San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-26
GRAND ARMY
WILL GO TO BOSTON.
Preparing for the Twenty-fourth
EnCampment- Scheme of
the Texans.

Encampment-A Scheme of
the Texans.
The Grand Army of the Republic
will have their great annual encamp-
ment this year at Boston, Mass, the
date fixed being August II. Every
Grand Army man can 60 if he wants
TO, and all will pay their own ex-
penses. The following committee of
arrangements has been appointed by
Department Commander A. X. Tay-
lor, of Texas:
Geo. A. Knight, Dallas, 0. 7. Lyon,
Sherman; r. B. Baer, Houston; Ed,
Ketchum, Galveston; G. B. Stoddard.
Austin; John H. Bolton, San Antonio;
w. H. Mowry, Laredo; S. H. Bu-
chanan, FL Paso; f. d. Conger, Waco;
w. H. Nye, Fort Worth; L. B. Moore,
Dennison; J. S. Colgate, Paris; c. G.
Sanborn. Gainesville.
In special order No. 3, Commander
Taylor says: THE above named
comrades will without delay, proceed
to make such necessary arrangements
for the transportation of comrades
from this department by such routes
as may be hereafter selected; provide
for the decoration of the headquarters
train and to provide suitable head
quarters in the city of Boston for this
department during the session of the
national encampment; and also to
perform such other duties as may be
designated in orders from these head
quarters"
Committeeman John H. Bolton, of
San Antonio, has received the follow
ing letter from Assistant Adjutant-
General J. w. Temby, of Houston, in
relation to scheme Tor their grand
excursion, that will greatly benefit
the entire state of Texas. He says:
DEAR COMRADE "A plan has been
suggested, that seems to meet with
much favor here, that our trip to BOs
ton to attend the National Encamp-
ment in August, a special train be Sc
cured to Accommodate all comrades
going, and to be handsomely decor
ated with flags, streamers, notices,
etc., so as to form grand advertise
ment for our state; that also we Sc
cure very cOmmodiOus and elegant
rooms for department headquarters,
there, regardless of expense, that
shall reflect honor on Texas and Tex
ans; that samples Of Texas products
be placed on exhibition with pamph-
lets, circulars, maps, etc, to be fur
nished by the larger cities and rail-
roads, to be placed at our headquar-
tiers and to be distributed to the lIb-
lie. To aid us in the movement, lead
ing cities of Texas be asked to COntri-
butte their prO-rata toward defraying
this extra expense. Please bring the
matter before some of your progress.
i've citizens at once and receive sub.
scriptiOns to the amount required
also, to prepare such printed matter
as they may desire to have placed be-
fore the $50, 600 g. A. r. men, who
Will assemble at Boston, and to bt
distributed to people along the entire
route. We wish collected, samples o
grain, cotton, sugar.cane, corn, etc.
etc, that will show up our resources
and the fertility Of OuI soil.
The coaches we 90 in, four or five
Will be attractively decorated, SO w
will be travelling advertisement 70
the state from Texas to Massachu
sets, that Will call forth the wOnde
and admiration OF the whole cOuntr,
through h,ch we pass.
Let it be understood that the con
= tributiOm by the citizens IS not TO pa.
our ordinary expenses, all of which
will be paid by each cOmrade, but t
: defray the extra expenditure incurred
in bringing Texas, her cities, he
wealth. grandeur and excellence be
fore the people of the country. Your
II in +. e.. l.. J. w. TENBY,
Assist. Adjt. Gen, Dept. of Texas
By order of department comman
n der.
4 The pro rata fer San Antonio is S25C
I please collect and remit to thes
headquarters by express or New GOrI
exchange. J. w. IEMBY,
Adjt. Gen.
Commander Taylor in regard t.
this proposition, says there is a won
derful amount of ignorance AM
prejudice CD the part of the people O
the north and east relative to all / art