The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-24
G. A. X.
General Orders No. 3.

Headquarters Department 'oi South |
Dakota, Grand Army OF the Republic. |
Watcrtown, 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. s, at l.
O5 clock p. m, and Sioux Falls on
same da1e at o clock p. m, both con-
Meeting at 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
.. m, arriving at Pittsburg at I O'Clock
a. m, Monday, Sept. 10th. sleeping
car will be attached to the Headquarters
| train at Watertown, tand also one to
the Sioux Falls train ii found necessary
| to be run direct through to Plttsburg
| without change at Chicago.
| Fare for the round trip from Water
| town to Pttsburg is s2725. From
Sioux Falls, S25.25. Comrades at any
point in the state can ascertain the tare
to Pittsburg and return by adding SO
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 am authorized to
state that it will not exceed $i.5O Tor
double berth from WatertoWn, or Sioux
Falls, to Pittsbur@. Comrades desiring
berth in the sleeper should send III their
names and deposit OF 81 % as soon as
| possible to the assistant adJutant gen
eral at Watertown.
Now comrades, as it is the desire Oh the
department commander to nave as large
delegation as possible 20 to Plttsburg,
and as it is much more pleasant lot each
and all Of us togo together, | would urge
the comrades to pay local fareirom their
respective towns to either Watertown or
Sioux Falls and go with the Headquar-
ters train. By this means transfer IN
Chic 60 will he avoided. However II 1t
is asking too much oi some comrades re-
mote from Watertown or Sioux rams 10
90 with Headquarters train, such ones
can GO to Chicago over their nearest
road and then ION the Headquarters
, train at Chicago over the Baltimore x
| Ohio.
Where the Department Headquarters
will be in Pittsburg is not yet determin,
ed, but this information VIII pe com
9 municated to the comrades later.
/; Ii. For the information oil the mem
, bers OF the staff oi the department com
, mander, and to insure uniformity o
(, discipline, the insignia OF rank is hereby
T quoted from the rules and regulatloDsfe re
, garding rank straps: ],
For Department Communicative sil
!, yer stars.
q For Senior Vice Department 1on
g mander-one silver star.
For Junior Vice Department ,om
mander-one gilt star.
For the official staff of the Depaftlll,eh
: Commander Assistant Adlutant uel,
9 eral. Assistant Quarter Master 6enefal
n Medical Director, Chief Mastering oillcef
y Judge Advocate-silyer eagle.
t For Assistant Inspector General ant
}, Aides -de-C e-Camp-silver leaf
d For Member OF Council oil Adlnlhlstra
,e tion-silver letter e.
! For Department Chaplain-large sllve
n cross. lon,
81 III. Comrades, though times are hare
d and crops are poor, LET Us MAINTAIN ~
Is courage and keep our camp hres oulhlu'
,r for the rood we have accomplished an
!. for the service we may still render III u
v interest OF Fraternity, Charity an
Loyalty. IS
Bv comm and OF
& " CARPENTER,