Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-14 | Page 13 | G. A. R. Vets Hold 49th Annual Meet

G A L R R. R VETS HOlD 4 TH ANNUAl MEET 17 Aged Men Who Fought in Defense of Union Gather Gath Gath- er in Salt Lake Seventeen wrinkled faces laces wore happy smiles Thursday as Utah's civil war veterans gathered in the Elks club for the forty ninth annual an I nual encampment i I de department paT of 4 Utah Grand Army Anny of the Republic 1 Somo Some knew it it would be the last time they would i ibe be together for I they are all between be- be j be-j i W tween 85 and 95 years of age but but their faces some faces some of ot which bear scars of or civil war days were days were wreathed In smiles just the same as E. E Price they discussed ed the d days s 's when they stood on the battlefield in defense of the union But all was not Joy at the meet meet- ing There were some tears that Continued on Pan Tv two Twenty G. G L A. R. R A VETS HOlD ANNUAL MET MEET Continued from Page Pace ran down the deep furrows in many or of the aged faces when the time came to stand in silent prayer for their departed brothers Eight who attended last Jast years year's meeting were not present Thursday Of Or the ori original inal members of the Grand Army of the R Republic in Utah Ulah there are arc but 39 still living Only 17 were able to attend Thursdays Thursday's convention the convention the others were confined to their homes because of old age Ellas Elias Price department com coin mander presided at nt the morning session session ses ses- ses sion when reports of ot officers and th the department auditor were read rend Elec- Elec of officers was held during the afternoon Harry S. S Joseph exalted ruler of the B. B P. P O. O E. E was in charge of the banquet at noon noon and the program was arranged by Frank Prank Zimmerman chairman of the G. G A. A R. R committee of the B. B P. P O. O E. E Approximately women gathered gath ered for the G. G A A. R. R auxiliary and women's relief corps meetings also held hed Thursday Mrs Mary F. F Keehn Keehu or of Denver national junior vice commander commander com mander of the Ladies Ladics of the G. G A. A R. R was a Do g guest st at the session ADDRESS WOMEN Speakers in addition to Mrs Keehn were Mrs Marvel GUmore Glimore Ogden department president of the Ladies of or the G. G GA A A. A R. R In Utah Mrs J. J U. U Eldridge Ogden president of the Service Star legion and Mrs Esther Napper president of the Women's Women's Wo Wo- mens men's Relief corps A radio program was given under the auspices of the thc Elks club Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening for the vet veterans rans who were unable to attend Thursdays Thursday's meeting Governor George H. H Dern delivered an address and a program of music was furnished I