| Show REHEARSAL HELD BY LIVING FLAG Huge Banner Composed of 1 Children Thrills Hundreds of Citizens MEMBERS SING SWEETLY Much Applause Is Given the I Child Children ren for Perfect Work Moro More than persons waited patiently pa In li the tho hot sun yesterday afternoon afternoon afternoon after- after noon noon for the dress rehearsal ot of tho the living ting flag held on the tho special stand st I at ot Seventh Sc South and Main streets The sight that mot met their eyes ore when The picture was complete s sent nl thrill after artez thrill through patriotic bosoms The t spectators JH SA saw w 1500 school ch children children chil chil- 11 dren of ot Salt Lake massed in lert perfect ct formation formA and aull ai rayed arrayed II In red white a blue capes and caps which perfectly per per- represented tho the American flag L L-irue sliver silver stars held in the blue block six forty in number completed v the perfection Q of qI tho the design For more than two hours tho the youngsters young young- oun marched from the tho street to their places on tho the stand tand Though tired and hot they kept ranks like veterans and aUlI not ILOt a. a deserter was seen When the bottem rOw had completed the flag the vast thron throng of ot watchers burst Into Inlo applause I With the flag formed a dozen huge cameras camera snapped and not a particle of t th tIm tho flag J stirred 1 or 01 was wal ou out u uc or 01 place Hero again the applause was as great greal c and Prof Prot William A. A etell was tr U to bow how his acknowledgements t JJ Ping Finer J Cnn Can JUK Ju r But ut tho picture was not over It f r was a n living flag Il and antl as such could do llo more than n the thc flags of ot silk Professor ProCessor 4 whistle sounded and the stars and stripes arose o n ns its one Again s It and again came tho the signals and fIrst rc red then the white and then thon the blue arose and fell Cell and the effect was wall that hat of ot a largo o waving sheet of ot buntin bunt- bunt in n tho A w lad ind f I Hie Ille he of the drill came ame a is isa s sa a great surprise ur and spoke strongly of ot the h hour of work worl In drilling the hc he young c children There was more moie Jo come for at other another whistle the flag g bur burst burat t into nto he patriotic strains of ot Ut the ti's j Banner Danner The stron sWeet s voi f o could be he heard for blocks t intervals ls with the words as I m y It WA wave vo an Ame flag en CI caine me from beneath tho the cloak of ot each and w waved w d about each figure ur l lu in the Klant jiant production Again came the cheering from the spectators Par Far up Main street were watchers like those near at hand who demonstrated their enthusiasm After the 1119 Star Spangled Banner came come America likewise perfectly sung sune That tho the living flag composed of ot Snit Salt Lake children will remain a 0 pie pic- tre ever fresh In the minds of the tile vet veterans rons is certain It was a a. mammoth undertaking but bet the success of the re rehearsal re- re al yesterday assured a n. triumph today during the great parade |
