Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-21 | Page 2 | [Illegible] U. S. Soldiers Made American Citizens

JL 0 s So SOLDIERS MADE AMERICAN CITIZENS CITIZENS' NS A ARMY Mf MN MEN OF f fAUN ALIEN AUN BIRTH N W f Impressive I Scene Marks Mark Ceremony y by Which Boys i in Khaki Renounce Kings and Swear Allegiance nce T THE I HE lIE silence of an an imposing 1 and inspiring s scene sene e e in iu the he courtroom of Judge Tillman Tiliman D. D Johnson of the United States district dis J c court urt was broken today when fifty soldiers from Ft Douglas clad cladin In their uniforms of khaki an and standing standing at attention renounced all princes kings potentates and s monarchs monarchs monarchs mon mon- archs and allegiance to America TAKE OATH TOGETHER The occasion was the naturalization and admission to citizenship of every alien soldier In the Seventieth en engineers engineers at the local post The men meD are members of A B Band and C companies companies companies com com- and they took the oath oi 01 i citizenship at one time before Judge Johnson following an examination by Leslie Frazer local United States naturalization examiner S SALUTE OLD GLORY s Just before Judge Johnson admitted the to citizenship each m man n brought his heels together raised his head hedd erect and saluted reverently the drooping folds of Old Glory draping behind his honors honor's bench JUDGE CONGRATULATES Before proceeding further r sal sale said Judge Johnson In a solemn voice I 1 want to o congratulate you upon your decision to become citizens of this great free tree country No 10 o greater honor can be conferred d UPon any man than i the right it t to b be called an American You will never forget it and no matter matter matter mat- mat ter wh what t attainments you achieve you jou will never regret it if you are true to your our allegiance I myself cherish the right and honor to bestow such citizenship citi upon you S