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Show the country of the location of their de- Ipartment hendquartt-rs. Commander Nevlus will remain here only a day or two and will be given a reception by the Grand Army men of the city. He will also attend the various functions connected with the holding of the annual encampment of the department of Utah, G. A. R. cation of department headquarters to be announced to he veterans at the time of holding the usual annual encampments. en-campments. Many of these will bo held during the next few weeks. Any do-lay, do-lay, therefore, In securing locations for headquarters for the forty-four departments depart-ments of the G. A. R. delays the perfecting per-fecting of plans for the encampment and makes additionally difficult , the notification cf members of the G,000 different Grand Army posts throughout COMMANDER NEVIUS WRITES TO STERRETT Main Object of His Visit Is to See About Arrangements for Quarters. Salt Lake, April 1. Col. Frank M. Sterrctt, executive director of the for-tyithlrd for-tyithlrd nalloual eucampment. said Wednesday night that he had just re celved a letter from Commander-in-Chief N'evlus regarding his Intended visit here about April 25, in which he rnade 1t fully evident that be was coming here mainly to see that final details regarding the engaging of quarters quar-ters for the accommodation of the Grand Army veterans had been arranged. ar-ranged. Col. Sterrett said that although eoine of the hotels have been ready to arrange ar-range for the accommodation of ihe visitors on the customary terms, several sev-eral have shown a disposition to delay In the matter, whereas It Is of tho utmost ut-most Importance that, .-final plans should be arranged at tb earliest po" slble date. This Is the more Imiwr aut since It Is customary for the 1 1 |