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Show VETERANS MARCH IN GREMJEVIEW PARADE OF THE GRAND ARMY IN SALT LAKE CITY CLIMAX OF ENCAMPMENT Old Soldiers Are Greeted with Cheers and Tears Gathering in the Utah Capital Well Managed. Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 11. Forty-four departments of the Grand Army of the Republic, escorted by the Fifteenth United States Infantry and i he National Guard of Utah and followed fol-lowed by the Naval Veterans, the Ex-I'nion Ex-I'nion lJrlsoners of War, the Army Nurses In carriages, the Sons of Vet-eraoa Vet-eraoa and the women's organizations playing and the children singing "Onward, "On-ward, Christian Soldiers." The great review was excellently managed in every way. All along the line of march were scattered ambulances, ambu-lances, trained nurses and numerous other attendants to care for any of the veterans who might be overcome by fatigue and for spectators who suffered suf-fered In the crush on the sidewalks. Fortunately, their services were seldom sel-dom needed. Fine Pyrotechnic Display. After a good rest, the city's guests all turned out again this evening and witnessed the magnificent display of fireworks on the top of Ensign peak. This peak lies Immediately north of the city and is the highest point of the Wasatch mountains, rising 1,200 feet higher than Temple square. The pyrotechnic py-rotechnic display is a mighty feature of the encampment week. Salt Lake City has thrown open her arms to the old soldiers, and never has the Grand Army been more enthusiastically en-thusiastically received or more generously gener-ously entertained than at this encampment. en-campment. Many thousands of the .veterans and their families and members mem-bers of all the organizations allied to the Grand Army have participated in the exercises and entertainments, and are unanimous in their praise of the treatment they have received. Well Managed Encampment. The old soldiers have been very carefully looked after by the local committee on public comfort and private pri-vate accommodations, and at the 24 information bureaus at the various railway stations and convenient places about the city. During the entire time of the encampment these committees have had the services of 300 high school cadets, whose duties have been to render every possible assistance to the visitors. Henry M. Nevius, the commander-in-chief, arrived here Saturday with his staff and inspected the arrangements. On Sunday the city's guests began arriving ar-riving by the thousand, and on Monday Mon-day they came in so fast that the committee com-mittee had to work like sailors to get them all housed in such a manner as to avoid congestion in any part of the city. Big "Greetings" Meeting. Monday evening came the first public pub-lic event on the program a great camp-fire in the assembly hall in the Temple grounds. All that night and throughout Tuesday the stream of arrivals ar-rivals continued, but by Tuesday evening practically all the visitors had been received and distributed. That night the greatest function of the encampment en-campment took place. This was the "Greetings" meeting in' the Mormon Tabernacle. The immense building easily seats 10,000 persons, and it was filled to its capacity. Col. Frank M. Starrett, the executive execu-tive director of the encampment, called the vast assemblage to order and introduced William H. King of Salt Lake City, who acted as temporary tem-porary chairman. He made a brief address and was followed by Gov. William Spry of Utah, Mayor John S. Bradford of Salt Lake City, and L. H. Smythe, commander of the department depart-ment of Utah, all of whom told in eloquent elo-quent words how proud they were to welcome to the state and city the Grand Army and their friends. Mr. King then introduced Commander-in-Chief Nevius, who was received with wild cheering and the waving Commander-in-Chief Nevius. allied to the Grand Army, marched to-day In the parade that was the culminating cul-minating feature of the forty-third national na-tional encampment. Many military bands and fife and drum corps made the music to which the old warriors kept step. The procession formed at . Eagle Gate, which is one of Salt Lake City's many picturesque features. At the word of command the parade marched west on Main street and turned south down that thoroughfare, proceeding seven blocks between solid walls of cheering men, women and children. As the grizzled veterans passed the enthusiasm was tremendous tremen-dous and many a spectator wept unashamed un-ashamed as he realized that this was undoubtedly the last grand review for scores of the feeble heroes who trudged along with eyes on the flag for which they had given some of the best years of their lives. When Seventh South street was njfjfe reached the paraders themselves ar broke out in mighty cheering, for there they turned in front of the most beautiful feature of the day. the "Liv- The Temple and Tabernacle. lng Flag." On an immense stand were 2.600 children dressed in the national colors and so arranged that they made a perfect representation of i waving American flag. The little ones had been drilled for many weeks, and while the old soldiers sol-diers passed they sang patriotic airs. Reviewed by Notables. Countermarching, the parade now-moved now-moved north on Main street back to South Temple street. Here, just to the left of the Brigham Young pioneer monument and close to Temple square, the reviewing stand had been erected. It was occupied by Commander-in-Chief Henry M. Nevius, Gov. William Spry of Utah, the chief executive of other states and a large number of other officials and distinguished guests. The parading bodies all passed in review, saluting those in the stand, and at once disbanded. AU the bands as they arrived here were massed close to the stand and as the culmination of the parade, 1,000 school children marched by, the united bands of hats and handkerchiefs. As soon as the tumult had subsided, Commander Command-er Nevius delivered a graceful response re-sponse to the welcoming speches and took the chair. Then came the turn of the allied organizations or-ganizations and greetings to the veterans vet-erans were uttered by President Genevieve Gene-vieve Hagar Longfield Lane of the Ladies La-dies of the G. A. R., President Mary E. Oilman of the Woman's Relief Corps, President Clara E. Hoover of the Daughters of Veterans, Commander-in-Chief Edgar Allen of the Sons of Veterans, Vet-erans, and President Rebecca Smith of the Army Nurses. The speechmak-ing speechmak-ing was varied by the playing of patriotic pa-triotic airs by a band. The exercises were brought to a close by the presentation of a handsome hand-some testimonial to Charles G. Burton, Bur-ton, past commander-in-chief of the 1 Grand Army. The last three days of the encamp-! encamp-! ment are, as usual, given up mainly to j business sessions of the various or I ganizations and election of officers. |