Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
SOUVENIR Tells
ABOUT salt LAKE 1:
Fine Booklet Prepared to Com
memorate Forty-Third g. A.
r. Encampment.
DRILLS OF FLAG CHILDREN.
More Interest Must be shown in This
Feature ii it is to bcia
q Success.

The official souvenir of the forty
third encampment of the G. A. r. pub
lished by Thomas & Lynch, is now off
Z the press and is n publication of great
merit, literary and mechanical. The
book consists of so pages, 9xl2 inches
s in size and printed on fine heavy paper.
On the front page of the book is a
handsome reproduction of the offi2ial
Z badge of the delegates. Following this,
Is a view of the Wasatch mountains,
taken from Liberty park and next are
excellent half-tones of Presidents
Washington. Lincoln and Taft. With
the illustrations there Is well written
and interesting descriptive matter and
greetings from the city and state TO the
honored visitors.
Four pages are devoted to pictures
of the IS members of the executive
committee as follows: COMMANDMENT
Chief Nevius OF the G. A. r.. Mayor
Bransford. chairman OF the committee;
Gov. Spry. first vice chairman: w. !.
{. Halloran. president OF the Commercial
club and second vice chairman: Col,
f. NJ. Sterrett executive director; Fish
Z er Harris. secretary OF the committee.
and Iicber NJ. Wells, treasurer or the
committee, and the other members Of
9 the committee. Following these are
portraits of the SO past communicable
chief with their biographies. Othsr
3 groups which attract attention are Of
T ticers Of the Woman's Citizens, COM
Stmittee and the local q. "A. r. organlZn-t
ton. The Boys or 81 and Now are
i beautifully portrayed. There are many
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universities. colleges and churches.
4 homes of Salt Lake newspapers. a view
+ of sunset on Great Salt Lake. a repro
duction Of the sego lily the state flow
er, and a fine half-tone of President
Brigham Young. Fol lowing these scenes
is q View of Salt Lake City. also Of
Main street and principal points OF In
4 tterest. Another attractive group Is
+ that OF the First Presidency and apos-
ties of the. Church. The Tabernacle or
gan and choir with directors and or-&
i ganist are shown and there are scenes
of Utah exhibits. the saltair beach
and other resorts, and half-tones of
federal and county officials.
81 On NJ, the last page there are many IN
steresting facts about the city and state
The cover design is handsome and alto
gather the book fills the purpose for
which it is Intended.
MEETINGS FOR CHILDREN,
Z The schedule ofmeetings for the chill
. dren composing the living flag Is
announced as follows:
The frat six stripes of the living nag
wilt meet fol. practise on Tuesday
morning Mt 10.so'clock sharp IN the I
s forum building on Richards street 4
The first six stripes only will meet at
this time.
The remaining seven stripes, together
+ with the blue field, Will meet at the
I same place at the same time on Thurs
day. Only those belonging to the short
stripes and the blue field will meet at
that time l43
The entire flag VIII meet on Saturday
morning at the same time and place
{ All children who come late will he 4
sdropped from the flag list.
s58 The capes and caps Will be ready for
these rehearsals. band of instru-
nlents will be provided for these re-
llearsals. This will materially aid in
the marching, and will accompany the
children III their singing.
Mr.. Wetzell most earnestly requests
the assistance Of teachers. parents, and
all others Interested in the success OF
this feature of the 6. a. r. encan1p-
ment, Several ladies and gentlemen
have kindly volunteered their services.
Z but twice as many helpers are needed
3ss fftli HelioIl y WI ne IIldue }tSdLuruay
morning to form the flag on an i'm.
proved street which Is free from street
car traffic. This will be done to drill
the children to march as a flag.
All children who have not been as
signed to stripes or lines, will be present
at these meetings.
The wonen's citizens committee Is
hard at work attending to commune
cations requesting locations during en-
+ campment week and the hotel people
are busy making arrangements for the
entertainment Of veterans and those
who will come with them. Some of
4 the advance guard are already here
and every indication points to big
influx long before encanpment week
arrives. Quite9:a large number have
been sent ton ahead of the delegations
to make arrangements for those that