The National tribune., 1886-04-01
SONS OF VETERANS.
ALTER S. PAYNE. Commander in Chief. Fostoria.

| WALTER s. PAYNE. Commanderin-C Chief. Fostoria,
Ohio.
| T. G. CARLISLE, Adjutant General, Fostoria o.
Reports from part of the Divisions have been re-
| ceived, showing the following result: Maine, Is
| Camps, 46j members; Connecticut, 10 Camps, sos
members; New Jersey, 10 Camps. 2iS members
| Pennsylvania, 81 Camps I6s9 members; Massa-
chusetts, Al Camps, ,265 members; Ohio, - Camps
| 6l5 members; Indiana, Camps I6o members
Michigan, q Camps. i20 members; Iowa, IL Camps
| SO members; Missouri, Camps, $50 members
| Nebraska, Camps, ITO membcrs California, l
Camp 10 members; Montana, Camp, 19members;
making 13 Divisions far reporting, with 22O
Camps and 5,S9z members in good standing. Since
Nov. there have been received and approved III
applications for new Camps with 2 29i applicants
or these Camps 2 are from Iowa, Is from Ohio, III
from Kansas, from Illinois, each from Mime
| sofa Massachusetts and East Pennsylvania, from
Michigan. and each from West Pennsylvania aud
Indiana.
The appointment of Col. b. w Hawkins of Bea-
yer City, Neb, "a Commander of Nebraska Di-
vision vice H. @. Clark, resigned, is officially an
nounced.
The COMMANDMENTS Chief has just consummated
an arrangement with the Opposition" in Missouri
by which the whole Division of that branch of the
Order is mustered into Order. This gives us
seven additional Camps and Col Frederick Ncu-
dorf and number of his officers, who earnest
workers, and Will be a valuable addition to our
Order. This leaves only small outside faction
in one State New York; that is not mustered into
the National Order of Sons of Veterans. u. 3 a.
Negotiations are in progress with these brothers,
and strong hopes are entertained that they will
soon be with us and make us one united Order.
The time for holding the annual Encaplpneut of
the Commandery- in Chief has been fixed for Aug.
81 and Sept and 2, and Buffalo, n. V, the place,
| as chosen at the last Encampment. Extensive ar
rangements are being made by the brothers of u.
5. Grant Camp, No. 81, of Buffalo to entertain the
members of the Encampmcnt and make it pleas
ant and enjoyable occasion. 1t is earnestly hoped
that there Will be q full turnout.
The Commander-in-C Chief, in last General Orders,
In referring to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, says: 1t
Is valuable paper for every brother to have; 1t is
full of news of interest 10 the cause and is render
ing material aid to the Order"
New Tork.-Fhe third annual Division Encamp-
mcnt will be held i'll New York on May 3 and 4,
1886. Gen. W. 5. Payne, Commandment Chief, has
promised to be present, with part of his stall, and
will install the new officers of the Division. A
grand reception is to be given Tuesday evening,
May 4, mt Wendcll's Assembly Rooms. Music
will be furnished by the 7th Regiment Band.
Special invitations have been extended to Gems.
Sheridan and Sherman, Gen. Burdctt, Com
mandcr-in-C Chief, G. "A r., President Cleveland Ex-
and Mi G R. Posts of New York and vicinity.
general invitation is extended to all members of
the G A. r. and s. of V. to be present 1t is pro-
posed TO make this Encampment of this Division
one of the grandest events in the history of the
Order The committee of arrangements in charge
composed of representatives of the following
Camps of the city: Sumner No. z, Hecker No. 3,
Hooker No. O. Columbia No Is, and Farragut No.
%, with Past Col. NJ. j. Dowing its chairman
are doing all in their power to make it success
Those wishing to attend may secure all necessary
Information in regard to hotels, etc by addressing
the Secretary, VIM. Il. NIor, No. 43 Downing St,
n. y. City. New CAMPS have been organized in
N Y. Division since Feb /, as follows: Roster
Camp, No. 81, Port LeydOn. l.. 7. Cole Captain H.
ID. Grant Camp, No 3, BoonviIlc, B. ID. Graves
Captain; Lawrence Camp No. So Odessa, Will
Rundle, Captain; German Camp. No. 40, Owcgo; ;
CogEesball Camp, No. Al, Waterville, w. H.
Thomson, Captain; Sam King Camp, No. Al, Lam
singburg, G. III. Mason, Captain.
Mchigan.-This Division will hold four days
Encampment mt Grand Lodge, date to be fixed by
Col Rowlson. The first three days are to be de-
voted to camp life and the fourth to business
session. The Division Council have offered prizes
as follows: For best drilled Camp at the Encamp
ment, Il finely engraved snare drum, and for the
best equipped and uniformed company, an altar
bible, suitably lettered. Camp S, under the leader
ship of Capt. Wallace, is making extensive arrange
mcnts for the EnCampment. New Camps in Michi-
gan Division rs follows: A. T. Strong Camp.
No. 81 Reading. Il. q. Strong, Captain, mustered
Feb. 20; W.S. Hancock Camp No 81 Covert Geo
Hale, Captain, mustered Feb. 26 j. b. Mcpherson
Camp, No. 33 Whitehall, Dudley Staples Captain,
mustered March 9; John Weissert Camp, No. 81
Hastings, A. A. Eggleston, Captain, mustered
March IL.
West Peunsylvania.-Cam No 4G, at Storms
town, Huntingdon Co, was mustered last week,
q. +. Stevenson Captain; also, Camp No. 4S, at Or
bosonia Hunt Co.. j. S Smith Captain The lat
ter Camp has been heretofore attached to the oppo
sition. Camp No. 80, at Mt. Oliver Allegheny Co..
has also just been added. L. johnson is Captain of
No. so. Applications have been approved for Camps
at Carmichals and Sharon, and they will be mus
tered soon. Ia General Orders, No. 7, issued from
Division Headquarters March TO- the work of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE in devoting part of its valua-
BILE space 10 the interests of the Order is commended
and it should be well patronizcd for the good it is
doing US.
Oho-Ncw Camps since our last issue are No
93, Westcrville, Franklin Co; No. 81, Versailles
Darlke Co; %, Coalton, Jackson Co; No. 90, Car
bon Hill, Hooking Co.; No. 100, Wooster, Wayne
Co. Applications out for Camps o. - and 90
Tally one for the Buckeye Division, being the first
to reach 100, and showing the most rapid gains of
any in the Order
Indana.-Thcrc are now l6 active Camps in this
Division, five being added since Nov. II. Col. Ed
w. McGuirc, of Wabash is in command of the Di-
vision He reports the outlook Frightening. The
aid of the Grand Army has not as yet been heartily
enlisted in this State, but more friendly spirit Is
growing, and will soon make itself manifest.
Vermont.-This Division has had growth of two
Camps since Nov IL making the number in active
condition 10. The Camps at Burlington and Barre
for some time suspended are being revived, and
will DC reorganized in IL few days.