The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-16
6. A. R. VETERANS
MEET IN OGDEN
Eneampment Is Made Notable by
Enthusiasm of Welcome.
Mr.. HULANlSK PROMOTED
FINE PROGRAMME CARRIED OUT
WITHOUT HITCH,

Welcomed by citizens Of ogden, both
old and young. and with the inspiring
presence of their commaHder-in-chiet
and his adjutant general the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic IN
the department of Utah met yesterday
for their annual enCampmeut; trans
acted their usual business, elected Of
1icers. sat toE Their at a supper and
witnessed the installing of their new
officers.
\ pretty feature of the day was the
welcome extended the Grand Army and
particularly to its coHUauder-HI-chI- II
by 5000 school children from the pubic
schools, the Weber stake academy and
the state school for the deaf FneN
We're massed along TWenJy-nfth street
and as tn parade passed the children
waved flags. The local militia COM
pany under Captain VIII hnedSs
served as a guard of honor The Veter-
ans of the Spanish American war were
also in line and in the ranks were
noticed some who saw service in CUBA,
some in the Philippines.
Pupils of the Weber stake academy
sang The Battle Hymn of the Re
public" as the veterans marched past
Statutes were fr=d by the members of
PASSED Grant avenue.
Prominent People Present.
ON the stage at the opera house we're
lated CommandeT-in-Chief WilmoJ
W BIackmar and wife, Adjutaut Gen
eral J. +. Gilman and wife, Miss
Brewer. sister to Mrs. BIackmar. De
partment AdjUtant General Dan Black
OF the department of Colorado and
Wyoming. Mayor William GIasmann.
Master of Ceremonies H. G. WaTdleigh,
stat officers of the q. A. r, State
Commander Burns, Commander Kent
Of Maxwell post Department star
Judge MaICUey- Inspector general W
l. Russell. aide-de-camp, NJ. NJ
kaighu. judge advocate r O. SleaJeT.
quartermaster general, NJ. = Rove
assistant adiUt8Ht general Sophie
WaUhurst, president of the Womeus
Relief corps of the Mexican post. Mrs
SchuacTe. president of the Maxwell
W. Z. g.. and Mrs. Melton. organic 7
of the George y Maxwell corps
The stage was effectively decorated
with flags. pictures and bunting The
speakers table in the cent? supported
n large p0ttTait of Lincoln draped
with flags. At the right was a large
portrait IF Mckinley and at the left
the familiar face of Grant looked out
from "A flag draoed frame
II. c. Wardleigh acted as chairman
and after short patriotic address pre-
scented Mayor GlaSmauu who spoke on
the splendid record of the Grand Army
OF the Republic and rendered its mem
beers the freedom of the city
General BIaclmar Speaks.
Commander-in-Chf-f w. ". Black
mar responded paying an especial COM
pliment To the children He said that
everywhere on his tour he had met with
hearty receptions but that some of tn
larger cities would have To look to
their IaUrels or they would BE- taken
by ogden where the welcome had ben
of the most sincere and cordial char
acter possible. He thanked the mayor
for presenting him and the citizens h
represented with the freedom of the
city. but claimed that he had an even
better title to il than was b slowed
by the executive of the city He and
his comrades fought To maintain the
integrity of the union and eSta bliShed
that the national government is su-
pTema and that every citizen of one
state owns every other state. There
fore he of Massachusetts could claim
ogden and Utah TtahnS could claim
NasSa ChuSettS and BOStou-cOUld claim
FaueuiI hall. Bunker hill and all the
historic places of the great Bay stat.
Department Commander H p Burns
WAS introduced ami made a very brief
hut cordial Response i'm behalf of the
Grand Army of the department of
ttah-
FeuefaI j. p 'IimaH- national aolu-
taut- was the next sneaker He COM
mented ON the spirit or patriotism
which animated the citizens of the west.
and particularly of It's women and chill
dren- lie Saln IL was worth coming
these many thousand miles To- see such
magnificent showing as was made by
the school children in Ogden.
Committees Ara Na,,a5
Master of Ceremonies r. a. Ward
leigh then made number or ANNOUNCE
195eu concern hands Which -. ~
flags waving 6" the time of Dixie
and 'f'aliy k"uha the rag the work
ms committees oil the department ses-
sion We're dil'''ui''rN 50 'iia- lhtN might
prepare their reports during the noon
WtermlSsionS. me Following were the
committee OF 'IeaeHjlaiS-N- *
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ton mo o.
commute OH RESOLUTIONS NJ N.
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'olillIli''se on - y - H. lral-
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