Show THE G AR A the klauks of this national are not open to oiin mr francis johnsoa John sou of midway called at the herald office last eyce ing and related the following it forma its own comment on the gushing liberality of a local tiou usually first and foremost in its denunciations of everything hidebound hide bound and narrow spirited 1 I came into the city a few days ago said mr introduced trod by major gorlinski to several gentlemen of the GA R who were connected with the grant memorial procession I 1 happened to had been in the late war and alien I 1 eaid blidt I 1 enlisted may 23 1860 in the fourth united states cavalry fought in twenty one battles and was discharged may 23 they told me that I 1 should ade enter the procession of the day in the ranks of the G A arthey aavo me a badge of with the other insignia and I 1 marched in the procession with the rest of them today to day 1 went into the office of captain T C bailey on some land business and the question came up about my ivar record I 1 made some inquiries with a view to joining the G A R here and aked the captain what were the conditions of membership he surprised me by saying are you a mormon I 1 re plied that I 1 was then we accept you lie said but said I 1 they never made any auch inquiry of me when I 1 enlisted to berve the country nor was my religion questioned abo whole time of my service it does not matter captain bailey said I 1 could not enter tho G A it here if I 1 was a mormon I 1 told him that his brother previous to his death bad examined my discharge and eaid it was one of the most hon arable he had seen in ten years but that was of no avail being a mormon in the captains eyes rendered all this as eo much blank paper tho as one man in attempting to brace mr johnston up under the terrible blow he had sustained and before he left the office he gave encouraging signs of becoming ultimately resigned to the necessity of remaining outside the ranks of the utah GA R salt lake her aid |