The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-19
THE BLUE,
The Grand Army of the Republic
IN Session.
Proceedings Yesterday--List OF
Delegates and New officers.
TO Visit the Confed-
crate Home

Yesterday at noon the delegates from
the diff erent posts of the Grand Army of
the Republic in the state met in session in
the hall over Jules Bornefeld's saloon.
The following delegates were present:
W. d. Wylie, John A. Dix, Post No. IL,
of Dallas.
John Cochran, Mcpherson, Post No. /,
of Sherman.
A. B. Homer, VS.. Hancock, Post No. 2,
of Galveston.
j. NJ. Dicht, Parmly, Post No, 4, of Fort
Worth.
D. 8. Brown, Parmly, Post No. 4, of
Fort Worth.
L. B. Moore, Nathaniel Lyon, Post
No. 3, OF Denson.
w. Long and George A. Knight, George
II. Thomas Post No. 6, of Dallas.
j. M. Tember and r. Baer, g. B. Nc
Clellan Post No. 8, of Houston.
G. B. StOddard, j. j. Anderson, j. p.
Burke, j. C. DEGREES and d. Friedman,
Jos. A. Mower Post No. 10, of Austin.
John NJ. Foss and Col. j. G. Flgger, John
Dix Post No. II, of Dallas.
j. Ellidge and j. H. Pratt, w. II. Lewis
Post No. IT, of Fort Clark.
S. c. Sede, Emmett Crawford Post No.
10, OF Ell PasO.
IL. Krause aud W. Weber, N. Kearney
Post No. 20, of Lampasas.
r. l.. Ferguson, Post No. 81, of Temple.
A. &. Liffel, Thomas Post No. 6, of
Dallas.
9. G. Brewster and Joseph Ctlesky;
Post No. %, of Laredo.
j. PERKINS,, u. b. Mcclellan Post No. 8,
of Houston.
The COW ntion was called to order by
Commander w. II. Sinclair, and the
committee on credentials made their
report which was adopted.
re olution was then offered and
adopted to cell on Governor Ross this
morning and pay their respects ID him as
governor of Texas.
communication was received from
Colonel Darden, president of the board of
directors of the Confederate home, invit-
ing the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic to pay the home visit this
evening, and resolution was unanimously
adopted accepting the invitation, the visit
to be made at o clock this afternoon.
A communication was received from
San Antonio, inviting the members of the
convention here to join in confederate
reunion in that city at an early day, and it
was unanimously decided to do 50.
Officers for the ensuing year were then
elected as follows:
j. @. DeGress, of Austin, commander;
r. B. Baer, of Houston, senior vice-com-
mander; s. Emerson, of Fort Worth,
junior vice, commander; d. Perkins, of
Houston, chaplain; G. B. StOddard, of
Austin, medical director; council of ad-
mipistration: D. s. Brown, OF Fort Worth (;
j. M. Foss, of Dallas; j. H. Prite, of Fort
Clark; S. G. Slede, of Ell Paso; j. j. Ander-
son, of Austin.
The election of delegates to the
annual national cOnven ion, which
conven,s in Columbus, o, September
16, was then in order and resulted
in the election of the following gentlemen:
j. G. Bigger, of Dallas; @. G Brewster,
of Laredo; ard @. B Stoddard, Of Austin,
and w. IL. Griffin of Galveston, as alter
mates.
Selecting a place for holding the next
reunion was then in order, and Fort
Worth was selected.
The convention then adjourned until 8
o'clock this morning.
At 2 O'Clock to day public installation
will take place, to which all are invited.
This evening at 5 o'clock Camp Fire
will be given by the local post to their
visiting guests, to which members and
those holding invitations will be admitted.