Show GRAND ARMY AT SALT LAKE program of encampment aug 9 to 14 president taft expected to review the aig alg parade the men who opened the west to civilization are to clasp hands this year in III the with tho who risked flaked their lives to preserve the union salt lako lake city has been chosen for the forty third national on camp ment ot of tile tho arand 1 army of oc tho the republic tho the meeting will take place iv in august and tint will last from the ath fit to tho anth of tho the month for a week in III the sui niner therefore he the utah city will be the meeting place for sur bur biving veterans vete runs of the war na as well wall as for the thousands of friends who will avail themselves of favorable tavor ablo rail X w 4 ye A T mormon holy of holles toad road rates to utah and the encamp ident in august this year the celebration has haa an especial interest for all comrades and patriots ahsu ran ces having been given that the invitation extended to prest dent william 11 tatt taft will be accepted and that the president with coin wander mander ln in chief henry M nevius wit will review the parado on wednesday aug 11 the pro programmer gramme for the week begins with a reception which will last through monday and tuesday aug si and 10 tuesday evening Is to be do de voted to greetings this function will take place in the tabernacle which alch seats there gov will lam spry hlll ft welcome the grand army of the republic and its allied on words of welcome will also be pronoun pronounced cod by john S branford mayor of salt lake city and by official al representatives of tho the department of utah vocal and instrumental music with performances on the great organ are to be features of this meeting the parade of veterans which president taft la Is expected to review Is fixed for wednesday at 10 a in it will include the striking feature of a march past of veterans in a thoroughfare ough fare a mile wide between the reviewing stand and a living flag composed of school children the parade will turn into main alain street from B hast ast south temple it will march on the east bide aide of main alain street south for it a mile the column will file right march west to the west side bide of ala main in street file right and march north on the west side of main alain street the counter march of one mile will return return the column to the west side of south temple opposite the point at which it entered main alain street the camp ires fires are to be held on wednesday thursday and friday nights in the tabernacle where ad dresses will bo be given at each gathering by past commander ln in chief and distinguished men and women thursday morning will be devoted to business sessions of all the organizations thursday friday and saturday hava have been selected as days tor for special trips on each of these days thero there will be excursions to the mining camps to bingham park city the great salt beds ogden provo price green river saltair on the great salt lake and other points of scenic interest the auxiliary societies represented at the encampment will be the worn wom an ans I 1 a relief corps ladles of the ebe grand army of the republic national association of ex prisoners of war national association army nurses of the civil war naval veteran association daughters of veterans spanish war veterans sons of veterans and war musicians the womans comans relief corps corp 9 will hold field its convention in the first firs t presbyterian church beginning at 10 a m aug 12 the present officers of the G A IL are commander ln in chief henry at nev e lus adjutant general frank 0 C cole lz quartermaster general cola D R its senior vice corn commander m ander ln in ch chief I 1 ef w charles C royce surgeon general G lane chaplain ln in rev john F spence judge advocate general alfred ba B beers inspector gene general ral william H 11 hornaday I 1 national patriotic director samuel fallows senior A A D C and chief of staff J cory winans assistant tant john M chandler assistant ailt quartermaster general or custodian J henry liol holcomb comb |