The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

50; Mcclellan post, No. .. Houston, So.
DIX post No. II, Dallas 1855.
Par. Z. Department officers will please
have their reports In The office OF the
assistant adjutan, general at or before
the opening Of the encampment.
Par. s. comrade w. II. Cotiman, Post
No. e. Dallas. is hereby detailed as officer
of the day. and Comrade Weyior, Post No.
il. a. officer OF The guard, to serN" during
assistant adjutant general at department
headquarters at II o'clock a, IN. for in
strucuons.
Par .. The department commander re
grets to learn that our communicable
chief. General L. n. Walker. owing to pre-
vious appointments on the Pacihc const.
Will not be with us. lie, however, takes
great pleasure in announcing that our
friend. Past Commander-in-Chicf WelHsert,
and Fast Department Commander Mack
of Ohio Will be here To represent him.
and bospcaks for them II royal We ONE.
Par. 10. Post quartermastcrs should or
der supplies on or before April -. in order
that the assistan, quartcrmastcr general
may he enabled to close his accounts for
the year These rcquisi;ioa should bc ac-
companied with the cash.
Par II. Post commanders are requested
to forward at once the names OF their
adjutnnts also the names Of all comrades
Of their posts with rank each held In the
post who died during the year lssb.
BY order Of W. W. Sostwick.
Department Commander.
C. l.. Whitman,
Assistant Ad1utant General.
Strong delegations from this city ana
Fort Worth viii attend the republican
convention al Houston. They VIII he ac-
companicd by ladies. who will form an
attractive though an altogether new fen-
turc of a republican convention.
The following official programme of the
eleventh annual encampment of Iexhs oil
the Grand Army OF the Republic TO he
held on April q, % and 70 was issued
today
Parade, James NJ. steerc. marshal; L..
C. Leeds. assistant marshal.
Parade will form on north side ofNMhin
street. head of column resting on Ervay
The formation will be as follows;
Mounted Police.
Band.
Color Bearer
Department Commanders and stan, and
National Officers.
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans.
Band.
Sanger Zouavos. TreZcvant Guards, Dallas
I.ight Artillery. Dallas Division No. IS.
Uniform Rank Knights OF PythlaS, ana
other organizations.
Sons OF Veterans.
Woman's Relief Corps and CITY councii
in Carriages.
Line OF March--Parade VIII move prompt
!y at II n. m. north on Ervay TO Elm,
west on Fem to Austin. south on AUSTIN
10 Main. east on Main to liarwood, south
on Ilarwood 10 Turner hail, where parade
VIII be dismissed,
Encampment will meet at p. m. at
Turner hall. The Womans Relief Corps
will meet al the same hour al u. A. IL.
Hall on Main street.
In the evening, at O'Clock, reception
and camp fire viii be held at Turner halh
when the mayor OF Dallas VIII deliver an
address of welcome. and after n response
there viii be speaking from National ofii-
GERS and other prominent persons, mem
hers of thJGrand Army and United Con-
federate Veterans; also vocal and instrn'
mental music.
Second Day
Encampmen, will meet AZ Turner hall
at $3.50 m.
In The evening. at & o'clock camp FIRE
and lunch will be held at Turner nail.
General business and installation OF ofh-