The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11
EVERYTHING READY
FOR THE VETERANS
proorammes For Reunion Week
Prepared.
RIG THINGS PROMISED
,,-7v WILL BE DECORATED FOR
FIGHTERS.


This week viii witness the annual
---oD,ent and reunion in Salt Lake
- heroes Of the Spanish war who
-.ssi+,te the National Society, Army
- the philippines. 1t viii be the first
g-eat gathering Of army men in Salt
lake and it viii bring together sol
diers Of rank and file from every
quarter Of the nation,
The commirlee which has labOTed
IN industriously under the direction Of
CAPTAIN j. Z. Critchlow, president Of
the Utah society, and j. j. Meyers,
business manager of the project, has
about completed its plans and it viii
be- remarkable If their hard labor does
not result in making the reunion a
grand success.
The national society was organized
az Denver one year ago. There were
about goo delegates at that meeting
The most conservative estimate places
The number of delegates this year at
1000 The largest crowds will come
from nearby states but nearly every
state in the Union viii be represented.
Delegations are coming from New
York. Pennsylvania, tennessee, TIIi-
nd5. Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, MCntaEa Wash
ingt6n, oregon, Idaho Wyoming. Cal
ifOrnia and Nevada Utah viii be rep
resented, OK course. by soldiers from
aeafly every town and hamlet in the
state.
City Will be Decorated.
The veterans win see salt Lake at
its best upon their arrival The com
mttee's urgent appeal to the business
men and residents generally, To dec
crate their places in national coIors
for the occasion wiz doubtless NEE
with gratifying response and the
streets viii be Illuminated while the
visitors are in town. There viii be
music everywhere. Three bands, at
least, viii be in attendance, and there
VIII be enough patriotic music this
week 20 last the ordinary man a life
time.
Besides the membership there VIII
be great crowds of strangers in the
city, attracted by the celebration.
They viii come from Colorado, WyOm-
ing, Montana and Idaho, points
reached by the reduced rates.
A dispatch was receive at head
quarters yesterday stating that Cen
eral Owen Summers win head the
Portland, Ore, delegation. The Lead
vile, Cole, delegation, according TO
letter received yesterday, will leave
for Salt Lake tonight BY tomorrow
the visitors viii begin to arrive.
The committee makes its request
that the business houses decorate for
the three days very urgent. 1t has
not been possible TO get around and
tank IL up among the merchants, but
a display of national colOrs is expected
from each and every one.
The Official programme came from
afe,as1 -.r
hensiVe affair, giving in detail every
feature Of entertainment arranged for
the visitors.
Programmes Of Week.
On Tuesday the opening dav. sbe
forenoon viii be devoted to regisfrs-
uOn. All volunteers who have served
in me Philippines viii register and
receive badges at the Knutsford. be
tween the hours Of 9 O'Clock and u
noon.
At p. m. the society holds its first
meeting in the Assembly hall
Al S in the evening the crowd viii
ne entertained at the tabernacle, the
programme being as follows:
star SDangleC Banner'-Held's Mill
taIy band.
Welcome to State-Hon. Eeber NJ.
Wells, governor Of Utah.
elscuOn-TabernacIe choir,
Welcome to salt Lake Cfty-Ex-Con-
gresham Hon W. H. King.
Vocal Solo. %. For a Burst Of Song"
OALltsen)-Miss Arvilia Clark.
Welcome on behalf of Utah Society
&c National Society Army of the Philip
plaes-Major +. w. Young.
response on behalf of National So
Siely Army OF the PhiIippines-Briga
IieI General Irving Hale, Denver.
Colo, nrSt vice president.
0ssan Solo. ta1 s- uunTe ETr-av-
ana tair. (HanGeD; Oh "America''-
introduction, Variations, Finale Car
ranged by W. T Best-PrOfessor
Thomas Radcliffe
address. The Philippine Campaign"
-oIeret Brigadier General Wilder S.
-aetcalt, Lawrence. kan
bugle Calls in the Trencbes-F7ip,ar
( ~ Lnoinas and Walter Pike, Utah ar
Ii-eIy. ZAP First CAN; Cb) Reveile:
~ Assembly; I'D Guard Mount; (e)
-iS1Io C&u; 90 Call t. Arms. CD CAL
!" quarters (h) Taps.
I'm IN oOlo-PrOfessor Willard Weihe.
- TIE American Army, Old
T.io- ~ 5,, Regular and Volunteer
ocIse theodore Boikin.
vocal Solo, Aria from ..E,,,ssre.
Lund "sAyJ' MI A. Z.
address address The Attack of Feb. 4. 1899"
trssi t-.e'lu r. .. COsgrave First Ne
1issAa volunteers. Omaha
cttllg,n--IabeTuaoIe choir.
t stanSi1s,a by whole assembly
c5 PF5otessor Arthur Shepherd. piano.
e- nan committee on music
orrs1 i5sSOr d .. Mcclellan, tabernacle
choir. o'ephens' director Of
Parade on Wednesday
on5 a.. feature OF Wednesday. the sec
Jay Is the grand civic and milf
parade The organization viii a.
-uie promptly at 8 o-cloelx FRI ba
'-'--ls al the intersection of Mn
~ 4nird South streets. The ptir5r,
veterans are commanded IN raDor+
= maxi uniforms. campaign has go
ae-AsS' as Iar as possible. otbar,,-ies
fbs ~ uniforms or citizens clothes.
main thing being 20 he 49,, -
ne hour appointed.
ana Marshal Pen-OSe viii tal.a +,,.
--ade in hand. TIE line v-in ~
ned on the east side or Main $500
Sas vest, the right resting GA T5iTS
Nm street and extending south -
an street The right OF the second
s-el9n WIZ rest on Main street ana
sll the adiVisioE east on the north
~ tocrth South street. The riyFf
r-s third division viii rest on Main
49, ana the division viii extend
49, me south side Of Fourth south
rs On the march the second d.
ni-s VII follow the first, and the
en- -lH follow the second. Division
eaes5.leIs win govern themselves ac-
T@sl Of formation is as follows: