Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-17

evening. In the meantime Mcssrs, Nor
rls, Odpll and Adams are swelling the
already generous fund.
z. c. NJ 1 WILL CLOSE.
Anent the proposition to have busl-
ness houses make Volunteer dav "a
holiday aud suspend an business some
day and others have not fully decided
what course they will take In the mat
ter. II was learned today that Aucr-
bach'a bis store is TO be closed Satur-
day until o .. m. Inquiry at z. G. NJ.
!. this afternoon elected the lnforma-
ton that z. g. n. /. viii be closed all
day This course viii doubtless be
pursued by most n not all N the busl-
ness houses Of the city, and thus the
employees will be given nn opportunity
10 see the great celebration in4tcad OF
ianguishinE within doors and waiting
for trade that surely viii not come un-
til honor has been done TO Utah'H
heroes.
TWO HUNDRED MORE TABLES.
Governor Wells today notified the
ladies' committee OF the volunteer re-
ccptiOn that two hundred morn guests
will be added 10 the number which viii
be- banquctcd AZ the purk on Saturday
making 1900 In all who Will be seated
ut the tables.
Il Ia rumored that the added guests
win consist chiefly Of the members %
the Red Cross society OF ogden.
The extension OF the list means the
provision OF 400 more dishes and also
cdlblcs In proportion. and the ladies'
having these branches In charge were
today actively engaged In making W
the necessary amount.
COOP WAGON employees.
Governor Wells today received the
following from the Coop Wagon and
Machine company: Permit NJ to hand
you herewith check for tii.dO. a volun-
tary contribution from the employees Of
our company at salt Lake city to their
friends the Volunteers, which you will
please accept with the most kindly
feelings from the gentlemen referred
to-"
RED STOCKINGS VS. DEsERET.
General John q. Cannon. Richard p.
Morris and others, who are taking very
great interest In the game " baseball
between the DcHcrets and Red Stock
lnEu, ut Lagoon ON the 2lst inst, uru
meeting with great success, 80 FAR ~
the sale uf tlckuts l. concerned, The
old battle win be- fought over again.
Allie Barker'H arm u all right; and. In
fact. the boys actually paid today &t.2i
Tor "a baseball tout Of their own p0ck-
cts. " coursel 70 Us 10 get into trim.
Gilbert Mclean, one uf the originals.
says that be received permission 20 step
on the engines and help the swelling Ot
the funds Tor the memorial fund Nelth-
Ur the Deaoruts nor the Rcd Stockings
care lg ne TO whore the grand monu-
mcnt IN honor OF the dead boys. shall
be built. The fuuda-and 20 all APP
pcnrauces they shall be considerable
viii be handed over to the Governor
VOLUNTEER FUND.
The fund FOR the volunteers has now
reached the magnificent total OF ti2.-
S1t,gO, outside OF Salt Lake city. only
ogden, Corlnno, Mantl. Mount Pleas
ant and Iron and Morgan counties have
made contributions 10 the fund. II
Provo, Logan, Park city, Eureka and
the other cities and counties through.
out the State respond as they should
do as II IL thought they would like to
DO the fund viii be swcllcd TO a sum
sufficient 10 enable each volunteer re-
turning from Manila TO receive a
months soldier pay from the people OF
Utah The collections reported last
night We're as follows
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