Show TO lIVE VETERANS flOWERS Will fee Be e Requested to Plant Gardens to Make ts As 9 s part of or the plan of ot entertainment for fot the tho Grand Alm Army veterans when the they come h here rc next August and in line with tho timo suggestion of ot Executive Director P. P M. M Sterrett the little children shall not met only take a prominent place nines In fh tho i bestowing of or n flowers on tho tho veterans but hut all the tho school children of or tho city cily shall bo be furnished tho proper varieties for fOl blooming at that period of the tile year Each child will bo ho asked to plant and cultivate a garden gurlen of ot flowers tor for tho tilo Grand Army veterans At t the request of ot Colonel Sterrett mado made a 3 few days das ago ugo Senator Reed Heed Smoot nn and Congressman Joseph Howell How lIow- ell oil at Washington have havo agreed to fUrnIsh furnish fur fUr- nish tho time Utah children with flower seeds t from the governments government's supply for tor their proposed gardens The following letters were received this week on the time subjects F I M. M I. I I am Just in receipt of your letter of or January 29 1909 and andI I 1 take great pleasure in stating that I shall be bo glad slad indeed to assist you OU in securing flower seeds for the tho purposes specified in your our letter latter As soon as I get advice ad from Crom the department department department depart depart- ment of oC agriculture re regarding thIs tills matter matter mattor mat mat- ter tor I shall communicate further with you ou U. U Do UDo not hesitate to ca call on me mc at anytime any anytime time if Ir J I can operate co-operate with you von in making tho Fort Forty Forty- third Forty third G. G A. A h R. R en encampment encampment en- en a grand success Yours 01 very truly REED RED RI ED SMOOT F M. M Sl Sterrett Salt Lake City Utah Referring to your our favor or of ot tho thu ultimo In which you request that flower flow flow- er or seeds which will mature tho the first I Ithe the time fifteenth Of t August next ho sent to lo you ou for Cor decorative e purposes during tho the week of ot tho time national encampment of I Ithe the Grand Army of ot tho tim Republic I take tako I pleasure In Informing you that I have hn this da day taken the matter mutter up with the Ule I agricultural department with a a. view to obtaining a liberal supply of ot flower seeds leads which will bloom In August in order to b. b bo be available for tOl adorning your our encampment and for tor such uch decorative as this worthy worth historic occa- occa ion nion may InspIre Y urs very truly f JOSO JOSEPH HOWELL WELL I I |