Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-17
THE SONS OF AMERICA.
The Meeting Of the National Camp in
This City Tomorrow.

Tomorrow the national camp Of the patriotic
order Sons of America will convene in annual
session in this city. A large number of the
delegates are expected to arrive this evening,
and committees representing the two camps in
this city viii receive them and escort them to
their quarters. During their stay in this city
the headquarters Of the delegates will be at the
Riggs House. The first session Of the camp
will be held tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock,
at Elks hail. 1t is expected that an address Of
welcome will be delivered by Commissioner
Douglass. Then the president of the camp,
MIR. Geo. P. Smith, Of Chicago, will deliver the
annual address. During the morning and after
noon Of Wednesday sessions will be held. and
in the evening banquet will be given to the
delegates by tho camps located in this city.
Thursday will be devoted to business sessions,
and on Friday the great event Of the meeting,
the parade, Will take place. A public meeting
will be held in the evening at the New York
Avenue rink, when addresses will be made by
Corey, the pastor of the Metropolitan NJ. E.
church, OF this city. Arrangements have been
made for a trip to Mount Vernon, which will
close the program Of the annual convention in
this city.
The national camp has q membership Of
some 15O, and is composed Of representatives
from each state camp and each subordinate
Jurisdiction under the management Of the ma
tior". camp.
THE PARADE.
Many members of the subordinate camps, in
GLIDING the uniformed or military degree, will
visit Washington at this time, and on Friday
they will take part in street parade, which is
In honor Of the national camp. The chief mar
shal Of the parade is Mr.. H. K. w. Patterson,
of this city The first division will consist Of
the national officers and delegates to the ma
tional camp in carriages. The division will
form on LIST street, with the right resting on
Pennsylvania avenue. It will be escorted by
the local camps.
The second division will be composed of COM
manderies and will form on I'd street, right
resting on Pennsylvania avenue. 1t will be in
charge of Assistant Chief Marshal John r.
Mast, state commander. of Reading, Pa.
The third division will consist of subordinate
camps, and will form on Sd street, with the
right resting on Pennsylvania avenue. 1t will
be marshalled by Mr.. Charles H. Stockley, Of
Philadelphia commandery No. 4.
The parade will start from the Peace monu-
ment, along Pennsylvania avenue to Washing
ton circle down X street to 18th street, and down
18th street to the Riggs house, where it will be
dismissed.
OBJECTS OF THE ORDER.
The objects Of the order are stated to be the
incubation Of pure American principles and
reverence for American institutions; the cult
walton of fraternal affection among American
freemen; the opposition to foreign interior
ence with state interests in the United States
of America, and to any form of organized dis
regard of American laws and customs; the
preservation of the Constitution of the United
States, and the advancement of the free public
schools. Its immediate benefits are home be-
nevolence the care of its sick, the burial of its
dead, the protection of and assistance to all
connected with it who may be in need. 1t
claims to have no partisan political claims, OBJ
lpatiOnH or infentinns