Show US A GORNO OLD SOLDIERS SOLDIER 6 enthusiastic IN PRAISE OF TREATMENT WHILE IN SALT LAKE CITY former governor gover r vr van sant of minnesota chosen commander ln in chief a resident of utah being given alve n second place next con bention at atlantic city salt lake laho city the forty third annual encampment of the grand army ot of the republic Is ie now history the closing exercises er cf a tive live day session being hold held on friday august 13 tired but happy and feeling in a most gracious mood toward tho the peo plo pie of the city in which thoy they had bad there was a warm fight between st louis and atlantic city ciby N J for the i privilege of entertaining the veterans at the next annual convention con eillon atlantic city finally anally winning the coveted honor for F or commander ln in chief samuel IL van sant of 0 minneapolis was waa chosen and will direct tho the affairs of the orand grand army of the republic for the next twelve the now new corn com mander ln in chief was formerly governor of the state mate of minnesota Alinne sota 3 W Ho bostaph or of ogden was chosen senior vice commander the other officers fi elected were junior vice commander alfred B beers of connecticut surgeon general dr W 11 lomon lemon of kansas for chaplain rev daniel ryan of indianapolis di ill was chosen re resolutions solutions were adopted by the grand army of tho the republic and auxiliary branches bran chea before adjournment of the convention giving lavish praise to utah and salt lake city for tho the mannor manner in which tho the visitors had bad been entertained while tho the veterans were holding thele their convention the wives bisters anti and daughters of the union soldiers ors P U ZV 77 SAMUEL R VAN SANT W M BOSTAPH calef arand army 0 the republic senior vice comma ader in chief 1 gathered from every portion or of the ignited states the nations defenders iwho who had bad been permitted to again greet their former comrades in arms nd attend to the necessary business of the organization which Is tho pride of 0 o every loyal american joined in god be with Us till we meet again and the conven convention tion ono of tho the most successful and enjoyable joy able in many ways ever hold came to a close while for five days the veterans had aad been granted the freedom of the f city and had been feted and enter in truo true western stylo style during every moment that they were not en gi ed in the conduct of the busIn business of the organization at the corven convention tion diall in the tabernacle a great num iber ber of the visitors were so well pleased with tho the reception given thim them b the people of utah as a that they will remain in utah several days making stile side trips from salt bait lake city and visiting points ot or interest they were unable to see durline the time allotted tor tho the business lees were holding conventions of 0 their organizations the womans comans relief 1 if 0 v P t Z V K k A 4 ja M FERDINAND SHAVERS president Lincol ns first bodyguard corps the ladies of the grand army of the republic and the tha daughters or of veterans these three organizations hold held their conventions on thursday and friday the sessions being hold held in the first irs presbyterian church the first congregational church and the eagles hall ball the largest organization Is the womans comans relief relict corps formed shortly after the close of the war ns as an outcome ot of the christian corps or war times the body numbers women one of the greatest undertakings of the W R C Is the reclaiming of prison and the making of this as a tree free gift to the union the ladles of the grand army ol of the republic was organized in 1886 and numbers some women its work being along the same general line fine of that undertaken by the worn wom lina ans relief corps president tatt has lately been elected an honorary member of this organization the daughters of veterans is just juat what the name implies daughters or granddaughters of the men who fought in the civil war mrs airs jennie L I 1 berry of cedar rapids As lown iowa was waa chosen president of the national womans comans relief corps at thursdays session she was elected by an overwhelming majority MI mrs rs della delia rawlings henry of kansas city mo alo was chosen president of the ladles ladies or of the grand army of 0 the republic at fridays session mm minnie T Gult land ot of alliance ohio was victorious in the race for president of the daughters ol of veterans commander ln in climet nevius in his report says saya on december 31 1907 the in good standing of the grand army ot of the republic numbered the number remaining on the suspended list at that date numbered by th the consolidated report of 0 the adjutant general for this encampment there were remaining in good standing stan aing on december 31 1908 the number remaining ning suspended on the same date was the number of comrades reported as having died between december 31 1907 and december 31 1908 1903 was 10 J our gains during the year have been by muster in by transfer 2984 by reinstatement by gain from delinquent reports total gains ferdinand shavers white haired and nearing 75 years old was one of the celebrities of the G A R encampment shavers who Is a negro was president Lincol ns s first bodyguard after his election to tho the presidency mud and until after the breaking out of the war was with hint bini through the day and those hours of the night when lincoln would permit of a guard of any sort being near him for tour four years before lincoln was made president the colored man was his family servant after the election an even thousand of lAn Lincol coffis ns neighbors signed a petition asking that shavers be appel appointed anted tits his bodyguard and lincoln complied when the war broko broke out lincoln feared for tho the mans mane safety and would not permit him film to continue as his guard shavers asked for an appointment to one of the colored regiments being formed for the war and his appointment to the recruiting crul cr ting of the colored regiments of indiana resulted shavers now lives in colorado and for years has never missed an encampment among the prominent persons with the department of at the potomac at the 0 A IL encampment were corporal james tanner past commander in chief of the G A R and john mcelroy past senior vico commander ln in chief corporal tanner la Is known all over the united states through bla war record he was only 17 when he entered the army and in the second battle of dull bull run both len le were ware shot hot off |