Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28

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Before the executive committee of the
| Forty-thlrd 6. a. r.. encarpment fin
is!les up the work Which Col. Frank NJ.
| Sterrelt. professional executive director,
left behind him undone, charges Of
acknowledgement viii be made against
him, it is declared. and a reply will be s
| made to his irisolnnt ard reproachful in
terview gi1en out yesterday afternoon
when he left the city. Col. Sterrett's
feelings we're injured, theaconmittee-
men say. Because he was not given the
full contro! of everything, including the \
funds, and allowed to spend IT With q
| lavish hand. III every executive session.,
| the members We're compelled to cancel
contracts he had made and adjust mat
tiers iii general, IT Is said, much to ster-
rett'si disgust, and annoyance
When Sterrett first came here he be-
| gan to lay plans for the entertainment
|gof 10000 Grand Army visitors. Ills
plans were gigantic and the executive
committee began to cut down on him
because it was proposed to lseepsWtthin
th. funds that had been subscribed
In paying bills, Col Sterrett did not
handle the money and three .scharks,'
were kept on him. When Col. Sterrett
incurred a debt, voucher was made
out for the amount and lie placed his
30. IS.' on 1t. Then the voucher vent
to w. j. Halloran. who had to approve
it. After that 1t was sent to Heber NJ.
Wells. who passed upon it before It
was paid at the Utah Savings 5; Trust
conpany's bank As soon as the bill
WIS paid the voucher was sent to the 81
Utah Audit & Accounting company,
where 1t was Investigated. When con-
tracts were made for headquarters Of
rooms for guests, Fisher Harris signed
the contract with Col. Sterrett.
BAR BILLS RAN HIGH
"The executive committee is to be
congratulated" said one member who
does not Wish his name used until the
report is made public, that 1t kept Col
Sterrett within the funds subscribed.
col Stcrrett began to arrange plans
for the encalnpment by giving a din N
ncr at the Commercial club every Sat
urday About 40 of the committeeman
were at the dinner and finally the bills
were sent in to be paid out of the y
encampment fund. This, however, was
soon discontinued when 1t was found
who was paying for it.
His bar bllis began TO run eNtre
ly high ana the committee cut fdoWi 35
OH his entertainment fund, Whicl was 5
also dlscouraging to MN. u IN every
other department, q closer Watcf was
maintained ana then every account vas q
checked up carefully pe1ore ~ was al
lowed.
When the preliminary work was pc
ing done Col; sterrete ordered al
rectory printed Of 9the names o. tns
members OF tile stare departments ant, anu
their addresses. TO pc USED IN the once:
He only mad a few copies sLruck OIL
and the Dill Amounted TO ssoo. Wnen e
this was presented TO me executive
committee. ne was asked 70 explain Y. 4
Well ne SAID 70 the, commilte
i need IT IN tue ONCE. nave alhpays
had 1t IN former encalnpments and =
must have It now IN sthe hrst place
thought that would only cost ABOUT 3,
$40.
After some discussion TINS Dill was e
allowed by the committee having been
already incurred and PASSED WIN som
other printing, III the Vouchef=the COST
of this item was placed at S4o. This IS
a sample, II IS SAD, OF ihs way sterret.