Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-11
ENcAMPMENT NOTES.

.s The size OF the Texas d delegation has
tncreas ed to 10, coming from all over
the state. &,
1t was stated at accommodation
headq quarters this morning, that there
We're y, 1000 rooms at the command Of
the mana cement for g. A. r. visitors
that were as yet unoccupied. But it
was believed that by tonight, they
would all come in very handy
The Cook Drum corps went out to
Saltair yesterday, and were treated to
a bath by the management. In return
for the courtesy. the boys gave the
crowds present a treat to fine sheepskin
music.
The famous Eighth Wisconsin regi-
ment that carried the, baldheaded eagle
"Old Abe as Its color standard, has
half a dozen representatives at this
encampment.
Col. Heigho, vice president and gem
8eral manager of the Pacific & Idaho
Northern road. is representing at this
5encampinent Gov. Brady of Idaho. He
says the governor regrets his inability
ITO be present; but he Is ex-Officio q
member of the state board of equaltza :
ton, which the statutes say must sit
at just this very time. and he cannot
get away. Coy. Brady is one of the
few honorary members of the, G.. ~. r.
Col. Heigho Is comnlissary general of
the state.
Col. Mullican commander of the G..
A. r.. post at Newark, N. j., is at the
sKnutsford. He is an enthusiastic ad-
Yocate Of Atlantic City. N. j., as the
meeting place for the next encamp-
,tr-t% No
easily accommodated there.
Headquarters for the Sons OF Veter-
ans have been established in the office
of City Atty. H. j. Dinlnny in the City
and County building. All the mem
beers of the Sons of Veterans reported
at $3.50 o'clock this morning at head
quarters to take part in the parade
There are 400 naval veterans in town,
under the command Of John Black, with
w H. Comstock as quartermaster, and
w Simmons secretary. One Of these
veterans is a. Il. Grow of Tombstone,
A. r., who fought the Merrinac on the
Monitor and was in every naval en-
gagement of consequence during the
war. 8 Il Is s II US
Real southern greetings are extended
Ito oil visitors from Alabama by P. w.
German, 2S1 West Second South street,
who was formerly r. prominent resident
of Alabama. Mr.. German has extended
q special invitation tosall veterans and
visitors from Mobile.
Badges were delivered to the assist
ant adjutant generals of each depart
rnent yesterday and they were given
their full quota Of free tickets for
street cars, Tabernacle choir concert,
grand stands and national adjutant
general. The returns of the delega ties
are now all in, but they will not be
Etabulated until Thursday Adjt. Gen.
Frank Q. Cole says that the voting
strength of the convention Will be
3 about 800.
Among the many pathetic incidents
seen on every hand was one witnessed
In front of the Wilson hotel Wednesday
There have been scores of meetings
( after being apart for years hundreds
of friends have been brought together
after not knowing the whereabouts of
each other for many a long day, but
when two old comrades met yesterday
1T was touching Howdy comrade."
said one grizzled veteran as he eXtend-
ed his hand. Then there was the usual
questions of "ar'n'tsyou so and So In
cident followed incident and still the
men held each other hands. They
laughed. talked and cried, but still
they held on 1t was only when their
emotions had overcome them that they
released their hold,
The department of Utah has got out
very handsome badge for the Utah
delegates to the encapment. There Is
a bronze eagle from whose talons Is
suspended an oblong plate handsome
IL engraved, with central &c. A. r.
surrounded by a belt bearing Utah