| Show r AP 0 C e er I r n TH r p J lu lJ L a r r ra Y Ya f d n c a 1 a r 1 ts v J t tj s r j r rJ jf J w TI 1 i it t i I s t t I q t Jt 5 1 I 1 W P ezz z o fj Zo i I 1 illS st cel es n a rally of the oll 01 ot of the their C wh sons fons and for Cor f which of oC hn hate I been out The fhe or of this reunion he 18 the city of oC Salt Ulab nod th thu orn occa Iou Is III the national of oC the Grand Army or of the tu liethe annual gathering or o the most mol Ie remarkable ot of sol the world has hns ever eer seen en Unusual Importance attaches to ears of oC the defenders ot of flag b bI w I rouse of at s For one om thing It Is the rAt time lima that this cOlin I organization ho has met In fu Snit Salt SaltI I Lake City and It Is the only three that thit the boys bos lo In blue ha have made n a ego 10 to any city In the luter i t except Deurer The rhe Colorado i j I metropolis bM ban entertained this unique I gathering on two occasions and I nit an mun many different times III ht the lost last two I score years the old and amI their i hare Journ Journeyed yell to San lean Imn leanI I I cisco ChICO but het this II is the tI t and only time timet t I that n a visit has ben been paid 1 to on flit Of oC thu rapidly Uy growing chic other thun Den Denyer Denver yer ver situated between the Valley Palley antI and the Slope Slop I It has 1108 been the ambition for yens past paRt pastI I of oC the citizens of foremost community to entertain the thc saviors ot of I the nud now that they have gained nn of their Id ed Invitation the they lIe bare planned to fairly outdo them themselves eles In n II display of oC West Weilt L 1 nn ern ho hospitality It ho bo ed that Snit Lake final trl t I In the choice of oC Is a ai i tribute o of It L wn was just 10 I n ago o when tile the I encampment was held In fu Philadelphia i Snit Sall lake City It lust outdo h her r lre to pin play host In I tho G A n IL and andi i tC resented signed by II tie I ho the etl etc II however OWl er Chi Ingo was IS nt at that tine eho chosen en In prefer ace to Snit City In 1007 the I 1 tah people tried main Ece ut ul tho year or in LOOS IS their thel thelI I was accepted for Cor the I Aleut ot of one oue now about to toI t open Tune The slate or of Utah tip liP tipI liPI I I I the sum ot of o toward the tho then thoI I n u ot of the encampment and andt t I counties antI and municipalities hoe have likewIse set let n aside liberal sums Hums to aid In the i f hospitality I I Situated nt at an altitude of oC j jI feet eel eelI I tove sea tco level leyel or almost as bl h ns as the tho thes l s her mountain city Denver Snit Salt Lake It offers m an ideal for Cor 1111 any summer I j fler streets I feet wIde I particularly Main lollI street the I S S s r tl M s L r R iQ 1 v i 5 L t P v Y C ti f Q lt n I IS t 4 business s street In iii the world worl afford nd ad admirable mirable for or the gigantic parade or review which Is a Cent cat tire ure or of every national encampment o of the Grand rw Filling 1 every vista 15 Ensign Peak n which rises 1 OO feet above the elt city and at night thIs lOfty eminence I Is to glow with un an electric welcome to 10 the heroes of oC the Civil In addition u 11 volcano of oC lIre fire fireworks works will he In constant eruption oft this penk from mm S to 11 each night ot of the steel from Crom A August J D tu to August 19 11 fhe two great grent show that will he centers celliers or of attraction for fOl the of visitors nrc me found hit the great Temple which was more titAn than 90 10 yeah lu in and cost COlt over OCr and the Snit Salt Lake ono or of the wonders o of the lIJe world which is III half nn hours ride from the ell city rand on the shore of which stands lie fittest pavilion In the thc mos mas masterpiece of Moorish architecture The summer o of I Is 11 destined to he be mark 1 In the annals ot of UJ the Grand Arm Army ot of the b by another event that t tIes vies Ies In hi significance cance with the tho great rail rally ot cut Salt CIl City It was but n a few Cew weeks wel ago aho the President o of the United States n a In granite arid to thc lie founder or of this splendid Jl t tribute Ie of If the which has hns been erected Hurl which In III eff elfeeL a to tile the Arm Army Itself as aR well IS as to Its lis founder ThIs to to Major I I Franklin Stephen Stephenson On t the e Pa titer ther of oC the G A R Is 19 located fu 10 the capital end and was the creation of J Massey the sculptor Thu members ot of the Grand Arm Army po paid III for