Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-12
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CHOIR WILL SING
FOR THE We TEXANS
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Old Soldiers to be Guests of
Prof. Stephens and His
Singers.
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-FOUR CONCERTS SCHEDULED
FOUR CONCERTS SEIZED JED
Various Committees Are Working
Hard and Bringing Arrangements
for Encnmpmenl 10 Focus.

Arrangemen for the fortS-third en-
canpment of the G. y. r. In this city
during the week OF Aug. 9-1d, have been
the success OF the encalnpment. ac-
cording to an interview given out by
Col, f., NJ. Sterrett, executive director
of the encampment. lie says that all
committees are up with their depart
.merts4 and that everything is progress
Ing as smoothly as possible.
One of the big features Of the en-
to be given by the tabernacle choir
There will be four concerts given by
this organization during the week, and
all old soldiers, veterans of the Civil
war, viii be admitted to tho concerts
free. *
Il .'ITle executive committee is holding
meetings every day - said Col. sSterrett,
getting matters in shape for the big
eneampncnt. The finance committee
has received $4,000 by private, sub
more The transportation. committee
has secured rates lower than ever, Sc
cured before. both from Inside and
points within the STATE and the at
tendance promises TO he Very large
With regard 10 hotel ACCOMMODATIONS,
the committee reports that praG g, {,
alitthe accommodations the hotels have
to offer have been contracted. foiS7
There will be 1,500 cots placed
in the school buildings, and 500
tents will be available. The Judge
Minors home will also be opened Tor Y,
the accommodation of the veterans. So
far the canvass foralooIns By the wp-&
mems committee has resulted in ser
curing accommodations for2 900 Or
5000.
have Z contracted for a grand
stand on Main running from south
Temple toSil point near the alleS, y MS
NIL be for the use of the Grand army
men, Another grand sang :, MI ~
built at Main and Eleventh. South, a ID
mission to which will in no case eS-s
coed ST. ST This will have a seating cap
sacity of 5000.
THE medical corps&ist in barge Of
Dr. w. T.. Beer All of the hospitals
have donated the use of their amp AND "
lailces and other eall amer
7slf finder tf,t head Il cam rs,
itnions. i might say thattSye nave !. 81
ranged for cnmpfress in8t he Auditor
finn and the Assembly hall II ere Mil
be four in each Mace. tfoH,iheill55Ar:.
II mon will address these meet a
ings, including mar Of the pas
commanders who " 4. pss -l'''
ELAg Ne i, E..t' 6, s.A 2 7 Ms
"Tlte decorations during the eflfati-
mon .3yill be the most elaborate ever
seen in yoilr city The decorations IN
Ana, IN t,eri1acle will si1rpass ANYTHING
Net attempted here, There VIII pc a
,ceiljn. decoration 4of ir1 Immense 9ilag,S
which iii its four folds will be two hun
dred and fifty feet long. N addition,
we will decorate twelve halls. ne
street decorations will be UNIFORM a l
according to plans tlra Nh is
the occasion. Ne5urgently ask that be-
fore the people do any decorating they
consult us in order that they may OIL oil
low ont the general scheme adopted. III
"Iro1. the army nurses there VIII be a A
special platform at the Brigham Young
on a level with the paSt. Oh
that statue From this point OF V vantage
they will be abled to see the parade
81, two street There Will be abnGt5fiItS
of them, \ think,
PLENTY OF MUSIC.
1--WE have already contracted for
So. 600 worth of music, and expect to
have a tota! Of about 5000: This fea-
ture is III the hands Ola COMMITTEES OF
which j. j. Mcclellan is chairman.
.'B B. Haywood is chairman OF the
committee on horses aud caEriag es z
think we will haze about one hundred
horses. We will pay $40 asdaS for car
riages and SIS for Surveys. ! think that
ought 10 be q fairprics.
8 The most handsome badges that were
ever seen at an enranpment Will be
seen in Salt Lake this year. We have.
for 1000 Of the very finest
to be had. and will Immediately cons
tract for 5000 more.
1.-THE Invitation committee has had
printed the invitations and We are now
mailing them out. Torty-five hundred
of these Will he issued.
prospecting public order. Chief of
Police s. Al. BARLOW has assured US
that he will be ablelto keep the streets
clear during the parade
DUTY FOR CADETS.
Perhaps the most important feature
of an enealnpment is the information
We will have eight booths
for the purpose We depend largely /
upam the c3iets TO do duty here. VIC
need bright Young men, pleasant spoken
and patient with the aged, who 6na trr-
ally may become iriitated ut times. We
are told that the cadets Will fill these re-
splepdidly, In the booths
there will be ma rs OF the citS,palnplilets !
containing information, the official
programs and detailed data Of what is
going on at AL times. The booths will i
be equipped Wifi telephone connections
and al that IS necessary IN tlie mat
Ter OF communications TWO of the
booths Will be at the principal railroad
stations There VIII be one at Main
and Second South and the others will he
scattered about throughout the various
wards
Z .tThere win be refeesitre ant booths pre-
sided over by the women and girls. |
where coffee and sandwiches viii be-
served the veterans.
WANT HIDES ON FREE LIST.