| Show I NEXT MEETING CAUSIN Atlantic City and Missouri Are Waging Battle for 1910 Encampment HEADQUARTERS OPENED Representatives of Each City Are Hard at Work Among Veterans Atlantic City and St St. Louis Luis workers work work- ers erR opened headquarters at the Knutsford Knuts Knuts- ford hotel yesterday and tho time n SIght fight hl for 01 the 1910 encampment of tho the Grand Arm Army was vas on In earnest Few of ot tile the delegations have held caucuses on the tile location for the next encampment however although it IL is understood that New York and Pennsylvania will wi Iii stand together for far the time time In the tho history history his his- tory of or the tile organization atlon In voting for tor Atlantic City The Tho votes of ot tile the Utah delegation will wi also be for tor the tile selection of ot tho great summer resort et city St. St St Louis on the theother theother other han hand Is con contending lending for tor the tile support support support sup sup- port of ot practically all al of ot tho the Middle West cst and tho Western states an and It I is admitted that tho tile contest for tho election electon elec alec tion of ot commander ln ma may bring ton about some surprises either wa way Inthe intile In tile the convention fight tIght Boomers Boomer from Atlantic CI City have been In ill Salt Sal Lake Lako for tor the tile last week hustling husting for tor tho the encampment Atlantic City's headquarters aro are In parlor G G. G at the tho Knutsford hotel adJoining adjoining adjoining ad ad- joining national headquarters and arcIn are arc In charge of K E. F. F Hann Ilane G. G K g. Currie Currle S. S H. H Peery anti and G. G S S. S Lenhart Mr 11 Hann is past department commander commander commander comman comman- der of or New Jerse Jersey and ll chairman of ot the tile Atan Atlantic lc ic City G G. G A A. 11 n. committee of ot otone one hundred Capt Samuel N. N Perry isa Is Isa Isa tIme the a leading attorney and represents Hotel Mens Men's association and Business league Georgo George S. S S Lenhart Is secretary secre secre- Lacy tary director of oC the publicity bureau and secretary of ot tile the committee of or one h hundred u 11 d red 4 I N s Indorsement The department of ot Now New Jerse Jersey has has' formally Indorsed Atlantic City for tor the next years year's national encampment and n iii I present tho the official invitations next II Thursta Thursday Department headquarters are aro at rooms and 30 tIme the Knuts Knuts- forth ford Commander In Henry M. M Nevius A Adjutant General F F. 0 O. Cole Cola and Executive Committeeman George Barnett Barnet all al New Jersey Jere men are arc also quartered at the tho and enthusiastic en en- en- en supporters of ot Atlantic Cly City At Atlantic City Cly hm headquarters quarters u u. warm welcome and the tho gla glad hand Iland are arc extended the tile numerous callers The parlor is decorated with wih handsome photographic views of ot Atlantic City and there Is advertising matter ga gu- ga- ga lore A largo banner is supported on the dining floor balcony In front of ot headquarters and Atlantic CI City placards placards pla pin cards aro are seen In pu public places places- places allover all allover al over Salt Lake Atlantic City has been endeavoring endea to secure tho tile national encampment encampment en encampment en- en tho the last two or three years and this time It I Is better beter fortified than lilac ever Cordial Invitations will 1 be extended from Crom Governor Go Fort tho the state legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture city council counci civic organizations the tho mayor and the local committee of ot otone one hundred already organized for or this purpose On this tills committee are fifteen of ot the tile leading members of ot Joe Joo Hooker post three of ot whom are ale connected with the tho department of oC New rew Jersey Will 1 Ino The Tho state lQ legislature has ha mn made e an ana a advance appropriation b by unanimous vote ote of ot 2500 towards defraying the tile expenses and za CJ ct council counci will place 51 Pi n If b u d ct t In n u Li d- d i it H t n t ores f fuW m eit ti City will sill wi ral rai ra substantial l amount so iO that about will wi wie be e available le for Cor the time entertainment of those aten attend attend- I ing n g. g Atlantic City entertains about visitors daily daiy during tho the summer ummer season seRon annually and will wil have no difficulty dir dif dl- dl In Ill providing ample hotel accommodations ac ac- ac- ac for tOI that number if i necessary The Tile hotels and boarding houses will wi give special rates from 1 1 a day up on tho the American plan an and every everyone one attending will wil be well cared for tor at prices within the reach of 01 al all according to what Is desired Atlantic City has a thousand hotels and ever every year ear entertains over a hundred state r and national conventions As three three fourths of ot the members ortho or ot tho Grand Graml Army live e 1 east of ot the tile Ohio river the attendance at Atlantic CI City In 1910 would woul be tho the largest In tn recent years Many Ian comrades living In th the West est would gladly revisit le old homes In the I Hast East ast Atlantic City has ample railway fa facilities fn- fn a- a for tor handling the largest and these arrangements would be bema ma made o more satisfactory than In an any of or tho the larger cities cites Special rates of ot fares tares are arc already assured from Crom all al parts of ot the country countr and the tho month of or September Is one of ot tile the most delightful de do- and desirable of ot the entire year ear at the seashore St. St 1011 IM Ii 1 lits lit's IU Tho headquarters of at the SL St S1 Louis delegation Is In ip room 1 at the Knutsford Knuts Knuts- ford tord where A A. G. G Peterson chairman of ot tho tile Grand Army Arm committee and past pat department commander of ot Missouri Is In charge of ot the tile campaign It I was as two twenty years ago that St. St S1 Louis entertained a national en encampment encampment encampment en- en and this Is said to have been Leen the biggest encampment ever held hele The Invitation that will cill wi be presented presente pre pro for tor St Louis 1910 will wi be from Gov Coy H. H I. I S S. Hadley for tor or the people people peo pea PIe of ot the tate from Mayor Mayot for tor tile the city of ot St St. St Louis and from the tho convention bureau of ot tho tile BUsinessMen's Business BusinessMen's Mens Men's league which guarantees a fund of ot for tor a beginning We cherish the thought and shall labor to put It I Into effect that as wo We gave you OU large numbers at your former encampment here we will wIl dothe do dothe O Othe the same samo thing again We e believe beleve we e can cn make malee your 1910 gathering gatherinG a grand rand rai rally the largest that the Grand Army mo may ever over hope hope to see again said Mr Peterson yesterday We e are encouraged In this tills belief b by the central location of ot our cl city so near tile the center of ot population of ot our Out country making it so 80 ens easy of ot access from all directions without hardship al to an any because It has bas been so favored In the past in the matter mater of ot railroad retes rates b by OUt our Immense hotel facilities developed b by the tho Worlds World's Fair all ni pledged to regular rates and most or ot orall all al b by the heart hearty unselfish Invitation we give gle you OU Ol b by our honorable record for tor hospitality and b by every other token of ot good comradeship in the tue Grand Arm Army goor and outside of It I for Cor which our cit city Is noted tho the wide world over |
