Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-14
HOTELS CANNOT
HANDLE THRONG
Col. Sterrett Says $4,000 People
At Least viii Attend Grand
Army Camp.
WILL HAVE TO USE HOMES,
Active Work In Asccrtaining ACCOM-
nOdations Available Began Today
Must Care for 10000.

TIE problem of handling The crowds
which win gather 90 salt Lake Tor
the forty-third encampment of tho G..
a. r. 70 De held in this city next
August. is beginning 60 agitatc tho
committees having u charge the mat
ter Of entertaining visitors That the
veterans and thCir friends who viii
make this city their MESA on that oc-
casiou viii foot up at least 5000
strong, is tne opinion of Col. StcrrctI
executive director OF the encampmCuJ
and he says this is a Bow estimate.
"rho smallest onCamumcut n the
history OF the O.. a. r. said Col.
Sterreu this morning "Was ln Sara
toga iu 1907, and there Wcrc 5000
people at that cncampmeut AT Tel
odo. Ohio, where we held our encamp-
ment last year, there were over 2ol-
coo people present The largest en-
campmcut in the history Of the organi-
zation was that held at Washington
u. a., in 1892. when $4,000 Veterans
OF the Grand Army and their friends
We're ia attendance.
"rhe matter of hotel accomm0da-
tions has been taken up continued
Col. StCrTett The board of cducatioE
has promised 60 cooperate with the
general committee I'M regard t0 enc
pertaining the visitors, and just TINS
morning. az meeting Of the prin-
cipais al the various schools of the
city comnItncs We're appointed TO
canvass the city tor the purpose If
ascertsiuing what number OF
guests each family could care for
during cucampment week. Everybody
will have 90 helm who can because the
hotels viii not be able 20 take care o.
0ne-tonth the number of people who
viii attend the encsmpment
HOTELS FOR 1000.
According 20 present estimates, tho
hotels with their present capacity can
accommodate 1000 people lf we get
% coo people during that week, which
/ think Is O very conservative estimate,
YOU can see that 81 VIII be necessary
20 open up every possible place of en-
tertainment i'm the city for the accom-
notation of our guests.
"Ths board of education has prom
iscl u- the use OF the school buildings.
and the rooms of these viii be divided
and beds placed in them 80 that IN this
way a great number 81 people can be
accommodated. Those who viii can
Nass tho residence sections viii have
cards ON which win Doe written the
number OF people that can be taken by
each home and whether for just l0dg-
inc and board during the week W. are
counting worry strongly upon tho earn
est cooperation of the people OF salt
Lake lu this respect said the colonel,
"anl ] may say that tho success OF the
cncampmsut depends in very great
measure upon the ability Of this city
90 take care Of fits guests during that
busy week.
Tho meeting OF principals referred 10
was held iu the office OF Supt j. Ia.
Christensen az $3.50 this morning.
An address was made by Mrs.
W. II. Jones, who is ina charge
oI the womcn's citizens committee.
and the cooperation OF the schools was
sought in the various matters iu which
tho teachers ana children could assist
Gao making the onCampmeut "a success
Six committees were appointed
amout tho principals. the general CONF
mlttac having charge of the duties
of aIl the committees being under the
direction of " j. Mccoy principal Of
thc Grant school.
SEED DISTRIBUTION.
Al tho residence of Mrs Elizabeth
Cohen. 40I Second East, flower seeds
ars being freely distributed this
afternoon. beginning % O'Clock and
closing lt o. The consignment was ro-
Ceiycl from government resources. and
are intended Tor planting in the city
and vicinity that the flowers produced
thyrefrOm Woy bee in evidence at the
G.. A. -. cuoampmeut
A similar distribution viii bo made
from room 235 Of the commercial club
tomorrow forenoon. Members Of the
Flower committee are especially urged
to bg ou hand to aid ln "a proper disc
trbuu1G uf the seedA