The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
VETERAN ARTILLERYMEN.
ORGANIZATION Is HAVING a
PHENOMENAL GROWTH.
old-Time Guns Transferred to the
Custody of the Association By
President Woodruff, Who Sends a
Kindly Letter.

One of the outgrowIhs Of the semi
centennial jubilee was the Association
of Veteran Artillerymen of the Nauvoo
Legion, which was organized in Sep
I TENDER last. Everything considered,
the association has had a phenomenal
+ growth, and there is scarcely meet
/ ing now held but what there are sew
eral applications for membership. 1t
! bids fair to be as popular an orSaniza-
ton as that of the Veteran Firemen,
and will be eagerly looked for in every
and al parades upon state occa sions.
/ While most of the members are on the
shady side of 90, there is a wise pro-
vision in the constitution that allows
male descendants of any of the men
who ran with the guns many years ago
to join the society and participate in
the benefits that accrue.
AT a late meeting of the association,
it was decided to ask the authorities of
the Mormon church for the custody OF
the guns which were used by the vet
Grams many years ago, and which were
again brought to the front in July last.
A few days ago the Numbers were sent
a letter by President Woodruff, in
which he not only gave his consent to
turning over the guns 10 the associa-
ton, but he also expressed in warm
terms his unqualified approval of the
work being done by the association.
The custody of the guns is a source of
keen delight to the members, who have
the same reverence for the relics of the
olden time as the veteran firemen have
for the old hand engine, which is SO
tenderly looked after. At present the
guns are in the tithing yard buildings,
but il is hoped that within a short time
the association Will be in 4 position to
construct suitable building or rent
a place in Which their meetings may be
held, ard the relics kept on perma-
nent exhibition.
The plan of the association is similar
to that Of other friendly societies, and
it IS .ot a secret order. The members
hold social and business meetings on
the first Tuesday of each month, in the
Veteran Firemen'S hail. 400 East South
Temple street, commencing at 100 p.
m. A committee is appointed to visit
those who are reported u be sick or
destitute. A leading feature is the es-
tablishment OF = Tnortuary fund, each
member Icing assessed 81 on the death
of any one of their number; the amount
thus collected is paid To the family of
the deceased.
Although the association has been or
ganized by the veteran artillerymcn. it |
enrolled IN the Na;lyoo Legion before |
1871, may become members, on the same |
conditions as the artillerymen.
The following are at present officers |
of the association: l.. w McAllister |
president; A. J. Taysum. vice presi- |
dent; William II. Perkes, secretary; l.. |
NJ. McAllister, assist INT secretary; Viii |
liam As9er, treasurer, and these, with |
the addition of George L. Brooks and |
Joseph D. Lyon form the directorate.
From the great interest being taken
in al parts of the state, it is fair to
presume that the membership will not
be confined to this city alone, but that
III a Few years there will be branches
in various cities, or else a big represnn-
tation in the parent association