The age-herald., 1900-05-22
ISSUES FIRST
 GENERAL ORDER
Commander RandoIp ph of Ala
 bama Division C. A. R.
APP0IN MENTSsANNOUNCED
Hearty Greeting to Comrades-Nemorial Day Will be Celebrated With App propriate Exercises May 3o-
 Next Meeting at Anniston

Commander George B. Randolph of the Department of Alabama, Grand Army of the Republic, has issued his first general | order as fololws:
 Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic,
 Department of Alabama-Headquarte
 Birmingham, Ala, May, 1900.
 General Order No. 1.
 To all Comrades, Greeting-Having been elected commander of the Department of Alabama, Grand Army of the Republic, at our twelfth annual encampment, at Gull man, May 3, 1900, and in conformity with the usual custom in such cases l have the honor to present you with this general or der and assume command.
 l most earnestly ask for the hearty sup port of all members of our order in this department for commander can hope to make his administration a success unless he has the fraternal sympathy, the charita- ble indulgence and the loyal support of all his comrades. I congratulate you upon the splendid selection of the other department officers, and upon the fact that our dis tinguished comrade, President Mckinley has given to our country such a wise, suc- cessful, patriotic administration; he has had no superiors and but two equals, Wash ington and Lincoln.
 Department Officers
 The following is a list Of the department officers, who will be respected and obeyed accordingly:
 Department Commander George B. Ran dolph, Anniston, Ala; Senior Vice-Com- mander, R. IT. Allison, New Decatur, Ala: Junior Vice-Commander, H. J. Remington. Moulton, Ala; Department Chaplain, Monoah Rostic Birmingham Ala; Medical Director, George Hoeing, Cullman, Ala: Assistant Adjutant General w. H. Hunter, Birmingham, Ala; Assistant Quartermast- CT General Ed Birchenough, Birmingham, Ala; Delegate National Encampment George r. Jackson, Birmingham, Ala; AL ternate Nationtion Encampment Georee Hoeing, Cullman, Ala; Recommended for member National Council of Administra- ton, William Snyder, Birmingham. Ala.
 Council of Administration-Henry Chair sell, Birmingham, Ala. J. Clyde Millar. Birmingham, Ala; George F. Jackson, Bir- mngham. Ala: c. w. Buckley. Montgom- cry Ala; w. H. Black, Montgomery, Ala. Appointed department officers-E. D. Ba- con- Judge advocate, Birmingham, Ala J. H. Williams chief mastering officer 'A"iitoNllie, Alit Henry Booth, senior aide-de-camp Montgomery, Ala: ]. J. Hughes, ddepartment inspector, Mobile Ala.
 Next Encampment
 The thirteenth annual encampmont of this department will be held at Anniston. Ala, the date of which will be furnished in due time.
 Remember, comrades, that May 30th is Memorial Day, and should be consecrated to our heroic dead by every post in this department. Turn out en masse on the Eth to divine service, and on the S0th to decorate the graves of our fallen com rades with the choicest flowers of spring time Have your chaplain make up and send to the department chaplain full re- port of your memorial exercises; these will be published in full at our next encamp- ment. Invite the public to participate in your services and keep your flag at half mast on that day Yours In F., c. and L.,
 GEORGE B. RANDOLPH,
 Department Commander
 Official: w. H. HUNTER, A. A. G.