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Show lniack UawU M ar began to cunRts Hhores of Utah Lake woro tr,m.ii h BH perhaps, for tha modem mifltnf ((, ran north and smith, was appniprl-ntely appniprl-ntely cabled "i;cnt Streot." T(jeso liouscs nftsolld canvas setvd ns 'tho temporary homes of the voicnyis and their faurtlles. y There ,woro over l;00p people In camp, all ppsscssed with a spirit of pleitsure. Squads of ( veterans witi hoary hair and trembling limbs stod hero and there, rovivliie anew scenes' of battle wl.l thoEavag(loniMnn, rfbd many uu eaxer ear was .lent to their thrilling talcs of battleslnnd ifocdsiof daring for th yotinj? Itjve to listen. to atories of tho past told by thejr fathers. Happy in Uhelr honored hon-ored oM ago many a humorous hum-orous story was narrated. Thus the forenoon was spent hi; talking and locating. : In tho afternoon, a sjiort program was roudored In tho pavilion , chair man J. Y. WcsUvood presiding. Kong....... ....Springvfjlc Comrades Speech of vVol';ome,BugljrMvIj. Pratt Song.. .John Peters of American Fork Speech Cholnuap Westwood Orlgtnnl Poem y ' ComradoiChas KIcRg f Spflngv'lo LlJurlv Exnorlences of Indmn fighting woro related by ex-Piehop Joriuson of Founialn Green nd Air., Deardl,! of Sprlngvillo. jTno scciio was tha nsf Interesting 10 all, whan, tho old WMiora lined up to tho command ot aarcennt M. L. Pratt. "Comratlcs of thu Mlaok Hawk War, fall In." From nil directions they fell 111, forming IrrespfSUve of age. The (Irn yet ehwtl stop of th voung soldier, was wanting, somo Indeed, In-deed, were using canas, but efforts were niado to put on a soldier demeanor de-meanor by throwing chwt forward ind shoulders back and a strict atton-tion atton-tion to commands. Itenmjuts of, long fmUt battles in "corapftny front," thoy stood, ndmlrcd Uy ill. Brill-master Brill-master B. W. Drlctl put tP tbrouRli many forgotten dnll-movioOl for a sp;co cf thirty mluuto. Nro wero thlrty-eovon vetftrnna i ,! Afjer drill camp fires wlt-Holdler.f.asldoii wlt-Holdler.f.asldoii menlH w4 wKud and oateJ. H . , In tli.; eveni,il badw i lven ex- C10lt pi nlHJSod in by tJHH nER' rl,'cra pojico of night was disturbed by some hoodllims less poraclous than the dusky Hed Man, however. Under thb. rays of tho morning sun tho tmoko of a hundred camp fires I ti spiral forms HSCBtulod to tho sky. Breakfast was dispatched and n tiumbornf touts wero set. At 8:30 to tho bent of drum tho votorans foil In lino and marched up and down Tent avenue. Somo wore cxciued from drill 011 account of old ngc, but those who participated showed n marked Improvement ovor tho first day's drill. Major Drigge and Hltgler Pratt officiated ns drlll-mastors. drlll-mastors. About noon thoro were 3.000 people In camp. Among thu distinguished visitors were Governor Ilevcr M. Wells, and Lieutenant Briant I. Wells, of tho Saudlagb- heroes. Tho 1, it prances woro drawn up In "hollow squares" aud introduced to tho Governor and bis brother. There was an increase ovor the llrst day -vn-uighty-eljjht veterans. During tho forenoon tho poople assembled as-sembled In the pavilion to listen to the following program: Song Sprlngvillo Comrades Song Charley Leah Oponmg Address. .Mrs. Matilda Viiuco Duet....lUella Gray 11 ml Etta Furrer Speech: I William Kimball Song : John Peters Address Colonol Williams Duet .Huglioa Brothers Speech Colonel John Leo Drum Solo. , . .3-year-old Master Klcgg Addrcto p.iviil John Mrs. Worhton, Master of Ceromn.iles Bngndler-Gonornl William Kimball gave a most Inlirestlug talk of early experiences with tho Indians. Mauy patriotic Instances were related as well as tunny humorous, and many a vcloinn heart vibrated sympatlucally to that of tho speaker. General Kimball Kim-ball added much Interest to his remarks re-marks by