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Show Ogden Welcome the Grand Army ! VETERANS OF THE WAR GREET 1 , THEIR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF - Head of the National Organization, Taken on a Drive Through the Canyon and Over the City, Expresses Himself in j. Terms of Admiration Large Body of Veterans Here From Over the State in Attendance on the v, State Encampment Resolutions Passed ft 'Campf ire" to be Held This Evening. j i i OgJen held within its borders today A! most distinguished visitor in the person of Washington Gardner, nail na-il tional commander of the Grand Army l' of the Republic, and has been the I meeting placo of the Department of Utah, G. A. R., in annual encampment v National Commander Gardner, a j! white haired veteran of commanding h presence and the possessor of a splen did spirit of comradeship, arrived la 1 the city last night. He was met at i the depot by a committee from Dix Logan post and cscorled to a suite oi J rooms in the Reed hotel, which had ; been reserved for him. He came to 1 the west unattended and, being tired I by the long journey, remained at the J hotel. At 9 o'clock this morning, in com- pany with vice-department command- j- ': or J. P. Rankin, Capt. E. T. Hulaniski I 'i and comrades J. L. Welshaus and I Thomas Lundy, who formed the rc- a ception committee, the distinguished I j guest was taken for a two-hour auto- 1 I mobile ride. With Capt. Hulaniski at (i the wheel, the party were taken ) through Ogden Canyon, visiting the 2 State school for the Deaf and Blind ou 2 i the return trip, then the State Iudus-4 Iudus-4 trial school, and finally made a trip j J around the city. jj ;J At 10 a.m. the veterans and their I ladies from Salt Lake, Provo and 5 Springville arrived for the encamp- ?! ment. There were about 150 in the I party and they marched from the I Bamberger depot to the W. O. W. hall j I on Washington avenue. The sight of ; I the aged veterans in their suits of .i blue, their bright buttons and differ-j differ-j I ent medals pinned on them, was. most f impressive. g f After spending a few minutes to- i gether at the Woodmen hall, the Lad- j ies Relief Corps and the Grand Army j men separated, the ladies going to the U Eacles' hall on Hudson avenuo while f the men proceeded to the Woodmen's t ilo'Jge room to await the coming of the I national commander and the local J committee. A very pleasant hour was ', i passed by the veterans in renewing ;! old acquaintances and reviewing old :! experiences of the great war of which i they are survivors. The sad scenes of those awful davs were forgotten in the spirit of comradeship, and laugh-ter laugh-ter and hearty handshakes were the order. About 11.30 State Commander Reu- j .ben Ohler gave the order, "Attention, '; Department of Utah, the national com- k inander approaches" and National i i Commander Gardner escorted by May- i or A. G. Fell came through the ranks, I while his comrades stood and saluted. I The hall was appropriately decoral- K ed for the occasion with large and J small American flags, tho tables bc- ing also draped. At the front of the. j rostrum was a large picture of the g I martyred )rcsident "Abraham Lln- s coin." When the distinguished guest, with the city's chief executive, was seated, : Commander Ohler, In a brief talk, in- ' troducod him and Mayor Fell official- i'1. ly to the gathering. Mayor Fell then : i?ac a brief address of welcome, in ': which he said that the welcomo which I he carried was from the people of Ogden. who always had a kindly fecl- $ ing for the great organization of the t Grand Army of the Republic. He 1 if spoke of tho great work that the boys lij in blue had done, for which they al- ways should receive the respect and j ' love of the people of the nation. In 5 conclusion, he welcomed the encamp-ment encamp-ment to the hospitality of Ogden and said that he hoped that the gathering I would be a most successful one. The response was made by National I Commander Gardner and his words 5 5 were beautifully chosen, containing j 'deep appreciation for the welcome 1 ! given him and his comrades by Dix- I f Logan post and the citizens of Ogden, I I and expressing love for those com- I t rades who had fought with him for It the unholdincr of the Union. !s His talk was brief. In beginning, he said that he congratulated the peo- 1 Plo of Ogden in having such a progres- 3$ ) Blve city, and Mayor Fell on the pass- H I ing of another milestone. Trf reference (jW V to this, lie said that he had not been 0 r quite able to understand why the may- ?3 '- or's hair Was dark while his was j$ . white and the mayor looked young J; f, while he looked old, but that it must M i have been becauso the Ogden man lived in a country where hair did not i t'et gray and the people did not grow 5? 1 old. He had been taken through the Og- l ;. den canyon, earlier in the day, he 5! said, aud had been deeply impressed lYk I iwith. the beauty of the mountains, the M river and the canyon and that these f' things alone were sufficient, in his i estimation, to hold the people of the w Iwest true to their homes and to at- m ;! "tract others who had seen them In m ;passlng. . , .He had been much impressed nlso, M ; Iho said, with the state schools which it ho had seen in Ogden. with the rail- Pa " road yards and the many evidences or H t igrowth and prosperity in and around the city. . m v Then, to his comrades in particular, ilSL ; he spoke of the Joy he felt at being JE ! with them in such pleasant clrcum- H stances, and referred in a (general way V i to the experiences through which they had been first drawn together and had since held together. In