Show DOOM ROOM FOR THE G A R Fear that the hotel accommodations of Salt Lake City may be inadequate for the crowds that would attend the 1909 encampment of at the Grand Army of of the Republic c should by no means me s gain g ln lodgment In the minds who ho are e planning tc t bring the encampment here There are re not as a matter of oC fact tad enough l hotal hot 1 rooms rooms In this city to give an m Individual ual room to each vis visitor to t the encampment nt Even with the tho big Newhouse hotel finished as its It will willbe willbe willbe be before beCore the date set fet Pt for f r the th conven convention convention tion there would still be a great scarcity ity It of hotel accommodations ls on the basis of one ono guest to tt each room But no man lean expects to allot allot an entire en ro room to each of ot the thousands of guests that would be it at at attracted attracted by the th encampment Denyer Denver is I city than Salt Lake with more and finer hotels Is planning plaguing our and five eve men in a room fa Democratic convention lour July And nobody Is dou t ability of Denver to ta take cie ct e ei j i f 1 o C of the convention properly There Th re will wiil willbe willbe be some discomfort of but all comers will be taken care of at atThe The same rule applies to Salt Lake City When the hotel and public room rooming rooming ing ipg house hause accommodations have been filled the school buildings buildings will be bo opened They can can accommodate some same thousands And thousands of private homes would auld cheerfully be thrown open to ta the guests When the grand lodge of Elks met in halt gait Lake City several s eral years cars ago ago nearly nearl strangers strangerS were In the city The committee In do charge of accommodations could from Its Us lists I of hotels and boarding houses and private private I vate homes have I lve taken talen care of twice visitors The G A R veterans are a different class from fram the time Elks Elka With all defer ce to the Elks the veterans are en entitled entitled entitled titled to better accommodations This because the remnant of the great army Is made up DOW now of men of advanced years They have endured el ur d their share They should sl not be called upon to endure any more than th n are absolutely ab absolutely ab sol necessary But they can be comfortably taken care of oC and The Herald Sincerely hopes the committee In charge ch r e of o the work of securing the encampment en t will not abate their ef efforts efforts efforts forts |