| Show J J. J jf TANNER IS GIVEN GREAT K I. I G. G A. A R. R Veterans of Utah I In Invade Invade In- In ni n- n i vade City to Greet Their Theil t t Commander STATE Er ENCAMPMENT HELD V fr Famous J cs es S 'S Mooting I 1 Corporal CO I Is Shoun the City mill and Entertained Enter t tamed at ot Banquet 1 Salt Salt Lake kc was wa as Invaded yesterday 1 by byan y yr r A. A an army armr of or veterans an and the tho hospitality hospital hospital- It ity of or the city was WL extended without i reservation to the men mrm who ought fought ou ht for the preservation o of the Union durI during dur dur- i 1 ing th the civil war nr I it The sturdy survivors ors of ot the war o of off f Cl 61 In their corded hats and bearing i ion t t- on their breasts the medal of the tho j I chief thIef James Tanner that we tender to him lum a greeting thank him forthe for lor forthe the great t and manifold services 4 red r liy ty him In sea season on and out of or season to his comrades who s served with him In the great war of oC the rebellion and pray tha thai t I II this his u useful honored life ilfe m may long be e I spared s to his hl family comrades an and coun oiin- tr try ry I Resolved That our earnest due and are tendered to the state stat ml city official till Comm Commercial club chin the citizens and newspapers JI of or Salt Lake for substantial assistance and courtesies In enabling us WI to properly receive antI c ent entertain our ln in visiting visit visit- ing log comrades and friends In attendance ance this encampment Resolved That we express our warm appreciation to 10 th tn patriotic women n of ot the Woman's Womans Relief co corps imd Circle of or orthe the O a A A. i R. R for th their h works of charity charily and h helpfulness during the past year and w WP WI trust that In zeal zai and harmony the they will continue their unselfish labors n Resolved ol That we c extend nd a a. cordial In Invitation Invitation In- In to all nil old soldiers of the war of the rebellion who have not already Joined the lilt G Grand mUll A Army Im I'm or of l lh h hi Republic to 10 do O SI so without further delay and assist us In our patriotic and charitable work worl Resolved That our special thanks thank are due to our valued Jud Judge o Goodwin for his able patriotic an and appreciative e editorial printed on Saturday May 5 5 and that a copy of the same am Iu be he spread upon the records ls of or th this tIis s encampment anti and b be published In Its Ity proceedings Want aut nip Big Encampment Resolved Resol That wo cherish the hope that lint the Grand Arm Army will sonic some day ay honor us b by holding Its annual encampment nt In lu our beautiful ell city enshrined OJ In iii the great grent mountains mountain on tin tin- shores of the great In- In p I j I J I f I Ii i i. i I r ri i p t i 1 I I I. I 1 1 I t I 1 I f 1 4 J I I i i i i- i I t N. N 1 i. i On En Senior Vice Commander I Department of Utah G. G L A. A LH H K Grand Gran Arm Army of th the Republic who thronged the streets from froni early mornIng mornIng morn- morn 4 Ing lag until late last night lent lont a a. martial to the tho city an and the thc re regular ular soldiers at the who passed looked admiringly remnants of the five posts of or the Utah G. G A. A R. R The Tho chief bu business of or the thc annual encampment which was held here yester yes yes- ter to io ln to for the lie lieI I national encampment which will be beheld held In Minneapolis in August Particular Interest was taken in inthis this encampment owing to the presence pres pres- once ence of or Corporal James Tanner com com- 1 In mander of the Grand Arm Army I of or the Republic Give Chief Royal noal Welcome Preparations had been going on for fora J a month past for Cor the entertainment of or the head of or the organization an and I nothing was left lun undone to show how him that Utah Is not behind the thc other othor states of tho the Union In keeping alive the memory of or the glorious deeds ol 11 the men who ho fought ought anti and bled hIed for or tIu I old Hag flag so many years ears ago p 3 All of the details of the entertainment entertain ment were vere carried Ie out ur nr nt- nt hitch occurring In the thu program from the time that the tho In commander t was shown about the city until th veterans dl dispensed persed after the reception f tendered them at the Commercial club A special train arrived from flom rota Og Ogden en at a. a m m. 1 bearing veterans au and their wives another train arrived arrhe shortly afterward from Crom Park Pari City I bringing visitors and a third special from Eureka and Provo with people on bo board rd drew rew up In the Rio Grande Grando depot at 1015 1016 1 Sp Special clai earn cars were furnished b by the Utah Light Railway comp company n to carry cany the town out-of-town members member's to Odd Fellows Fellow's hall hail whore where the business C session of or the encampment was vis held At the conclusion or the afternoon session those who wished to do BO to o were wore taken aboard the Seeing Salt SaIl Lake cars car nn and shown about the city The proceedings s of or the morning session were largely large Informal There was an attendance of or 00 people when the thc meeting was opened In O Odd Fellows Fellows' Fellows Fellows' Fellows Fellows' Fel Fel- lows' lows hall Department