Show GRAND ARMY AT SALT LAKE program of encampment aug 9 to 14 president taft expected to review the B g parade the men who opened the west to civilization are to clasp hands thi thil year in the with the me vaci a ho risked their lives to preserve pie ples serve erve the union salt lake city has been chosen for the forty third national en cam camp ment of the grand army of the republic the meeting will take place in august and will last from the ath to the of the month for a week in the summer therefore the utah city will be the meeting place for sur biving veterans of the war as well as for the thousands of friends who will avail themselves of favorable rail A 4 im F f r 4 4 w n mormon holy of holes hoi es road rates to utah and the encampment in august this year the celebration has an es pedal interest for all comrades and patriots assurances having been given that the invitation extended to prest dent william II 11 tatt taft will be accept ed and that the president with corn com ZU mander in chief henry M nevius will 11 review the parade on wednesday aug 11 the pro gramme for the week begins with a reception which will last gh monday and tuesday aug 9 and 10 tuesday evening Is to be devoted to greetings this function will fil take place in the tabernacle v which seats 10 there gov will lam spry will welcome the grand gran army of the republic and its allied or words of 0 welcome will also be pronounced by john S bran ford mayor of salt lake city and by official representatives of the depart ment of utah vocal and Ins instrument trumen tal music with performances on the great organ are to be features of this meeting the parade of ot veterans which president taft Is expected to review Is fixed for wednesday at 10 a in it will include the striking feature of a march past of veterans in a thor ough fare a mile wide between tj the he re viewing stand and a living flag corn com posed of school children the parade will turn into main alain street from east last south temple it will march on the east side of main alain street south for a mile the column will file right march west to the west side pt main street file right and march north on the west wept side of main street the counter march of one mile will return the column to the west side of south temple opposite the point at which it entered main street the camp fires are to be held on wednesday thursday and friday night in the tabernacle where ad dresses will be given at ea each ch gather ing by past commanders in chief and distinguished men and women thurs day morning will be devoted to busl ness sessions of all the organizations thursday friday and saturday have been selected as days for special trips on each of these days there will be excursions to the mining camps to bingham tintic gintic park city the great salt beds ogden provo price green river saltair on the great salt lake and other points of scenic in terest the auxiliary societies represented at the encampment will be the worn an s belief relief corps ladles ladies of the grand army of the republic national asso elation of ex prisoners of war na dional association army nurses of the civil war naval veteran association daughters of veterans spanish war veterans sons of veterans and war musicians the woman s relief corps will hold its convention in the first presbyterian church beginning at 10 a in aug 12 the present officers of the G GA A R are commander in chief henry M nev lus ins adjutant general frank 0 cole quartermaster beneral cola D 4 R sto wits senior vice commander in chief charles C royce surgeon general gone G lane Tanney hlll chaplain in chief the rev john F spence judge advocate general alfred B beers inspector general william 11 hornaday na a lional patriotic director samuel fal lows senior A D C and chief of staff J cory winans assistant enral john al chandler As elshant quartermaster general or cus jedlan toblan J henry holcomb |