The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-10
OLD GUARD" WILL
Be IN EVIDENCE
State Encampment of G. R. A..
Meets in Salt Lake
Today.
C0MMANDER-lN-CHlEF
TANNER WILL BE HERE
All Arrangements Made for an
Unusually Interesting Re-
union.

Today belongs to the members OF inc
Old Guard" in Utah; to the veterans OF
the War OF the Rebellion Numerically
they are decreasing perceptibly every
year. but the loyalty they represent, ana
the Victories they won nearly half cen
tury ago never fail to call forth enthusl-
astic applause whenever they appear as
a body before the public They have been
given the preferred position In public pa
rades since the surrender OF the enemy
at AppomattoX but their ability to pa
rade Is about exhausted. Their age makes
them more reyered and TO-DAY while the
machinery of their organization is being
adjusted for another year, what thcy
stand for and what they have done VIII
cause them TO be especially admired and
praised
Flags Float Compliments.
n compliment Every cheer that Is given.
every hat that is raised and every hand
kcrchief that la waved VIII revive TO them
the memories OF the honorS accorded them
when, az young men. they marched home
and reported the accomplishment OF a
united country. The days OF parades for
them has passed. but they are entitled
TO the same degree of praise as they
fcebly march TO another and final home,
Tanner Will Be Present.
For the flrSt time In the history OF inc
Grand Army OF the Republic In Utah,
as the veterans hold their annual en-
campment today. there Will be present
the commander-in-chief OF the National
organlZa ton,
Corporal james Tanner Is a worthy
head for such a worthy order He re-
sponded TO the call OF arms In his youth
and returned after the lighting was over
with only part OF his physical self. He
has since held positions Of honor and
trust with credit to himself and honor
TO his comrades. 1t Is gratifying that
he Will be rendered a welcome and re-
ceptlon bcfitting the position he occu-
pies
Five Posts In Utah
In Utah there arc five Grand Army
posts, tho James B. McKean and the
the DixLogan post OF ogden. the w. T
Sherman post of Provo and tho w. S.
Hancock post of Park City. In these
posts there are approximately go NOM
bers, while In the State there are prob
ably 1000 members of the order who re-
tain their membership in other States.
Then there are a liberal number of vet
Grams who have never Joined the G A. X.
but they are all veterans alike and tho
honor belongs to them all with equal fit
ncSS.
Women Assist Greatly.
The working capacity of this member
ship Is strengthened oy some 200 mem
bers OF the Women's Relief corps and the
Ladies Circle OF the G. A. R Ali the
posts mentioned have Relief corps ex-
cept the posts at Provo and Park City.
porarily and perceptibly Increased by the
old soldiers. the ladies and their friends
who will be here today.
Will Meet Commander.
Comamnder-in-Chief Tanner and Mrs
Tanner will arrive here at an early hour
this morning: They will be met at the
den and Comrade r. G. Sleater, who Will
escort them to the Kenyon hotel
The first session OF the cncampment Of
the odd Fellows building at 1880 The
second session Will be called at 200
o'clock.
Reception Is to Be Held.
Many OF the comrades will meet Com
mander and Mrs Tanner at the hotel at
10 o'clock. While the first session Is be-
ing held. which Is OF a preliminary nature
for the real work OF the afternoon, the
DISTINGUISHED visitors Will be given an
automobile ride about the city For this
purpose touring cars have been placed
at their disposal by Jacob Moritz Thomas
Homer and George T. Odell.
Seeing Salt Lake Cars.
- In the first car will be Commander
Tanner. NJ, a, Breeden, Rudolph Ain.
M NJ kalghn and F. H Clark The sec
Agnes Pease, Mrs. H. p Burns and Mrs
M. J. Hoge, representing the local RELIEF
societies and the Ladies OF the G. A r.
Tie third car Will carry other COMMITTEES
members.
Later in the afternoon the ladies' and
their guests will view the town from
sightseeing cars. and at O'Clock thev
VIII be given an organ recital at the
Tabernacle. VIC
Banquet This Evening.
A. 6 o'clock In the evening a banouot
VIII be given at the armory to Soma s6o
comrades and ladies'. and at 9 o'ciocL
reception Will be held at the Commer
cial club to which the general public 10
cordially invited to attend ~
~ IS urged that as great a number OF
flags as possible be displayed throusboUt
the city, jug iioue
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