| Show mormon battalion survivors their enlistment and ser vice the veterans will gather at lester park and live in memory the thrilling experiences of their famous crusade fifty years ago they will own the city and the citizen will be their servants and waiting maids the double event of the celebration of tho anniversary of the enlistment of the mormon battalion and old folks dabin this city today will be the predominating attraction and all classes of citizens are prepared to add their mites to make the day one long to be remembered the grand privilege of meeting together and living over again in memory the memorable scenes and events of the famous enlistment and march of the battalion Is left to a reduced number of the x veteran heroes and to Q and ilia musket them that privilege is recognized as a hallowed one fifty years have passed since biily when from the ranks of the mormon pioneers men marched into line and entered united states service to conquer the west from mexico alie young men and of that day are the hoary veterans who will gather beneath the hade this morning and greet each other in happy congratulation that they have been permitted toj live in peace and prosperity long after the terrible ex peri encee of their historical crusade but few are left of the gallant band each year diminishes the already email number and it will only be a few years before the last hero is laid to rest it is well therefore that the survivors of the patriotic brigade meet and salute each other what stirring memories rise aa the vivid history of their service is told and retold the long march over thousands of miles of wilderness each day leaving aaion further behind 1 the buffering under the fierce beat of a summer aunt aun t the luck of water the dangers odthe wilderness 1 the triple foe of elements mexicans and indians and over all hung the dread uncertainty of the fate of their loved ones who were on the eve of a westward journey not unlike their own all these things will be reviewed as the scenes are recalled JESSE BROWN in memory and from the shading of fifty years ago will be marked the bright sunlight of prosperity and happiness which surrounds them today it will be a time for rejoicing and and ogden gladly welcome the veterans fully prepared to CLINTON D make the fiftieth anniversary of their eventful history a happy one the cuts of the battalion veterans living in weber county together with a scene the enlistment and ALEX BROWN the fourth celebration at los angeles in 1817 by the battalion are published in this issue also a cut ol 01 mr II ancock and the old time musket he carried while in serviced th enlistment and celebration scenes an JOHN 0 THOMPSON reproduced from paintings by mr cock it will be noticed that the american flag is flying froal the liberty oe in the celebration sketch although the ground they occupied still belonged to mexico history says the polo horn JOSEPH LOR which the blaz waves was hauled by ox teama a distance 0 ninety miles those peterana vet erana would have had a liberty pole even it the forest had been miles away today the veterans and the od folka will own the city ogden ia proud of her visitors and ie grateful for the distinction of being made the gathering gat nering place of such distinguished ruesta |
