Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-12
SONS OF VETERANS.

The Eneampm>Hnt Closes with the EIec.
; ton of officer.--Ban at Armory Hall,
The Encampmsut of the Sons of Veter.
ans re-eonyened at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Reports were received from several CON-
mittees, and after acting upon them recess
was taken until II o'clock.
When the session was resumed, the re-
ports of the Adjutant, Quartermaster and
Inspector were submitted, and referred to
the Committee on Reports of Officers.
The report of the Committee on Division
and Bylaws was received and adopted.
The Encampment adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the first business
considered was the contemplated change in
the Constitution and Bylaws to be recon-
mended TO the Grand Encampmert.
Reports of committees were received and
acted upon.
A new division cap-mark was adopted.
1t consists of gold bear wrought upon q
red diamond field.
Bylaws were adopted for the govern
ment of the division.
Next in order came the principal business
of the Encampment-the election of a
Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, and
Division Council.
The candidates for the office of Colonel
were Major E. W. Conant, of San Jose, and
Captain Fred. B. Wood, of Oakland The
former was elected on the first ballot by
vote OF IA to u. There was very great ex-
citement over this contest, the friends of
the rival candidates doing the most artistic
electioneering known to political maneuyer
The election of the other officers was a
comparatively easy matter, and resulted as
follows: Lieutenant-Colonel, Captain Ches-
ter Z. Robinson, of Oakland; Major, DR.. w.
+. Wizard, of Sacramento; Division Coun-
cl-kellogg, Sacramento; Matlock, Los
Angeles; Beckley, Oakland.
1t was arranged to hold the next State
Encampment at Chico on the first Monday
in May 1890.
Captain Fred. B. Wood, of Oakland, was
elected delegate to the National Encamp-
ment to be held in Paterson, n. j., in Sep
tember.
This finished the business of the En-
campment, and an adjournment was taken
until 10 A. NJ. to-day.
This morning will occur the installation
of officers, after which the delegates will
be shown the sights of the capital city, and
in the evening they will be rendered a
banquet.
THE NEW COLONEL.
Colonel E. w. Conant, the newly elected
Colonel of the California Division of the
Sons of Veterans, is well-known to the
members of the Order on this coast, having
been a member of this Division since it was
| organized, and having served as Major for
two years. The California Division is
fortunate in having at its head for the en-
suing year such an earnest and competent
| leader.
THE DANCING DELEGATES.
Governor Leland Stanford Camp, No. II,
Sons OF Veterans, gave grand ball at Arm
| ory Hall last evening, in honor of the dele
gates and visiting brothers to the Third An
nual Encampment, now being held in this
city. The visiting Sons of Veterans were es-
corted to the hall by the drum corps, where
the ball took place. The First Artillery
Band discoursed delightful concert music
up TO ten o'clock in the evening, when
dancing commenced and the affair did not
conclude till a late hour The hall was
filed to its utmost capacity and the occasion
will, no doubt, be long-remembered one.
The following young gentlemen comprised
the Committee of Arrangements w. H.
Larkin, P. H. Dodge, DR.. Wizard, William
Matlock, George Burnett and William Kel-
logg. There were no dance programmes,
as it was decided that the visiting delegates
would not have such an opportunity to en-
gage their dances as the home delegation
would.