Commander E l I 1 Iti I 1 r i Q i I H. H M. M I. I SPERRY 1 Commander G. G A A. It H J Department of Utah I j I T. T presided and called the t meeting to order Mr 11 I j a served as a private In the New ew York I Marine Marino artillery and Bolton's Chicago battery and was afterward made mado a 0 captain In the Twelfth United States artillery The following resolutions were passed during the afternoon s session lon I Resolutions Are Ale re Passed C 1 11 j I It Is resolved that we felicitate ourselves upon being favored d with the presence of or orI I our beloved and honored In commander rT V. V I. I land sea an and promise Jo e If Ir the they will so honor us UN that with the manifold charms and atu attractions actions of oC our state and with the tho hospitality of or our OUI citizens we will wilt give them so enjoyable a n time that It will always always al ways was reman a bright ht spot In ther their mem ones Resolved That lost post an art requested ted to 10 use th their h efforts to In induce uce the comrades comrad s to procure uniforms to be worn at post meetings and at ot all nil public appearances rances Resolved That the thanks hunks of the comrades comrades com corn rades arc are ten to the retiring officers for tor their efficient services during the past year Resolved That having Just been heen In Informed Informed informed In- In formed b by our n commander thal that u i. i I t t I r It I t e r rl 4 I l' l I e I i t- t C tr 1 i 11 II G G. G General Adjutant I Department of Utah G CJ G. A. A R. R it families amiles of or comrades of ot the Grand Army living In m San Francisco raf have havo lost all In the great Areat ophie ci and are arc now In Iii destitution that our hearts KO go out to them In their distress and that we wu pledge ge the comrades of of- this department to each and all contribute to their necessities to the tho full fun extent of or their ability y v M. M M. M N. N D. D Corser H. H I T. T Snyder A. A H l' l Fuelling A. A II I I I Tanner finest of Honor Corporal James Tanner was the I guest o of honor of oC tho the Utah state en- en en encampment I of the lie Grand Alm Army of or the thc I Republic Y yesterday Ho delivered arch a rr ch at lh the business session slon In tho the Odd Fellows Fellows- hall hail and md afterward I C at the 1 banquet held heid In Arm Armory y y r-y hall aJl In the Comm Commercial building I I Corporal Tanner fannel arrived In Salt SaIl L Lake kt over the San Sart Pedro line an and ana vas a vas amet met at the depot b by General Breeden nd R. R G G. and amid escorted to the i In Kenyon on hotel where he took apart apart- ments His wire wife accompanied him After apartments In the hoci hotel ho ho- tel tc ci Corp Corporal ral Tanner nn and his hiM wife were taken ou out In III an un automobile and shown the city including Fort Douglas DoUlas Col P P. C C. Lockwood commanding the thc gUIrl gur- gur rl risoji received lecel lie tho guests Encampment i New Xe During the day a session the encampment encampment encampment encamp encamp- ment elected the following officers officers- Commander B n M. M r. r Sperry of or Hancock Post No 4 1 Park CIL City senior Ice vice commander N. N D. D Corser Corset of ot Post No 1 Junior commander Jacob S. S Boreman Boreman Bore Bore- man of Post No Xo 3 3 J. J X N. Allen Alien was vas Selected as medical director Mr Allen belongs to Po Pout t No o. o 3 H. H J J. J Talbott o of Post No 0 1 was chosen cho cho- hosen ho- ho sen sea chaplain C. C l W. W A A. Schnell was selected as delegate del dol- J to to the national convention at al Minneapolis l August 13 E. E. E W. W Tat Tat- loch locha was a chosen alternate Both the lie delegate anti and alternate to the tho national convention are an nH members of Post No 1 1 The council of or a administration elected elected elected elect elect- ed was as us follows follow D. D H. H H of or Post No 1 Alfred Kent of or Post Pont No NoG o G 5 W W- R. R Russell ll of or Post No 3 3 W. W V D D. Bogan of or Po Post t No t 1 1 and Alfred AIrell J of or Po Post PMt t No r. r fi ro R. R Ci 1 1 of Salt Lake Lako wn was ns se selected se- se I heeled ted as assistant gt general adjutant and Alfred Kent of SnIt Salt Lake Luke as aH quor- quor Roth Both of or thc these there c officers orl of or- l elS el'S were appointed by the Incoming administration Recital for Gue Guests ts of cit Honor homier Following the afternoon session a n special organ recital In honor of at Commander Com Corn mander James Tanner ranner and Mrs s. Tanner Tanner Tan Tan- ner ncr was given n In the Tabernacle Several Several Sev Sev- eral oral hundred people were present nt fh The Tho recital was waR concluded with the playIng playing play play- imi ing of The fhe Star Spangled Banner Ranner At C G o'clock la last l night a n banquet was as held In Armory hall huh on Pierpont street about 1000 being gathered about the hoard board Co Cal Col Gt George deputy secretary of state who lias haq long been a a. warm personal of or Corporal Tanner presided Gov Coy John JohnC C C. Cutler welcomed the members o of the tho order on behalf of oC the state slate officials officials oUi- oUi dais while C C. C. C Goodwin as assured them of or tho the good will vill nn and hearty heart welcome welcome wel wel- come como of or th the people of Salt Sail Lake