Deseret Evening News | 1907-09-14 | Page 1 | Veterans of Mexican War

VETERANS OF I MEXICAN t AR R Sixtieth Anniversary of Entry of Gen Scott and Army Into City Of O Mexico Celebrated EXERCISES AT ATTHE THE PRESIDIO Mi ei e t I 1 II Started t tA tu to I About u A Oli Oh ut itt lt site lite t Day 11 mn n Sept pt U MAtt Veteran eran of th u the Mek War took t part pt today ty ta lit Wh t win will probably be their ter taut on the Pa h P Pw w 1 b of o the tl lb lat last hattie battle of e t Mexican In war and ad the t h entry of oC ofden Gin den G lot and the United Ute t army Into the City ut of Mexico Mes Sept St H 14 lo 1847 The Te e eeK erol M were r held at a the Ule Presidio and wee wrt 11 under the theau au of the United States state Stat army ay ayad and ad navy nav Veterans of o the Mexican Ican War lr Spanish War AVar r Veterans Veteran and nd th the theOd I Grand Od Army Ar of at the l A l move movement 1 mont ment ent haa b ha beet been laun tied to t bring brine about a regular tr annual of this day d and a Mexican ncr nar a veterans veteran hope hop that tbt Sept Sil It U may ma b b be et t aside aMe t a I cc a I regular lar national holiday Col Cl John JohnA A Lundeen Ind commanding the Presidio poet pest p wa w was In lu chal of f today lor sac anoe having been Iel detailed for br that tat purpose PU by Oen Frederick commanding an the of or Call Cali fornia fornie One 0 of at or the s of the te ocOn n was waa wa the exhibition i ur i the mite rt t time thus tha of ofa ofa a portrait of ot Gen Oen V Scott cot which was waa painted In the t City Lt of Mexico ealo after the of 01 that tat ar capital by b the te conquering sung army of th the United autee lt Th portrait to Is I th tb the on only 01 ly iy I one In i ilten alten t r of the lit intrepid hero t of ot Lundy laId hid and and Is a now n the p of O Col il Cl John Johl U 1 I Bromley Br of Oakland Okland U It 1 wa was paint painted pint ed ad by b West Weal t one on or 01 Mexico Mele most ml tam lam lamon ou on artists ar who was waa a native of the Ie United Itt K Today T celebration was waa not Ut ht merely that tbt of a hattie battle lot lutt the tb anniversary ah of the at last of 01 a ft tig ag II string of or vie vic victories lc tort tories that won f t I r the United Vate tat u uthe the I t I to the conquered Utah Uth territory t of va Colorado New eIco alto aim 1 Arizona Arll When hen t Ii th Star atari and aad were core raised over II l balls ball hl of the Mon on Gen Oen On 81 S II t announced to 10 th thee world the th final i of 0 an n empire u