Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-28
STERRETT SCORED
BY GAR. COMMITTEE
Resolution ADOPTED Thanking Citizens
For Their Aid at Encampment and
Censurlng Director.


The executive committee OF the G. A.
r. encampment held an interesting ses-
sion at the Commercial club Monday
10 complete matters Of business asso-
ciated with the recent encampment
A resolution was adopted thanking
the citizens Of Utah for the generous
and loyal aid and support given 10 the
committee. Reference was made to
Frank NJ Sterrctt, executive director
for the discourtesy and spleen mani
methods he was guilty Of in conducting
affairs.
The resolution follows.
We. the undersigned. constituting the
local executive committee of the forty
third national encampment OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic having
IN charge the duty of arranging for the
reception and entertainment OF the said
encampmcnt having now reached the
end OF our labors, take this method or
extending 10 the people Of the State Of
Utah our most earnest thanks for their
loyal aid and support during the many
months that have elapsed since the in
auRuimtOn or our work.
We congratulate our citizens upon the
success Of the encampment. az Wit
messed by the widespread and lavish
concentrations coming from an por-
tions OF the United States. and from
an classes OF people and particularly
by the following resolutions adopted
unanimously by the enclmpment at the
closing session of the official meeting:
Resolved. That the forty-third ma
toual encampment of the q. A. r., In
session at salt Lake city, assembled
on A-g b. 1903, expresses its apprecia-
tlon of the b0undless and lavish hospi-
tally, courtesy and kindness bestowed
un the Old soldiers OF the nation by salt
Lake city and the State 81 Utah.
Never before in the history OF our
order have Ne experienced or felt In "a
greater degree the warmth of love, graf
tudc respect ana reference which 60
out from the people Of the American
nation 20 lts defenders
We DO not know how 20 express our
gratitude Boo words The citizens have
poured out their wealth t0 greet and
entertain us. ana inc substautial bouu-
Ties with which they have entertained
us during our stay are dearer than
gold.
II were myidious 40 mention the
names of individuals or the names of
civic OF religious societies An efforts
are blended Tor us in ono perfect whole
May you over be tine gem of "a vast
desert made Into "a garden DOB "a royal
setting OF matchless mountains. bathed
iu an atmosphere of light and shade
as magical as that which cnNolops
italy May good fortune and happiness
0e alth you.
n IS gratifying 40 us. aa IL doubtless
#. no all oar people to learn Oy actual
and satisfactory denomination that
salt Lake CITY is ahuudauty able TO
properly handle the largest public gath
cr.ngs chat are held boz thC United
states. and that our citizens always
prove equal tp the demands. however
great thoy uiay bo. that arr made upon
their hospitality
We regret fha h De- lmpwct.cablo for
us to give uua honor Gao each individual
Nho gave personal ava 0l money OF time
t0 thc success of the enCumument This
aid was rendered cheerfuly by men.
women ana children, old and young
rich and Door alike, its extent being
limited only by the boundaries of the
state.
We regard the labor aud expense rem
dered necessary bN thc cncampmont
aF having been wen and wisely In
CURED 1he fant that tho great en-
campmont was held here and that ID
was happily conducted, placed the
STATE and city lon the limenght OF the
most desirable publicity wherever the
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