The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-09
GRAND ARMY WILL
HAVE GOOD TIME
Extensive Arrangements Being
Perfected for the Annual
Encampment.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WILL
REACH THE CITY THURSDAY
Encampment Will Include Elec-
ton of Officers for En-
suing Year.

Next Thursday in Salt Lake there will
be held the anual encampmcnt of TIE
G. A. r, Department of Utah AT this
cncampment there will be present Com
nandcr-in-Ch Corp. James Tanner OF
the National c. A. r. The day Will he
a memorable one for the members of the
@, A. r and their families throuhout the
State. This will be the first encampment
held In the State at which commander
in-chief has been present. Excursion
trains will come into Salt Lake from vari-
Gus outside towns. arriving here mostly
at 10 O'Clock, so that a considerable sized
crowd Will be present
Will Arrive Thursday.
Commander Tanner. who Will be ac-
companed by Mrs. Tanner. Will arrive
from Los Angeles over the Salt Lake
Route at $50 o'clock Thursday morning.
and thay Will be met at the depot BY At
torncy- General NJ, A Breeder. past de-
partment commander, and r: G. Sleater,
commander Of the James B. Mexican post.
who Will escort the distinguished guests
TO the Kenyon hotel.
Welcome by Committees.
At 10 o'clock the various reception com
mittees will meet Commander and Mrs.
Tanner and from thence the comrades Will
proceed to the Odd Fellows hall, where
the encampmcnt will convene at 1880
o'clock. The reception committees are as
follows.
Personnel of Committees,
For the local G A R;-M, A; Breeder,
F; H. Clark Rudolph AIN. N M Kaishn
For the Relief corps of the James B.
McKean post-Mrs. Agnes. Pease. Mrs.
Ellen B. Short. Mrs. E. Lacey, Mrs. lsa-
bella Duncan, Mrs. Lucy H. Clark, Mrs.
Martha Campbell
From the George r Maxwell Relief
I've II NIro or Of
fries, Mrs. f. v: Brooks, Mrs j Show
For the Ladies OF the G. a R-Mrs.
NJ. J. Hogc, Mrs A. Grosvenor, Mrs. r.
G. Sleater. Mrs. f. Price, Mrs. Charles
Bowring.
Want Flags Displayed.
The Grand Army people make an ur.
gent request that the merchants and
citizens generally of Salt Lake display as
occasion throughout the day,
While the encampment Is in session,
and 1t will last probably until nearly
o'clock In the evening, the local ladies
them during the day. In the afternoon
they Will see the city from observation
cars by courtesy OF the Utah Light and
Railway company, and at O'Clock they
will attend an organ recital at the Taber-
nacle.
Election of Officers.
The encampment deliberations will in
clude the election and installation of Of
ticers for the ensuing year.
AT G o'clock In the evening banquet
will be held at the Armory at which VIII
be present the comrades. ladies of the re-
lief corps and the ladies of the Grand
Army. BY reason of the limited capacity
of the halls the number attending VIII be
limited TO 800 people.
squires Will Preside.
AT the banquet Col George b. Squires
VIII preside as toastmaster. Mr., SQulres
and Corp Tanner are both members of
the T.. S. Grant post of New York,
Rev. Dr. Talbot Will give the inyoca-
ton. Mrs Emma Ramsey Morris viii
sing The Flag Without Stain and
The Star Spangled Banner"
Band Will Be Present.
Music also will be furnished by the
Fort Douglas string band. male quar-
tette from the Collegiate institute Will
sing The Tribune's prize Utah anthem,
by Prof. Radcliff.
Addresses will be made by Commander
Tanner, Gov John c, Cutler. Mayor Ezra
Thompson T. 7. Hulaniski. department
commander, of ogden, and Fisher Harris
OF the Commercial club,
At o'clock at the Commercial club
reception will be held at which an earnest
invitation Is extended TO the general pub
lie to attend
Dancing at Saltair Friday, May II. Only
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