Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
DECORATING firm
MAKES PROMISE
49,
Says 1T Will Make Good and
Asks 10 Make Show
ing.
INSPECTION SUNDAY NIGHT.
Entire Block VIII Be Completed and
Lights Turned On-Pnblic III
vltcd to be Present.


ating of the city streets for G. A. +.
encampment week has promised ~
| make good the decorative scheme,
Or forfeit the contract. The meeting
held by the executive committee or lts
lencampment to consider the numerous
complaints registered against the faded.
dirty and torn flags and bunting swung
across Main street for decorations. re-
suited in the promise referred to By g.
II. Roster, the man in charge of the
work.
THE criticism is premature, Roster
is reported to have said. Il have not
completed the work. When 1t is done
then it will be time to pass judgment.
1t was decided to give the man 4
chance to make his promise good, Que.
entire block of decorations will be com
pieted and the lights will be turned
on by Sunday night, 1t Is desired tfiAt
as many of the residents OF the city
as can visit that block Sunday night
alton. IL the judgment is that the
decorations are nor satisfactory. they
will be removed and other arrange
ments made.
The committee took firm stand that
no dirty flags or bunting should be per-
mitted to be used in the decorations.
Besides the regular meetings and
sCulTD1lT6S 10 ne Ilelu ny -lHo y GS, uttih ~
aanization of the Grand Army OF tho
Republic during encampment week
there will be numerous meetings held
of auxiliary societies and state army
snosts. All business sessions OF all Or
CARNATIONS will be held on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock and Will con-
clude at noon on Friday.
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Following Is the list of organizations
which will hold their annual meetings
in this city. together with the place9of
holding the meetings:
Grand Army o the Republic-Henry
M Nevius. commander-in- chief, Red
Eank. NJ r.: meets in armory.
Woman's Relief Corps-Mary S. Gill
man. national president Boston; Ma
Ria u. Going, national secretary, Bos-
ton: meets in First Presbyterian
church
Ladies Of the Grand Army of the Re-
Spublic-Genevieve Longfield Lane ma
tional president. Chicago; Mary E.
Duddleston. national secretary, Chit
cago meets In First Congregational
church.
National Association OF. ex-Prisoners
OF; War--Gen. Harry White. national
commander, PittsburE. Pa; Gen. j. D..
Walker. adtutant-general PittsburG,
Pa; meets room 5. Federation of La
Dor building. Il .S Fl
National Assoc lion of Army Nurses
Rehecea S. Smith, president. Nlinnte.--
apolls;; kate NJ ! Scott, secretary. Brook
willie. Pa. / meets Colonial hotel
Naval Veterans Association-Jnhn
Black commander, Cincinnnti,, William
Simmons, CORRESPONDING secretary,
Philadelphia. meets Cullen hotel. @
The Daughters or veterans-Clara 7. {.
Hoover president Chicago; MrNtle u
Kramer, secretary, Chicago; meets
Eagles hall.
4 Spanish War veterans-charles w.
Newton. national commander; Emery
Ii. Sanders, secretary; headquarters.
Hartford, Conn; meet in /. o. o. f.
hall.
sons OF veterans-Edgar Allen, Jr.,
commander In chief, Washington, u.
c.: meet l. Q. o. F. hall
War Musicians-Meet Lafayette
school building.
National Press espondents-Mect
Colonial hotel.
No quarters have been asked for or
assigned to the Naval Veterans
auxiliary or the eX-Prisoners Of War
auxiliary
FLOWER SEEDS FAIL.
The flower committee of the G. A, r..
encampment is sorely disappointed at
the failure of the flower crop, as far as
Salt Lake City is concerned. If condi-
tions do not change within the next
few days. the supply of flowers for en-.
campment week.wiil have to come from
points outside the city. Discussing the.
failure OF the flower crop, Mrs. j. NJ.
Cohen. chairman Of the committed.
said I'VE regret very much that the
flower crop has failed The women who
reported today bring little encourage
| ment, Thousands of packages of gov
ernment flower seeds We're distributed
! throughout the city but they have
mostly turned black in the ground. and
| those that did sprout sent out pu.'y
and weak stems. The same is true, in
| a lesser degree, of flower seeds prl.-
! chased from stores. and not govern
inent seeds. One reason for the flower
crop failure. One reason for the flower
we're frost which visited us at a critical
hour. and another reason is the foods
Another meeting of the flower COM
mittes will be held next Wednesday in
| the Boston building. when the women
! will make their final report.
G. "A. II. NOTES.