exhibiting many rolics of a bellicase time, among which was n saddlo used from '47 to '00, a eoat with epniiluts and a tdlk sash formerly belonging to Joseph Smith and L'hcn to Uober O. Kimball, General Kim-b;tjll'srfiali&r.1vir.,J(iiLdjalLJa.ougot Kim-b;tjll'srfiali&r.1vir.,J(iiLdjalLJa.ougot Iho onfyTwimirvi v(ir of the sixty who fought iu '03 TU the Wnljjor War. Again at 2 p. in. tho visitors and wrir rs assembled In the pavilion and the following progrum was rendered:. Song, Sprlngvillo Comrades. Add'css, Governor Wells. Trio, Misses John. J-arrer, Redll.cld. A Tramp, John Peters. Hjmnrks, Lieulonant Wells. Speech, Colonel Paco. Song, Mrs. W. It. Pike. " Recitation. Mhs Kstullu Jnqucs. Poast, Mr. Hoos. Hemarks, Mr. Murdork. Ouurtotto, Uoshard nnd Pynb Bros." OJIIg, uomi iV. J. WUIVUS, lticltatlon, H. M. Anderson. Georgo J,larrson,Masler of Ceromoules j Governor Wells' remnrks were very nj)prn)riatc, being on U warlike subject sub-ject and eulogistic of the aged veleiaus who fought in tho Walkor war and others, as well its thu soldlor-Hke depart de-part ment ofJiir boys at Santiago. Ho also spoke ot thu efforts of lh.o plpn ears a maintain peace with the Indians by kindness, but that it was noccssary and a last resort to take up arms to battlo with them to maintain p 01190. Towards evening when tha breezo front the lulcii made it somewhat cooler and the sun's rays did not reflect re-flect with so great heat from tho water tho crowd Indulged themselves with various sports boating, boat-rldlng, dancing, cto. LAST 1)A. Friday, August 20 Friday was tho third and last thiy of the Illaok Hawk 'Veteran's Ro-unlon. It- did not present as lively appearances as Thursday, thero being fawor pooplo In canij). Tlib rotorans called a convwntlon this morning to finish effecting am organization begun last evening of the Indian War votcfans of Utah in which J. M,, Westwood was elected chairman and S. P, Lund was elected secretary, It was decided Thuisday evening to effect an organization similar to that of tho Grand Army of tho Republic, and accordingly J. M. Westwood was elootod conimandor-ln-ChliSf of tho stalo organization, and Thomas A.. Brown secretary. A committee, was selocted to draft a constitution nnd by -laws, consisting of M. L. Pratt, G. G. Ilulos and G.o61-go Harrison. Tho follovving members from various places were delegates to wait uppn the CQtymlttoe atspmu fuUlradaie and represent the comrades of t'uelr V' pqotlvo conntloK!; JUab, Grant Younx; D,i,Vis, T. B. Cbjrt: Wasatch,' Wtu Dbrmldi Salt Lake, WHllttm Bato-nV6ti Bato-nV6ti Sanpote, Jntu.us Gymani Summit, WiUUm Kimball) Ultituh, ' Riciird j Cnap; Weber, Thomas J, StOphaps; Emery, W. E. Joimson. ' Tho last nicetin;: of life war cpm- ll A A rtpos held In the pavilion Friday morning was peculiar on acoountot life utttnbor of patriotic war sons. As. n wholo'lho program wus conspicuous for its patriotism, A largo oil pMutlng dfjtho first fort neclod on Provo Hiver mis presented during tho program to Ulp liiiprechitivo nnd delighted voter-afis. voter-afis. Mr. Jepperson of Provo U tho artist who painted tho picture. , jlany interesting remarks were niado by Mrs. Pace, ono of the llrst settlors of Prdvo, nnd Mr. Prober!,. Thoy epolfo pi; nolpally of past experiences with tin Indians, naratliig In vivid form tn'uiy adventures. I'lio fact that 11 State organization wfli bo effected will uot dlponsa with Mib Utah county organization. It is fi'ltui that tho Statu organization will llKoly meot In Mt. Pleasant next year. .in thn mtddlo of tho aftnrnoon catn WeKnu to nronk up; the tomporary city df'jcinvas was neatly foldeil and laid lujwaguns; teams woro hitched to their rujjicctlvo coiiveyaticpsj comrades of a bolllcoso time shook hands, mid soon a olud of dust told of their departure. |