The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-01
FOR INDIANA VETERANS
GENERAL ORDER ISSUED FROM G.
A. n. HEADQUARTERS.
Full Details of the National Encamp-
ment at San Francisco-RaiIroad
Fare and other Features.

AdJutant General Nicely yesterday issued
general order in regard to the San Fran
| cisco encampment, which will be of consid-
| cradle interest TO Indiana veterans. The
order is signed by both the adjutant gen.
/ eral and Department Commander Grubbs.
| 1t contains a great deal of Information that
will be valuable to those who intend going
to the encampment from this State. The
| order follows:
1.-The Thirty-seventh National Encamp-
| ment OF the Grand Army of the Republic
| will convene in San Francisco Thursday,
Aug. 20, at $50 o'clock a. m. All delegates
and past department commanders are
| urged to be in attendance. Department
headquarters will be established at the
Palace Hotel. where all comrades will re-
e &c re- a cordial welcome Comrade William
| Is. harris will be in charge OF headquarters
| and the distribution of the Indiana ribbon
| badges. Those desiring to secure hotel ac-
| commodations will write to Thomas w.
| Collins, chairman of the committee on no.
4 tells and accommodations. All commune
| cations should be addressed 10 him at the
Grand Hotel, San Francisco. All represent
1 atives should endeavor to secure accom-
modations as convenient to the Palace Ho-
| tel as possible, so that headquarters can
be easily reached for all meetings that
| Past department commanders and dele
gates will meet in department headquarters
At ane the Palace Hotel on Tuesday evening dI1
| the delegates badges and for the transact
/ ton of such business pertaining to the en-
campment as may be required: If any of
| the delegates cannot attend they are re-
quested to communicate that fact to j. NJ.
Nicely. A. A. c.. at once so that the proper
alternate may be notified.
THE PARADE.
1.-THE annual parade will take place on
Wednesday. Aug. 10. and will move prompt
| at 10 a. m. This department will be in
charge OF James r. Henry, senior aid de
desires that every comrade who can will
join In the parade and. If possible, be in
| uniform so that this department may main
tain the excellent standard it has always
| had of being well represented.
| THE department commander has selected
the Pennsylvania and Vandaia and Chi
cago & Alton lines as the official route to
San Francisco and with the department
| president of the Womans' Relief Corps and
| members of their official stats will leave
indianapolis on Monday, Aug. 10 at 1915
OF cars. arriving in San Francisco on Sum
| day, Aug. 10, at 10 a. m. All comrades and
their friends throughout the State of In
| diana are cordially invited to join head
| quarters train. This train will be composed
OF standard Pullman sleepers and tourist
cars The round trip fares to San Fran
| cisco ana Los Angeles will be as follows:
From Indianapolis, $52.55; St. Louis, S47. so;
| Bloomington, $40; Chicago, $50.
| Inc train VIII rendezvous
at indianapolis and st. Louis. 1t has been
| suggested that tickets be purchased to Los
! Angeles as destination. This gives a free
side trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles
| and return, and can be made at any time
| within the limit, with stopovers at pleas
| ure. Any direct lines may be used return
ing to kansas City. thence Chicago & Alton
and initial lines home. The official lines
west of st. Louis will arrange for meals
en- route, and for special train service and
| additional cars, both standard and tourist
4 urill ha cnl1 I,tl, 90
| Aug. IL, inclusive. also on Aug. IA for such
| trains will deliver passengers to the
transcontinental lines to leave st. Louis
on the same day. In no event. however
| should passengers reach st. Louis earlier
! than Aug. /, nor later than Aug. IA, 1903
Final limit Oct. Is. 1903 The Big Four Rail-
| posed of standard and tourist sleepers to
San Francisco without change Of cars,
leaving indianapolis on Aug, at 3:25 p. m.
and arriving at San Francisco Aug. s at
| 6:25 p. m.
THE AIDS-DE-CAMP.
The following comrades have been ap-
pointed aids-de-camp upon the staff of the
department commander upon recommends
ton of their various post commanders, and
they will be obeyed and respected accord
ingly.
Post No. !, James s. Nicely, Post No. 8.
w. w. Dixon; Post No. Z, BENJAMIN f.
Crabbs; Post No. 10, John r. Tucker; Post
No. Is. Edward j. Harris: Post No. Is, Will
liam II. Norris; Post No. rs, George E..
Grace: Post No. a. William Warren; Post
No. 81, A. B. Champion; Post No. AZ, James
A. Powell; Post No. 81. E. r. Brown; Post
No. 90, Franklin j. Brown; Post No. 60,
Wesley s. Tiff; Post No. "A, John w. O'Con,
nor; Post. No. 102, Isaac Smart; Post No
104. Albert Preston: Post No. JOG. John w.
No. 127, Philip w. Brown Post No. 1872.
John c. Gordon; Post No. 146, N. O. Nc
Kay; Post No 147 f. d. Daniels; Post No.
Marshall; Post No l65, Wiley ]. Brown;
PSst No pd 1S Po.t F. NC coSs de Post No
No. pa. Stephen Metcalf Post No. 27l John
j. Ogle; Post No. 2s6. T. F. Brown; Post
No. $40. Joshua Jester; Post No $780, Abra-
baugh: Post No. 373, William H. Boothe.
Post No SOP, Patrick Kelley; Post No. $50.
Augustus Breskey; Post No. $50. T. c. Sar-
| gent.
"Aids-dc-camp are appointed for the pur-
pose of aiding POST and department officers
in creating and maintaining an interest in
the organization. They should visit post
meetings whenever possible, and, upon re-
| quest, assist the officers in making their
semi-annual reports, and accompany the
commander and other department officers
when visiting posts in their locality. They
should also procure and wear the official
badge of their office. Upon notice of their
acceptance, commissions will be issued.
They will report by letter to James r..
Henry, senior aid-de-camp and chief of
staff, Gosport. Ind, who will outline and
| direct the work of the aids.
Attention of posts Is called to general
order No. from national headquarters
being an appeal by the communicating chief
, | in behalf of suffering and homeless com
rades in Kansas. The department of Kan
sas is unable to meet the demands for help
| Contributions should be sent at once To
| Charles Burrows, quartermaSter general at
Rutherford n. j., to be forwarded to the
| commander of the department of Kansas
and under whose supervision such contribu-
| tons will be distributed"
WEDDING OUT LOITERERS.