Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-25

road rates to Utah and the encamp-
ment in August.
This year the celebration has an es-
pecial interest for all comrades" and
patriots, assurances having been given
that the invitation extended to Presi-
dent William H. Taft will be accept
ed, and that the President, with Com
mander-in-C Chief Henry M. Nevius, will
review the parade on Wednesday,
Aug. IL.
The programme for the week begins
with a reception, which will last
through Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 9
and 10. Tuesday evening is to be de-
voted to greetings" This function
will take place in the Tabernacle,
which cats 10000. There Gov. WILL
lam Spry will welcome the Grand
Army of the Republic and its allied Or
ganizations. Words of welcome will
also be pronounced by John S. Bran
ford, mayor of Salt Lake City, and by
official representatives of the depart
ment of Utah. Vocal and instrument
tai music, with performances on the
great organ, are to be features of this
meeting.
The parade of veterans, which
President Taft is expected to review,
is fixed for Wednesday at 10 a. m.
1t will include the striking feature
of march-past of veterans in thor
oughfare mile wide between the re-
viewing stand and Giving flag" COM
posed of school children. The parade
will turn into Main street from East
South temple. 1t will march on the
east side OF Main street south for
mile. The column will file right,
march west to the west side of Main
street, file right and march north on
the west side of Main street. The
counter march of one mile will return
the column to the west side of South
Temple opposite the point at which it
entered Main street.
The camp fires are to be held on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights in the Tabernacle, where ad-
dresses will be given at each gather
ing by past commanders-in-chi and
distinguished men and women. Thurs
day morning will be devoted to busi-
ness sessions of all the organizations.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday have
been selected as days for special
trips; on each of these days there will
be excursions to the mining camps,
to Bingham, Tintic, Park City, the
great salt beds, Ogden, Provo, Price,
Green River, Saltair on the Great Salt
lake, and other points of scenic in
terest.
The auxiliary societies represented
at the encampment will be the Won.
ans Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, National Asso.
citation of Ex-Prisoners of War, Ma
tional Association Army Nurses of the
Civil War, Naval Veteran association
Daughters of Veterans, Spanish War
Veterans, Sons of Veterans and War
Musicians. The Woman's Relief corps
will hold its convention in the First
Presbyterian church, beginning at 1O
a. M. Aug. IL.
The present officers of the G. A. R.
are:
Commander-in-Chief, Henry M. New
ius; Adjutant-General, Frank O. Cole
Quartermaster-G Cola D. r. Sto
wits; Senior Vice Commander-in-C Chief
Charles G. Royce; Surgeon-General, G
Lane Tanneyhill; Chaplain-in- Chief the
Rev. John #. Spence; Judge Advocate
General. Alfred b. Beers; Inspector
General William H. Hornaday; Ma
tional Patriotic Director, Samuel Fal
lows; Senior A. d. c. and Chief o.
STAFF, j. Cory Winans; Assistant Adju
tant-Geenral, John M. Chandler; AS
sistant Quartermaster-Ge or Gus
todian, j. Henry Holcomb.