The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-22
SALT LAKE SURE
OF ENCANP MENT
Grand Army Veterans UnqueS-
tionably Will Meet Here
Two Years Hence.
GOOD WORD FOR SARATOGA
UTAH DELEGATES SAY GATHER
ING WAS WONDERFUL.

There seems to be not the slightest
question that Salt Lake will get the
Grand Army of the Republic encampment
IN 1903. This city could have had the
meeting for next year, but the delegation
from this state thought it best to take
another year for preparation
This Is the message of Adjutant Cen
era r. G. Sleater and Department Com
mander Alfred Kent, who have lust re-
turned from the great encampment at Sar-
atoga- They bring the word that Salt
Lake may prepare to entertain $1,000 vet
Grams and 5000 visitors two years hence
We could have had the encampment
Tor salt Lake for next year" said Cen
eral Sleater, but we thought II the part
or wisdom TO wait another year in order
mat we might be in shape to handle the
great thrOng- Tt is an undertaking of i'm
mense magnitude and every detail must
be perfected in advance. Two years from
now Salt Lake will have more and greater
hotels and any number of new buildings
and homes, and altogether will be in a
position 10 handle the encampment.
whats the Matter With Utah?"
When we went back to Saratoga We
took with US 800 badges indicating that
Salt Lake wanted the encampment two
years from now. 7 believe we could have
had 1t for next year, hands down, if we
had wanted it. When the nominations of
cities were called for Toledo was named
As the rOllcall proceeded there were cries
of What's the matter with Utah2' We
explained that we did not want the en-
campment in 1903 but did want it in 1903
There is only one possible contingency
that can cut US out of the encampment
and that is the unwilling of the Grand
Army monument in Washington, on which
occasion, of course. the G. A. r. will
have to be there. Inasmuch. however as
the site for the monument has not yet
been chosen. nor its designer named. there
j. little or no danger that it will be COM
pleted in time to head US off
The convention at Saratoga was one
of the greatest ever held. There were
fully $1,000 veterans present and quite as
many additional visitors There were l64
trains day between Albany and Sar-
atoga, so you can see that there were
some traffic.
I'VE were treated in a manner satisfac-
tory to us all The prices were high, of
course, but everybody expected that and
there was not much complaint. The ac-
commodauons were good and there were
plenty of them. The weather was excel
lent during the entire encampment week
beginning September 8. save for one day.
the day of the parade, Wednesday, when it
literally rained bucketfuls.
A Feature of the Parade.
Speaking of the parade. 1 want to say
that Salt Lake has the distinction of hav-
ing the only woman in line. Mrs. A. b.
Lawrence, carrying an American flag,
marched the entire distance in spite of
the rain She was cheered by thousands
distinction, too. of having in line the
youngest G. A. r. in the person of Viii
liam LOCknay of James b. Mexican post.
He was one of the escorts of the flag
which envelOped General Grants body.
None may enjoy this honor unless they
be more than six feet in height. Mr.
Locknay was a member of the Grenadier
Guards. He enlisted at the age of II and
was mustered out at the age of Is. Our
delegation numbered about fourteen ex-
elusive of the ladies of the w r. c. and
the ladies of the q. A r.
Pays High Tribute.
Among those who witnessed the pa
rade We're Governor Hughes, General
Miles, Archbishop Ireland and many 9TH
er distinguished men. Archbishop Ireland
said the spectacle was the most inspiring
NE had ever seen.
The choice of r. G. Burton of Mis-
sour as grand commander was eminently
satisfactory to all. He is a very fine man
and "A general favorite.
Prom this time we in Utah will pre-
pare for the 1909 cncamDment Every
body must help. This year the state leg
isature of New York appropriated SIS, 900
for the encampment and the city of Sar-
atoga came forward literally in the way
of finances. 1t was a great encampment
and we want TO have just as great
one, if not a greater one, here two years
from now