The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-16
c. AR. OFFICIALS
HOhORED GUESTS
At BIG BANQUET
Commander NeviuS and Staff
Welcomed in Regal Style at
Commercial Club Dinner.
NOTE OF WARNING AS
TO RAILROAD RATES
FIVE HUNDRED CITIZENS GREET
VETERANS - FELIClTA-
TIONS EXCHANGED.

Beneath a canopy of tricolored lights,
red, white and blue bunting, the lead
ers of the survivors of the great war of
ls61-1S65 were welcomed TO Salt Lake
last evening by the Commercial club
as its guests of honor at the seventh
annual banquet.
Representative, indeed, WAS the gath
ering of 500 citizens who assembled to
greet Commander-in-Ch Nevius and
staff and to assure them of the royal
welcome Salt Lake City will offer to
the veterans of the forty-third annual
encampment Eext summer. The banquet
served the dual purpose of commence
rating the seventh anniversary of the
organization of the Salt Lake City
Commercial club and of welcoming
Commander Nevius and the members
of mis- staff
The Commercial club rooms were de-
corated most effectively. The stairway
was enclosed in a canopy which ex-
tended over the sidewalk to the car
rage entrance. At the top of the stair
way was a representation of war
time campfire. with a steaming kettle.
and red, white and blue incandescent
globes lighted the entrance TO the COM
mercial club A detail of the national
guard of Utah formed an honorary es-
cort to the commander-in-chiefa and his
staff. and stood as orderlies at the car
riage entrance to the building and at
the upstairs entrance to the club
| rooms
Patriotic Decorations.
Each room of the club was decorat-
ed after a different scheme. the entire
plan of decoration. however, being mod
| eled on patriotic lines. The ceiling Of
the banquet hall was in light blue, with
| festooning of red, white and blue lights
and bunting, from every part of the hall
/ to the center Of the ceiling. A beauti-
full electric flag was at the west end OF
the hall. The lighting of this flag was
so arranged as TO give the effect of a
beautiful emblem being waited upon a
! breeze At the south end Of the hall.
behind the table occupied by the speak
| ers, were the three. large letters &c. A.
R." in red. white and blue lights.
Shortly after O'Clock Commander
! Nevius and staff arrived in carriages
from the Wilson hotel and occupied
] places in the reception line where they
received the representative citizens of
| Utah. The national officers of the
Grand Army of the Republic wore the
official uniform of their rank in the G..
| A. r. The officers from Fort Douglas
wore the full dress uniforms of the
United States army. These uniforms.
with the other military decorations.
gave the affair a distinctly military
aspect.
During the banquet an orchestra con-
cealed from view by banks of palms and
cut flowers played patriotic selections.
The Imperial quartet, under the direc-
ton of Fred c. Graham. sang national
! airs. in which the guests at the ban
quet joined. The menu contained all
| of the delicacies necessary to appease
the appetite OF an epicure.
Bransford Gets ovation.
One of the features of the banquet
was the ovation which was given May
or John S. Bransford. II was second
only to the loud acclaim with which
General Nevius was received. That the
ovation given Mayor Bransford was an
evidence OF the fact that his attempt TO
remove the criminal element from the
center of the city was sustained by the
commercial men of the city, there was
no doubt.
In introducing him, Governor Wells
complimented him highly, and asked
who there was who had not voted for
John 5. BransfOrd for mayor Some
one shouted Nobody and everyone
applauded. Then Governor Wells de-
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