The National tribune., 1886-04-15
SONS OF VETERANS.

SONS OF VETERANS.
WALTER s. PAYNE. Commander-in-ChiefF ostoris,
T. c. CARLISLE, Adjutant- General, Fostoria, G.
VISIT OF CoMMANDER-IN-cH CHIEF To NEW YoRx
DIVISION.
About 30 Sons of Veterans, members Of Camp
Curran No. ~, Utica, met ut their hall on the
evening OF March =, To welcome CoInmander-in-
Chlef waiter =. Payne, of FOstoria, o. In response
to graceful Introduction on the Part of Can't
Newell, the Commander in Chief made a short but
pleasing address to the Camp After tbankipp his
hosts for the cordial reception rendered him he
SAID he was growing more and more to look upon
the sons OF Neterans IN the many Cainps through
out the country, not as boys merely, but as the
Boys coinrahcs-in-arms 1ou have, said he, the
same manly bearing and sOdery carriage Your
faces look no younger than did the faces of thou
sailus VINO mustered III the days of CT. and feel
when look III upon those Camps that I am back
again with the boys Sons of soldiers know bet
ter than anybody else what war means and they
VIII make the best soldiers FOR country in time
Of need. Sons of veterans must all be mustered
into Camps and drilled and trained and become
when necessary, the uatona! guard. Gen PAYNE
recited some very interesting "Reminiscences OF the
war, and gave good deal Of information about
camps OF sons OF Veterans established within the
l3iss lour years. lie has during his term approved
the charters for lSO new Camps. Capt Newell next
called upon Col. Foster, of the New York Division
who made brief remarks on the. condition OF the
Camp, and asked Adj't Lehman to cover his re-
treat. which done by n neat sDCecH Cant
Atkins. OF New York Mills was called ubOn and
Newell then addressed the Camp and closed the
formal exercises of the evening by announcing
refreshments. The remainder of tie evening was
spent IN social chatting ana IN song, Jest and story.
The Commander in Chief. Monday evening
March - mustered Camp iii Utica yyhica
took place in Reynolds Post room.
NOTES FROM THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS.
Kansas.-This Division has % Camps, and a new
interest mas been awakened thTOT giOut the State.
The GAR. and ". re. have taken hold of the
matter and applications for information aud blanks
i0r The formation of Camps are received at Col.
Webbs Headquarters i'll Topeka almost daily
Mrs. Wickens, Department President, WRC
speaks thus eloquemty OF our Order in her first
General Order: " With pride I desire to call the
attention of the Department to the very conpli-
mentary resolutions offered the Woman's Relief
Corps from the Sons of Veterans-our oldest boys
ana desire to recommend to the heartfelt interest
and cooperation OF the W.R.C. this organization
in and through which shall be nurtured and per
petuate,i the same principles that actuated their
noble fathers in country : need; and rs we were
addressed by them in the resolutions referred to
as the mother as the Grand Army the home Of
their fathers let Us indeed give them mothers
blessing and mothers interest, ever saying God
bless boys" Silver Lake Camp No. So OF
Thayer Is the first to make report for current quar-
ter. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Is doing good work
for the boys, and it is appreciated.-L. J. Webb.
Topeka.
Nlissouri-w. W. Clevenger. Kingston. Sheriff
OF Caldwell County, writes to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
TSE that they are DESTROYS of organizing Camp
that place, and wants information how to proceed.
He is referred to Col Chas. CTysier of Indepen-
dence, who will supply him blanks.
New Jersey.-The next annual EucampnIent Of
this Division is called for May - at Camden A
public meeting IS being arranged for the evening Of
the Encampment, to be addressed by Col X. 81. J.
Reed of Philadelphia. The members of Camp 1,
Camden, are preparing to give the delegates fine
reception. Brothers who attended the National
Encampment ut Philadelphia in 1884, will recall
their trip over to Camden and the lay out - fur
nished them by Camp l. Col. Hatfield of Newark,
in closing his last General Order says: Now let
every brother go to work If the success of the
Division depended on himself. Make the meetings
interesting. give Camptires, wake up the Committee
on Good of the Order, and keep things stirring See
If you organize new Camp, that by the
close of the year we may have at least % new Camps.
