Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
TIKI GAZETTE FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 10
AUSTIN.
Inc Grand Annual State Eneampnanf
OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
Eiected-Fort Worth the Next Place
OF @eet'pE-rhe Holy Bonds.
G. A r EScAMPMRNT.

Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, april 1.-THE Grand
Annual State Encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic opens here to-day,
many members having come in on the
morning. r.lns' a. IL &C ,cs the mem. |
beers of the Grand E. .e.mpmen. were es. |
corted to the h--n OF the Ancient Order Of |
United " orkEnsn, corner of Ninth street
sna Congress avenue, which had
pea sTtistically decorated for the
i, occasion. Three magnificent United
States hsgs OF heroic proportions fes-
toned the walls, while portraits of scenes
them. The following members OF the
State Rncampment we're present this
morning; others are expected to
reach the city tonight: Col
snel ". Il. Sinclair OF Galveston,
department commander, A. J. Lsfsl OF
Dallas, junior vice commander; Colonel
". b. Griffin Of Galveston, sdlu.ant gem
eral; A. Z. Taylor Ct Houston, qusrter
master general; DR.. c. B. Stoddard OF
Austin, medical director; David Perkins
of Houston, chsplsin; W. D. Wylie
Of Dallas, judge advocate; R. B. Baer,
of Houston; and L. B. Moore Of Denison;
A. B Homer, Of Galveston; D. S. Brown,
Samuel Emerson and J. \. Deihl CT Fort
Worth; G. A. Knight, J. c. Bigger,
William Long, A. G. Mslloy and j..
N. F0ss of Dallas; Capt. Buckley
OF Gainesville; J. H. Pratt
and J. n. ElIedge of Fort CLARK; W. II.
Weber and Hermsn Krsuse of Lsmpasss;
G. S. Siade Of E. Paso; R. L. Ferguson OF
Temple; G. 6. Brewster OF L.redoi j. w.
Burke, D. Friedman, c. B Stoddard. j..
J. Anderson and j. C. DEGREES of Austin.
The Encsmpment was convened at
80 O'Clock by Commander Sinclair,
when Comrade J. c. Bigger, W. q. Web
Der and R. B. Bser were appointed as q
committee on credentials, and the En-
csmpment took recess until 3 O'Clock.
At that hour they met again and the an
Lual adore SO OF Commander Sinclair was
read and other business pertaining to the
welfare Of the organization transacted.
. A communication was read from San An
!, tonic inviting the G. A. r to be present
, at the ex-Confederate reunion in that
city at an early doy.
The following delegates we're elected TO
the annual convention St Columbus, o 1io,
September 16: J. c. Biggerl OF Dallas,
C. c. Brewster of Laredo and DR.. G. B.
| ObONNulo Va AhSblhs w IL NAiHA "a
Galveston Is alternate. ~
Fort Worth WAS elected the place for
holding the next annual encampment. :
The following officers were elected .pf
the ensuing year: Col. ]. C. DEGREES ;af
Austin, commander; R. B. Bser of Hpus-
ton, senior vice commander; S. Emerson
of Fort Worth, janior vice commander;
D. Perkins Of Houston, chaplain; DR.. G.
B. Stoddard of Austin, medical director.
The following council of administration
? were elected: D. S. Brown OF Fort Worth,
q M. Foss OF Dallas, ]. X. Pratt ct Fort
Clark, G. S. S ade of El Paso, J. J. Az
= derson Of Austin.
= AN ELEGANT WEDDING.
! The marriage OF Mr. A. L. Jackson with
Miss Susie M. Rutherford, relstivs Of
! State Health Officer Rutherford, took
place at the Southern Presbyterian church
tonight. The church was beautifully
and artistically decorated. There were
four attending couples. The bride was
handsomely arrayed in white silk and
MORE dress, wearing natural flowers,
uhita rOsphuda and oranua h1osaOms