Show I G. G A. A R. R NOTES One of the tho really interesting features in in the big parade yesterday was the Ladies' Ladies G. G A. A R. R band which presented pre pre- a a most imposing appearance and rendered excellent music which was greatly en en enjoyed joyed Mrs W. W J. J organized d the band baId about a year Yea and anda a a half ago and has been I a faithful worker for the cause of- of i music and consequently the work bits hns not pot all been d smooth sailing sail She has hasmet hasmet hasmet met with many setbacks in the work on account of bf f members leaving about as soon as they were able to do good work thus makin making it necessary to take in and train new members This is the only ladies' ladies G. G A. A R. R band in ex cx- this or organization holdin holding a copyright for the name Mrs 1 Rodrigue is leader and instructor and the band certainly deserves the support of Salt Lake as as' as it is is a home production and all aU are daughters of vet vet- erans crans Just say for tor us that In all of the have attended attend attend- many encampments that we ed we have never been treated as well as we have been treated In Salt Lake City Everybody from the business man to the youngster appears to be vying with one another to see that we want for nothing And the beauty of It all Is that It does not seem to be any trouble to them This was the statement made this morning by George A. A Reed need and Charles H. H Fuller Fu of Massachusetts Comrade Fuller is commander of post and a government officer at Boston Comrade R Reed ed Is a well known railroad man of the east S SAn An Iowa veteran met a Kansas veteran on the street this morning The Kansas man was wearing a sunflower and the Iowa man carried an ear of corn In the parade yesterday Say said laid the Iowa man I understand that over In Kansas you cant can't raise anything but sunflowers I that you cant can't n even raise o a mortgage t o on your farms but that you tan can raise a good crop of sunflowers and a few Carrie Nations and Jerry Jem Simpsons Say darn you came the quick reply you ou fellows may be able to raise corn com over in your state but we raise wheat In Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas and wheat is worth about per bushel at the present time We dont don't have to try and raise a mortgage on our farms fann and then the two old men shook hands and went ent arm In arm along the street Miss aliss Van Cott Cotto chairman of ot the refreshment refreshment refresh refresh- ment committee that did such excellent work In caring for the vEter veterans ns before the grand review yesterday desires desire to express through THE TELEGRAM the heartfelt appreciation of the committee for the donation donation donation do do- nation of oC one hundred pounds of ham to It by Morris Co packers Miss lIss Van Cott says that the committee would have had an Insufficient supply of ham had bad this contribution not been made Members of the various companies of the Fifteenth Infantry of Fort Douglas presented a great contrast to the aged and bent veterans In the parade of yes yes- esterday es The regulars marched with Ith perfect per per- feet step at th the head of the procession procession- Their most Impressive evolution was the formation of the machine gun platoon In the absence of Col Cot Walter alter Scott the regiment was commanded by MaJ Willis T. T May and Major Majo Arrasmith rr Gen Gee Louis Wagner of Pennsylvania oldest living past commander in chief of the G G. A. A R. R elected in 1880 arrived hithe hi iri the city yesterday to attend the encampment encamp encamp- ment At the Knights Knight of Pythias castle hall ball where open house Is kept for aH aU the veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran knights and their friends over laO people were fed yesterday t d Announcement n m af ment la is made J tb that a social l session g will willbe willbe be held at castle hall ball tonight and all allIg nights Ig and Pythian sisters I are r urged to tobe tobe be present The hall I is at South f Main street treet Cot CoL W. W H. H Conley onley of Denver Colo Cob first lieutenant t of the Michigan b heavy avy ml e during tg the civil t l war i is plopping to toW at the Knutsford air Mr Conley Coaley expresses i le rJ r himself as W well pleased M with the reception extended to the G. G A. A R- R veterans by Salt Lake City The National Association of Civil War Musicians will b be entertained by Mrs airs rs Emma Rams Ram Ramsey y Morris orrill who Is the daughter daugh daugh- aughtEr ter of a prominent G. G A. A R It roan man G Gorg org Ramse Ramsey a filer firer In the association at her home Friday afternoon at 3 I L L. R. R Miller of Brooklyn N. N Y T on behalf behalf behalf be be- half of f himself and the veterans from Irom Brooklyn has haJJ extended thank thanks and congratulations congratulations con con- for th the kind treatment accorded accorded ac Sc- corded Q tj by Mayor I Bransford and Governor S Sprain IWi y yesterday at parade ra and also 1 Tho the citizens l of t the rs city for r the ft many court esl e shown and TIrE TUB TilE for the able abbe manner In which It d the writing of r th the parade pala yesterday yesterday yester ester day morning S S 5 Like a a. bunch of school boys oos s senty enty five n old sol gold soldier lorn yesterday afternoon get gain gain- red I at the Y F. M. M c. c A. A and took a plunge fathi fath- fath i in m the tho pool pooh which I h hiss has sA been opened on fo for br the tho ft free use Ule of or tho the et veterans rana With all th the tho vim of boys they splashed about In the 11 P fut pool and enjoyed it I Immensely s J J. J II n. Culver past department commander com corn I mender mander of Nebraska is Is' Is Isa a a young looking oun delegate notwithstanding the fact that he ie ha has a 1 long war service r record ord of ot three c wars and has four sons n In th the government n d IJ j military service He lie was with the First I Wisconsin In 61 captain of the Third I States Statts volunteer cavalry In the tue thorn Spanish American rn e ll n war and I In the 1 Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine Insurrection l he lie was captain tr of l the Thirty-second Thirty volunteer Infantry He lie reda re- re li-ed li da a brigadier general of tho the Nebraska I militia Comrade Elmer Loomis of Girard d lan Kan Is one of the most observed t men n at t the encampment He lIe shines b by reflected f glory because d e L of his striking r resemblance m to President Lincoln I Tall a 1 and gaunt t with bent shoulders and careworn fEatures fea tea tures lures deeply marked with tho he lines of age Loomis Is III said by personal associates of the martyred r president to bear a most sti striking I lk resemblance br Loomis O I went nf to tS the front when nOn he hs had hR le been rait married ait g only eighteen months He lie was r reported d dand dead and when he went tent home hom n It short hort time later inter UL on 01 furlough his wife was was was' In widows widow's weeds JI He lie was wounded b by a shell and a I comrade comrado who aa saw him fall fail had reported i him killed I S S S Seventy five members member of tho the Fairbanks family tree e gathered at the tho homo home 0 of W. W D. D 1 lra II a Ir 11 g Fairbanks o of this lila city who at the tho o opening P of t the encampment c pm o offered to ent all rl Fairbanks I k people i who a attended e the encampment In n the tho number last night were ere about twenty y veterans of tho the war Franklin post No HOot 20 of or Franklin Pa made a good showing In the e parade yes CS r a el f U It was uniformed l fn In et t time the old army fatigue uniforms and wore ore white vests vents and and gloves N. N v P. P I Vice f Commander wore In d charge John r In Dodds the absence of th the commander of that de de- Gen Charles Miller who Is now touring Europe The Vt G. G A. A R. R band lI serenaded i the veterans at the lie Knutsford 1 hotel last evening Th They y rendered several leveral numbers medleys I II which among gw were era them m received being ce WJ two with patriotic tJ round d dafter after round of or applause If 11 these same musicians who are employees of ot the Boston Doston Dos Bos ton Si k Maine lne railroad do clo their work In tho the offices hind and shops In accordance to their musical ability the railroad Is III fortunate Indeed |