The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
u..r Reports and Elect Their Officers for the
Ensuing Year.
vrrcHUM is DEPARTMENT COMMANDER
Rams and Hard Tack Served at Turner Hall Garden FoI
w., ~ Some Eloquent and Patriotic Speeches. New
wv Officers and the Next Place of Mectino.

anu always promptly ard ably nerforr,a1
10 me other members of my personal staff
a,so WISH TO express my sincercst regard
an ~ ln"'iy anu IN conclusion, to the mem
oership Throughout our mighty common.
wealth, permit me to say TO tbeir rnmra
soh'atlves here assembled. that nc -,
rom onice TO tho ranks. promise IN dor
'ote myself t. u.le good of the order ~,
10 treasure to my dying day the estenn,
rades " ''e ny my COM
~ The Messrs. NJ. w Mann
report. 'ue favorable
Hssis'ant Adjutant General Steere sinh
'"t.eeu the Following annual report.
hEfohT OF ASSISTANT ADJIprANr
GENERAL,
VI W mccormick. Department corn,n,,,ao,.
n iiIauu uarlers Department of Texas a A
~ Dallas, Texas, April 90 1897 -Doar cir
,'iu ooihrade: have the honor IN sI,h,,,,,
,eoe ttii my annual report for the wear of
uutions: ''0 'uies ana reg
me INST semi-nnnual statene,, fro,,
January |, 1896. TO June 30, 1896.
III sood standing December 81. 1Sa5. Post,
~. members S52. Gains to June "a 1S0s'
py muster y, by transfer s. by relnstate-
''' 49, ~ to'a! gain AZ; aggregate, 9g4.
hr haS " 'uie ~. 1886: BY death 1G
W honorable discharge 2, by transfer &
bv SUSPENSION u.s. total loss lie ren7ain,n :" !,
III Roou Standing June 80. 1896, $50.
Second semi-aunual statement.
IN good standing June 30. 1896. Posts 40
members $50 oS's ~
% Gains to December 81. 1896: BY muster
~ oV lnu"ter tone new post 49, by trans
aggregate or s'-'n o''
- Losses to December 81. 1896: BY death
~ by honorable discharge !. by surrender
OF Charter j post 8, by transfer "a. by sus-
pension JOG. total loss l51; remaining in
COCO standing December 81 1896: ~ posts.
ISb members:
While our reports show 40 posts in good
stihulhg' with 1855 members, and in nc
cordance with the ruling of The adiu+an.
seheral we have been obliged to nav tho
b''r caplta tax to the quartermaster general
upon that number. the facts are tha, there
are nine posts, containing a membership OF
M which have failed to render their re-
poitS. or pay TO the department their per
capita tax. as required by rules and reg,lia-
tioNs' seven of these nine posts have failed
10 render any report for the year 1896. and
action should be taken at this encampment
10 suspend all such posts as have not COM
piled with this important rule. l have
endeavored as your assistant adiu,uut gen
erai TO obtain these reports: have written
'iN'''N'pAH without 1eCplv-
ing replies. except In rare instances And
while my suggestion 10 suspend may seem
a harsh measure. it Is in my opinion the
only method to apply. We must maintain
discipline in our organization, and while
IT. may work a hardship upon some worthy
members who belong to these posts, yet
such members may apply to the assistant
adiutant general for an honorable discharge
or transfer If in good standing, which win
permit them 10 ioin another post This
method may also have the effect to make
the members more particular in the selec-
lon OF the officers of a post upon whom
the responsibility rests of either complying
with their sworn duty to make the proper
reports or surrendering their charter with
books and papers. as in my opinion great
doai of this delay and consequent dolln-
uuencv is due to carelessness on the part of
the officers and lack Of enthusiasm for our
noble and patriotic organization of which
every member should be proud.
The Losses-The suspensions during the
past year are not quite as large in numbers
as the year previous, yet the percentage is
greater than any former years AS all the
posts are familiar with the causes of sus
pensions. and have all discussed In the post
room the remedies. etc, shall therefore
refrain from offering tho usual suggestions
which are becoming Stereotyped. / do.
however wish to place myself on record by
saving that losses by suspension is wholly
inexcusahle. as the comrade who will not
nav the small amount of dues required per
year. giving as an excuse that THE strin-
gcncy of tho money market is such that he
can not afford it," is certainly subject
for charity. and as such other members
should aid him to the extent of keeping
him in good standing In his post. The losses
bv death is one which is ever increasing
During the past year our department has
lost twenty eight members, being greater
percentage than ever before. Amongst those
who have answered the last roll call IL
member of your staff-Comrade w. |. Pur-
nell. department Judge advocate. OF Dallas.
Ard since the last semi-annual report
ColGnel w. II. Sinclair. past department
commander. has answered his last roll call,
and has Joined the silent majority. Every
year our organization loses the highest Of
fetal and the lowest private as the grim
messenger Death is no respsotcr Of persons
and scon there will be none to answer when
their names are called.
Roll Ct Honor-One death, no name given,
Pest No. l. sherman; George Andre, David
Harris August Gloich, Post No. ?. Gal
weston: ]. =. Kline. T.. G. Iinlay. Post
No. 3, San Antonio: c. +. Smith. Isaoc
Godfrey. Post No. L. Fort Worth George
w. Glover Post No. 8. Denison; Cyrus W
N. 6. Dallas; George +. Gage, Post No. .,
Houston. Woodbury. Willie, j. o. Brown.
Henry Kircher Pest No. II, Dallas; Geo
A. Purington. VIM. j. Russell. Post NO. ~
Fort Clark; Archibald Mcfarland, C. Q.
Roller. Post No. 81. Temple; Charles W.
Hedrck. Post No. %. Denton; r. l.. Nc
Clure. Post No As. Jncksboro j H. Ham
ilton, Post No. 40. San Antonio; G, w,
Parker. Post No. CO. Graham W. j. odeli,
j T. Johnson. Post No. CT, brownsville;
two deaths. no names given, Post No. H.
Poclville.
Relief-The amount expended for charity
during the year as shown by post adjutants
reports is $3.50. %. hut as many of the posts
In this department do not keen separate
account Of this item. tho above figures
60 not show but a small portion OF the
money expended on assistance rendered
to our old comrades or their dependents
WOMANS' RELIEF CORPS.
The Grand Army is fully alive to the
very valuable aid rendered by this organi-
cation and too much praise can not be
accorded 10 II. And yet there are num-
Der OF posts In this department without
ms auxiliary To help them along, perhaps
tniS NAV in "A mea surC account for some