St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-13
THE FOURTH ANNUAL.
The Sons of Veterans in Session
at PIummer Post Hall,

at Plummer Post Hall.
The Sons of Veterans, Minnesota di-
vision, held their fourth annual session
at Plummer Post hall yesterday. At
$50 the session was called to order by
Col. E. II. Milham, of ST. Paul. There
were over 100 delegates present, and the
body presented a fine appearance. The
hall had been handsomely decorated
with flags, and presented decidedly
military air. The officers present en-
titled to votes were:
Post colonies, E. M. Van Cleve and F.
major, A. S. Morgan; chaplain, G. w.
Lawson: adjutant, George III. Shire;
quartermaster. George W. Martin; in
spectOr, A. E. Veon; division COM
mander. Capt. G. W. Knowlton; Capt.
w. w. Hills and II. A. Hagemar. The
delegates and others were: Camp No.
l, M. L. Countryman, George w. DOran;
No. 4,P. c., E. E. HorneI p. C.,F. Baker,
+. g. Drew; No. 5, p. c., E. E. Hig-
gins, Capt. E. G. II. Kirst, w. II. Buff
ferding; No. z, Capt. F. E. Austin,P. c.,
F. II. Russell; No. 8. j. Adam Bede;
No. 9, Capt. w. j. Stratton, A. j. Mes
ser; No. 20, P. c., j. NJ. Tucker; No; %,
A. d. Countryman; No. &c, L. D: Aus
Leonard: No. 90, w. S. Tracy; No. 81,
c, K. Stewart; No. 80, A. G. Buck;
No. SO, Capt. F. W. Swanstrom,
E. D. Morris; No. 80, Capt. NJ.
B. Dunn; No. 81, Capt. Bert Small;
No. 40, j. j. Warner; No. Al, P. c., A.
A. Meyer, j. j. Pehler, Capt. G. l..
Plumb; No. A, Capt. j. j. BattertOn;
No. 45, J. E. Hodgson. The a5sentees
among the officers are: Lieut.. Col. E.
L. Clemans: Surg. w. G. Gibson; Mus.
Off. r. o. PhilpOt; j. A., A. j. Hal
stead; Asst. Surg. G. III. Tasker; Com.
Sergt. IL. g. Braden; Ord. Sert. Clark
Evans.
The morning session was devoted
to the hearing of the official report of
the colonel, udjutant quartermaSter,
Inspector, and division council. These
showed the order 70 be in very -four
iShing condition, with forty posts, three
new ones established during the year at
Austin, Granite Falls and Elbow Lake,
and the order out of debt.
The Daughters of Veterans took pos
session of the hall at noon and prepared
a sumptuous dinner, which was highly
enjoyed by all present.
The session was called to order again
at 2 o'clock, when the committees on
resolutions, rules, rituals, ETC., report
ed. The roster of the officers of the di-
vision was then called and the follow
ing were shown to be present:
Past Col. E. M. Van Cleye; Past Col.
f. w. Rowlson; Col. E. Ell. Milham,
present: Lieut. Col. E. G.. Clemens, alb
sent; Mai. A. S. Morgan, present;
Surgeon ". G. Gibson, absent; Chap
lain G. W. Lawson, present; Adjt.
George ii. Shejre, present: Quarter
master George W. Martin, present; In
spector A. E. Veon. present; Muster
ing Officer r. o. PhilpOt, present; Judge
Advocate A. j. Halstead, absent; Assist.
ant Surgeon G. II. Tasker, absent;
Sergt. Maj. B. S. Sheire, present;
Quartermaster Sergt. E. P. Gilbert, alb
sent; Com. Sergt. H. c. Braden, alb
sent; Ord: Sergt. Clark Evans, present.
for the ensuing year: Colonel, E. II.
Milham; lieutenant colonel. George w.
KnowltOn; major, A. E. Veon; division
council, ii. A. Hagerman. F. E. Austin
and w. j. Coates; delegates at large to
the meeting of the national COM
mandery. to be held at Wheeling, w.
Va, A. s. Morgan, George w. Martin;
alternates, George W. KnOwlton and F.
E. Austin. 1t was decided to hold the
next encampment at Duluth, and it was
left to the division council to decide
upon the GATE. OmcerS were installed
by Gen. &. B. Abbott, commander-in-
chief of the United States, of Chicago.
The colOnel-elect then made the follow
ing appointments OH his staff: Adju-
tant, George G. Sheire; quartermaster,
George w. Martin; surgeon. c. I'll.
Tasker: inspector, L. d. Baird; chap
lain, G. w. Lawson.
The following resolution was adopted
and ordered telegraphed to Gen. Phil
Sheridan: "Resolved, That the Mime
sofa division, Sons of Veterans, U. S.
A, in encampment at Minneapolis, re-
membering his distinguished services
to his country, do express their sympa-
thy for Gen. Phil Sheridan in his pres
ent affection, and sincerely hope that
the order Oh the pale horse is more than
twenty miles away"
A grand military ball was given at the
Windsor house in the evening, and a
pleasant affair it was. The ball was
largely attended. The hall was hand
somely decorated. and the military cos
tunes of the soldiers and the natty
dresses of the Daughters of Veterans,
set off by handsome fatigue caps, rem
dered the scene an exceedingly animated
one.