The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-11
Q the salt Lakers made fulIy go in the

to the Salt Lakers made fully 600 in the
A large amount of routine business was
transacted during the afternoon and Of
Ulcers were elected as follows: B. M
SperTy Park City, department com
vice commander: J. S. Boreman, Ogden
junior vice commander; Rev. CT. II. Tai
bot Salt Lake chaplain in chief; ]. X
Allen, Ogden, medical director; w. A
Schnell.~ Salt Lake. delegate to the ma
Minneapolis, beginning Aug. Is.
+ Alternate delegate, Z. b. Tatlock, Salt
The officers elected were installed by H
Z. Wadleigh of Ogden past past depart
nent commander. The new commander
appointed r. 9. Sleater as his adjutant
general ana Alfred Kane as quartermas-
ter general. These were also initiated.
Inc administrative council was ap-
pointed as follows: D. II. Hemphill of
Mexican post, Alfred Kent of Maxwell
post, salt Lake; w. L. Russell of Dix
Logan post, Ogden; w. d. Began of Han
COCK post, Park City, and Alfred Saxey OF
sherman post, Provo.
Reports showed that there are five
with a membership of 269. There are fully
twice that many veterans OF the war who
nave not retained their memberships in
the G. A r or have not affiliated in
Utah.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
At the afternoon session the committee
on resolutions presented the following
by the department of Utah Grand
Army of the Republic. in its twenty
fourth annual encampment assembled:
1t is Resolved, That We felicitate our
selves on being favored with the presence
OF our loved and hOnored commander in
ShIeI' James Tanner; that We tender TO
MN soldiers greeting, thank him for
his great and manifold services rendered
oy him IN season and out of season to his
comrades who served with him in the
great war of the rebellion and pray that
ms useful, honOred, life may long be
spared to his family, comrades and coun-
try.
Resolved. That our earnest thanks are
due and are hereby rendered TO the state
and city officials, the Commercial club,
the citizens and newspapers of Salt Lake
Tor substantial assistance and courtesies
terrain our commander in chief. visiting
comrades and friends in attendance upon
this encampment
Resolved That we express our warm
appreciation to the patriotic women Of the
WOman's Relief Corps and the Circle of
the g. A. r. for their works of charity
and helpfulness during the past year and
we trust that in zeal and harmony they
Will continue their unselfish labors.
Resolved, That we extend cordial in
vitation to all old soldiers of the war of
the rebellion who have not already Joined
the Grand Army to do so without further
delay and assist us in our patriotic and
charitable work.
Resolved, That cur special thanks are
due to our valued friend. Judge Goodwin,
for his able. patriotic and appreciative
editorial in the Telegram of this city on
Saturday, May ;. 1906 and that a copy of
encampment and be published in its pro-
ceedings.
Resolved, That we cherish the hope
the Grand Army will some day honor us
by holding its annual encampnent in our
beautiful city enshrined in the great
mountains on the shores of the great in
land salt sea and promise if they will so
honor us that with the manifold charms
and attractions of our state and with the
hospitality of our citizens, to give them
so enjoyable a time that it will always
remain a bright spot their memories.
Resolved, That post commanders are
requested TO use their efforts to induce
the comrades to procure uniforms to be
worn at post meetings and all public ap-
pearances
Resolved, That the thanks of the com
rades are rendered to the retiring officers
for their efficient services during the past
year.
Resolved, That having just been in
formed by our commander in chief that
eight hundred $500 families of comrades
of the Grand Army living in San Fran
cisco have lost all in the great catastro-
phe and are now in restitution. that our
hearts go out to them in their distress
and that we pledge the comrades of this
department to each and all contribute to
their necessities to the full extent of our
ability