The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
REVIEW le MAIN FEATURE Or
THE ENcAMPMENT IN SALT
LAKE CITY.
THRoNG CHEERS VETERANS
Living Flag Of Children Sing as the
Old Soldiers TRUCE ey-other
Events That Mark the Grand
Army's Gathering.

Nurses in carriages, b Sons of Vet
Grams and the women's organizations
allied to the Grand Army, marched
to-day in the parade that was the cul.
minating feature of the forty-third ma.
tional encampment. Many military
bands and fife and drum corps made
the music to which the old warriors
kept step. The procession formed at
Eagle Gate, which is one of Salt Lake
City's many picturesque features.
At the word Of command the parade
marched west on Main street and
turned south down that thoroughfare,
proceeding sever blocks between solid
walls of cheering men, m and
children. AS the grizzled veterans
passed the enthusiasm was tremen-
dous and many a spectator wept un-
abashed as he realized that this was
undoubtedly the last grand review for
scores of the feeble heroes who
trudged adong with eyes on the flag
for which they had given some Of the
best years of their lives.
When Seventh South street was
reached the paraders themselves
broke out in mighty cheering, for
there they turned in front of the most
beautiful feature of the day. the "Liv-
ing Flag" On an immense stand
were 1900 children dressed in the
national colors and so arranged that
they made a perfect representation of
a waving American flag.
The little ones had been drilled for
many weeks, and while the old SOL
diers passed they sang patriotic airs.
Reviewed by NotabIes.
Concentrating the parade now
moved north on Main street back to
South Temple street. Here, just to
the left of the Brigham Young pioneer
monument and close to Temple square,
the reviewing stand had been erected.
It was occupied by Commander-in-
| Chief Henry M. Nevius, Gov. William
| Spry of Utah, the chief executives Of
| other states, and a large number Of
other officials and distinguished
guests. The parading bodies all
passed in review, saluting those in
the stand, and at once disbanded. All
the bands as they arrived here were
massed close to the stand and as the
elimination of the parade, 1000 school
children marched by, the united bands
playing and the children singing sOn-
ward, Christian Soldiers"
The great review was excellently
managed in every way. All along he
line of march were scattered ambu-
lances, trained nurses and numerous
other attendants to care for any of the
veterans h might be overcome by
fatigue and for spectators who sui
fered in the crush on the sidewalks.
Fortunately, their services were sell
dom needed. -,
AFTER a good rest, the city's. guests
all turned out again this evening and
Witnessed the magnificent display of
fireworks on thetop of Ensign peak.
just north of the city.
Big "Greetinqs" Meeting.
Monday. evening came the first pub
lie event on the .program-a great
campfire in the assembly hall in the
Temple grounds. All that night and
| Observation-Disclosures the stream of ar
rivals continued, but by Tuesday
| evening practically all the visitors had
been received and distributed. That
night the greatest function of the en-
campment tok place. This was the
| Greetings" meeting in the Mormon
Tabernacle. The immense building
| easily seats 10000 persons. and it was
| filled to it's capacity.
Col. Frank H. Starrett, the execu-
| tive director of the encampment.
called the vast ~assemblage to order
| an introduced William II. King Of
| Salt Lake City, who acted as tenn
| porary chairman. He made a brief
| address and was. followed by Gov.
William Spry of Utah, Mayor John s.
| Bradford of Salt Lake City, and'L.t H.
Smythe, commander of the depart
| ment of Utah, all of whom told in elo-
quent words how proud they were
to welcome to the state and city
the Grand Army and their friends.
Mr.. King hen introduced Command
er-in-Chief Nevius, who was received
with wild cheering and the waving
of hats and handkerchiefs. AS soon
as the tumult had subsidized, Command
er Nevius delivered a graceful re-
Spouse to the welcoming speeches and
took the chair.
The Allied Organizations.
Then came the turn OF the allied or
carnations and greetings to the vet
| Grams were uttered by President Gene
We've Hagar Longfield Lane of the La
dies Of the G. A. R., President Mary E.
Gilman of the Woman's Relief Corps,
President Clara E. Hoover of the
Daughters of Veterans, Commander-In-
Chief Edgar Allen of the Sons of Vet
Grams, and President Rebecca Smith
OF the Army Nurses. The speechmak-
ing was varied by the playing of pa
triotic airs by a band.
The exercises were brought to q
close by the presentation Of a hand
some testimonial to Charles G. Bur
ton, past commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army.