The National tribune., 1890-09-25
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various Divisions Elections OF
Officers, Etc.
CALIFORNIA.


Order No. 7, issued at Oakland by command of
Fred V. Wood, Cooncl-Frnnk c. Shpey, AdIu-
tant-oontains the following:
Captains Of Camps becoming very negligent
In their treatment OF General nnd Division Orders
All orders, both CommRudcry In Chief and Divis-
ion must be read by The First Sergeant in fnl Tex
ccpt That part Of tho Commander yin Chief General
Orders containing a list OF new charters grantcd)
and placed on lile Fred o. Braiton has been elect
ed aud installed Captain Of Walter H. Holmes
camp, 20 lie viii be obcyed and respected accord
fnEly. In answer to inquiries ms to why tho min
utes OF the last Division Eucampmcnt have not
been printed and distributed, tho Colonel informs
MI brothers, that owing To the fac that the Division
was compelled 10 purchase new records "a ordered
by the Commnndery- In Chief and To pay "A small
balance due TO said Commander Chief Us legacy
handed down from the last administration our
treasury Is depleted. Hence the Division minutes
viii not be printed IN all probability before Jnnu-
airy. The attention Of the brothers IL again called
TO the importance OF making all money orders
drafts, etc, payable TO Iovi s. Binby Division
QnHrtermnster. Much confusion has been oeca-
stoned at these headquarters because brothers have
made orders payable 20 the AdIulant and even The
Colonel.
NEW JERSEY.
Order No IL, issued at Atlantic City, by command
of 6eo. III. Perkins. Colonel-Gco IL. Bailey, Ad-
JGlRnt-contains the following.
Tho Blue Book, containing the decisions Of the
tomnander-iu.Chief aud Judgc-Advooate was ap.
proved by Tho EneanpmenL and will be OF great
assistance To Camp officers ia deciding many points
OF law of the Order. The Division Quartcrunaater
viii have them for sale n short time and Il is
beltt tihb every lamp VIII procure An
arrangement made with Mai A. Il Davis
reducing tho price OF badges and other supplies
furnished by him, fall particulars of which will be
announced In General Orders from the Command.
eryin Chief The large attendance of the brothers
and armed Camps at 81 Joseph showed the great
Interest taken in the Order by the brothers In the
West aud should be incentive 10 Tho brothers Of
this Division TO labor more earnestly for its adj
yhpcemcnt. The Colonel commanding dcsircs 10
urge The camps TO uniform and equip drill squad
al least. though II wonld be best for the entire
Camp To uniform, aud they will find IL will ardtse
spirit which Will keep the Camps In n prosperous
condition and make the meeting. intersStiney
Brother Joseph Lowden. Of Camp 81. Is hereby APP
pointed Aid on The Division staff with rank from
Aug ~ lie VIII bc obcyed and respected accord
ineiy. The Aids appointed representatives of
The Colonel arc expected 10 assist In building up
the Order ia their respective iooalltes-cspscialy
ia the formation OF new Camps aud such particular
dulles hs tho Colonel may require Of them. Brother
jos A. Yard has been elected aud installed Captain
OF Camp a. He will bc obcyed and respected ac.
cordihgly. Capt, Chas. II. Merrill OF Camp 81 has
rendered bis resignation, which has been accepted
ana the First Lieutenant has been ordered 20 as
sumo command and hold an election for Captain
second Lieut., jas. NJ. Gray, Of Camp 3, has ten
dered hls resignation, which has been accepted
and the Captain commanding has been ordered To
hold an election for Second Lieutenant
PENNSYLVANIA.
New Camps have been formed IN PennsylvanIa
as follows: A. III. Roads 272 York Surinvs, Mnv
flower. 276. New Brighton The Hendqinfters Of
the Division will be located IN Reading for five
years.
Division
shows the following: Number OF members in good
standing, 303j; number OF Camps In Pennsyivnnin
i4o There was "A loss Of IS Camps and OF / 10 mem
bers during the quarter.
VERMONT.
Orders No II, Issued at Chelsea by command ~
III. q. BEby, Colouel-Robtrt H. smith Adiutnut-
contnB the following:
Our Division was represented at the National
flIieampment Held at 81 Joseph Mo, by your Colo-
mel and Chaplain Gee. They had u very Interesting
trip aud agreeable time at the ineampment. The
several hours spent in Chicago were made exoep-
tohaiiy pleasant by the local Camps. who did all
possible 10 make the New England dccgn,cs feel
that tho hospitality al the Western brothers had
not been exaggerated. Our new Commander.iu-
Chief has honOrcd Vermont Division with n stnF
ohleer having appointed Captain o. A. Gee as sur.
Re"n General John Sawyer Camp, 20 was mus.
tered nt Lowell with IL charter members by Com
mAnder Is. J. Austin of Post "a, GAR who has
our thanks for assistance rendered la orgnnizinp,
this camp. beoFge ii. Newton was elected Cnp-
uiln anu VIII bc uhcycd and respected nccordingly
Applications for Camp charters have been approved
hS iollowH; Nos. II, CrHfsbury az, Dandy. The
following officers have been duly elected md I,
stalled Ia their respective Camps and will he hon
ored aud obeyed accordingly: In Camp o. Poult-
ney' r. r. L. benedict, Captain, vice II. @. Ram
resigned w. H. Lamb. IT,, First Lieutenant; Lieut.
BenedIct promoted. In Camp 49, Cambridge 10
j. Herriclt. Captain vice r. E. Goodwin resigned;
A.D. hitchcock. Second Lieutenant; Lieut. Herrics
promoted. The following names will he entered
upon our Black Books Members dropped. Uv
Camp 81. ~. Albins. F. "A. Charbons, G. W Gorman.
w. Is. German, VIM MchIahone A III Damn I,
rejected by Camp "a, Sprinticld. Fred Hall Console
dated report OF AdIutRnt for quarter ending June
~, 1870: Number In good standing ut last report
~ camps, l,O12 members; gained by organizatIon
ana muster. six Camps, 265 members; by transfer
hlhe members by Reinstatement 10 members;
aggregate, 30 Camps, 362 members. Lost by death
member honorable discharge, 2memhers; trans,
Ter, lo members; suspension, Camps M mem.
DER dropped member total loss, z Camps l0l
member; numbers remaining In good standing 3s
camps l,lIl members The Quartermnster's III.
vision account shows an expenditure of Si23 20 aud
hbalanee OF S2ll73; while the Camp account shoYs
al expenditure o Sl AL l7and balance OF 81 39s0s
Daughters OF Veterans.
Tent l. Daughters of Veterans. was instI.
tnted in Dorchester, Mass, Sept. is by Cant
Fred. Il. Bolton, assisted by Brothers George
w. knowitonr William Ii. Bird, Gilbert ii,
Smith and Orrin A. Eldridge of John Il. An
drew Camp 96, Sons of Veterans, of Boston.
Sixteen of the handsomest young ladies' in Dor.
chester compose the Tent, which starts with
every prospect of success and rapid growth
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