The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-12
Invitation rendered.

Invitation rendered.
The matter was presented to the city
council last evening by Councilman
Buckle, who offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, The national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
holds its annual session in Philadelphia
from Sept. to 8; and,
Whereas, Under the usual rule it
will be held next year in some western
city, and may be induced to come to
Salt Lake City by proper representa-
! lions of the many advantages and at
fractions of Utah and of the ability and
inclination of our people to worthily
welcome and entertain the large num-
bers of old soldiers and other patriotic
citizens who always attend these not
able gatherings; and,
Whereas, Such an occasion would
give our people am opportunity, which
they will be glad to embrace, to show
their patriotic devotion to country and
to flag and the high honor and respect
in which they hold the noble men who
by their valor saved our country from
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and destruction, and
also to display the marvellous resources
and attractions of our city and state;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That We cordially invite
the national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic to hold its next
session in Salt Lake City, and promise,
in behalf of the municipality and peo-
pie that if the Grand Army viii Honor
US by accepting our invitation to roy
ally welcome and entertain them and
do all in our power to render their
visit to US both pleasant and memoir
able; -t-.-..-
Resolved, That we call upon our Of
ficials and citizens and the officers of
the railroads centering in this city to
organize and take the necessary and
proper steps to present the advantages
and claims of Salt Lake City to the en-
campment at Philadelphia.
Resolved, That a suitably engrossed
copy of these resolutions, duly anthem
ticated, be delivered to Colonel NJ. NJ.
Kaighn, commander of the department
of Utah, Grand Army of the Republic,
with the request that he present the
same to the national encampment.
Best Card Utah Can Play.
Department Commander Kaighn was
accorded the privilege of the floor to
tell of the manifold advantages that
would accrue to this city and to the
state from the holding of the Grand
Armys national encampment here next
year. He made the point that the ac-
ceptance of this invitation would be one
VI Inc very DCS( pOoSiblC
could happen to Utah.
After Colonel Kaighn's speech the
resolution was adopted without a dis
senting vote.
State Reunion of Veterans.
The general committees of the G.. A.
r. from Provo, Ogden and Salt Lake
met yesterday in this city and organ
lied for holding a state reunion of old
soldiers at Saltair on Wednesday, Aug.
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The following officers were elected:
Chairman, w. II. Penrose of Salt Lake;
vice chairman, II. c. Wardleigh of Og-
den; secretary, William NJ. Owen of
Salt Lake; treasurer, w. A Stanton,
Salt Lake.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Transportation, w. A Stan
ton, William NJ. owen and H. c. Ward
leigh; advertising. f. H. Clark, John
V. Nelson, c. D. GoodselI; programme,
NJ. A. Breeder. w. II. Penrose. r. G.
Sleater; decorations. C. D. Goodsell,
II. p. Burns, z. j. Newkirk; refresh
ments, NJ. NJ. Kellogg, N. D. Corser, c.
r. Berry; invitations, NJ. NJ. Kaighn,
H. C. McGill, w. A. Stanton; executive
committee, William NJ. Owen, r. G..
Sleater, L. T. Hulaniski, NJ. A. Breeder
and James Helme.