of his birth birthy y yesterday The arrival of the eightieth milestone caused Page no anxiety He is still in inthe inthe inthe the harness and declares himself younger than many men who are many years his junior With his physical condition still stilt good and his intellect clear Page feels that ho he is still good for many rounds in life's lifes ring For that reason Page celebrated his eightieth birthday Just as he cele cele- celebrated celebrated earlier ones The day found him at his his' desk in the Salt Balt Lake postoffice postoffice postoffice post- post office ready for fol his duties Except for occasional remembrances brought him by friendly associates It was for him much the same as any other day The life Ute of of f Colonel Page Is full of varied activities He is one of the oldest oldest oldest old old- est members of the Alta AIta club of Salt Lake He fought through the civil war and was thrice wounded HIS Hta service in the army was followed by political activity and he served the state of Arkansas as treasurer for a number ot oY years He served the federal fed ted federal eral government as Indian agent worked for the United States land I office and at 80 years Is serving the postal department Again Hears Battle Call In 1898 Page again heard the call of his country's c colors lors and was appointed I a major of the United States volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- serving I in Cuba Guba by President William Experience in two wars has faugh taugh Colonel Page the value of preparedness Preparedness said he is is the most Important thing in the United States We do not need to p prepare for war Itis It Itis Itis is imperative that we prepare against war Preparedness against war var Is the surest road to perpetual pe peace ce Page was born In Vermont March 4 1836 1838 For the last six years he ha has been employed in the Salt Lake postoffice postoffice post post- postoffice office first as superintendent of carriers car car- tiers and later placed in charge of the special delivery department Prior to that time he served the United States land department for or five years serving in six different states Notwithstanding the fact that he has been away much of the time Colonel Page has maintained a residence in Salt Lake City for the last thirty years He is one of the oldest members of the Alta club chub having been a member of ot the club for thirty years Has Remarkable Career Page enlisted for the civil war at Boston May 7 1861 serving with the Eleventh Massachusetts volunteers He was discharged at Little Littie Rock Ark He served in every engagement ement of the army of the Potomac When the battle battlo bat bat- the tle of Gettysburg was fought he was on on General Meades Meade's staff serving as captain cap cap- cap j tam tain and assistant quartermaster lIe He was with Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley as quartermaster Following his dl discharge Page served served- seven years as as' as state tr treasurer of Ar Ar- kansas From Irom 1879 1870 to 1882 he was vas In In- In dian dlan agent of the Southern Utes in southern Col Colorado rado In 1882 and 1883 he was a member of the Ute Indian commission which placed the Ute In Indians Indians Indians In- In on the Uinta reservation He served on the Utah commission In ch charge rge of elections from 1883 until the commission i went out of existence with admission to statehood in 1896 Following his service in Cuba Colonel Colonel Colo Cola nel Page served as s collector of customs at Nue Vitas Cuba He served in that capacity until appointed a special agent for the the- United States land office