Show i tan fall Flag Pres Presented to lo foB Battleship r rs G. G D. D Bergener Makes Address f k Sons and Daughters of the Utah Plo Plo- Fo 2 er on Wednesday June 26 25 pre- pre tho state flag ag to battleship tab tah The he ceremony was held upon ie C e battleship In the presence of ot he the tho Ulcers and men and a goodly numer number num num- ber e of ot Utah Uth citizens Mrs George D. D rV- rV er granddaughter of ot Orson rut presented the flag ag to Captain tt ionson anson of oC the Utah Mrs irs Bergener poke as follows ff Commander officers and anti men of ot pL the be b battleship Utah It I affords me mB uch pleasure to present to you on of ot the tho Sons and anil Daughters of the ho Pioneers of ot Utah this sacred sacre symbol sym sym- CS bol 01 of ot freedom hope and Justice the justice the t Flag lag of ot our country countr The loving hearts who ho have hare combined In this expression f t. t their admiration for tor your our willing Sacrifice to our welfare will ever seek eek O you ou In Sn days of trial and dark gloom o offer aid comfort and encourage encourage- LI aid u-ent u e As the Iuar guardians lans of or that great groat geat which bounds our land on r. r the he cast and on the west vest you ou ma may be beL L called upon to uphold the pledge our forefathers have have made made and to guarantee guaran guaran- that tee ce e to succeeding generations c equal enjoyment of ot right which has been handed down to US UI The he fair name and fame of ot this our ourore 1 lome ome won at tho the cost of ot the best blood of f f ore our land and maintained b by the struggling lives iven of or our tolling millions are in your keeping Guard them well wel around which to tol 1 ly t- t As lAs a standard l gather leather to proclaim our ou worth as a I n na- na is Uon tion this emblem embe the emblem the stars tan and p has lias been adopted to remind us usk k ot Of f past accomplishments and to inspire us us' to attain that high degree of or civic which advancing a people most need Mindful of ot the accomplishments 0 lOf the past It is fitting to mention monton the c efforts of ot our early settlers who in inT T courage and steadfastness of ot purpose blazed trails through wild wid and andru rugged Drugged ru sed countries for tor the wheels of or commerce to pass and the feet teet of ot civi- civi ehr- ehr baton to tread troad Among Among those Among those who have have made sacrifice for tor the benefit benett of ot makind ma- ma man man- ma- ma kind wo we ma may recall recal that handful of e courageous men men and women who c. c sh sixty years ago trod their weary way wa from om the banks of ot the Missouri river into that wonderful but barren baren valley of or tho Great Salt alt lake and there valey founded a community which grew rew to become a great state of the union union v the state which gave gae this ship its name name Foremost in the ran ranks ks of oC that tha t handful handful handful hand hand- ful we find the thc name of or that illustrious illustrious Ilus- Ilus illus illus- leader Brigham Young Young whose daughter sits at 1 my right another leader lender that God-fearing God and undaunted Erastus Snow whose daughter sits at atm m my left and yet ct another leader who with let Erastus Snow was wag the tho fIrt first of oC that wih band to enter that great gleat valley valley-r- valc- valc Orson Pratt Prat m ray my beloved grandfather These Thee three were tho guiding spirits spirit spiris who ho made possible that beautiful and fertile land now the pride of ot the west By the stead steadfast Cast strength of ot such as these this country countr has made its Is pro pro- gress grees In the untiring efforts the Unfaltering unfaltering un un- faltering courage and the thc hardihood of conviction of or that little band ex ex- ex eX- eX ample may be found of such strength of or purpose and of or principle as may maywell maywell well wol serve to guide and steady us When Whon dan danger er i Is It upon you ou and ant dark clouds of despair fill fil the sk sky turn to these theBe quenchless ss stars stars emblems emblems of oC hope everlasting until the troubled night is passed and freedoms freedom's light paints the thc sky k with stripes of victory In the name of the Sons of ot the Pioneers of Utah I charge you OU to be brave and ana honorable In the tho name of the Daughters Daughters Daugh Daugh- of or the tho Pioneers of oC Utah Uth I charge chan e you ou to be courteous and kind And nd In Inthe Inthe inthe the name of Our 0 Father I charge charSe you OU to be merciful Captain Benson Henson received the flag aS and said in part parr Eighteen months ago when the aJo Utah went into commission I promised you In behalf of the officers and men that your our fair fall state should never have cause ufe so 50 long as we wc presided over o the destinies of oC this battleship to be he be ashamed of or us either upon the he high seas or in the ports where we may touch Not only have ha wo we mado made that promise good but we have reason to tobe tobe tobe be proud of the showing w we have made mad We e have taken place in the very vory cr first rank of the nations nation's naton's defenders and In inal all al our tests test we have been well wel up to tho front and often In the lead We I have had but one oren serious accident and wo we are arc now nov i in perfect condition for I service The Utah Uth has the reputation of or being tho the happiest ship in the fleet and every tHY man on board boar 1 Is proud ol ot her Vo Wo are arc glad at this time to receive this further evidence of the kindly feeling of the people of ot Utah an and we In behalf be behalf be- be reciprocate that kind kindly feeling half hat of oC the officers and men L acc accept Pt this flag fag and want to assure you u that we shall strive to hold tho the enviable on position po po- we e nave won that you OU may continue continue con cun- to be proud of or us Lot Lt me saYto saY a I to you once more that the people of ot the state stale you ou represent shall have no occasion occasion occasion occa occa- I sion t to tD complain ln of ol our conduct either cither In iii II port por or upon the high seas I 1 thank you sincerely for this flag and want to assure you ou that tha we wo accept it wih with very I great pleasure There were man many Utah people in trial trial- at I at tho the exercises aln amone I State tate Senator Sen Senn Senator were Heber Hebet J. J Grant and ator W. W V. V N. N Williams and his two daughters Tho rho families of three 01 0 the early pl pioneers pioneer I Young Erastus Snow Snow and Orson Prat Pratt were represented on this Mrs R. R R C. C Easton daughter of or Young Mrs Irs Georgia Thatcher ter tel of Erastus Snow and Mrs lr Geol b bD D. D Bergener granddaughter of oC Pratt Prat being present Something ml morn mo than one hundred visitors were and all al united in pronouncing the da d a success Capt W. W S. S Benson who has ic ic n t commander of tho Utah ever since sinco she was commissioned surrendered command command com corn mand immediately after aner accepting the state flag fag Ho Is succeeded b by Captain Van Yan Dusen who has been In charge of tho the Brooklyn navy yard for a a number of ot years ear Captain 1 Benson has been a I loyal loal friend to Utah and has never lost an opportunity to show ht his pride in the state that gave his ship her name Captain Van Yan Dusen Is a yer very worthy orth successor He is a 3 minded high gentleman genteman and he is determined that the Utah shall keep her present high rank among the other ships of ot the Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic fleet neeL |