Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-24 | Page 8 | G. A. R. Opposes Bill for Headstones on Graves of Confederate Soldiers

G. G A. A R. R Opposes Bill for Headstones On Graves Craves of Confederate Soldiers and officers at the annual encampment or of orthe the Grand Arm Army or of the held In Denver last lut week opposed the bill which calls for tho placing of headstones headstone on nIl all graves of Confederate Confederate Con Con- federate soldiers C C. W. W A A. Schnell cu assistant adjutant general department department depart depart- ment of Utah G 0 J A. A n. n IL declared on OD his return Monda Monday The ot of veterans agreed headstones should be placed on graves n all national cemeterIes but that those outsIde not be In any anya a way decorated he de- de dared The bill passed the house hOut e and our ors organization hopes to keep keepIt It from passing the senate Other adopted asked ask that the veterans receive a a. higher pension He Ie stated the report shows that there are veterans and Widows on the pension roll Those Thoe who ho attended from were William Jam Smithers or of Ogden department commander 3 P L L. HendershOt Hendershot Hen Hen- of Ogden W V H. H Otterbach of O Iro junior vice Ic commander R It IS Rohn Bohn and J. J M. M 1 cf Pro o There were twenty women among them Mrs Alma department department de- de president or of the omen Women's Relief neUe corps and Mrs rs Lyda Lda Dawson Dawson Daw- Daw son ot of Ogden department presIdent of the Ladies of the tho G. G A. A R. R