Show TO MEET MET AT THE SEASIDE IE CITY 1 Atlantic City Wins Encamp Encampment Encampment ment mont by a Close Margin After Hard Fight WINNERS STARTED THE 4 BATTLE ONE YEAR AGO HAD UTAH VOTED SOLIDLY FOR FORST FORST FO FOST ST LOUIS THAT CITY WOULD I HAVE WON WONt t Mf J t t t MM t H t t f Hit 4 t The annual encamp encampment encampment t ment meat of the G 0 A R B will be held in m 4 Atlantic City in September 1311 This was w decided upon yesterday at atthe atthe a 4 the convention of the G A R B at the thet 9 Assembly ball after atter an exciting eon con contest 4 t 4 test between Atlantic City and St StLouis t 9 Louis Atlantic City won the contest by fourteen votes receiving 3 7 votes to 93 for tor St SL Louis Lout 4 The preliminary fight tight between 4 thee e two cities for tor the next encamp encampment p ment has haa been a decidedly warm one ont The supporters of ot each city claimed 4 victory and it was wa not until the last lut delegation had bad voted that the tile result 4 was waa assured 9 4 t H t 4 it t H t M 4 to From the preliminary campaign it was waa conceded before the opening of yester yaster yesterdays yesterdays days session that each city would have haa about votes and nd that there were about votes that were doubtful This fore forecast cast was approximately correct and it was the doubtful votes that gave Atlantic City the encampment Charles Charlet E Burrows of Paterson N Na J r Ja ra a member of the staff of ot Past Comman Com man Henry M Nevius madu madts the th nominating speech for Atlantic City He Ha described the ideal idea location of the ocean resort spoke of the beauty of its ocean ocena scenery told of the accommodations f fIr r the hundreds of ot thousands thou ands of ot visitors ex expected expected eXpected and of the plans already made for tor forthe forthe the entertainment of the veterans by th the people of ot Atlantic City Past Charles Ci G GBurton Burton of Nevada Mo presented St StLouis StLouis StLouis Louis He argued that St Louis w was is the tha most mOist centrally located city in the United States that it was easy of access and anci and that its railroad connections made It possible for every veteran In the States to attend the encampment at S St StLouis Louis Judge Burton explained that ha ho had originally original pledged himself to vote for Atlantic City Since learning that St SL Louis was In the field however ha he obtained permission from the New Jersey Jerse delegation to recede from this pledge Telegram Not Read In ID support of ot the invitation of St Louis LouisA A G 0 Peterson past department com corn commander mander of Missouri attempted to read a a froen the Business B Mans Mons leagie IG ft i a contribution U tion to t the th G A Aa t R The Te New Jerse Jere O 95 however howee moved royed that the Bu Button ties tl proceed pr to vote vot This wa was car carand and further fuher debate was wu shut off offA offAl As Al A the roll rol of 0 the delegations was wa being ng called it was waa seen sen that New England a ad d the Atlantic coast coat states were solid sold t i i r Atlantic City Most of the states of ti th te o Middle West were for tor St Louis Luis the So Sou n i iwas was wa for St Louis while the Mountain Mount l land and Coast Coat states stat were we divided The lar vote of New York Pennsylvania PennsylvanIa in wl l Wisconsin was as an important factor fator in thu victory of Atlantic City St St Louis led in the vote until New York was wa reached reache New York cast ro out of votes for Atlantic Ot Ity giving Atlantic Atlanto City a lead lea of ot ten wh which cU it I maintained until Utah tt was wa reached Utah had the tha With its Ita sixteen votes tle power to select the city for tor the next neIt PU Nl encampment If I it was wa solid sold for St St Louif Louif the encampment could have gone cne there Instead of ot to Atlantic City The Th vote of ot the delegation was ten for Atlantic Ct City and six for St Louis Lul giving Atlantic City CitY the majority of fourteen When the vote was WI announced Missouri moved that the action aton be b made unai unan move mona Though the fight has been alway al way i friendly the supporters of St Louts Louie Luis f feel el that on the convention flour floor foor the act jn of at the Atlantic City people In shutting off debate was unfair and they clare that won in a fair fal fight fht St SL Louis would have have Start Stat In Toledo For three thre years ye Atlantic City has hu sought to secure the encampment A i year yar car carago ago ao the New Jersey JelY people spent their th lr time at a the Toledo Toleo encampment in i Ire jre re paring for the th campaign this year ye A cart can cartful ca re reful ful campaign campag organization was formed and every possible preparation made mae to tt secure sure the encampment Every Ever G A A R R post In New J Jorey T ey adopted resolutions inviting the adopt encampment to Atlantic City The Th tat legislature passed an C t 0 for the entertainment of t th thi 10 veterans The Th city council counci of Atlanta City voted to spend and 0 In and the business mens mena assil have pledged contributions to t swei Ithe total tota fund to The Te hot hott hotl men of Atlantic Atlant City hav hay pledged them themselves themselves selves alv to reduce prices es during durig the en encampment The next encampment ement will be held in inthe 11 the latter part of September Just a th end th of lter the pa summer sumer beach bach season Ie n It I will wilt willbe be at a I t time when the regular rp ular beach bah crowds b a are ae thinning and the hotels will wi have cr ample aple room rom for the encampment visitors and ad also al at a time tims when th thur the surf ur bathing of o Atlantic City is i p The campaign for Atlantic City Ct was WIlI conducted by Enos Eos E Hann HanD past pat de department commander of New Sew Jersey J rey and ad chairman of the t Atlantic City campaign committee ch George F Currie Crrie past pant com corn commander mender mander of Joe Jo Hooker Hoker post pst of Atlantic Atlanto City CIt and president of the Citizens Com Corn Committee ml ee of One Oo pent Hundred organized organised to cure the o next encampment for tor Atlantic Atlantia City Captain Samuel Suel E B Perry Pr representing representing the Hotel Mens association of or Atlantic City and ad George 8 5 i Lenhart of the Atlantic C Ctt CI Publicity Bureau and secretary of th Committee e of O One Hundred It I a substantial support from Past Put Com Coir Henry He M Nevius Ar Ad A General Frank F O 0 Cole enri Barnett and Charles Chales E Burrows Burows al al Nw Jersey Jery men prominent in the national or organization organization t |