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Show ; PROVO WILL HELP 10 ; . ENTERTAIN VETERANS Citizens Determined lo Redeem iCIty From Action ol' the . ' Officials. t : r Special to The Tribune, i PROVO. July 1. At a rousing1 meeting hold by the boosters of the Commercial club tonight. It was decided that Provo would not only do all that had been asked of her by the G A. It. committee In Salt ' L,akc City, but would add a. number of features in the entertainment of tho old soldiers that will surprise them. , The Commercial club will Immediately : order -100 pounds of the best coffee obtainable ob-tainable to be sent to the Women's G. A. , R. committee In Salt 1-ikc. A committee was appointed from members mem-bers of the Hub. with Instructions to do all. in Its power to aid Salt l.ako City entertain en-tertain the veterans. Tho "live wires.' who will try to make I'rovo second to no town In tho state for hospitality to tho boys In blue are W II. ltuy, William M. ttoy-lance, ttoy-lance, T. MeXitt, J. C. Graham and Joseph Jo-seph P. Farrer. Tho people of Provo. irrespective or political po-litical or church affiliations, nrc determined deter-mined to redeem this city in the oyev of other cities. A j;ood deal of unpleasant comment resulted from reports to the effect ef-fect that the mayor of Provo had liisult-Irifcly liisult-Irifcly rebuffed the Women's G- A. U. committee com-mittee of Salt Lake City, when that body asked the local officials for help In giving giv-ing tho old soldiers a. lunch on the day of tho groat parade. The I'rovo city council also toolc it upon itself to turn down the request. , Aroused bv the storm of protest at such ictlons. the Provo Commcnjal club, determined de-termined to,, sot the patriotic people of this city at rights with the rest of Utah, and tonight's action serves as a materia! proof of good faith. Even- old soldier who passes through or visits Provo at the time of the encampment en-campment will bo treated like a prince, nnd the wljolc G. A. R. is welcome to enjoy en-joy Provo's hospitality. |