The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-09
ARMY OF VETERANS
IN SALT LAKE CITY

Salt Lake City. August S.-Thc ad
vance guard Of delegates 10 the forty.
third national encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic was rein
forced today by thousands who enter
ed the portals OF the city during the
day and far into the night.
Among today's arrivals we're the
delegates from Ohio. Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermont. Montana, Wash
inkton. D. c.. Michigan. Oklahoma
North Dakota. Chicago, West Virginia,
Iowa, Colorado. Pittsburg. South Dalla.
Ia. Nebraska, Missouri. Indiana and
Kansas
In addition 10 the delegates. there
were thousands of delegates to the
auxiliary organizations and excursion.
lists,
In keeping with the day the arrival
OF the various delegates was unattend-
ca by confusion and as each delega,
tion arrived, II was conducted to its
quarters and its tents were quietly
erected. Department headquarters
were opened, old comrades were
sought out and "reminiscences exchang-
ed
BY those who had previously arrived
the day was spent in excursions to
points of interest and the amenities
OF social life,
When darkness oyeTspread, the city
presented holiday view with It's
decorated streets thronged with a NOV
Ing crowd among which were inter
speTsed hundreds of survivors of an
army that once was. who no longer
walked In the flush of Youth and ear
ly manhood. but with the halting step
Of age and with sleeveless coat and
scanned cheek, and the burden of the
years
Main street from South Temple to
Fourth South was covered with flags
and bunting through which ran fes
toons of incandescent lights and
the buildings facing the street were
similarly decorated.
On every side were displayed pict
ures OF the heroes OF the rebellion in
q setting OF electric lights.
At the First Methodist church, there
was a joint meeting Of the different
church organizations which took the
character of patriotic praise meeting
side speakers.
Delegations will continue to arrive
until Tuesday night and the time ia
tervening will be largely in prepara.
tion for Wednesday. which Is the Gea,
ture day of the encamPment, when
from ten to fifteen thousand veterans
will parade. On Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
camp fires Will be held at which sew.
eral prominent national figures will
speak.
There will also be held during the
week regimental reunions and meet
ings of various auxiliary organizations
such as the womeR's relief corps the
ladies' of the G. A, r.. the Daughters
Of Veterans OF the Civil War. the ma
tional association OF army nurses and
a number Of others.
In the program of entertainment pro
yided will be four big concerts at the
tabernacle where special music will
be given by the tabernacle choir
Other features of entertainment in
clude a dip in the inland sea and eX-
cursions to neighboring resorts.
Outside towns of the state have join
ed with this city In providing enter
tainment for the visitors and as re-
suit of this cooperation there Will be
flowers In profusion and as the veter
ans march down the street in grand
parade they will be showered with
flowers thrown by young ladies.
The parade on Wednesday Will be
two miles long and Will be of strict
.sIltorN character
Forty departments will be repre-
sented by from fifty to five hundred
members.
On Thursday and Friday. the bust
ness sessions OF tho encampment will
be held at which officers will be elect
ed aud the place OF holding the next
annual encampment chosen
For this honor, st Louis and Allan
tic City, are the principal contend
ers. 1t Is expected that a number
of other cities viii make courtesy bldg
but the flnal selection Will IL IS thought
lie between the two cities mentioned
For commandor-in-chief. former Gov.
ernor Van SAINT, of Minnesota and
former Attorney General William Ket-
cham, OF Indiana, are the only names
discussed