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

Headquarters Department OF South
Dakota, Grand Army OF the Republic.
W]atertown, 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'clock p. m, and Sioux Falls on
same date at 4 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
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 WATERFOWL, land also one to
the Sioux Falls train il found necessary
to be run direct through to Pittsburg,
without change at Chicago.
Fare for the round trip from Water
town to Pittsburg is S27.25. From
Sioux Falls, $25.25. Comrades at any
point in the state can ascertain the fare
to Pittsburg and return by adding $40
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 $3.50 for a
double berth from Watertown, or Sioux
Falls, to Pittsburg. Comrades desiring
a berth in the sleeper should send in heir
names and a deposit OF S1.25 as soCn rs
possible to the assistant adiutant GEL
eral at Watertown.
Now comrades, as it is the desire OF the
department commander to have as large
a delegation as possible go to Pittsburg,
and as it Is much more pleasant for each
and all of US togo together. | would urge
the comrades to pay local farefrom their
respective towns to either Watertown or
Sioux Falls and go with the H~eadquar-
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 60 to Chicago over their nearest
iodo oHu tith ltih thc IItduIudi U
train at Chicago over the Baltimore 4
Ohio.
Where the Department Headquarters
will be in Pittsburg is not yet determin-
ed, but this information will be COM
m%unicated to the comrades later.
III. For the information of the men,
bers OF the staff CT the department COM
mauder, and to insure uniformity OF
Il dicninlinn tln ipnin,in Df unnE g, hn,nhu
quoted from the rules and regulations re-
garding rank straps:
For Department Communicative sill
yer stars.
For Senior Vice Department Com
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,
Judge Advocate-silver eagle.
For Assistant Inspector General, and
Aides-de-Camp-silver leaf.
For Member OF Council OF Administra-
tion-silver letter &C."
For Department Chaplain-large silver
cross.
III. SOHlTdueS, unOuSn UiTneS are nara
and crops are poor, let us maintain our
courage and keep our camp fires burning
for 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,
apartment Commander.
| Official:
l.. ID. LYON,
Asst. Adiutant General.