The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

ty and forty members. At Toledo last
year the executive committee numbered
forty As soon as the committee is
named its first work viii be to adopt
general rules for guidance in it's work
and the work of the various sub-com-
mittees it must appoint. This viii be
made very easy for the executive COM
mittee, from the fact that the general
rules will be very largely prepared for
/ II by Colonel Sterrett, whose long ex
perience fits him for that work. Col
onel Sterrett has already practically
prepared these rules, and will submit
! them to the executive committee for
ratification and acceptance as soon as
| that body is organized. The rules, per-
haps with a few minor changes to
meet purely local conditions, will be
accepted, and then the real activity of
getting ready for the encampment will
commence.
AS prepared by Colonel Sterrett the
rules will call for the appointment of
twenty-four subcommittee, the work
of each of which will be clearly outlined
and defined so that there will be no
confusion or lost energy. These sub
committees are named as follows in the
recommendations which will be made
by the executive director;
Finance committee, transportation
COIfEGftIeS on nOIefS, COM
mittee on free quarters, committees on
! grand stands, medical corps, campfires,
private accommodations, army nurses,
music, press and publicity, decorations,
entertainments, souvenirs and badges,
/ invitations, horses and carriages, pub
/ lie comfort. etc.
Regarding the committee on free
quarters. Colonel Sterrett explains that
at every encampment d large number
of old veterans attend, bringing with
them their own bedding. The commit
/ tee will be supposed to see that provis-
/ ions are made in school buildings and
halls for these visitors, providing them
with cots or mattresses and pillows and
making arrangements for locating all
| who may apply for these free quarters;
/ also to provide towels. soap and other
! toilet conveniences for them.
The work of the invitation commit
! tee will not be strenuous, but one is
| deemed necessary. The duties of this
/ committee will be to plan and have ex-
/ ecuted engraved invitation cards to be
sent TO all prominent men of the nation
who viii be likely to attend the en-
/ campemnt, and, in addition, a specially
| engraved invitation card to be sent 70
| the president OF the United States and
! members of his cabinet. 1t has been
suggested that the presidents invita-
ton may be carried to the president
and delivered personally by a specially
| appointed delegate, or several of them
| "A wOman's citizens committee must
! also be appointed" said Colonel Ser
rett- but the duties of this COMMITTEES
may be modified by the executive com.
mittee from what / shall recommend
1 snail recommend that this committee
| be appointed for the purpose of plan
ming hospitable features for the women
guests at the encampment, for arranE.
ing for the planting of flowers at Ger.
tain places about the city, for distribut-
/ ing flowers among the delegates and
along the line of the big parade. fol
decorating halls and quarters and
places where the delegates viii assem-
BILE. and other work of a similar nature.
I shall recommend that the women whs
/ Will be named on such committee bt
given q fat appropriation to carry out
their plans. It may be that the ex-
ecutive committee would prefer to Lei
all bills come through it's own hands
but I believe my plan is the best i
was tried at Toledo with very crafty.
ing results. The woman's COMMITTEES
there received an appropriation o.
81, 500: they carried out their plans per
fectly and returned to the executive
committee $3.50.
I tell you" said the colonel, -womer
most women-knoW how to SpeDC
money better than men, They seem Il
be more judicious, or, perhaps, it 4