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Show G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT IS FORMALLY OPENED Chattanooga, Tonn., Sopt. 15 Tho formal opening today of tho Grand Array of tho Republic's forty-seventh annual encampment was occupied chiefly with sightseeing tours to historic his-toric battlefields In this vicinity. A drizzling rain did not deter thousands of voterans from making pilgrimages to Lookout mountain, Chicknmuaga park and Missionary ridge. Today was otllclally designated as "Lookout Mounta n day," and the veterans swarmed to tho scenes of the struggles of fifty years ago bo-twoen bo-twoen Confederate forces unaer Generals Gen-erals Bragg and Longstreet ritid Un-(Ui Un-(Ui troops commanded by Generals Gran and "Pap" Thomas. Utah is represented by R. Oehler, Salt Lako City. |