Mrs Tanner delivered an nn excellent address adres on the work of or the He Red Cro Cross q society and ulse urged that all the member members mem mern- bets bers of or the Woman's Womans Relief corps and the tho circle as well as all other othel patriotic women lend their support to the so society so- so o- o and join If possible She cited a number of Instances of the thc good work done eone 1 by y the tho and declared that too much honor could not be he g given n the Red Cross workers Commander In Chief Tanner was the thelast thelast I last st speaker o of th the evening and ond paid n. n glowing tribute to the Grand Arm Army of or tho lie Republic which was received with enthusiasm 1 by y those present Compliments n Stilt SnIt lake In opening Corporal Tanner re remarked re- re marked on time tho number of or p people present at nt the banquet and amid said that while he had been on ott an extended tout tour Salt Lal Lake had given the greatest s ph physical physical phy phy- manifestation of or hospitality he hall had yet et encountered In looking over 01 this assemblage e 10 said I III I am struck with the fact that lint th there theio IO are very few bald bold heads 01 or orray ray nay heads I 1 suppose this is due title to Iio lC o fine weather r you OU enjoy in Sail Salt w ake nite c and the lie magnificent nt climate hl h can con not fail to Impress the thi It hal hardly ly seems possible tha ha thaon on titi are arc comrades who ho fo fought so o manaIs man main oars ears ago ngo And the lie fresh complexion f l' the tho feminine l portion of or the thc nee leads lends me inc to believe belle that lint the an hardly feel teel the responsive e sparl these reminiscences a awake wako Ii ir mr 1 breasts they breasts they Burel surely can not remember remember re reo member so far back The Tim speaker el went vent on to to call im ui III memories of the tho war vaz and In imi the lie cours COUls of his remarks s paid a n glowing both to the women of the south arr ari Iho the women of the thc north who the lie soldiers on to battle anti and letters lotters revived the drooping spirits o otho o. o tho the weary campaigners He no cited the lie charge led lell 1 by y Napoleon at nt tho tim Bridge of LodI and amid the tho charge of pC the sl six hundred matching then with like e dee deeds s of valor during th Civil war var In commenting upon the growth o 0 friendly f eling between the lie am ant anthe the south he lie remarked that In hi opinion about the tIme only people who continued con to fight the war vai were the peo peole people Jle le who were not In It itI itI it I have noticed said saIl he tha tho ha some o of the greatest fl fighters in time of peace are not on hand when tin hi trouble comes II Good Word for Johnny Reb In speaking of the Johnny Johnn Robs s Mr 11 Tanner Tunnel sal said that lint while the union veterans considered th southerners wrong In their l Ideas durIng dur duro Ing lag the war the they could not help admire admire ad ad- I mire tho the courage o of tho ho man who tool toola tooba a gun In his hand an and stood up to 1 b I shot at through the courage of his convictions There was a time sal said the he speaker speak speak- er el when I use used to say tay that the government government gov gov- of the e States endure forever I do not sa say so an any lenger There Is a cloud clou on ott the horizon horizon hori hori- zon Zen of this nation today u nn and It Is th thE lit same as that which threatened the theRoman theRoman theRoman Roman empire Tho The canker of or corruption corruption corruption cor cor- Is eating Into the tho hearts heart's core of or the countr country You have already heard of or an and been disgusted b by the exposures of or corruption of men high In the confidence of or the people during during dur dur- ur- ur ing the past year but there I is one thing I thank God we can honestly say In say In looking down own the list of or those who have been unmasked and shown unworthy there Is not ono one name namo of or a veteran who fought on either side side side- blue or gray Vc Vo chiseled out character character char char- acter actor In those days which has endured I and will endure At the conclusion of or Corporal Tanners Tanner's Tanners Tanner's Tan Tan- ners ner's speech a unanimous vote vole of thanks was tendered the thc military 1 band from Fort Douglas which hn had furnished furnished fur Cur the thc music during the banquet Mrs Mis Emma Ramsey Morris sang n The liThe Flag Without a Stain and as asan asan asan an encore sang Three Cheers for m the th Red Reel White hile and Blue A quartette sang Utah At the conclusion of the thc banquet the lie veterans were escorted to the rooms of ot the Commercial club where they were received b by Fisher Fishier Harris anti and Coy Gov Cutler Culler Commander In Chief Tanner will re remain remain remain re- re main In the city until tomorrow after arter- noon Founded Soldiers Soldiers' Home Corporal Tanner Is known as founder of the Soldiers Soldiers' home having been the tho first to suggest the home for rOl old soldiers In New York when he wan elected commander of or the department of ot New York He Ho went from city to city pushing the project nn and raised with which the lie 1 beautiful re- re J. J treat for fOl ul old soldiers al at Bath |
