The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-20
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WILL DE AS WELCOME TO Hous-
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Inc executive committee In charge of
the entertainment OF the State encsmpment
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic met
last night in tho T. p. A. rooms at the
New Hutchins house. Captain E. &.
Rust presiding. The following communlca-
ton was read:
Houston, Texas. April 17.--Mr. E. G.
htst. Chairman G. a. X. Committee,
Houston, Texas--Dear Sir: II the re-
quest OF Brother Charles b. Peck. this
.odge unanimously passed a resolution cx-
tehuing the courtesles Of our club room
10 the members Of your hnorahlo body,
while in session in this city.
Trusting that each and every one o. you
Will avail yourselves thereof. and make
yourselves thoroughly ~ home on the
sixth floor OF the Biuz building. ! ain very
respectfully yours.
Geo. G. Timmins.
Secretary Houston Lodge No. ISL, Il. p o.
a vote Of thanks was returned for the
courtesy
1t was announced that radl vandervoort
OF Nebraska. past commander in chiei'
would arrive on the san Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass train this evening.
At e:25 o'clock tonight the Missouri
Kansas and Texas train,to which will be
will arrive. The following officers of the
department Of Texas will ne with the car
Department Commander G. W. Mccormick
Assistant Quartermastcr General John /.
Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General }. NJ.
Steeros and the Dallas delegation. Ac'
companying them will be General y. u
Weissert and wife. General Weissert Is
past commander inn chief.
1t was decided that the women reilei
corps would review the parade " Slnesaly
from the balcony Of the New liulch'ps
house. at which place they have estaollsi
ed headquarters The headquarters ct tht
Grand Army of the Republic has also heer
established at the New Hutchins House
At 3 o'clock "Wednesday evening, continu-
ing until 10 o'clock. there Will he recep-
ton at the New Hutchins house, given by
the Woman's Relief Corps of houston tc
Fast Commander in Chief Wessert and
lady Past Commander in CHIEF Paul van
dcrycort and other DISTINGUISHED guests,
the Grand Army Of the Republic and TIC
Wuman's Relief Corps convention.
On the 23d a trolley ride viii be given
the guests.
The local executive committee VIII meet
at the Futchins house al o'clock Welnes-
day morning.
The committee on credentials o. the
State department will meet al O'Clock
Wednesday morning at tho Now llutchns
house. This committee is composed of ]
NJ. Steere. assistant adjutapt General; d
c. Rust and Ed Ketchum.
At 10 o'clock "Wednesday morning the
members of tho Grand Army IN meet at
Turner hall to arrange to 60 IN The parade
Mrs. Lilli f. Kline of san Antonio, pres
idcnt Of the Woman's Relief Corps OF
Texas, arrived last evening and met with
the adiCa at the HutChins house.
A letter was read from Mrs. Agnes Hut
president Of the National Woman's keiief
Corps, from indianapolis Ind, to the effect
that she would probably meet with the de
partmont in Texas.
The following assignment Of the reception
committee to the New IIutchins house and
the various depots has been made. They
are to meet the trains today and Wodnes-
dav morning:
Missouri Kansas and Texas Deuot-H. r
Rue. chairman: r. C. Crawford, Charlie.
Boaven9, Mrs. Belle Nancy. Miss Katie Rue
Miss Nellie Van Horn, Miss Bertha Nor
ton, Mrs. Wolfenhorgcr
International and Great Northern Depot
j. j. Schools, IT.. c/arr,. John T noylc
Arthur Lewis. Sam Swinford. +. r. Jones
Mrs. Alvey Parker. Mrs j W Nosburg
Miss Edith House Miss Vera Barber.
Grand Central Depot-I'red W. Fox
chairman r. w House. j W. Jones. w
u. Cleveland w. A Childress, Mrs II
w. Merrill. Mrs. l.. s. Fawcett, Mrs, Z
s. Tracy. Mis- Clara Voshurg Miss Bell,
Gontorman Miss Hattie Scnrles.
At the Hutchns House,. II Norton
chairman; VIII Lambert, g. w. Fellows
Mrs Jennie Rue Mrs. Hattie Breeding
Mrs. Mary Hooper, Mrs NJ. c. Barhera
Mrs. l.. Fellows Mrs. a. Van Horn, Mrs
NJ. A. Rust Mrs. NJ Gcntormau, Mrs. c
Isenhour. Mrs. f Engle.