closing; he stated that he wanted to shake hands with them individually and to become 'more personally acquainted. Following this address, a short business busi-ness session was held. (Continued on Pago Eight.) oo VETERANS OF WAR GREET THEIR CHIEF (Continued from Page One.) Afternoon Session. At this session the committees wero appointed and some of the reports re-ports read. Tho meeting wag adjourned ad-journed for lunch at 12:30 p. m. National Commander 'Gardner was the guest of honor at lunch, being entertained at tho Weber club by the committee from Dix-Logan post. Several Sev-eral of the staff officers of the- department de-partment of Utah also were in tho party. The chief business session of the oncampment began at 2:30 p. m. Resolutions Passed. The following resolutions -were adopted by the department of Utah, Grand Army of the Republic, in its mirty-second , annual encampment this afternoon: "Resolved, That we return grateful grate-ful thanks to Divine Providence that so many of us are permitted again to meet in annual encampment to exchange fraternal greetings -with each other and to mourn our comrades com-rades who have left ub during tho year just past. That until our time of muster out comes, wo will continue con-tinue to bravely face the future doing what we may for good government and the honor of Country and Flag. "Resolved, That it Is especially gratifying to ub to have with us on this occasion our loved and honored commander in chief, Comrade Washington Wash-ington Gardner. We trust hiB stay in the Bee Hive state may bo so pleasant as to long remain a green spot in bis memory. "Resolved, That we acknowledgp our indebtedness to Hon William Spry, governor of this state, for his heroic and patriotic labors In securing secur-ing thcx necessary funds to meet the expenses of the old soldiers both Union Un-ion and Confederate, in attending the jubilee celebration on the historic field of Gettysburg on the let, 2nd, 3rd and 4th of July last. "Resolved, That wo rejoice that the last vcatage of unkindly feelings tat too long separated Americans North from Americans South, has forever disappeared and that we are not only in theory, but in fact, as we should be, a united, happy and prosperous nation of brothers standing together for one country and one flag against all the rest of the world. "Resolved, That we tender our thankB to Joseph F. Smith, president of the Mormon church, for his courtesy cour-tesy in granting ub the use of the tabernacle and the services of tho tabernacle choir on the occasion of our camp fire and reception to our commander in chief in Salt Lako Citv on the evening of Monday, March 16, 1914. "Resolved, That our thanks are due and arc hereby tendered to the patriotic patri-otic people of this city of Ogden for tho reception 'and entertainment they have given ub, "Resolved, That yre again express our grateful appreciation of the continued con-tinued good work of our Bisters of the Relief Corps and the Ladies of the Grand Array. "Resolved, That wo fully appreciate the help and support which the Benevolent Be-nevolent and Protective Order of Elks give to the Grand Army in our Memorial Me-morial day exercises and alBo in tho reception and entertainment of our commander in chief. "Resolved, That we tender our thanks to our retiring officers for their most efficient management of our department affairs during the past year." The committee on resolutions was composed of the following: M. M. Kaighn, W. M. Bostaph.-M. . KeBter, J, M. Bowman, Seymour B. Young. ' Election of Officers. The rmeetmg--was still in session at press time with "reports of other commlttocB to be heard and the election elec-tion and Installation of officers to be hold. The outgoing officers nre State Commander R. Ohler, post No. 1, Salt Lako City; Senior vice commander, J, P. Rankin, PoBt No. 3, Ogden; Junior ylco commander, J. F. Smith, Post No. 6, Provo; chaplain, N. D. Corser, Post No. 7. Salt Lake City; medical director, Dr. A. IC Smith, Post No. 1 and patriotic Instructor, F. M. Bishop, Post No. 1. Comrade N. A. Heath of Dix-Logan post, Ogden, was prominontly mentioned men-tioned for the position of state commander com-mander and his election seemed a foregone conclusion. Comrade Heath has a splendid record of service. Enlisting En-listing before the flrat battle of Bull Run, he fought in that battle, was captured and spent six months In Llbby prison. After his liberation, he fought in the battle of Gettysburg. He was one of tho first passenger conductors on tho Union Pacific railroad rail-road after that road was oponed In 1869. Campflre Tonight. Tonight tho "Campflre" will be hold In the W. O. W hall and to this the public are Invited. This morning the Women's Relief corps hold an Interesting meeting, which was presided over by department depart-ment president, Lillian Duncan of Salt Lako. At this meeting committees commit-tees were appointed and a brief address ad-dress was made by the chairman. In recognition of tho services of Mrs. Duncan during her term of office, the different corpB of the department presented her with a number of valuable val-uable gifts. This afternoon tho Relief Re-lief Corps Is holding Its report meeting meet-ing and also its election and installation instal-lation of officers, in the Eagles' hall on Hudson avenue. Following the meotlng of the G. A IL In the Woodmen's hall this afternoon, after-noon, the ladles auxiliary meeting was to be held. National Commander Washington Gardner will remain In Ogden until 11 a. m., tomorrow. He will go from here to Salt Lake to take part In the celebration of tho Salt Lake members of the Grand Army, tomorrow and Monday |