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Show GOOD t3. A. B. WORK. The people of this city .aro much pkased with Col. V. M. Sterritt, who is heru us o.vecutivp head of the manage-meat manage-meat and programino of the National Encampment of tho Grand Army of tho Republic. He has chargo of all the arrangements ar-rangements from the boginning to tho close of tho oncanvpment, as well as of all tho preliminary preparations. Colonel Col-onel Storrctt has established headquarters headquar-ters in the Commercial club building, and cjrprcssos himself as delighted with this city and its inhabitants. All who havo met Colonel Storrott reciprocate that feeling of good will and ploasuro in meeting him, and there is little doubt but he will find his way smoothed hero in every possible manner. j " Colonel Stcrret.t ia thoroughly efficient j in this work. Ho is experienced in it, j and is countod tho best, administrative man who over occupied that position. Ho conducted tho Grand Army encampment encamp-ment at Saratoga in 1007 and tho ono at Toledo m 100S, making gTeat successes suc-cesses of each, jast 113 he will make a splendid succoss of tho encampment in Salt Lake. Ho is now awaiting with tho greatest possible interest, the arrival ar-rival of tho commander-inchief of the Grand Army, General Nevius, who will arrive on Monday next with his staff, comprising altogether, with the ladies accompanying the party, some twenty people. This party will bo welcomed with the utmost hospitality and enthusiasm enthu-siasm in Salt Lako City. Tho Graud Army officials will be banqueted at tho Commercial club on Tuesday evening, tho oocasion being the annual banquet of the club, and the effort will be to make it tho greatest function in the history of tho club in honor of theso official visitors of the Grand Army who represent it, as well as a prido to tho 'club on the coming of these distinguished distin-guished visitors to our city. It is conceded that this place is amply ablo to take care of all. Tho first attention, at-tention, of course, will be given to the old soldiers themselves. Then, without doubt, ovcr3' other person in attendance attend-ance can be well taken care of also. Provo and Ogdcn have proffered to do thoir part also, in entertaining tho veterans. vet-erans. Special trains to aud from those points, stopping at intermediate settlements settle-ments which will also doubtless bo proud to participato in entertaining the old veterans, will bo run daily, so that the members of tho Graud Army can seo theso valleys, speeding tho nights at such places as they desire outside, in case they desire to go outside at all, and will get back iu plenty of time to tako part in the proceedings of the day. Naturally the Grand Array veterans resident here aro ufiug thoir utmost ut-most ' endeavors to mako everything every-thing pass off pleasantly, and they will devote themselves from now on. until the end of the encamnmcut to prepare everything to tho utmost limit of good sorvicc, and will keep itj up until tho encampment ends. Tho Commercial Club is taking prido in arranging ar-ranging for the bauquet for the Encampment En-campment officers, and in doing everything every-thing that is possible to mako it pleasant pleas-ant for all concerned. It is also an effort iu which tho whole community is as one, and all will vie with each other to make it pleasant and comfortable for the -veteran?. Tho County Commissioners and the City Council joined jn the invitation to have the Grand Army encampment held here next August. All the political parties pledged themselves in their platforms plat-forms during tho recent campaign- to liberal appropriations from tho Legislature, Legis-lature, in aid of tho encampment, so that both from tho standpoint of hospitality hos-pitality and from tho standpoint of the wherewithal to pay the expenses, the pledges already made, coupled with tho generosity of tho business men and of the pnblic of Salt Lake, is assured the providing of . ftvery facility and accessory acces-sory to mako this cucampmout one of tho finest ever hold in the history of tho Graud Army As stated by Colonel- Sterritt, tho veterans are dying off ranidlj, and those who aro not dying are getting so far along in years that it caunot be expected ex-pected that many more National Encampments En-campments will be held. But this one is. to be held, and is to be held in Salt Lake. And tho thing to do is to mako it tho most meraorablo of all; and we .believe that tho man in chargo has the power to bring this about, with tho co-opcratiou of every local force, all of which will bo available at. his commaud to serve him and tho cause to tho upmost up-most of their..ability. It will bo a great thiug for Salt Lako, to have litis encampment en-campment a triumphant success; and that is precisely what, with Colonel Storritt's experience and able guidance we are all determined to make it. |