Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
Preliminary Work by G. A. R.
Committees Gives Promise OF
Splendid Achievement
REPORTS SHOW GOOD SYSTEM
Meeting Demonstrate That Details
Are Well iu Haud--sln.ooo Is
Expended to Date.

ZION thousand dollars hls bocn cN'
pended mp o., date bon bringing thr pre-
,e-,ti,ns for tho lorly-thld eu.aHp.
rert % the Grand Army ot the l.i'
pub,i, TO bc held in this city next Aug
ust. to the point reached ut present.
according 90 tho report of Col D rams
A sf.rrctt. executive director of 'ao
hoard The report OF COL si,rielt N Us
made Cd the committee lu lis rec ''l.
....io, Mold Yesterday Afternoon boo ln'
,HIces of the committee in th' '..N-
-rareisI club building. Ihr h...i
,,ss well attended. and the feeling I'1
vailed ihat satisfactory progress
iue made in the direction ui lie '''''''
of the cnCampm ut
Tbc dreetor reported ON an conta-t7
made up 90 date which ".d.A i' '.' .
money submitting The same i'i ."-
action Of the committee.
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS
He also reported that the rti ate acc
eorlurdatious committee, which ls one
az The most important OF AN Che cone
mittccs, had organized % house % mousse
canvass to be made by the salo
teaehcrs of the city which prom es
great accuracy in the matter or as. LOT
talning how many guests can Pc hauo-
led by the private residences OF wa
ritv .tThis Is % very important branch
az tho work" said Col. Sterrett and
we are greatly pleased at the promise
Of excellent work 90 he performed by
this committee"
MAPS FOR VISITORS.
The matter of printing che $4,000 maps
az salt Lake city. Col Sterrctt report
81. rn ID.
graphers and the map is now iu the
stone iu tho office OF 20 local engraving
company. These maps viii De distrio-
uted among tho visitors and VIII mae
teriallv assist them BOO locating the var
ious hotels and places uf interest in the
city during encampmont week.
The director reported that the hne
Of parade. decided upon SOME time ago
by Adjt-GeE Wcdgw0od and the exec
utye director and published at the
time. would be passed upon taTolahiy
by the commander-in-Chief. also that
the designs for the badgese had been
received and these would be finally
passed on when Commander iu-'hiet
Nevius reaches this city next Satur-
day.
WOMEN ORGANIZED.
Tho woman's citizens committee was
reported as being Fun organized with
offices at 23i Commercial club building
A temporary appropriation OF 5000 was
allowed for the Womeu's committee for
expenses Incurred iu hitting up the of
fees and quarters. 90 DE expended un-
der the regulations prescribed by the
committee
Prof John ] Mcclellan, chairman ot
the committee on music, reported ihat
ne had made contracts with two musI-
cal organizations. one brass and one
vocal To furnish music during the en-
campmcnt week
II was decided that no authority be-
given 10 anyone 20 solicit advertising
IN the name % the committee. The oN-
elusive right TO issue the official badge
and official souvenir book Tor the enc
Campment was awarded TO II. + rhom-
as and $. IA Lynch. 40 previous en-
campments. Col Sterrett explained the
privilege had not prohted the cncamp-
mcnt anything. but this time a suhstan-
tial figure Was realized for the privilege,
and the sum would go into the Golfers
of the executive committee Tor the benz
eft Of the encdmpmeut