The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-30
SMYTH At HEAD
OF UTAH c. A. R.
United States Marshal Easily
Wins Over Col. George B.
Squires.
W. NJ. B0STAPH OF OGDEN
ALSO is HIGHLY H0N0RED
Twenty-Seventh Annual En-
campmeni of Department
Is Notable One.

Preparations for the fortytMrd ma
tionaI cucampment TO be held here III
August received additional impetus in
Grand Army circles Thursday afternoon
at the twenty seventh annual encamp
mcnt OF the department OF Utah, with
the election of United States Marshal
Luclan II. Smyth as commander of the
department of Utah for the ensuing
year and the Endorsement by the de-
partmcnt Of ". NJ. Bostaph of Ogden
for tho position Of senior vice comman-
der n-chicf.
The first position is important on ac-
count of the coming of the cncampment
and the important part the department
of Utah. G.. a. r.. will play in the
entertainment of the veterans The
nomination of Mr.. Bostaph for the Of
fec OF senior vice commandcr-in-chief
is important, because IT is tho first time
in The history of the G.. a. II. TINT
an officer from this department has re
ceived a nomination for a national of
fec Of the Grand Army There arc
already number OF other candidates
for the office and the election will be
held during the period OF the national
cDcampment III August.
The election Of the departmental of
ticcrs and other business occupied the
entire afternoon. At Z clock all del
egates and their ladies gathered in the
dining hall at a sumptuous repast pro
vided by the women of The Women S
Relief corps, the Ladies of the e. A.,
r, and the Daughters of Veterans.
Many distinguished guests were pres,
ent. including Henry NJ Nevius. com.
mander-In-chicf of the G. A. r.: w.
j. 1Ialloran. president of the CONNER
clal club; Fisher Harris. secretary of
the club, and many men and women
high in the Grand Army and kindred
organizations. The BANQUET was fol
lowed by a camp fire in the G A. r.
hall, when numerous addresses were
made and Commander Nevius performed
the installation of the recently organ.
lied tent Of Daughters of Veterans.
Opening of Encampment.
The twenty seventh annual encamp,
meni of the department of Utah. G..
a. r.. was formally opened THURSDAY
morning at Grand Army hall in the
Odd Fellows building on Market
street. at $50 o'clock. with meeting
of The council OF administration. The
auditing of accounts of the different
officers was carried on and number
Of miscellaneous business matters were
considered.
The committee on credentials took
mp the question of who were entitled
to sit as delegates in the convention
and by 10 O'Clock the delegates were
IN their places and ready for business
The committee on credentials was com
posed OF the following prominent Grand
Army men: Alfred Kent, assistant adj
lutant general; n. D, Corser. post No.
|, Salt Lake City; W. t. Russell, post
M nnlons A / lo1i, 7. A
Park City; II. p. Burns, post No, ..
Salt Lake City; James Williams. post
No. 6. Provo.
\. r. Lawrence of Mexican post Of
fciated as officer of the day, and Jo-
scph T. Rcdmnp of the Maxwell post
as officer of the guard. The morning
session was executive, the order of
business being. calling to order bv Re.
firing Department Commander r. G.
Sleatcr.
Large Number Present.
1t was shown that there were pres
ent one hundred aud twenty five dele
gates from the fye Grand Army posts
of The state, as follows: James b.
Mexican post No, and George r.
Maxwell post No. D, scventy-fve dele
gates; DiX.Logan post of Ogden. thirty
delegates; w. 7, Sherman post of Pro
vo, eleven delegates; Hancock post of
Park City. eight delegates
Following rollcall and reports of
various committees, Col Il. G., Sleatcr,
commander Of the department Of Utah,
G. 4. r.. delivered his annual report,
in which he said that Utah had sent
the largest delegation in the history
of the Grand Army of this state 10. To.
lcdo last summer, and called attention
TO the excellent work done there by
tho members OF the Utah and Idaho
delegations. He commented upon the
nearness of Memorial day, and suggest
cd that past department commanders
and patriotic instructors arrange with
thc authorities of tho public schools
for patriotic meetings in tho different
He also urged that tho title of the
day be changed TO Decoration day, as
bcing more appropriate,
Twelve Die in Year.
The diminishing number of the vet
Grams Of the state was alluded 10 ID
touching manner, Colonel Slcatcr
said that the organization had lost
twelve members during the past year
and he urged especial attention to the
recruiting of additional members in
order TO countcract the loss by death
and in order to make as good q show
ing as possible at the approaching
fortv-third national cncampmonl. \
special compliment was paid to the
members of the Women S Relief Corps
and the Ladies' Of the G.. 4. II. for the
manner in which they had
carried un their work during the year
in assisting the Veterans TO commemo
rate the deeds Of the great vanishing
army Colonel Slcatcr also alludcd 10
the csta ablisbment Of the camp of Sons
of Veterans and the tent of Daughters
of Veterans in this state, and the in
tcrcst displayed in the work of the G.
A. II. by these Younger members of the |
affiliated orders.
officers Elected,
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