The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-28
GRAND ARMY OF REPUBLIC
ORDERS ISSUED FROM TEXAS
HEADQUARTERS Ar HOUSTON.
Commander Peck Announces Hts Ap-
pointments aud Gives Instruc-
tions 10 Post Commanders.

The headquarters for the department OF
Texas. Grand Army OF the Republic. is at
Houston, with Major Charles p, Peck the
department commander, He has Issued the
following order announcing the above:
General Order No. ],
Headquarters Department offs Texas
Grand Army of the Republic, Houston
Texas. April Is. l9O0,--I Having been
elected and installed department com
mander at the fifteenth annual encamp-
men,, held at San Antonio, April ~, lvuV,
hereby assume command.
Appreciatlng the honor and responsibili >
tics conferred upon me, ! pledge sol
dier's loyalty to every duty, ana ask your
aid, zeal and charity In maintaining and
Ii possible. improving the favorable condl-
ton OF the department.
H. Headquarters arc established at
Houston Texas, and all othrial communl-
cations should be addressed TO the assist
ant adjutant general r. G. Rust. at that
point. Charles D. Peck'
Department Commander
General order No 2, announcing the Of
fcers and the commanders appointments,
has been issued as follows:
Houston Texas. April 26.--I. Al the
fifteenth annual encampment department
OF Texas, Grand Army OF the Republic
held In San Antonio, April TO- 1900, the
following named comrades were elected To
the offices indicated below
Department ommander-Comrade Chas.
p. Peck, Mcclellan post No 3. Houston.
seDior Vice Department Commando
Comrade Nathaniel Underwood Ord post
No. 3. San Antonio.
Junior Vice Department Commander
Comrade II. w. Clngman, Candy post NO.
As, Jacksboro.
Medical Director - Comrsde Joseph
Jones, VI. D.. Ord post No. g. San Antonio
Department Chaplsin---comrade 8. w
Patterson, Dix post No. II, Dallas.
Council OF lstration--Comrades II.
u. Conger. Carson post No. "a, waco; j
C. Bigger. Dix post No. II, Dallas; q A
Russell, Wright post No. 20, Paris; r p
Sargent, Hancock post NO. 2, Galveston J.
| II. Pratt, Lewis post No. II, Brackettvllle
Representatives to the National En-
eampment-Comrade II. A. Johnson. Nc
| Pherson post No. /. Sherman. delegate al
large; Commando G. c. Haskell Lyon pos
| No. s, Donison. delegate; j. w. Ayers, Dis
post No II, Dallas. alternate at large
| comrade II, e. Conger. Carson post No
/ "a, Waco, alternate
II. The following appointments Mpre
| hereby announced:
: Assistant adjutapt general, comrade r
\ G. Rust, Houston; inspector, comrade tx
~ Ketchum, Galveston; chief mastering
officer. comrade J. ] Bilow, Houston
senior aide-de camp and chief Of stan
Comrade Ben D. Atwell Hutchins. Thes'
| officers will be obeyed and respected ac
cordlngly.
III. Committee on Transportstion-com
rades j. L. TyRard post No. 8. Denison
/ ]. r. Harmed. post No. 6. Dallas; Johl
Roch. post No. IS. Dublin.
Nv. Post commanders VIII prompt.
/ transmit 10 these headquarters the nam
Of an energetic oomrade for appointment
as aide de-camp. staff OF the department
commander The position Is an importan
one and only those who will work jealous
10y for the good Of the Grand Army Of tn
Republic should be recommended.
" All duties OF assistant quartermas
ter general will be performed by the as
slstant adiutant general.
BY order OF Charles p. Peck.
Department Commander
Official; f. C. Rust, Assistant Adjutar
General