Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-21
PRISONERS OF WAR
TO MEET IN AUGUST
Thirty Seventh Annual Gathering OF
Union Soldiers During Ell
calilpment

The National Association Of Union
l1x-P'risoners of War will hold its thir-
3ty-seventh annual sencampment at the
same time that the fortx-third en-
alnpment of the G. a. r. Is held in Salt
& Lake City. during the week OF Aug.
6sTl4. Gen. Harry White, national COM
sfnanderS of the associate whose head
lauarters.is at Pittsburg. has issued an
order containing the outline OF the pro-
gram ram to be observed by tho ex prison
Eers during their cncampment. In the
order Thomas Ioughney of Salt Lake
2 CITY has been appointed q special aide
for the encampnlent Gen. Whites or
der follows:
tieadquaIterss of National Command
fer, Pittshurs, Pa, June ], 1909. The
5th1rty-sexenth annual encanlpment of
the National Association of Union Esx-
Prisoners of War will be held in Salt.
+ Lake, Utah, from Aug. 8 to Aug 122.
l9O9. Headquarters will be established
in the Federation of Labor hall, No q, z
corner Fourth South and State streets,
on Monday, Aug. 8, at 10 n. m, with the
adj ltant general in charge, where all
Union ex-prisoners of war are request
ed to call and register. The quarter
master general will have a full supply
or badges, buttons, state pins, prison
slides and ribbons at these headquar-
ters, where comrades may obtain same
during the above days.
a3 The commanders headquarters WILL,
during the same time, be at room 304,
the Wilson hotel, on Monday, Aug. 8, at
8 p. IN. sharp.
The national convention will assemble
in Federation of Labor hall No. 4, COR
Ener Fourth South and State streets, on
Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 2:aO 10. m. ;6
MI
be held on Wednesday evening at Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor hall Mol L commencing
promptly at s p. m.
The annual parade Will be on We'd
nesday, Aug. II, in the afternoon, and
the prisoners of war will be escorted by
the department of Utah G. "a. r. and led
by the association, of Civil war tlnusi-e
clans. State ana local associations Will
report to the djutant general at head :!
quarters not later than 2 80 p. m., when
they will be assigned to their positions
1 in line.
All national officers viii report to the
sadjutant general at 2 n. m Comrades
Thomas Loughney and John Kissane
are hereby detailed as assistant adju-s
tant generals for formation OF parade
and will report mounted to the adju-;
tant general for further Instructions.
Aides to the national commander will
report to John a. Fairnlan, chief tof
STAFF. mounted, at the Wilson hotel at
q 80 p. IN. in full uniform, viz: G.. "A. r.
uniform, Grant hat with gold cord and
white gloves. All Uniontex-prisoners of
war, whether members of the assoca-
Stion or not, are earnestly requested to
take part In the parade.
The headquarters of the Women's
National Auxiliary to the National AS
ISOLATION OF Union Ex-Prisoners of War
will he I'm same hall WOman's saI1xiIia-s
Sry convention Will meet in the same
place at 8 p. m. Tuesday. Aug. 10. :,
GEN. HARRY WHITE,
National Commander.
COL. J. D. WALKER,
Adjutant General
The Allegheny county, Pa, Prisoners
of War association will accompany the
national commander to this city, and
will leave Pittsburg on Aug. 8.