Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27
Time in Salt Lake Well Filled in
With Trips Of Inspection, Din
ners and Speechmaking.
HAS PRAISES FOR SALT LAKE.
Promise Made That Fort Douglas VIII
Be Made Rcglmcntal POST
Leaves for Boise.

Gen. J. Franklin Eel, chief of staff
Of the U. S. army, departed for Boise
last night after a full day in salt Lake.
1t followed hard night and day on
the train from Mack. coming out OF the
Fort Duchesne country. That Gen.
Bell is the kind of man PRIEST. Roose-
welt likes IS evident from the fact
that In the one day at his disposal
here. he received a delegation from
the Commercial club. another delega-
ton from Gov. Cutler, visited Fort
Douglas. inspected the parade grounds,
the barracks and the water supply,
and then went up Red Butte canyon.
returning for lunch with Col. Lock
wood.
This qleut morning over, he started
the afternoon with review and in
spection of the troops stationed at Fort
Douglas, following It with further
inspection of the site ON which the
post Is located. and following this with
trip to Salt Lake where he became
the guest of the Commercial club at
a brigade post" diner. After the din-
ner he visited Gov. Cutler at his home,
u
before taking the ll:45 train for the
north.
WILL BE REGIMENTAL POST.
General Bell made speech at the
Commercial club dinner last night, in
which he promised that FIT. Douglas
would be made regimental post, ana
maintained in the new army system
Of concentration on the regtmental unit.
Brigade Posts" are not known in
military parlance," he said, "but the
army win be concentrated in regiments,
whenever possible" He praised Salt
Lake for It's wide streets, its beautiful
mountain vistas, its splendid water
supply, and FIT. Douglas for every
qualification necessary to large post,
except the possession of sufficient
ground on which to hold army maneu-
vers.
LIST OF GUESTS.
The invited guests at the dinner were
Governor John c. cutler, Senator Reed
Smoot, Senator George Sutherland.
former Senator Thomas Kearns, former
Governor Heber NJ. Wells, Mayor Ezra
Thompson. Leroy Armstrong. A. J.
Davis. G. c. Goodwin. Il. +. Colburn,
o. II. Hewlett. James C. Mcdonald.
William Igleheart, William Nelson,
Colonel Benjamin G. Lockwood. Colonel
F. A. Wedgwood. r. G. Schramm, G..
S. Tingey. II. G. whitney, Captain John
+. Woodward. j. S. Critchlow. Frank
Knox. Major Richard w. Young, Cap
tain j. e. Caine, Colonel f. A. Wall,
L. ID. Freed. c. A. Quigley, NJ ii.
Walker. David Keith, G. S. Burton, It.
W. Francis. j. II. Johnson. c, N. sire
veil, Leon Sweet, w. j. Halloran, Il. l..
Miller.
President Halloran acted as toast
master, and introduced as speakers
Judge c. C. Goodwin, Z. f. Colburn.
Gen. =, A. Wed@ewood, David Keith.
Mayor Ezra Thompson, and Gen. Bell.
Gov. Cutler was not present, owing to
the lawn party at his home previous
ly arranged in honor of the officers
from FIT. Douglas who are soon to
leave for the phui--i~ee
After the departure of Gen. Bell for
Gov. Cutters home. w j. Halloran
announced that the Commercial club.
in boosting for large post at TT
Douglas had at last ACCOMPLISHED it's
end. and that the Increase would
come and come Mt once Gen. Bell
likes FIT. Douglas he said. 'and he
is fair man. and will. | am sure, 90
all he can for u.s.