The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-23
VETER ANS TO
RECEIVE A
WELCOME
WILL BE GREETED AT THE DEPOT
BY COMMITTEE
Elaborate Preparations For the Re
ccption of Strangers During En-
ment Week.

Visitors TO Ogdedn durlng G. A. r.
week VIII not have an opportunity TO
get lost or be homesick. A squad or
Grand Army men and Ogden boosters
is To be stationed at the Union depot.
They Will wear badges marked. ASK
me for information and the minute
an old soldier or his friend strikes
town, he Will be given ROYAL wei
come and given all the Information he
may desire.
An army of bows will also assist
the local committees in taking care OF
the visitors II Will be their duty
TO see that all of the visitors are prop
crly assigned TO their quarters. The
committees report much interest be
ing taken in the encampment.
1T should be strictly understood"
remarked one of the committeeman
this morning, that the people who
will come TO this city during the en-
campment are not coming here 10 live
of of the town. They VIII have money
and Will gladly pay for the room and
board -secured for them We are no,
asking the citizens to donate rooms
or board, because they will receive
pay for the accommodations. | am
sure that the people OF this city will
rally around the boys In blue and Will
give them the Glad-hand everywhere.
This will be a grand opportunity for
Ogden to make good There will be
thousands of people in this city from
all parts Of the country AT that time,
and If they find a cordial welcome
awaiting them here. they Will go home
si,,er - fhn <G. .IfN
state. and the people who wore not so
fortunate as to be here will want TO
come some other time. Tor my part
and / am sure everybody in town
agrees with mel want TO see the
keys OF the city turned over TO our
beloved veterans that week, and the
happiest reception in the world given
them"
George II. Davis. chairman, Of the
committee on advertising for the
Grand Army encampment, stated this
morning that he expected thousands OF
visitors to OGDEN during the week Ur
the big reunion. He said that the
committee is doing all in its power To
give the city the proper kind of adj
vertising, and he expressed himself
as being confident that this city will
be boosted this year as it has never
been boosted before,
The advertising committee has is
sued a booklet. prepared by the We
Der club, and bound in a red, white
and blue cover. TO thousands OF G.. A.
r posts in all parts OF the country,
About 5000 booklets have been sent
out Thousands of postal cards.
showing views Of Ogden and the cam
yon, have also been issued ii is eSti-
mated that between 100000 and 5.-
100000 people Will be reached with
this sort of descriptive literature.
This evening at the Weber club the
committees appointed to look after en-
campment arrangements will meet,
The matter of illumination will be TAX
en- up Several electrical contractors
will put in bids before the commit
tee on lighting service. 1t Is planned
TO string small lights across Wash
inGton avenue and Twenty-fifth street
from Twenty-third street to the I'm
ion depot. The Utah Light G Rail
way company has agreed to furnish
power for the illuminatons free dur
ing The week Of the celebration.
An effort also viii be made TO Sc
cure SDecl9l rates 10 Ogden canyon
The question Of whether the street car
company viii be able 10 handle the
people on this line is said to be the
only thing that stands in the way of
the Rapid Transit company Offering
special rates. The Canyon line is be
ing so well patronized now that il is
almost impossible 10 handle the traf-
ilc, and even if the 6 A Il visitors
had to pay the regular fare or more.
there would be so many making this
trip. that the company would have its
hands fun Transporting the crowds.
The canvass for lodging and food for
the visitors shows that Ogden people
have responded more freely Ia the re-
quests for accommodations than the
citizens of Salt Lake have, taking into
consideration the differences in pop
ulation Of the two cities.