Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-05
big ATTENDANCE
At ENCAMPMENT
Schedules Of Special Trains
Bearing Delegations Are
Coming In.
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UTAH DEPARTMENT. AS HOST.
Chairman Of Rest Committee Reports
Excellent Booths
At Seven Places.

Schedules of special trains carrying
delegations from all parts of the coun-l
try for the G. A. r. encampment, which
begins in this city next Monday, are be-
ing received at the passenger depart
ments OF the roads centering In Salt
Lake City. Many Of the trains will
carry several delegations each, and
many delegations Will arrive in special
cars attached to the regular trains. One
prominent G.. A. r. veteran this morn
ing stated that he fully expected that
the encampment in this city would more
than equal in attendance the last en-
| campment, held at Saratoga Springs,
when something more than 10000 wish
tors were in the city. }55
The schedule of specials and delega-.
ton specials received by the passenger
Department. of the Denver g. Rio Grande
Is as follows:5i
Aug. Iowa G. "A. r.
Aug. S--tcOlorado G. A. r., including
Cooks band and drum corps; southeast
Kansas and Oklahoma departments
Aug. 10--Toledo, o.; Ell Reno depart
ment; North Dakota; Chicago West
,Eg Pittsburg; Allegheny; ST.
Louis. NO.; Jewell City, Beatrice and
Joplin departments; Springfield, ILL.,; In
diana; Kansas; Pittsburg. Abe Patter-
son post; Illinois special Iowa and
Minnesota special; Cleveland special;
New England special Dubuque G. A..
r.
a letter from George Ellis of Frank
lin, Pa, states that Mai w. B. Mays,
post No. 220 OF Franklin, will arrive in
Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 9.
10 members strong. The post will have
its headquarters at the Palmer house.
Lncian III. Smyth. commander of the
department. of Utah, in company with
Col. r. G. Sleater and other officers
of the department, is busy completing
the furnishing of the headquarters of
the department on the second floor of
the Boston building. 1.-THE Utah de-
spartment will act as host to all the 9TH
or departments. said Commander
aSinyth this morning. 1--WE hope to en-
terrain all Visitors and will welcome
them at Our reception headquarters in
Athe Boston block. We expect a heavy
attendance during encampment week.
and we shall be glad to see them ALL"
PLACES OF REST.
Mrs. Charles Crismon, chairman OF
the rest committee of the Women's
Citizens auxiliary, reports that excel
lent progress Is being made in prepar-
ing places for the veterans and WISH,
tors during encampment week. She am
snounces that a meeting OF the COM
sm1ttee Will '8bes held at her residence,
'101 north West Temple, street, on Sat
,urday afternoon ait o'clock. when fin:
al details of arrangement will be set
tied and badges will be distributed to
the members Mrs, Crfsmon requests
a full attendance of ali members of
the committee, go that all may receive
final instructions and their badges.
INFORMATION BUREAUS.
Information bureaus will be estab-
lished at seven points in the city as
follows:
Oregon Short Line depot.
Denver & Rio Grande depot.
Corner First South and Main streets.
Corner Second South and Main
streets.
Corner Third South and Main streets.
Knutsfort hotel
W Commercial club.
These booths will be provided with
maps of the city. giving line of par
ade and locating each of the Important.
buildings of the city: also booklets Civ
ing a complete program of events of
the encampment: also lists of hotels,
boardinghouses and private residences
where guests can be accommodated.
Each booth will be provided with cleo
trio lights and telephone.