The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-22
CONEY HAS A WAY
Stirs Up G. A. II. Interest in
Denver Meeting.
Divides State Into Districts and
Names Commanders.

Colonel p H. Coney, commander of
the G. A. r.. is stirring up things He
is now engaged in working up interest
in the Denver meeting and has issued
the following:
The commander of the Department
of Kansas Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, determined, for the purpose of in
creasing our membership, and also to
provide for our best appearance, and
to have the largest attendance from
any state in the Union at the national
G, A. r. encampment at Denver, Col,
(Which encampment is expected to be
the largest ever held and perhaps the
last held so far west) divided the state
into eight Grand Army divisions. Each
division divided into brigadeS, with a
commander for each division and
brigade, to mobilize all soldiers and
sailors in their respective commands,
for the Denver. national encampment,
and to reorganize our order in Kansas.
The division commanders will re-
ceive their orders from the department
commander, who viii promulgate their
orders to their brigade commanders:
All orders will come through the chief
of staff. to whom the division COM
manderS will communicate, and make
such suggestions and advice as they
may think proper. Brigade command
ers win report to their division COM
manders-
All aides now on duty will COM
municate with and receive their IN
strucfions from Colonel E. B. Jones,
Holton, Kan, chief of aides de camp,
to whom they will report for instrue-
tons.
The chief of staff requests the chief
of aides to make any suggestions he
may see. proper to communicate, the
same to be referred to the commander
for his approval
chief of ct a requests that the
chief of aides. or his subordinates,
visit all the posts possible, SO as TO
awaken anew interest in the Grand
Army, and to encourage the comrades
to attend the encampmen
The comrades should wear the
badge, a blue blouse, black hat and
c. A r. cord. This will make all
appear in uniformed military style
while attending the encampment. Let
every comrade and commander try to
The following comrades are appoint
ed division commanders of their re-
command at once and proceed to or
ganize their divisions and report to
me:
Division Commanders.
First Division-Gen. Ira Collins.
post No. ITS. Sabetha, Kas.
Second Division-Gen. Horatio j.
Third Division-Gen. c. H. Kimball,
post No. "a, Parsons, Kas.
Fourth Division-Gen. Thos. NJ.
Potter, post No. 80. Peabody, Kas.
Fifth Division=Gen. w. H. John
son. post No. 127, Salina, ISas.
Sixth division-Gen. Levi L. Alrich,
post No. 43, Cawker City, Kas.
Seventh Division-Gen. r.. A. Camp
bell, post No. ILL.,. Hutchinson, Kas-
Eighth Division-Gen. a. w. Smith,
post No. 81, Mcpherson, Kas.
Brigade Commanders.
The following are appointed brigade
commanders of their. respective brig
AIDES, and viii assume command at
once and proceed to organize the
comrades and posts in their respective
brigades and report to their division
commanders
First brigade. B, Murphy, Leav
enworth, Kan; post No. 6.
Second brigade-T. B. Gerow, Atch-
ison, Kan; post No. SO.
Third brigade-A. M. Fuller. To-
peka, Kan: post No. 1.
Fourth brigade. N. Roberts,
Lawrence. Kan; post No. IL.
Fifth brigade-Wm. NJ. Hickox,
Leroy, Kan; post No. 100.
Sixth brigade. ]. Stewart, Devon.
Bourbon county, KAN; post No 30.