Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-05
big B !. ATTENDANCE
At Il ENC:'A||I|||Y|||P|MENT'
Schedules Of Special Trains
Bearing Delegations Are
Coming IN.
UTAH u D 3 RTMENT AS. HOST.
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Chairman Of Rest Committee reports
81 Excellent Progress Booths
At Seven Places. @
UTAH DEP ARTMENT AS. HOST.

Schedules of special trains carrying
delegations from all parts OF the coun-
try for the G.. "A. r. encampment, which
E$beglns in this city next Monday, are be-
Ling received at the passenger depart
ments Of the roads centeMng In Salt
Lake City. Many of the trains will
carry several delegations each, and
many delegations will arrive In special
cars attached to t he regular trains. One
lprominent G. "A. r. veteran this morn
Ling stated that he fully expected that
| 1.-The encampment in this city would more
than equal in attendance the last en-
camplnent held at Saratoga Springs.
when something; more than 10000 WISH
tors were in the city. 81
| The schedule of specials and delega-
ton specials received by the passenger
departmental the Denver & Rio Grande
is as follows: jsSl3 IA
Aug. S7--Iowa G. "a. r.
Aug. Sc colorado G. A. r., Including
Cooks band and drum corps; southeast
Kansas and Oklahoma departments.
Aug. o. Toledo, o., FL Reno depart
ment; North akota; Chicago; West.
virginia.; Pittsburg Allegheny;; ST.
Louis, Mo. Jewell City. Beatrice and
Joplin department spring field }, Ill; In
diana; Kansas; Pittsburg, Abe Patter-l
son post s; Illinois special; Iowa and
Minnesota sl,eciai; Cleveland special
New England special, Dubuque G.. A.
RI. s 8 H @
a letter from George Ellis Of Frank
lin, Pa, states that Maj. w. & b.. Mays
post No. 22o of Franklin, will arrive in
4 Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. o.
10 members strong. The post will have
Its headquarters at the Palmer house..
Lucian II. Smvth, commander Of the
rty
Col! r. ,Sleater and other officers
of the department., is busy completing
the furnishing of the headquarters Of
the department. on the second floor of
the Boston building. THE Utah de-$
partment will act as host to all the 9TH.
isrs departme S, e said Commander
smyth this morning. we hope to en-
terrain all visitors and Will welcome
them at dill, reception eadauaters in
the BOSTON block, We expect a heavy
attendance during encanlpment week,
and we shall be glad to see them all.''8
PLACES OF REST.
3 Mrs. Charles Crsnlorl, chairman of
the rest committee OF the Women'si
Citizens auxiliary reports that excel
lent progress is being made in prepar-
ing places for the veterans and WISH
tors during encampnent5w week, SheHan-
inounces that n meeting Of the COM
mittee will be- held at her residence,
%SO north West Temple street, on Sat-
.urday afternoon nit "A o. clock. when An
al details of arrangemen will be set
tied and badges will 5be distributed to-
the MEMBERS Mrs. Crismon requests
a full attendance Of all members OF i
the committee. so that all may receive
final instructions and their badges.
INFORNIATIoNsBU
Informatio bureaus will be estab-
lished at seven points in the city as
follows: M sAss
Oregon Short Line depot.
Denver & Rio Grande depot.
Corner First South and Main streets
Corner Second South and Main
streets. l5 q
Corner Third South and Main streets.
Knutsford hotel.
Commercial club.
These booths will be provided with
maps OF the city, giving line OF par
ade and locating each of the important
buildings of the city; also booklets Civ
Ing a. complete program of events of
the encampment; also lists Of hotels,
boardinghouses and private esidencess
where guests can be accommodated.
Each booth Will be provided With cleo
trio lights and a telephone,