Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
G.. A. X.
General Orders No. 3.

Headquarters Department OF South
Dakota, Grand Army OF the Republic.
Watertown, South Dakota, August 18th,
1894.
|. The Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railway has been selected as the
official route OF this department to the
2Sth National Encampment at Pitts
burg. The headquarters train will leave
Watertown on Saturday, Sept. 8, at l.
o. o'clock p. m, and Sioux Falls on
same date at 4 o'clock p. m, both con-
aecting Mt Ellsworth, Iowa, and arriv-
ing in Chicago at II o'clock noon, Sun
day, Sept. 9th. Leave Chicago over the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad at 3 o'clock
p. M, arriving at Pittsburg at Z o'clock
a. m, Monday, Sept. 10th. A sleeping
car will be attached to the Headquarters
train at Watertown, land also one to
the Sioux Falls train ii found necessarily
to be run direct through to Pittsburg,
without change at Chicago.
Fare for the round trip from Water
town to Pittsburg is $27.25. From
Sioux Falls, $25.25. Comrades at any
point III the state a ascertain the fare
TO Pittsburg and return by adding 80
to the regular one-way Chicago rate
from their town. Tickets good to re-
turn Sept. 25th.
The exact sleeping car rate has not yet
been determined, but ! an authorized 10
state that it will not exceed $3.50 for a
double berth from W~atertown, or Sioux
Falls, to Pittsburg. Comrades desiring
a berth in the sleeper should send in their
names and a deposit OF Sl.25 as soon as
possible to the assistant a%dlutant GEL
eral at Watertown.
Now comrades, asit is the desire of the
department commander to have as large
a delegation as possible go to Pitrsburg,
and as it Is much more pleasant for each
and all OF us togo together, l would urge
the comrades to pay local farefrom their
respective towns to either Watertown or
Sioux Falls and go with the Headquar-
ters train. BY this means a transfer in
Chic go will be avoided. However il it
is asking too much OF some comrades re-
mote from Watertown or Sioux Falls to
go with Headquarters train. such ones
can go to Chicago over their nearest
road and then join the Headquarters
train at Chicago over the Baltimore &
Ohio.
Where the Department Headquarters
will be in Pittsburg is not yet determin-
ed, but this information will be CON-
m~unicated to the comrades later.
III. For the information OF the mem
bers OF the staff cf the department COM
mander, and to insure uniformity OF
discipline, the insignia of rank is hereby
quoted from the rules and regulatiousre re-
garding rank straps:
For Department Communicative sill
yer stars. o.
For Senior Vice Department Con-
mander-one silver star.
For Junior Vice Department Com
mander-one gilt star.
For the official staff of the Department
Commander-(Assistant Adiutant Gen
eral, Assistant Quarter Master General.
Medical Director, Chief Mastering officer,
Judg" Advocate-silver eagle.
For Assistant Inspector General, and
Aides-de-Camp-siiver leaf.
For Member OF Council OF Administra.
tion-silver letter &C."
For Department Chaplain-Iarge silver
cross.
Ill. Comrades, though times are hard
and crops are poor, let us maintain our
courage and keep our camp fires burning
Tor the good we have accomplished and
Tor the service we may still render in the
interest OF Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty.
BY comm and Of
G. w. CARPENTER,
Department Commander.
Official:
l.. ID. LYON,
Asst. Adiutant General.