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PARADE REVIEW IS MAIN FEATURE OF THE E ENCAMPMENT IN SALT LAKE CITY THRONG CHEERS VETERANS Living Flag of Children Sing as aa the theOld theOld theOld Old Old Soldiers By Other By-Other Other Events That Mark the Grand Army's Gathering Salt Lake City Utah Aug 11 four Forty departments of the tho Grand Army of ot the Republic escorted by the thel l Fifteenth United States infantry and the he National Guard of Utah and fol fol- followed followed lowed by the Naval Veterans the Ex Ex- Union Prisoners of War the Army Nurses Nurses' In carriages the Sons of Veterans Vet erans rans and the women's organizations allied to the Grand Army marched to-day to in the parade that was the culminating cul cuI cul- cul feature of the third forty national na no national encampment Many 1 military bands and fife and drum corps made the music to which the old warriors kept step The procession form formed d at Eagle Gate which is one ona of Salt Lake Lalee City's many picturesque features At the word of command the parade marched west on Main street and turned south down that thoroughfare proceeding seven blocks between solid soUd walls of cheering men women and children As the grizzled veterans passed the enthusiasm was tremendous tremendous dous and many a spectator wept ept unabashed unabashed unabashed un un- un- un abashed as he realized that this was undoubtedly the last grand review for scores of the feeble heroes who trudged with eyes on the flag for which they had given some of of the best years of their lives When Seventh South street was reached the the themselves broke out In mighty cheering for there they turned In front of the most beautiful feature of the day the LivIng Living Living Liv ing Flag On an Immense stand were 2600 children dressed in the national colors and so arranged that thai they made a perfect representation of ofa a waving American flag The little ones had been drilled for many and and while the old soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers passed they sang patriotic airs Reviewed by Notables Countermarching the parade now moved north on Main street back to South Temple street Here just to the left of the Brigham Young pioneer monument and close to Temple square squar the reviewing stand had been erected It was occupied by Commander in Chief Henry M. M Nevius Gov William Spry of Utah the chief executives of ol other states and a large number of ol other officials and distinguished guests The parading bodies all passed in review saluting those in inthe inthe th the stand and at once disbanded All the bands as they arrived here were massed close to the stand and as the culmination of the parade parade school schoolchildren schoolchildren children marched by the united bands playing and the children singing Onward Onward Onward On ward Christian Soldiers The great review was excellently managed in every way All along the theline theline theline line of march were scattered ambulances ambulances ambulances lances trained nurses and numerous other attendants to care for any of th the veterans who might be overcome by fatigue and for spectators who suffered suffered suffered suf suf- In the crush on the sidewalks Fortunately their services were seldom sel sel- s seldom l. l dom n needed eded After a good rest the city's guests all turned out again this evening and witnessed the magnificent display of fireworks on of Ensign peak just north of the city Big Gre Greetings tings Meeting Monday evening came the first public public public pub pub- lic event on the program program-a a great fire camp in the ass assembly hall in the Temple grounds All that night and throughout Tuesday tho the stream of arrIvals arrivals ar- ar rIvals continued but by Tuesday evening practically all the visitors had been received and distributed That night the greatest function of the encampment encampment encampment en en- tok place This was the Greetings meeting in the Mormon Tabernacle The immense building easily seats persons and it was filled fined to its capacity Col Cot Frank H H. Starrett the executive executive executive tive director of the encampment called the vast assemblage to order i ian an William Villiam H. H King of Salt Lake City who acted as temporary tem tern chairman He made a brief address ess and andI I w was s followed by Gov William m Spry of oC Utah Mayor John S. S Bradford of S Salt Lake City and and L. L. L H. H Smythe commander of the department department depart depart- ment of Utah all alI of whom told in eloquent eloquent elo elo- quent quest words how proud they were to welcome to the state and city me Lae Grand Army Array and their friends I Mr King then introduced Command- Command in er Nevius who was Jas received ty with th wild cheering and the waving of ot hats and handkerchiefs As soon as the tumult h had d subsided Commander Command Command- er Nevius delivered a graceful response response response re re- to the welcoming speeches and took toole tho the chair The Allied Organizations Then came tho the turn of the allied or or- and greetings to the veterans veterans vet vet- erans were by President Genevieve Gene- Gene GenevIeve Genevieve vieve Hagar Longfield Lane of the Ladies Ladies La La- dies of the G. G A. A R. R President Mary l E E. Gilman of the Womans Woman's Relief Corps President Clara Glara E. E Hoover of the Daughters of Veterans Commander ln Chief Edgar Allen AlIen of the Sons of Veterans Vet Vet- erans Brans and President Rebecca Smith of the Army Nurses The speechmaking ing was varied by the playing of ot patriotic pa- pa airs by a band The exercises were brought to a close by the presentation of a handsome handsome hand hand- some testimonial to Charles G G. Burton Bur Bur- Bur ton past commander commander chief chief in-chief c el u the th Grand Army |
