The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-01

road rates to Utah and the eneamp
ment in August
This year the celebration has an es.
pecial interest for all comrades" and
patriots. assurances having been given
that the invitation extended to Presi
dent William h Taft will be accept
ed. and that the President, with Com
mander-in-Chie Henry NJ Neyius. win
review the parade on Wednesday.
Aug. IL.
The programme for the week begins
with a reception. which will last
through Monday and Tuesday. Aug.
and 10. Tuesday evening is to be de
voted TO greetings" This function
will take place in the Tabernacle,
which seats 10000 There Gov. VIII
lam Spry will welcome the Grand
Army OF the Republic and its allied or.
CARNATIONS. Words OF welcome will
also be pronounced by John s Bran
ford. mayor OF Salt Lake City, and by
official representatives of the depart.
ment of Utah, Vocal and instrument
tai music. with performances on the
great organ, are to be features Of this
meeting
The parade OF veterans. which
President Taft is expected to review.
is fixed for Wednesday at 10 a m
1t will include the striking feature
OF march-past OF veterans in a thor
oughtare a mile wide between the re-
viewing stand and a living dag COM
posed of school children. The parade
will turn into Main street from East
South temple. IL will march on the
east side of Main street south for a
mile. The column will file right.
march west to the west side OF Main
street. file right and march north on
the west side OF Main street. The
counter march OF one mile will return
the column TO the west side of South
I Temple opposite the point at which it
entered Main street.
The camp fires are to be held on
| Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
nights in the Tabernacle. where adj
| dresses will be given at each gather
/ ing by past cOmmanders-in-chief and
/ distinguished men and women. Thurs
I day morning will be devoted TO bust
ness sessions of all the organizations.
/ Thursday, Friday and Saturday have
/ been selected as days for special
I trips; on each OF these days there will
( be excursions 10 the mining camps.
/ To Bingham, Tintic Park City, the
great salt beds, Ogden. Provo, Price.
/ Green River. Saltair on the Great SAT-
I lake. and other points of scenic in
/ terest.
The auxiliary societies represented
at the eucampmsnt will De the Won
ans Relief Corps. Ladies' OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic. National Asso-
Ciation Of E.x-P Prisoners OF War. Ma
tionaj Association Army Nurses OF the
Civil War, Naval Veteran association.
Daughters OF Veterans, Spanish War
Veterans, Sons of Veterans and War
Musicians The Womau1s Relief CORPS
viii hold It's convention in the First
[ Presbyterian church. beginning az 10
a. H., Aug. -.
The present officers OF the G. 4. X.
are;
Chief. Henry ". Nsy-
ius, Acknowledgement. Frank o. Cole:
I Quarterulaster-Ge General, Cola d. r. Sto-
Wits, Senior Vice Communicated Chief.
I Charles C. Royce, Surgeon Genera. G.
Lane Tanneyhil; Chaplain-in- Chief. he
Rev John F. Spence; Judge Advocate
( General Alfred B. Beers. Inspector
{ General william II. HOruaday. Ma
tional Patriotic Director Samuel Fak
lows: Senior A o. c. and Chief OF
star. J Cory Wtnans, Assistant A iju-
tant- Gssnral. John VI. Chandler. As
sistant Quartermaster-Geueral or Gus
todian. J. Henry H0lcomb.