The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04
EXCELLENT WORK
DONE BY WOMEN
General Committee of WOman'S S
Citizens Committee Holds
a Meeting.
REPORTS ARE RECEIVED
FROM VARIOUS CHAlRMEN
Immense Amount of Well-Di-
rected Effort on Behalf of
Encampment.

ans Citizens committee for the forty
third national encampment, G. a. r.
held its first meeting since last Apri
Saturday afternoon at headquarters IL
the Commercial club building and trans
acted many matters of important bust
ness.
The chairmen Of the various sub
committees made their reports, and
showed that great progress had been
made in the arrangements for recelv.
ing, entertaining and making tho old
soldiers comfortable
Mrs Elizabeth Cohen, chairman OF
the flower committee, reported that,
while good results arc expected, her
plans have been set back by the fact
that the hot weather has retarded the
blooming of the flowers to q percepti-
bic extent The park boards, however,
have promised that they will decorate
their grounds as prettily as possible.
Mrs. III. W. Jones reported that Mrs
Nj. Clark, n patriotic woman OF Car
land, had signifed the intention of her
townspeople TO send more than $1,000
buttonhole bouquets for the veterans.
Bnnches of sweet peas, nasturtiums and
other flowers in season Will be sent to
Salt Lake from Garland by the wagon
load.
The souvenir committee has a great
surprise in store for the visiting heroes.
Mrs George Reynolds, the chairman,
has gone to considerable personal cX-
pense TO provide beautiful memento
of the encampment.
The badge committee, OF which Mrs.
r. j. Squires is chairman. has made up
The most beautiful badge ever presented
10 visitors at any encampment In the
history of the G. A. r. This badge
consists of a gold bar at the top. from
which a flag ribbon is suspended, with
q large silver body as the ceutcrplccc,
and a copper base is attached. This
badge combines the three metal attri-
butcs Of Utah-gold, silver and copper.
Lincoln s head, in bas relief, combines
with the conventional G, A. r. design
TO make n highly artistic and original
badge effect It is believed that the
veterans Will prize their &. "A. Il. Salt
Lake badges above those ever received
al any prior encampment.
Lunch Committee Busy,
The lunch committee is in readiness
10 handle the hungry boys in blue. The
Woman IS Relief corps viii serve lunch
at the Congregational church, while
the Ladies of the G.. \. r. and the
Daughters of Veterans will spread
dainties for aged palates at the Pres
byteran church.
Miss Lucy NJ Van Cott is doing he
roic work as chairman of the commit
tee whose duty it is TO see that every
veteran in line en- the day of the great
parade is served with Il cup Of coffee
and all the sandwiches that he cares TO
eat This is one OF the most important
features connected with the preparation
for the big encampment. The old sol
diers Will need food and stimulating
drink before starting on the long tramp
over the city before the cheering thou
L. q
fighters are expected TO be in line. the
work of providing such a lunch IS tre-
mendous.
Outside towns have been appealed to,
and it is believed that all will "come
through" with the possible exception
of Provo The old soldiers of Provo
are up In arms against the mayor OF
the local general committee. In which
he refused point blank TO help provide
edibles for the old soldiers. "Salt Lake
took this G.. \. Il. encampment on her
hands, and now let her handle it alone.
it is Salt Lake IS affair, not ours he
is reported to have said.
The lunch committee asked Ogden to
1orate 1000 loaves of bread: Provo,
ii7-pounds Of coffee; Logan, 160 pounds
OF butter; Park City. 335 pounds Of
sugar 1t is believed that the patriotic
people Of these cities will see TO it that
the required donations are fortheom-
ing. despite the insulting replies OF
Mormon mayors.
The refreshment committee needs
help. Every housewife who can spare
any coffee, sugar. butter or bread
should communicate with Miss Van
Cott.
Situation Is Serious.
So serious is the situation that it
was decided Saturday that q meeting
silaIl be called between the women S
refreshment and the men s general eX-
ccutive committees, in order that plans
may be made whereby sufficient ma
terials can be gotten together to pro-
vide good lunch for the veterans.
Rest rooms are being provided in the
vicinity of the business district, where
the old soldiers and their wives will be
able TO lie down at intervals and re-
cuperate. The attendants will furnish
iced drinks and tea. The rest rooms
which are already on the list are the
Lion House, the Odeon and the Eighth
ward meeting house.
Mrs. Frank McGanney reported that
she would take up the matter of hav-
ing the Miners home opened especially
for the old soldiers during the encanyp.
ment. 1t is hoped that the Miners
home may be fully furnished with beds
''SND'i&i'-ONAhb-pbo
Grams.
The largest hiatus is in the way of
sleeping places for the old soldiers and
their wives. So far, despite the most
vigorous efforts on the part of the
women IS committee, only 5000 places to
sleep have been offered from private
homes 1t will be necessary to have
fully $1,000 such places provided, and
The committee asks the cooperation
of patriotic citizens. Every housewife
who thinks she could make room for an
extra bed for veteran or his wife
should communicate with c. A. K. head
quarters.
Miss Jane Cutler, daughter of for
mer Governor Cutler, and NJ. Benjamin,
who is himself civil war veteran,
have done especially good work in be-
half OF the womun's committee with
out monetary consideration.
Professor William a. Wetzell, who
has the living flag in charge, has or
dered at his own expense 1000 feet Of
strong rope, which is to be cut into
thirteen pieces. each seventy five feet
long Each piece Of rope is to be sub