DO ali you can on Memorial Day TO help the
GAR in their loving work of decorating their
comrades graves. Our Order i growing and New
Jersey must not lag behind the other States"
West VirginiI.-This Division Is moving granSly
on. Camp 53 was mustered mt Kittanning Arm
strong Co, on the evening of March 26 with good
list of members. j. I. Keys. Chief of staff mus
tered Camp 81 at Renova ON March 81, and Camp
% ut New Bethlehem, Clarion Co, a few nights
later. Application for Camp 30 al Three Springs,
huntington Co, has also been received Union
City, Erie Co, Is also organized and waits muster,
with fair prospect for Camps at Clarion, Mount
Pleasant EldertOn and Sharpsburg musical and
literary entertainment for the benefit of Camp IS,
Aicgany, was given on the evening of April 1, and
largely attended. Past :. VIC. a. p Bureh-
field, of the CA. r. gave very interesting address,
being Il recital of incidents of the Musical and
literary selections were given by members of the
Camp and their lady friends. The entertainment
under the management OF Mrs. +. a Sawyer,
and was pronounced by the local press a gratify-
ing success"
misunderstanding next Division Encampmens
will he held in Boston in May. Camp No. Il,
Brockton. has III members in good standing, the
largest Camp in the Division. and probably not ex
celled by any Camp except Anna VI. Ross Camp, Of
Philadelphia, and Geo. G. Meade Camp at Reading.
Pa. Camp II has also brass band Of - musicians,
all members of the Order. +. ID. Metcalf, of Spring
field Past Colonel of the Division, il Colonel on
Gov. Robiuson's staff and Mayor of the city OF
Spring fied Camp 49, at Natick has five on it,
charter roll who were veterans as well as sons Of
vote in TIFf1bp
of Ladies' Aid Societies. Past First Grand Division
Commander II. T. Kent is a member of the Camp
at Brockton. Geo II. Cleveland, Captain OF Camp
., Worcester was formerly Adjutaut Of 2d Mass.
Ohio, like river of same name, is booming"
Camp No. -, Cincinnati, was mustered Friday
evening, April 2, at Memorial Hall, by Post Conf
nlander j. Meyers, assisted by comrades from the
several Posts of the city. The chosen for the
Camp is Rob't Wilkinson Camp and II i differed
rs follows: Captain, T. .. Wilkinson; First Lieut.,
+. X. Woodrow; Second Lieut., Albert y. James;
Chap, W. x. Jones, .. =, Geo. y. BentOn; q. e.,
VIM. Ortman; = c., Lester Jenkins Much inter-
est was manifested IN the new Camp By the COM
radcs in attendance. Be1rse Camp, No. 81,
mustered at Raveuna, Portage Co, on Wednesday,
March 81, by J. \. Calhoun. state Mastering Old
Ger. -. j. StoVc.l was chosen Captain Camp 50,
at Rushtowu. ScOto Co, was mustered Tuesday,
April Is. by Capt. fillmore. of Camp -. " y. Nc
Coy was elected Captain. This Is the seventh Camp
IN Scioto County. What rural County can beat itr
Arrangements for the Division meeting ct Zines
Vile May II, l. and g. progressing; finely. Re-
duccd rates have been secured on all the railroads
i'll Ohio and the hotels in Zlucsyillc. Candidates
fer first place are numerou~iy talked Of among
which are Frazce, of Cleveland; Archer, of Cald-
well; NuSser, of Portsmouth; TOris, of Akron,
and Morrow. of ilsboro. This does not complete
the lis. W IL. Newton, Captain, and ". L. Crane,
First Lieutenant, of Camp Il. Cleveland, have re-
signed on account of business euEacIgements and
o. c. Springer has been elected Captain, and j. T.
NeVius, First Lieutenant, to I'll the vacancies. Past
Division Colonel +. ". Myers, East Liverpool, ON
the evening Of March l. delivered u very touching
eulogy on the life and services OF ID. G. Albert, de-
ceased. before Post A, OF which COmrade Albert
was member IL WAS a most eloquent tribute to
a worthy soldier Camp g. OF which Col Myers Is