Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-10
G. A. R. VETS FAST
PASSING AWAY.
Corporal Tanner Says That the
Death Rate is Five Thou
sand a Month.
WILL SOON Be TAPS FOR ALL.
Organization WIN Not be Turned Over
To spanish War Veterans But
VIII "Dic Out

VIII DIG Out.
The Grand Army OF the Republic
has now about 100000 survivors. They
are passing away at the rate OF 5000
a month. You can see that the last
member Will soon be gone into the
great eternal camp Of peace, The or
ganization will not be turned over TO
the Spanish war veterans or to any
other similar society. With the pass
ing of the last member. 1t will go into
the shadows of history. leaving It's own
identity and impress upon the world
So spake Corporal Tanner, head Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic In an
interview with the Deseret News to-
day. The distinguished soldier and his
wife arrived In Salt Lake today, COM
ing in over the San Pedro line, They
were met at the depot by Attorney
General Breeder and r. G. Sleater,and
escorted AT once IN n carriage To
the Kenyon hotel whore quite a group
~
We're waiting to receive them.
AUTOS IN CoI.ORs.
Fine large automobile cars, decorat-
ed with national colors were In walt
ing for the commander and wife, fur
nished win the Compliments o, "sorss
Moritz. and after the commander and
wife had been assigned their apart
ments nj the hotel. they were taken out
ia the automobiles by q. A. II. officials
and shown the town, Fort Douglas m
cluded. At the post the party were
Hospitality received and entertained by
Colonel b. G. Lockwood commanding
the garrison.
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on the return, to the hotel. Com
nander Tanner expressed himself 10
"News'' representative as very much
pleased with mis- ride and the attrac-
tive appearance OF the city IN the garb
OF spring. lie specially enjoyed the
visit al the Fort and the cordial recep-
tion accorded him by the officers Of the
Post.
In the first car were Commander
Iannef W. y, iSIeedeh; huuolph aho
second car carried Mrs. Tanner, Mrs
Agnes Pease, Mira II. p. Burns and
Mrs. NJ. j. Hoge. representing tho To-
cal relief societies and the ladies Of the
g. A. X. The third car held other
committee members
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hANhS AMI i'ii.>"'N''
CORN Tanner said that the Grand
ARMY OF the Republic was founded by
Con Stenbensnn IN 1855. and included
In its original membership 700 900 vet
evans There are now left 100000. of
whom : o00 ara diving off every month.
AZ This rate ~ sc. 900 per annum. It
viii only require four Years for the en-
tmo organizatlon Ia become extinct.
c'n,,n,ander ,r,nn.r stated that a was
uot ~ rurnnso IN nernetuate the G.
A u hv handing il nve, Ia the voter
ans Of tho Spanish war 1t would be
Ne thom0bt ~ me Father sherman trip
nyer the route followed hy Sherman's
march Ia The sea and tho rather spec
tocular ending before the trim was
comnleted corn Tanner RESPONDED
onlv with n large sized smile. and said
no had no comment to make
SECTIONAL FEELING
,sLoa as ~ tho foeliny he,wsen the
north and south at present the COM
mander said there never was any feel
inS VIM, fesl,ns exIs,ed was stirred
IN bv tha invislbles In war and in
vinribIes IN neace. He said he and
Nrs Tanner had left Washington
Inrl, o and made an extended southern
trin through the south en- route west,
yls,tinp state encampments, and final
~ winding up at Los Angeles. He
found The 6; 4, X, so far In much better
shane than he had anticipated, and was
greatly pleased with the various en-
oamnrnents he had visited.
The visitor said he had not the
heart TO visit San Franclsco--he did not
want to see what was once so fine
city. now only a smoulderlng ash heap.
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SrEN WIN" ifih DN''
AS 10 tho remainder Of the day, he
was i'm the hands of his friends, and
would follow the program laid out.
Within Il minutes after the command
era return from the ride. he and Mrs.
Tanner and the committee went In TO
lunch, aud at 80 the national conf
i igs,,ows han en arls, 1891 strne, - puo
the afternoon session of the annual
state encampment was being held,
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MAN % i''o N'ii 'iHN l.
The proceedings this morning, we're
largely informal, and was attended by
nearly an Of the department officers.
and altogether the largest representa-.
ton ever present al Utah encamp-
lnent, with regard to membership, Og-
den sent down nearly $50 persons as
representing the local q. A. X. Post. the
,Woman's Relief Corps and the Lincoln
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