Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-10 | Page 17 | Two Vets of Civil War Sole Delegates to Annual Convention of Utah G. A. R.

Two Vets of Civil War Sole Delegates 1 To Annual Convention of Utah G. G A. A AR R. Auxiliary Organizations in Yearly Meetings No Ne New Election Held fly By JACK ThOMAS Two year old Civil war veterans were sole representatives or of the Utah department Grand Army of the Republic Re Re- public at its second fifty annual convention convention con con- in the Newhouse hotel Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Phantoms or of the eager cager young men who donned Union blue and faced the horrors of civil war to save their country from division stalked the hotel corridors as the G. G A A. R B. Woo Wo mens men's Relief Relic corps and Ladies ot of the G. G A. A R. R auxiliaries met in annual meetings Their medals pinned proudly tt their breasts Department Cornman Comman Commander der Elias Price 90 90 1253 East First South street and Junior Vice Corn Com mander John JohnV W. W 90 Amen Ameri can Fork recalled the past and mourned loss of eight comrades since the last convention No new election was held Meeting with them was John S S. Thorn 86 Boise Idaho past department depart depart- ment commander of his state Shoulders straightened and aged I arms bent to salute as the veterans I honored the colors for which thC they fought rought Their eyes brightened too as they swapped yarns of their fighting days daS Arid And they were real stories for Mr Price fought with the the Cumberland Mr under Gen Gen- eral Sherman and Mr Thorn in the Army of Tennessee I fought in the battle ot of Fort Blakel Blakely Ala several days after aHer General Gen Gen- eral Robert E E. Lee surrendered Mr Thorn said Our unit didn't know the war was over oven Only Mr Price and Mr of the 10 surviving Civil war veterans S 1 11 1 S 0 u Left to rl right ht John W. W 90 American Fork Elias Price 90 1253 East t South street and John S. S Thorn 86 Boise Idaho in the state were able to 10 reach the convention Five other members o of the Utah department live in other states Five years ago the department had 51 m members In 1918 1018 its membership was Governor Henry H. H Blood offered congratulations of the entire tate stale to the thc veterans The governor also lauded patriotic activities of the women's auxiliaries in brief talks at the annual an an- nual convention or of the Women's Re Re- lic corps and annual gathering o of the Ladies of the G. G A. A R. R Nearly women attended the relie re re- lie corps gatherings over which Mrs Julia M. M Holts president was chaIr chair- man Commissioner Harold B. B Lee welcomed the delegates to the city Harry S S. S Joseph spoke at their luncheon lunch lunch- eon con meeting Mrs Eva C. C Heiner president of the Ladles Ladies of the G. G A. A R. R over morning and afternoon sessions attended by more than 50 women