Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-15
ENCAMPMENT Of
ARMY VETERANS.


lNpoclVl 70 tho 'NcMNrD
ogden, May l6-Thc state oncamp.
meat OF the q, A, r. liz bclng held In
Ogden today Public buildings and
many business blocks ana residences
arc artistlcnlly decorated with the stars
ma stripes liut by far the most at
irnclNo feature wna the appearance
Of about bOOO school children, who ns.
Hemblod along tho line Of march, near
the city hall park The public schoola
were represented aH were also the We
Der stake academy, who turned out IN
Force, the deaf and blind school and
other institutions OF learning, Az tho
veterans marched eastward on Twenty.
iiflh street. the children waved the
ilnga they cnulod ana Sung national
hymns, which thrilled the hearts OF
the old soldiers The order Of process
sion was llrst a platoon Of police,
Nichols band spanish war veterans,
members Of the National Guard Ma.
tIonRl omnnndor-ln-Chof nlackmnr
ana SIAN, department commanders ana
sinffsi department commander OF Utah
ana STAN past department commanders
IN carriages the posts Of Mexican,
Hancock Maxwell, sherman, and
DlN-lOgani cX.Confolorate soldiers,
nlnckhawk war veterans, the Womcns
Relief corps OF Mexican, Maxwell and
DlN-loRan, Reynolds ana Lincoln cir-
clos
Tho procession was formed Mt the
Union depot and marched eastward ON
Tweniy.ffth street TO Washington ay,
enuo thence north 10 Twcnty.fourth
street whore they countormnrchod aud
proceeded Ia the Grand opera house
Here q short session was held, Tho
opera house was profusoly decorated
with the national colore, and n largo
picture of Lincoln was placed In the
contor Of the stage, Upon the platform
were seated National Commander W.
w, lllackmOr and wife, the lHlter'H sla.
ter, Miss Brewer, AdiL.Oon, dlmon
and wife, Asst Adit.-0pn, Dan Black,
of tho departments Of Colorado ana
Wyoming, State Department Com.
mander Burns, and other prominent O.
A. II. officials Of Utah; Mayor GLASS.
man md officials Of the Womcns Relief
Corps
COMRADE BLACKMAR.
Tho house was crowded with proml-
nont citizens aud after music by tho
band, Judge H. G, Wardlelgh intro.
duccd Mayor william dlasmann, who
delivered an address Of welcome. lilo
was followed by Commander Black.
mar who spoke enthusiastically OF tho
welcome that had been accorded the
visitors by he loyal ana patriotic ell.
gems Of Weber county lie Expressed
his special delight at the assem-.
bly, " the multitude OF child.
rem whose songs bespoke n vol
como mat was echoed by the snOw.caps
ped mountains, he referred 10 the q,
a, II men as "lho dear old boys I'm
blue and said that ne believed that
when the last one NJ the Veterans hHd
crossed The great divldo thpt separated
The mortal from The immortal world, the
American children would carry nloN
the glorious Slnw and Nuipca ana pre-.
servo them slanlohs before all nations
ana people
OTHER SPEECHES,
state Commander Burns thanked the
mayor ana CIlIgons OF ogden Tor their
Kind hospitality ana Welcome Roolng
Con. Glmon said that the spectacle
presented by tho children ANA the priv
jogo Of listening 20 Che SONGS thoy had
Rung WaH wen worth tho journey Of
thousands NJ miles which gumo OF tho
visitors had taken In order 10 be- pres.
ont,
After various committees were ap.
pointed, the meeting came 10 o. close,
THIS afternoon AN executive eoRs
an odlowmmcn, officers win he
elected ana other business transacted,
NEW BANKING COMPANY
Tho National Bank Of Layton, with a
capital of $4,000, opened llH doors Tor
business M thul place THIS MORNING.
james Pingiu' IN president r., l.. ElU.
ron, Vice presidents H. Alon, second
vice prosdont ana tho& with the rol'