Show RICHFIELD TO ENTERTAIN WAR VETERANS warriors indians will encamp hero august 16 17 IS 18 and 10 19 hans tuft 0 ot f monroe delegated by the richfield commercial club to the annual meeting of the utah county council of tile the indian war veterans held in springville Spring ville saturday april 30 to extend to the old soldiers who more than halt half a century ago fought the indians in sanpete and sevier counties an all invitation to hold this ears encampment in ili richfield came home with the glad news thit that the invitation has beer been accepted and that the camp campfires fires will burn here from tuesday august ag to friday august 19 richfield hlll have a chance to lo do duo due lionor honor to tile the old soldiers the city council joined the club in extending tending the invitation and preparation tion will be made at an early date to arianne tor a celebration that will show the heroes how much their services rendered to our communities fifty years yeara ago are remembered and appreciated by the generation of today commander in chief joseph westwood of the indi indian war veterans will come to richfield to assist in the arrangements peter gottfredson adjutant general is staying in richfield and will do h his is seare sh are and the commercial club after consulting with these two leading men of the organization will appoint special committee 3 to get the particulars Nor worked kd out and the camp tire fire prepared tho the minute book of the indian war veterans contains the following report of the springville Spring ville meeting at the annual meeting of the utah county council of administration of indian war veterans held in springville Spring ville april 1 30 0 county commander joel A johnson presiding the former incumbents in office were ie ic elected the matter of a summer encampment was considered an offer by the management of the geneva genea lake resort of utah county was presented offering the veterans an entertainment and presenting the organization a bonus of one hundred dollars to carry tho the expenses of the organization for the ensuing year an ali adjournment was taken from 12 until 2 p m I 1 meeting reconvened convened re during the interval other members and two more of the state officers arrived also mr hans tuft representing the commercial club of richfield notices having been issued to the effect that the matter of considering holding either a county or state encampment would be decided upon mr tuft was introduced t 16 the meeting he be made a statement and read an all article clipped from the richfield Richtie ld reaper inviting the veterans to come to richfield offering lottering ott ering them an c entertainment similar to tho the ana one givon given them last year by mount pleasant the matter was discuss discussed edwith with considerable sid erable ble enthusiasm in favor of offer A recess or of ton ten minutes was taken during which interval state commander J M westwood We atwood called balled the state officers together who unanimously ani voted to accept the tha rich atch feld otter offer and set the dates of olan au gust guat 16 17 19 and 15 19 as aa tb bale 0 holding the encampment and agreed that commander westwood We atwood should meet with the commercial club of richfield in the near future to lo prepare preliminary arrangements arrange menta mentz for the encampment gerneral as aa as aa special invitations will be issued to all veterans vel erana their wives widows and friends to como and enjoy our four days daya of real rAe pleasure asure and entertainment these gatherings have become very popular and veterans and visitors from all over tile the state and surrounding states have been in attendance |