Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-18
GENERAL ORDER No. 5
OF INTEREST," TO VETERANS VINO
ATTEND THE REUNION.
The PIa. of the Encanpnent Mt
DaiIu. Given to the Public by De-
partment Commander Bo.twacis-

Dallas, Tex, kprll 17.-(Special(-
Department Commander Bostwick
and Assistant Adjutant General Whit
man of the Grand Army of the Re-
public Of Texas have issued general
order No. from their headquarters
in Denison which win be OF interest
to the hundreds OF veterans who will
attend the eleventh encampment here
April 81. % and %. The orders are:
Department headquarters will be es-
tabl!shed at the Oriental hotel.
A committee OF credentials Is here
by appointed. consisting OF Assistant
Adjutant General Il. l.. Whitman,
L. c. Leeds. Dix post No. II, Dallas,
and j. r. Harmed, Thomas post No
6. Dallas. This committee Will meet
at department headquarters at 10
O'Clock a. m. April 2lst. Post comman-
ders and delegates will report to this
committee as promptly as possible
after their arrival. In order that those
entitled to seats may receive their
membership badges, and said COM
mittee be able to make Its report
promptly at the opening Of the en-
caTnpment
The council OF administration win
meet at department headquarters at
Il m. April 2lst.
The committee on transportation
have secured the folio wing low rates of
transportation. For points within 76
miles OF Dallas one and one-third fare
for the round trip; &c to 100 miles, 81;
over 100 miles one fare. with a maxi
mum OF So for round trip.
The annual convention OF the Wom-
ans Relief Corps Will be held at tine city
or Dallas at the same time, and the
department commander takes this on
rortunity 20 thank that patriotic sister
hood Tor the noble manner in which
they responded to the call for relief for
the family of Comrade Odell.
Comrade w. II. Cottman, Post No. G.
Dallas, is hereby detailed as officer OF
the day. and Comrade Weyler, Post No.
II. as officer OF the guard to serve dur
Ing the encampment. They will report
TO the assistant adjutant general AT
department headquarters at II o'clock
a. m. for instructions
The department commander resreta
to learn that our commander in chief.
General ]. N Walker, owing to previous
appointments on the Pncific coast. will
not be with us He however takes great
pleasure In announcing that our friend
Iast Commander In Chief Weissert. and
OF Ohio will be here to represent him
and bespeaks for them n royal welcome
me program committee held a short
session at the Woodmen's nall yester-
gay afternoon and wound up the details
OF that part OF the encampment.
Ac NoinfiiS fNcltet CORPS OF Dallas
nave issued certificates and card invI-
tations to all Indies of that branch 10
De present during the meeting, which
will also be held April 81. and notifvinr
That all trains VIII be met by the re-
eeption committee.
To a Gazette reporter a prominent
Grand Army man said yesterday:
I'VE hope TO have $500 men in ~
t,endance 10 say nothing of the ladies
II Is n well known fact that IN. 800.
are being continually thlnned Sv death
nut we are recruiting constantly and
endenvor to keep up the standard
There are also large number ,vhnsa
bodies are bent by disease and decrenlt
aorms 50 wasted away that their happy
genial faces VIII not be seen at the ral.
las meeting' wv '''i-
IN, me sons Of Veterans assemble in the
INKS hai On Murphy street ton,eht
i 10. me purpose OF organizing, ana tiurs
ing nc encampment an effort win he
n ,n., 20 place In working order a diyis-
ION embracing camps in the state n
aSnas; state officers and committees
VIII also be named at that meetin,,