The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-14

With cheers and tears and songs,
with handclasps Of fraternal fervor,
with partings, many Of which viii be
forever, the forty-third annual en-
campment of the G. A. r. yesterday be-
came history and the gallant old fell
lows smiled through their tears and
went away.
The comrades of the old days sepa-
rated once more, some 10 meet another
day, some never TO meet again. As the
final parting OF the veterans was
reached there came from warm old
hearts, with voices made only sweeter
through the melloWing influence of
age, the strains of cold Lang Syne'
and "God Be With You Till We Meet
Again"
The end Of each annual encampment
of veterans is more touching than those
which have preceded il, because with
the close of each enCampment comes
the thought that there viii not be
many more sush reunions and that Tor
many OF the veterans this is the last
encampmept. The closing scenes Of the
forty-third national encampment at the
assembly haH yesterday were particu-
larry touching
shortly before o'clock last evening
Samuel r. Van SAINT. newly-installed
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. tapped the
gavel and declared the forty-third an
nual encampment of the G. A. R. Off
cially ended. Moved by a single i'm
pulse, the entire assemblage burst into
the refrain AUD Lang Syne." Then,
as they left the hall, they sang sweeter
and with more genuine feeling than
: any chorus of more talented vOcalists,
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again"
Utah Hospitality Praised.
one Of the last acts of the forty
third national encampment was the
unanimous adoption, Dy a rising vote,
Of resolutions Of appreciation for the
generous hospitality of the city of Salc
Lake and the state of Utah in the en-
tertainment of their old soldier guests.
The resolutions adopted were written
By Past Department Commander
Bryant Of Wisconsin.
When they were read John AcElroy
of washington, D. c., editor of the Ma
tionaI Tribune, said: The identity of
Comrade Bryant has long been a moot
ed question. We nave wondered
whether he was Bryant. the instructor:
Bryant. the minstrel or Bryant, the
poet His identity is no longer a mys-
terry. The hand that wrote ThanatOp-
! sis must certainly have been the hand
that penned these beautiful resolu-
tiOns"
At the opening OF the forenoon ses-
sion OF the convention J. Kent Hamil-
ton, senior vice cOmmander-iu-chief,
was in the chair. The first action was
the report of the special committee ap-
pointed to consider the annual report of
Commander-in-Chief Henry NJ. Nevius.
The committees report was eulOgistic
of the retiring commandments and
fur Of praise for the work Of his ad-
ministration. The committee recon-
mended that the report of the COM
mander-in-chief be adopted without
amendment. This action was taken by
a unanimous vote.
BY a vole Of 3S9 to Pa, Rev. Daniel
Ryan of Indianapolis was chosen chap
lain-in-chief over Rev. Thomas TJar-
low of New Mexico Nominations for
this Office were made at Thursdays
meeting. The remainder of the fore
noon session was devoted to the selec-
ton of the next meeting place. The
convention finally decided upon At
lantic City in preference to ST. Louis
by the narrow margin Of fourteen
votes.
Following the noon recess a commit
tee from the WOman's Relief Corps,
consisting of Mrs. Maria L. Going, ma
tiOnal secretary; Mrs. Jennie ]. berry,
national president; Mrs Mary L. Carr
greetings of the Woman's Relief Corps
to the G. A. r. The report of the w
r. c. was read. showing that since its
organization the w. r. c. had eXpend-
ed three millions and a half in caring
for the old soldiers. As a testimonial
Of their further intentions in this re-
spect, Mrs. Going presented George A.
Price of New York, newly elected
trustee OF the G. A. r permanent fund.
with 2 check for 81 000
Judge Burton Is Honored.
For the members of the C. A. r.
Colonel Frank NJ. Stelrett, chairman of
a committee appointed for that pur-
pose a year ago. presented Judge
Charles G. Burton of Nevada. Mo.
whose term of Office as commander-in-
chief of the G. a. r. expired q year ago.
with a beautiful chest ofesilvers For
stlle staff officers and 1000 friends in the
6. A. r. Frank o. Cole, retiring adju-
fant general. gave General Henry NJ
f1(evius, the retiring cOmmander-in-
chief. a beautiful diamond studded C.
A R badge Each Of the five points of
(the G. A. r, star is studded with
beautiful solitaire diamand, and inAthe
center Of the star is a dazzling f0Air-
carat diamond; The badge is sur
mounted with the insignia Of the caval-
r. corps. a diamond badge Of the cav