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Show NEVIUS ANQ STAFr I Rf AMU LAKE I Important Event in Connection l' With the Big 6. A. R. II Encampment. H COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ' f IS WARMLY WELCOMED I Party of Distinguished Women II Also Arrive on the Jy An important event in connection JH with tho big Grand Army encampment I took place with arrival of the special M train from the east carrying Coniman- III dcr-in-Chief Henry M. Nevius of the 111 G. A. R., mombers of his staff and oifi- M cial family and a large number of VM guests over the Oregon Short Line at WM 8:30 Saturday evening. The party was jm taken immcdialelv in automobiles and H carried, to tho hotels. Official head.- H quarters during the period of tho en- H eampmenfc will be at the Knutsford ho- tel and most of the new arrivals wore fM taken there. IH The commander-in-chief waB waited iflH upon by Governor Spry, Mayor Brans- ford. President W. J. Ilalloran, of the flfl Commercial club; Charles S. Burlont WtM vice president, and Fisher Harris, sec- II rotary, of the club; Adjutant General Mm E. A. Wedgwood, of the National mm Guard and grand marshal of tho parade; 1 Dr. Pfoutz, chairman of the committee 1 on decorations; Colonel F. M. Sterrett, I executive director; Judge .T. W. I O'Ncall. assistant executive director, I and others and given an enthusiastic 1 welcome. Many details of tho encamp- 1 ment were discussed at some length and Wmm business matters were set in motion. mNm It is evident that there will be no delay IjH in carrying forward all details of tho mmm big affair and all officers are on tho mm qui-vivc in order that Monday morning H shall see everything connected with the IH encampment moving forward with the WH regularity of clockwork. mmm Porsonnel of Party. H Following is the personnel of the M connnandor's party: General Henry M. M Nevius and Mrs. Nevius; Cola D. R. M Stowits, quartermaster general; J. M Kent Hamilton, national senior vice- JWm commander; G. Lane TauneyMll, sur- Emm geon general; Rev. John F. S'pence, 11 chaplain in chief: Alfred B. Beers, in- WmM spoctor general; 'Saniuel Fallows, na mmm tional patriotic instnietor; J. Cory WMM Winaus, senior aide-de-camp and chief mmm of staff: John M. Chandler, assistant mmm adjutant general; J. Henry Holcomb. mmm assistant quartermaster general; and WmM the following members of the national mm council of administration: William ILL Armstrong, Indianapolis. Tnd.; Philip Cheek, Baraboo, Wis.: William J. Pat- tcrson, Pittsburg, Pa.; George Baruett, H Camden, N. J.;' C. B. Wilson. Charles Mmm A. Partridge and Clem Taylor. Many of these officers were accompanied ,by their ladies. Mrs. Mary Gill man, national president of the Woman's Relief Corps; Mrs. Maria R. Gowing. national secretary of the Woman ?s Relief Corps; Mrs. Carr of mmm Boulder, Col., past national president of WmM the organization; Mrs. McClellan uud WmM Mrs. Nettie McGowan woro present as KH representative of the women's organi- mmm zntions. Mrs. Augusta Dcane and Mrs. Louisa Ifl Wine-gar, presidents of tho local or- mmm ganizatious of the Woman's Relief MMM Corps, and a number of other officers' of theso organizations met tho. ladies IH of tho W. R. C. at tho train and es- fH corted them to their hotels. fil Mrs. Lane Also Arrives. IH On the train as special guests of Com- ISH maudor-in-Chief Nevius was Mrs. Gcno- Sl vieve Langfield Lane, national presi- fll dent of the Ladies of the G. A. R.. and mmmt her party, which included the following: flH Mrs. Mary Duddleson, national secre- Ul tary of the association; Mrs. Nellie Un- fll dorwood, official press correspondent: lll Mrs. Mary T. TTagcr, past national ll president of the Ladies of the G. A. R., mother of Mrs. Lane; Mrs. Annio ll Aver.s, assistant national inspector; ll Miss Clara Hoover, national president of the Daughters of Veterans, and Mr. IH L. Lane. Ml Tho party was met at Ogdou by thti ffll officers and members of Lincoln circle, Hl Ladies of the G. A. R. of that, cih, ll and the visitors were