Show GI cirr TilE o. o Gt A. A it H. E E C I believe c the Republican Republican- I an-I masses of or the people of this city and state aro are anxious to secure the tho national en encampment of the Grand Army for 1909 1009 and aro awaiting anxiously to see SN seea a move mo In that direction h by the tho business bustness bust busi ness men and organizations of this city The sentiment amon among the old soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers Is I tn to favor or of Salt L Lake 1 We have o havethe the facilities for or taking care of twenty to forty thousand members of or the Grand Army and tho the old boys hoys are mone money spenders and pay well for what they receive Now v o th the fact tact Is we only ha have about live five months to hustle for this great national gathering as the thedy thedy dy will be cast and the 1909 appointment appoint appoint- ment made in the great relt national convention convention con con- at Toledo in September next The expense In getting this encampment encamp encamp- ment merit will be bo returned to this city and state ten fold and the outlay will be Justifiable from the tho point of tho the great advertising the city and state will re receive ro- ro besides the educational and patriotic patriotic patriotic pa pa- lessons for tor our youth I can imagine the children of this state lining up alon along the tho wide streets of or this ell city viewing Mewing the parade of or the theold theold theold old defenders and sa saviours of or this great republic AS 5 s the remnants of or the old commands with their treasured and tattered battle flags and banners g giving gi lug InS tho the states and names of the old regiments that marched march ell out with youth and determination stamped on thou their faces aces from rom 61 to 65 66 honl headed ed by the tho distinguished old leaders who are left from rom Civil war lays days followed by the o thia thlE and their th tr ir staff stArt Riving Riving- the a u. opportunity oPT u r- r J 1 of realizing th the te change chango from the magnificent army of 61 and Cs to the now a aged ed defenders rs of this nation who are arc u the honored and belo ed thinned and shattered squads o of the great fighting fightIng fight fight- ing armies that sacrificed all for or the tho preservation of or this greatest country that God permits to exist what a a. lastIng lastIng last- last Ing Illustration for the tho youth of this state stat Let us get the Let it be talked of in the churches lodge e rooms and shouted from rom tho the housetops house tops tops and and we will wIli succeed Salt lt Lake March C. C |