The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

dition to the veterans themselves there
were present in the city moro than one
hundred members Of the auxiliary or
ganizations, Ladies of the G.. A. r. and
the Women's Relief Corps Both of
these organizations also held their an,
nua meetings during the afternoon.
Officers Elected.
The election Of officers at the state
encampment of the g. A. R. resulted in
the selection Of an Ogden veteran, N.
A. Heath, to succeed Commander R. H,
Oehler, Of Salt Lake City. The other
officers Of the state department are
Charles Il. Frye. Salt Lake, senior vice
commander; j. II. Newton, Salt Lake.
junior vice commander; N. D. Corser,
Salt Lake, chaplain; Seymour B. Young,
Salt Lake, medical director; a. w
Charter, Sandy, and T. G. Vallereoux,
Ogden, delegates to the national en-,
campment at Detroit, Mich; W. L.
Goodsell and ". H, Hathaway, both of
Salt Lake, alternates.
The new members of the council of
administration, composed Of one repre-
sentative Of each Of the five posts, are
as follows: T. NJ Bishop, p. J. Go.
bel and Louis Huffaker, all Of Salt
Lake; j. T. Smith, Provo, and A. l..
White, Ogden.
Commander Gardner received his mi.
tial welcome to Ogden when he arrived
here last night and was received by a
committee from DiI-Logan Post No 3.
After spending the night at the Reed
hotel, he was met by a second commit
tee composed of j. P. Rankin, vice
Captain R. T. Hulaniski, J! L. Wei.
sbans. and Thomas Lundy. They es.
corted the visitor on an automobile
trip through Ogden canyon and about
the city.
Convention Opened.
During the morning hours the veter-
ans and their ladies from Salt Lake
and Provo to the number Of more than
$50 arrived in the city and were es-
corted to the Woodmen hall, where the
convention sessions of the G. A. r. were
held. At 1880 o'clock Mayor A. G.
Fell delivered an address Of welcome.
In response Commander Gardner paid
an eloquent tribute to the hospitality
of the city. At the conclusion Of his
address the meeting resolved itself
into reception during which every
veteran gripped the hand of their ma.
tional leader.
For luncheon National Commander
Gardner, the staff officers Of the state
department and entertainment commit.
tee of the local post were the guests
OF honor at the Weber academy.
The business session of the encamp.
ment was called to order by State
Commander Oehler, of Salt Lake. at 2:30
o clock. The report Of the credentials
committee showed that the FIVE posts
OF the state were represented as fol.
lows: Maxwell-McKean Post No, /,
Salt Lake, twenty-five; Dix-Logan Post
NO. 8, Ogden, twenty.six William IT,
Sherman Post No, 6, Provo, four; OH.
YER O.. Howard Post No. 7, Salt Lake
thirteen; John Q. Knowlton Post No. s,
Salt Lake, four; total Of seventy-two
veterans.
After the reading of Commander
Oehler's address, the encampment paid
its respects TO Commander Gardner
Governor William Spry, President .Jo
seph +. Smith, of the Mormon church;
the ladies Of the auxiliary orpaniza.
tions, and the members Of the p, p. o
Elks in resolutions of thanks for their
kind treatment in the past.
Following the election of officers
there was a brief recess, during which
time the national commander visited
the conventions of the w. r. c, and
the Ladies of the G, A. r.. which were
heing held in other halls, The final ses.
sion Of the encampmeut before the
campfire meeting tonight consisted