The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-12
LOT SMITHS MEN
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been formed In various parts Of the
This is the second state department
organized by Mrs. Henry this year, the
other one being organized in Florida
on March 20. After the address by
the national president, the election OF
officers took place, the following be-
ing elected to serve the coming year:
President, Elinor 3. Burns, Salt Lake:
senior vice. Mrs. Wells of Ogden:
Junior vice. Sarah J. Chapman. Ogden:
treasurer. Mrs. J. II. Murfett. Salt
Lake: chaplain. Mary ]. Hoage: coun-
ell of administration. June Pierce. Og-
den: Laura Hadley. salt Lake and Kate
Hodge OF Ogden. Mrs. ]. +. Lyon and
Mary Slater OF salt Lake were selected
as delegates to the national conven-
ton to be held In Atlantic City Sep
TENDER 10.
place IN the odd Fellows hall last
night
Mrs Henry Speaks
At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
committee from the q. A X was de-
tailed by Department Commander l.
H. Smythe TO escort Mrs. Henry to the
state encampmenL. where she made a
brilliant and patriotic address before
the Grand Army veterans and the
ladies organizations she was pre-
scented with large bouquets of flowers
by the different ladies' circles as
mark OF esteem
Following the holding of their an
nual state conventions In the odd Fell
lows hall yesterday afternoon, the
state Grand Army men and the state
Women's Relief corps met with the
state Daughters Of the Grand Army
In the same place last night for
joint installation Of the officers which
had been elected
Red. white and blue bunting and
flags. lastly arranged with floral dec
orations, bedecked the hall, and
patriotism was the ruling motive
The best OF prophesies were made
for the annual national encampment
OF the G. A. X and w. r. c. next Sep
TENDER In Atlantic City, and the joint
exercises wound up with music.
Lucian H. Smythe. the retiring de-
partment commander. presided at the
sessions of the O. A r encampment-
Again there arose the controversy over
the eligibility of Lot Smith veterans
when the name OF Charles Crismon OF
salt Lake was offered as a delegate.
He was unanimously seated, however,
and thus was settled a controversy OF
long standing.
ruling by J. l. Davenport. commits
sioner OF the bureau of pensions. that
at one time u was held that this
company was not organized Tor serv-
ice In connection with the war OF the
rebellion Recently the secretary has
reversed his former holding and now
holds that the company was enlisted
for service In that war. and that this
last decision gives pensionable status
to the members of the organization
under the act Of February s. 1907. This
would seem to place them In the same
position as soldiers who actually served
at the front during the war"
In 1852 Abraham lincoln sent TO
Brigham Young. territorial governor OF
Utah. for aid. and the result was the
orEaniza ton OF the Lot smith com
pany OF cavalry. which protected mall
and stage routes in Utah and Wyo-
ming serving from April I. 1889. TO
August IS Of the same year. The men
were not regularly mustered out. but
received honorable discharges some
years later.
The resolutions adopted by the en-
campment yesterday are: