The National tribune., 1885-07-02
SONS OF VETERANS
MICHIGAN.

| the 4th inst. was largely attended, every Camp
in the State except four being represented.
Aside from adopting the badge of the Second
Corps as the official badge of Michigan Division,
| the sessions were confined to the usual order of
business. The next Division Encampment will
be held at Grand Ledge. The following is
list of the elective and appointive Division
officers chosen for the coming year: Com
mander, F. w. Rowlson, Grand Rapids; Lieut.
Commander, M. E. Hail. Hilsdale; Vice Lieut.
Commander, VIM. L. Bowdish Lansing; Chap,
l.. A. Baker, Lansing; Adj't, w. A. Morse,
Grand Rapids: @. NJ, G. J. Post, Grand Rapids;
ms, Truman Havens, Hillsdale; Mastering
Officer, F. d. Eddy, Lowell; Judge Advocate,
U. G. Huff, Detroit Division Council, c. T.
Cowdin, Rockford; E. Fl. Wines, Howell; A.
L. Peck, Lowell. Delegate at large to Third
Grand Division, +. D.. Eddy, Lowell; Alternate,
c. J. Post; Delegate to Third Grand Division,
Rush ]. Shank, Lansing; Alternate NJ E. Hall;
| Delegate to COmmandery-in-C Chief, l.. A. Baker;
Alternate, t. Havens.
ROSTER OF OHIO DIVISION.
Commander, Geo. A. Ensign. Defiance; Lieut.
Commander, II. Frazee, Cleveland; Vice Lieut.
Commander, w. ID. A. OBrien, Springfield; /;
Chap, N. N. Badger, Xenia.
Staf-Adj't, II. l.. Deatrick, Defiance; @. NJ,
A. G. McClary, Defiance; ms, c. A. Atkinson,
Jackson; Judge Advocate, d. @. Morrow, Hills
boro; Mastering Officer, J. A. Calhoun, East
Liverpool
Council-E. R. Vincent Columbus; E. H.
Gilkey, Columbus; l. 1. Morrison, Akron, and
the above-named officers.
| Aids-de-Camp-E. r. Vincent, Camp No. / !;
c. A. Stratton, No. 8; A. A. Bowers, No. II !;
A. c. Will, No. IA; Robert Dodge, No 16; E.
| G. Cahill, No. 20; 2. X. Sims, No. 81; o. E.
Johnston, No. %; VIM. B. Martin, No. "a !;
Wm Ollam, No. 25; E. F. Voris, No. 27; H. s..
Buckland, No. %; Fred. c. Hart No. 33; John
G. Riley, No. 35; J. B. Outtand, No. 80; J. L.
| u,r NJ Tnl, d, n. r.
Patterson. No. Al; S. L. link, No. ~; w. G..
Sprague, No. 43: w. K. Raedel, No. AZ; G. w.
Gamble, No. 4s; r. " Gorden, No. 40.
Delegate at Large to Commandery-in-Ch Chief,
E. r. Vincent; Alternate, w. G. Sprague. Dele
gate to COMMUNICATIVE Chief Z. f. Voris;
Alternate, Jas. A. Calhoun. Delegate at large
to Second Grand Division, w. d. A. O'Brien !;
Alternate, 1. I. Morrison. Delegate to Second
Grand Division, r. p. Hayes; Alternate, L. E.
| Browne.
| GENERAL ORDER.
| General Order, No. 2, issued at the same time
and place contains the following:
]. The following appointments are announced:
Frank E. Webb. Saccarrappa. Inspector.
Ulysses c. Soule, Augusta, Mastering officer.
l.. T. Snipe, Bath /; ii. A. Edwards. Bridgton; G.
c. Babb, Saco; e. G. Waldron, Bangor; A p. Tobie,
Mechanic Falls, and Geo. L. Faunce, Lewiston, to
| Horace L. Wright, Lewiston, to be Senior Abide
| Camp and Assistant Mastering Officer for Western
Maine.
land; Chas s. Knight Garland, and Lewis B.
Haskell Pittsfield, to be Aids-de-Camps.
Nou-cOmmissioncd staff:
Geo ID. Emerson, Auburn, Sergeant-M Major.
! Melville f. Goss. Auburn, Quartermaster-Ser-
| geant.
Harry A. Lowell Auburn, Sergeant and Clerk for
the Division Council.
To be obeyed and respected accordingly.
ters. was issued, the following Camps have been
| mustered:
Surgeon Francis G. Warren, No. &c, Biddeford
mustered May 4. but not announced,) by Lieut.
| Commander McKusick. with 25 charter members
Parker NJ. Edgery as Captain.
Almond Richardson. No. &c, East Stoneham, by
Assistant Mastering Officer Wright with 13 charter
members David o. Brown as Captain;
| Camps are in course OF formation at Buxton Cen
| tire, Bradford and Norway.
| LII. 1t is suggested that when Camps have sta
tiOnery printed to have the SEAL coat Of arms
have it In blue, blue is Camp color, red is Divis
| ion white is Grand Division, and gold is Command
| ery-in-Chef.
| ~. At the Division Encampment at Bangor IL
| was voted to reduce the per capita tax from I213
cents to 10 cents. to take effect July /, 1885, The
tax for the present quarter, due June 80, will be
| same heretofore, viz. 12% cents. Camp Com
manders will see that all reports due that date
accompanied by all taxes due are forwarded
| V. These Headquarters will be removed to Port
| land during the GAR. National Encampment,
and be established at corner of Congress and Tenn
vi. Attention is called to the accompanying Cir
cular in regard to the GA. r. National Encamp-
| ment and it is again urged that all brothers will
make extra effort to be present. All brothers
far as possible will appear at the Encampment in
| JNo c. BLAKE
Official: Division Commander.
FRED. L. EDGEcoMB, Aijutant.
TIE THIRD GRAND DIVISION.
General Orders, No. 8, issued at Topeka,
| Kan, juno IL. are as follows:
l. The second annual Encampment of the Third
e,alI
| room at Springfield. ILL.,, Aug 4, and 6, 1885. The
Encampment will be formally opened on the 4th of
Capt. G. L. Mooney. of J. L. Crane Camp. No. 4,
| Springfield will detail the necessary guards, and
| two brothers to act as orderlies each day during
| the Encampment.
ii. The Grand Division Council will meet at the
Leland Hotel, in Springfield, Aug. A. at 10 o'clock
| III Division Commanders will see that all rep
| resentatives furnished proper credentials, and
that lists of representatives and aternaes for
| warded to these Headquarters provided by Sec
| ton g. article 3, page &c. of the Constitution.
| ~. Since last General Orders. q new Camps
| have been organized, and the prospects for the
Sons of Veterans grows brighter and better each
| day.
V Charters have been applied for by the Divs-
! ions of Missouri Kansas Iowa Dakota Minnesota
| Wisconsin and Michigan; the applications We're
| approved and forwarded to the Commander-in-
Chief together with charter fees and will soon be
| issued. The Divisions of Nebraska, Illinois and
Indiana have not applied for charters, but will do
| SO at once.
| w. Tue approaching ISuctnpmeNI VIII ne one
| Of great Importance, and it is earnestly desired
| that there be full attendance of delegates and
alternates, as well the officers of the several
! Divisions and the Grand Division.
| VII. cordial invitation is extended to the men,
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic the Com
manderin- Chief of the Sons of Veterans. U. S. A.
| and the several Grand Division and Division Com
manders. All will be received and welcomed in
Friendship, Charity and Loyalty.
| By command of l.. j. WEIR
| Commander Third Grand Div, Sof .,U.SA.
| Official: E. A. HATFIELD, A. A. q.
! GENERAL ORDER, NO. /, DIVISION OF WEST
| PENNSYLVANIA.
General Order, No. /, issued at Titusvile
June H. is as follows: ti
| l. Having been elected Commander of this Divis-
| ion at the fourth annual Encampment held at
Titusvilie Juae and 4, 1885, hereby assume COM
mand and have established Headquarters at Titus
| vile. Pa
| H. The following officers were elected at the
! said Division meeting: Commander A. K. How
| ard, Camp 10, Titusville; Lieut.. Com, John Vogt
| McLaren jr., Camp T. Pttsburg; Chap, l.. b.
Long Camp Is, Broollville; Division Council
Louis Hettinger, Camp T. Pittsburg; John Kittery
| Camp ., Allegany; }. N Woodburn, Camp L. AL
! tOona
III. The following officers have been appointed
cordingly: Adt G. p. Brockway, Camp I9 Titus
vile; q. NJ, f. Sidney Berry Camp 49, Tit,,sville;
Inspector, j. Thornton Marcliand, Camp 81 Green's
burg; Mastering Officer, j. n. Woodburn, Camp
r. Altoona; Judge Advocate, w. ID. Thomas Camp
/, Pittsburg; Chief of Staff II. A. Davis, Camp l.
Pittsburg; Sen. Aid Past Com w. S. Payne, Camp
| 49, Titusvilic.
| w. Camp Commanders will that their Or
| derly Sergeant and Quartermaster Sergeant's re-
ports sent i'll immediately after The last meeting