The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Salt Lake Is Turned Over to the
Grand Army.
The Emblem of the Order Gives
Freedom Everywhere.
FORTY-THIRD REUNION
And Annual Encampment i'll
Full Swing.
The Tourists and Sightseers
Outnumber the Veterans.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. 9.-Ths
occupation of the city by the Grand
Army Of the Republic is complete. Com
Ing in overwhelming force from all di-
| rections. the veterans have won every
strateg.cal position ard command ali
communications. Their colors drape tho
alls and no man dares haul thenB
down
On the program. this is the first day
of the forty-third encampment; in prac-s
tice, it is a day Of wholesale greeting.
Special trains are unloading their thou.
sands Of passengers. An enthusiasts
welcome for all and special receptions
for officers OF rank fill the hours Edgar
Allan. ccmmander-in-chief OF the Sons
of Veterans, is among the days ar
rivals. He was rendered a reception by
his organization this afternoon. The
National Association of Army Nurses
found friends in countless numbers
The first formal gathering was that
of the union ex-prisoners of war, who
met in the Federation of Labor hail at
10 o'clock. The national executive COM
mittee of the association will meet at
the headquarters of Commander Ed
ward.
Whitewalled canvas villages are show
ing up from the green swards Of the
parks and the boys of 81 will soon be-
playing the game OF war under a soft
ened form Of military rule. Scanningi
the sky for clues the weather Observers
have discovered no indications of show
ers and the most radical thermome-
ters have been unable to detect an un-
comfortable degree Of heat. The begin
ring of the encampment. at least finds
the army famed by cool mountain
b1eezes and the summer in retreat.
The Magic Star.
There is magic about a five pointed
bronze star suspended by tiny nag
from a bronze bar, which opens every
door to it's Wearer, clears his path IN n
dense crowd and wins for him anew
the homage that may have been for
gotten at Zines through the lons years.
Il he boards street car the magic
emblem makes him invisible to the con-
ductor; should he travel to the lake or
other resorts, the talisman blinds the
gatekeepers and the ticket takers to his
presence.
TIE port of his missing comrades. Mo-
rlentarily the lost are found, hdhds
long severed by distance and cirCum-
stances grow together, the years roi
away and the reunited friends chatter
again in the language of youth
The railroads have poured their heavy
passenger traffic INFO salt Lake WIN
Eery few mishaps and these of a trivial
character The veterans and members
OF affiliated organizations are outnum--
he red by the tourists and siBhtseefs,
Tho arrivals Yesterday were esIliilateu
At 5000. All who have come have been
accommodated without difficulty and
there is still a large supply OF rooms
| pom which to draw
Two car-p fires, one at Assembly hall
IN the temple square ard the other
at the armory. viii be attended by the
Grand Army members tonight. A local
celebration, the entrance of the wizard
If the Wasatch and his satellites, VIII
4 ford a brilliant outdoor spectacle at 3
O'Clock ard throughout the evening
Commander Nevius. of the Grand Army
If the Republic his staff and officers
II the allied organizations Will meetl
visitors at a reception under the aus
1lces of a woman citizens committee in
he commercial club parlors.