tor tin the triangular theft of oC gray with Its bronze bronzo the raising h by the suite of to tins honor the originator tor ot of the vast and nOlI then the Con Congress rss of the United Slates for Cor the the thc pedestal the being presented to the people of oC line Ill United It ell States Major Stephenson si u after I 11 years yenN has hns been len given recognition hl his t was n of Illinois and was one olle ot of the mn men to offer hi his to the clue Un 1011 enlisted In May In InISI ISI 1501 and sern serving almost i u ill the summer of oC 1811 1509 poster posterity It ity will remember him not for his army record though It was but ns the founder anti first or corn COlli In of oC nn an order that atone the tale patriotic a ot of the w n baud of oC patriots that has no pro prototype and will have no suc KUC successor cessor According to the lien III en or of nn an or to hold ht 11 those who would survive the great reat struggle dune to Major Stephenson when n member or of Geuer nl I III 1111 II Miss in III February Tie lIe discussed the matter mattei at It length Iii In camp nod on the march with W R I e the chaplain of oC his not received the promise or of his active alt aid After Major Stephenson was mustered out near the close dooe of the war he gave more thought ht to the idea which had Luken n such illch hold hohl of oC hlll and In Jail Jau conceived n a definite for fora or ora a toddy jf Ii be e or of bon boa discharged et Union soldiers rand sail sailors or ors whose motto should he Fraternity Charily and i i l Early arl iu In February or of that year he the manuscrIpt o of th the ritual re regulations and andon on till the lith tit day or of April the until of oC he bailie tlc or of In hI which battle lue he nud nearly nil all the charter meta mem memer bers er had nu part he milS taus terell tercel Post No o 1 of oC D Depart Department ment or of Illinois Grand A Army rill ot of the Re He Republic public hi 11 A organization ot of permanent Character erns perfected nt at the lI t tint lonal encampment III II t which WUK lucid nt at In November of oC tint that year 1 In the yens lug before his death In III I I Ste Stephenson worked energetically for tor true the up or of tune the b rent hod hut but for Cor 1111 that there was pfd nt at the outset thIs tIlt did and the last years ot of the were some embittered by lii In th the gloat 1 Oil OilI was WIS hut but temporary however The I r Ji 1 I 1 S x 1 rif n F i x A r M st d r t f r lt y r rl rh h t l 2 OTC l rs z e e in 2 YI revived and beginning In I S there thero n a arousal ot of en cn which Its crest ware In 1551 SI 1 when Jen in III n a single year clr fully so 01 old soldiers joined the lie ranks rank ot of the Grand Arm Army Naturally the membership ot of Ih the n G A It H I is now note rapidly and II t II r II rt for every nr year Mf secs I iron hOIl eau ds upon thou of tho old soldiers answer the thu dual bugle I cell call a and pass to their last silent ground sinter murk mark numericAlly was reached In Inthe inthe the year Ar when veterans were on the lie toll roll of the fraud Artoy Death hall relentlessly cut the number It I is now In till lie or of 2 I 0 The fhe hedge o ot of tile Army rm of till the with tho hue or of which every citizen I is casually fn mur he be to terse serre as the oute ot of till lie whole whale Opt unit purpose of this or The life original badge c wn was adopted III 1600 and 1111 changes were wert made In ht the design n III ht mud again in 1St ISOO The Iho budge proper propeL which It Is pendant from trOu a small silk t Lu n a star or of bronze ronze very er In form to lo Iho medals ot of honor which have hae been given It by to soldiers In the center or of orthe the Is 11 p portrayed the Goddess of Liberty representing ou either side tt Il soldier I and pun hoc bands Fraternity and twit cUll coil dreu receiving benediction nth tho Iho assur n ur I ot of I he protection ot of comrades r Charity On ench sub ot of this group is III the national cud eagle rep 1 freedom anti the thc ux ax or bundle o of rods union In Iii each ach point of the flue slur Iii is the Insl insignia ot of Uw the various arlous arms ot of the a bugle for the Infantry crossed cro ld cannon for artillery crossed muskets for till the crossed swords HortI for Cor the cavalry aunt tat anchor tor Cor the sailors Bailors Over Oer the central group are oro the words Army rm or of the Republic nail under word and figures co III mUn Iho ho nn and cloo of oC oCtile tile