Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19
DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS.
An Enthusiastic Delegation From the Lo
Star State.


An Enthusiastic Delegation From the Lone
Star State.
After continuous ride of exactly four DAYS
the Texas delegation reached the city yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock The train left
the Grand Army headquarters at Dallas on
Thursday morning at $50. The Texans had an
enjoyable ride, and there were no accidents to
mar the pleasure o: the trip. Connections were
made ON the schedule time, and all plans were
carried out to the letter.
Two tourist cars were chartered for the trip,
and the long journey was made in them Be-
fore leaving the state the cars were .gorgeously
decorated with an abundance Of flags. bunting
and patriotic emblems On each side OF the
first IA large sign bearing the inscription:
Headquarters Department Of Texas. G. A.
r." The party proceeded by way Of the Texas
Pacific and Iron Mountain railroad to st. Louis,
thence via the Ohio and Mississippi and Balti-
more and Ohio railroads to this city.
There are sixty men and four ladies in the
party, and while the headquarters of the de-
partrnent will be at room 160 of the Metropoli-
tan Hotel the majority Of the party will sleep
in the coaches in which they came. Among the
party are Commander of the Department of
Texas o. G. Petersen, Senior Vice Commander
". I. Kitchens. Assistant Adjutant General j.
c. Bigger and Quartermaster General John l..
Boyd. In addition to these there were Past Com
manders W. d. Willie. W. H. Sinclair, O. T. Lyon,
J.C.De Grasse, A. G. Mallory "A. K Taylor and NJ.
W. Mann and wife. C. b. Stoddard member
of the national council of administration, was
with the party, and he arrived in time to at
tend the meeting of the council called by
Commander in-Chief Palmer.
Although the entire Texas delegation num-
bers but sixty, yet they represent Hancock
Post. 2. Of Galveston, Tex; Ford Post 8. of
San Antonio; Lyon Post, 5, of Denson; George
II. Thomas Post, 6. of Dallas: George B. Nc
Clellan Post, 8, of Houston; John A. Dix Post.
IL, Of Dallas; James A. Mower Post, 10, of
Austin; Samuel Hurst Post, 49, of Terrill: Els
worth Post, Is, of Mckinney; Emmett Craw-
ford Post, 10. of FL Paso; Ed Starting Post, 81
of Temple; Joe Hooker Post, %, of Laredo;
Wright Post, &c, of Paris: Custer Post, 49, of
Barnham; Putnam Post. 3S. of Marshall; Burn
side Post, So, of Springtown, and Lyle Post,
63. of Greenville.
Any one of the entire party can be dstin-
guished by the badge he wears. From a cross
bar, bearing the letters sc. A.. r." are sus-
pended two small chains. holding at the bottom
head of one of the celebrated long horn Texas
steers. Between the chains and above the
steers head a lone star is suspended One Of
the delegation. has badge of this description
made Of solid gold, but he is very cautious
about wearing it, fearing that it will be either
lost or stolen.
One of the party who journeyed part of the
way with the delegation Is Gen. A. b. Norton,
who is a well-known man in Texas. He is COM
paratiyely short, of medium build with gray
beard, and is conspicuous account of his
flowing locks of gray hair. When Henry Clay
was running for the presidency Gen. Norton
declared that if Clay was defeated he would
never shave or have his hair cut until he was
elected to that exalted position. Clay was de-
feated and never became the President of the
United States. The general has kept his vow
and declares that his hair will never be cut
while he is alive.
From his watch chain is suspended coin
which was used as a badge of old Tippecanoe in
the campaign Of 1910. The badge is of copper,
and the old log house of the grandfather of the
present President stands out in bold relief
He uses q cane. which has been in his possession
for nearly forty-eight years. 1t has silver
head and has engraved upon it:
HENRY CLAY
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