The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

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Down i'm Los Angeles they are getting
ready for the trip to Salt Lake. A spe-
cial train viii leave over the Salt Lake
Route Saturday, Aug Z, at s p. m.
large number of reservations have already
been made Department CoWfnanGer 1au-
henspeCk of the q. A. r., Mrs. Ella Van
Horne. president of the W. II. G; Mrs
Lizzie Belle Cross, president of the Daugh-
tiers of Veterans. and other prominent
officers of the patriotic organizations viii
come with the party
A change has been made in the loca-
tiOu Of the headquarters for the Utah
veterans. Last week it had been prac-
Gcally arranged that the Utah headquar-
ters would be at 40 West Second South
street. but yesterday il was decided to ac-
1 cept the offer of Samuel NewhOuse and
take up quarters on the second floor Of
| the Boston building. Three large rooms
viii bee placed al the disposal of the Utah
department. These will be handsomely
decorated and provided with cOmtOrtabie
| chairs lounges. tables for writing, news
paper files and other things that go To
make for the comfort Of the old soldiers
and their wives and relatives.
A special train will leave St Louis Fri
day. Aug. 6. al 9 2. m. This train viii PICK
up cars at Macon. BrOOkfield and cam
| eron and will arrive in St Joseph sat
! urday at a. IN. Tt will leave St 10
! seph at s a. IN. Saturday over the Burling-
/ ton. arriving i'm Denver at . a. m Sun
/ daV- From Denver to Salt Lake the train
/ will run over the Rio Grande tracks.
1 The mountains win be crossed in daylight
/ Sunday. and the train will arrive in salt
Lake Monday. Aug. 8, at Z q. m
/ Custer post No. Z of ST Joseph Will
come to the encampment practically in
| a body. The party viii have special tour
! list sleeping cars and chair cars, and VIII
come westward over the ST. Joseph q
! Grand Island and Union Pacific railroads.
] no al mill IOCADn II-l-
| a. m. Sunday and will arrive IN san
Lake at s a. m. Tuesday,
The board of county commissioners has
come to the further relief Of the enter
tainment committee for the national en-
campment of the G. A. r. with another
donation of $3.50. This is an addition
to the first appropriation Of 5000 anC
makes the total contribution of the COun
ty $500. Colonel Frank NJ. Sterrett, eX
ccutive director for the encampment, helC
/ a conference with the commissioners yes
terday, after which the appropriation was
made.
The PocateHo Tribune says in regard t.
the encampment:
/ "Pocatello veterans Of the civil war vii
be well represented at the encampment a
Salt Lake 1t is estimated that the en-
tire state will send 1000 delegates. Mos
of them viii travel to the Utah capita
, on a special train, which viii leave spo
, kane Aug. T. picking up veterans at Col
, fax Riparia. PendletOn, La Grande, Bake
, city. Weiser, Caldwell Nampa and othe
, points. The train will probably run II
several sections and viii be made up o
; standard Pullman ana reclining chai
cars Headquarters for Idaho have bee
- established i'm the encampment city in III
. Federation Of Labor hall, Fourth SOut
and State streets.
/ The badge committee Of which Mr.;
I / c. b Souires is chairman, met yesterday
I but owing to the fact that the attendant
t was not complete many Of the cOmmltte
p badges were not taken out These ma
? be had this afternoon at the rest roo1
I | of the Mexican post W. r. c. The chair
s man urges that all members of commit
e tees call for their insignia. The con
= rnittees for which badges have been mad
Y are: City flowers, music, press, scho'
flowers, rest rooms, badges, souvenir
- army nurses. decorations, entertainment
y camp fires, refreshment, physicians an
= nurses. W z. c.. reception, auditing,
Il meet trains, invitation and reception. II
badges are of silk, containing this IL
J. scription: Forty-third National Encaml
= menr G. A r, Salt Lake City, Aug 81
r Women's Citizens committee. The nan
r of the committee is printed under PR
j. / file of Lincoln.