the war for the Union nud the dale o otho of the tho organization ot of the tho order On the reverse Corse ot of the badge there is II n branch ot of point ot of th the star Ills shield In the tho center II hi cel cd III by the tho o corps badges The clasp Is po cd ot of tho II ure or of all an cn eagle I with ero crossed ld cannon arid lIou nUll with drawn sword Tho metal from Crom which the tho countless o of G k A It H badges cc hn hurt I been made huts u all II been heen deris ed front C captured during tho rho Will II the flue stoel of III these euh tuned licIt held pieces nt at Governors being elo the source of oC supply While Wll II 1 os 8 hB has II boon said the Grand I N T P k kf f f ta q d tr I Army of oC the Is rapidly l passing to II its last review the 1111 spirit or of the body bolly will be kept alive b by an auxiliary nod aol soy 0 n filled III 11 organizations The auxiliary I is III Corps line rho 11 tint Ill or organization of oC women for Cor attire cooler co oper with the G R was formed nt at Portland Maine In under unter th the title Relief Corps and the thc Urn first state was WUI formed Cormell la In In 1570 under tune the title Womans Hell C Corps In ISSI this bod hotly was 08 given recognition h by the Iho Grand Army and authorized to add to their title Auxiliary to I the he Arm Army of else llie Republic thus the women nt at the tho Denver Den Dener ver er encampment In 10 1583 formed a 0 run na organization wel welding ln together All the slate bodies The plan ot of Ion ot of the G A R n WON was generally ener fol Col followed lowed namely the Institution ot of local or organIzations to It to called corps corp state Ol O OI to be called d departments and n a I national The object of the tho Relief Helle Corps Corp Is to specially ail nail assist the tho Grand Army 1111 to assist such Union vet et emus crans as aR need help east to extend needed aid to widows and orphans The Relief Corps Curp now has hns n a mem membership o of women nol and line hall expended more titan thun 3 In relict wor The women ot of the State Stale of oC New Jersey dill did not with the Relief Relict Corps Cor but instead formed the thc loyal 1001 rA Ia which became the nucleus or of tine the national lady boll known ns as tine Ladles of oC the Graul Army ot of the Republic wn was organized In Chicago In IG 1550 and which now 1111 nas n a membership ot of Even more Influential than the lions named In keeping alive the spirit or of the thc Grand Army In years of oC come will I It be bethe t the he Sons Son ot of Veterans ot of the United States of America merIC and tb the Daughters of oC eter anus RIIS The Corm former r WAS teas founded nil as n cadet corps In In 1 giS 1578 spread to tobe 0 lb be State Slates of oC Ness IW York New W lersey y sail I and III 1881 expanded Into n nil us lanai organization Ito tho object ot of which is 11 isto to tl k keep p green the memories of oC our fathers anti to be o of all possible service In caring for Cor s widows s and orphans or The he greatest interest o of the lit till the bl big gathering lit cut Snit Lake CIty will Ile he focused upon the thu election or of I For or the position o of of oC the Grand huffy the candidates are Col Robert Mann of oC Illinois nola who was adjutant general with Stephenson In organizing the G A n It W A Ketcham ot of In im and Van Sant or of In the Womans Relief HelleC Corps Corp the for Cor the coveted post or of national president are Sirs Jennie i 1 iBerry Berr Berry ot of Iowa fown Mrs Hello C Harris or of and Mrs Mary B j Hartwell or of The titles clUed which nr are most eagerly the honor of oC entertaining the next national are St I Louts Louis nail Atlantic City It It Is III the gen Jeo general eral belief ot of many In the Grand Arm Annoy that th the time will conic come ere ero when oil nil Will Willbe be held beld nt at the capital There cure many strong arguments In fit of making the seat ot of government the per garment rallying place for CM rho veterans one oct ot of the most potent being the Incon anti expense of oC moving the nn na h headquarters each year eor to the home bomo city of oC the chief It bait bOR been lIuS suggested hat COil gross be tinged to no erect for Cor the lie vet t Brans n a building which would not only serve Reno ns as n a permanent headquarters OD place for or the Grand Army but would also become the thc repository l tory torr ot of relies that would make It In time timea a great museum to lo the heron o 0 the tho Civil War |