presented with Bl handsome bouqupts of flowers. Mrs. IH Lane receiving au especially beauti- fully arrange basket of exquisite bios- soms. In. Sale Lake tho ladies were il mot b' Mrs. Henrietta Harsh, president IH of Reynolds circle, the local' organiza- lH tion of the Ladies of (ho G. A. R. IH and were escorted to the Ivcnyon hotel, Hl where the visitors will mnintaia their flH headquarters during the encampment. IH Mrs. Lano and party are from Chicago. fll Miss Hoover Present. Mmmt Prominent as representative of tha jH youngest of the allied orders of tho jH G. A. R. was Miss Clara F. Hoover of mWM Chicago, national president of the Daughters of Veterans. Miss Hoover H is enthusiastic over all matters con- nectod with the Grand Army organ iza- IH tioiiK aud has brought with her here nil but two members of her national H council. Many of theso como from tho H far East, so that the showing is con- tJ sidercd unusually good. ll Miss Hoover will open headquarters H Monday morning at the Kcnyou hotel, 'jH rooms -13 nnd 21-1. Ono of the lending jH social events of the oucampment will be the reception given by the Daugh- H tors at national headquarters in the H Knutsford hotel at S o clock Thur&dnv evening when it. is expected that all the other Grand A run' organizations ll will A'ie with cauh other to render honor ijl lo tho favorite of the allied orders. jH A large delegation from Delaware and Hl Maryland arrived on a special train at fjl about D o'clock. Prominent among these IBI were General John 1L King past nn Rl ' tional commander-in-ohief. il COMMANDER-IN-CIETEF HH WELCOMED AT OGDEN IjH Special to The Tribune. Dl OGDEN, Aug. 7. Whon tho train BH bearing Commander-in-Chief cvius of fH Continued on Page Three rl NEVIUS AND STAFF REACH SALT LAKE Continued from Page Ono the G. A. R. and his staff arrived at the Union depot this afternoon, shortly ,bc-i'oro ,bc-i'oro 7 o'clock, a crowd numboring about 5,000 was present to welcome them to Utah. Tho train remained at tho station about twenty minutes, when the fivo cars continued on their waj' to Salt Lake, as a special train over the Oregon Short Line, followed by tho cheers of tho crowd which had gathered gath-ered to welcome them. Although tho absence of Mayor Brewer, or any official representative of the city, was distinctlj- apparent, tho members "of tho local executive committee com-mittee made tho best of tho situation by welcoming tho veterans and assuring them of a hearty welcome should they decide to visit Ogden during the encampment. en-campment. The auditorium 'band of twenty pieces was present and rendered ren-dered a number of stirring selections during the twonty-minuto staj' of tho veterans in this cfty. Eight littlq girls, with baskets of beautiful flowers, went through tho train and distributed handsome hand-some bouquets to each of tho veterans. Headed by the Auditorium band, tho members of tho Dix-Logan post, tho Lincoln circle and the Women's Relief corps, marched to the depot to welcome tho votorans upon their arrival. A squad of Spanish war veterans fired a salute of twenty-ono guns during tho short stay of the old veterans in Ogden. A platoon of polico marched in tho parade which welcomed tho veterans vet-erans at the depot. While thero wero no speakers, Commander Nevius expressed ex-pressed his appreciation of tho welcome extended him and his staff, and his delight at once more being able to shake hands with tho old veterans of Utah. 3vorything is in readiness for the visitors who will come to Ogden during tho encampment. Accommodations have .been provided for over 5,000. Already Al-ready over sixty veterans have registered regis-tered at tho headquartors iu tho city hall. During the encampment Nicol's baud will givo a concert each ovening from tho balcony of the city hall, from S p. m. until 10:30 p. m. except on Wednesday evening, when the band will go to Salt LaJtc to take part in tho Karade. A buroau of information has cen established in the city hall, where visiting veterans have been invited to mako tiieir headquarters. |
