The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-10
THE DIVISIONS.
ILLINOIS.


The State Encampment opened at Jacksonville
June % One OF the features Of the meeting was
the visit on the 24ih of Gen. AigeF, who Was warmly
welcomed by the boys and Che local IA r men,
He and COMMANDMENT Chief Griffin reviewed Ia,
gathering, and IN the afternoon Gen. Alger and
Past Commander-in-Chief Abbott addressed the
Encampment- In the evening a reception was
rendered TO the members of the Order at Arnory
Hail. The next day the election Of the following.
officers took place: Colonel, George 3 Stadden
Springfield (re~electedl Lieut. Colonel, Maj J. ID.
Harm, Peoria Major. Capt. C. F. Mansfield Mans
field; Delegate at Large, Capt Z. NJ. Kinman;
Delegates TO National Encampmeut-Capt A. i.
Wells, MurPhysboro; Capt. Lyons. Chicago; Capt
Lynch. Oluey Capt. c. \ o. Garss GIIesburg:
Capt. NJ. NJ: Pinkley, Busnell; Capt. James Lid
deFs, Rock Island.
MAINE.
Orders No. :. issued at Cumberland Mills. June
10. by order of A. G. ClOudman, Colonel Command
| iug-J- W. Phinuey, Adjutant-eon;ain the fol-
lowing:
Having been duly elected and installed Colonel
OF this Division, hereby assume command and
establish headquarters at Cumberland Mills Al the
eighth ANIMAL Eneampment held AZ Waterville
June H. 1890. the following were elected officers OF
the DIVISION Tor the ensuing year, Col, A. @.
COudman, Cumberland Mills; LIeut--Col., Z C..
Moran, ThOmast0n; Maj. T. y Vose WaterviIle:
Council, F. W. Davis, Auburn; II. L. Harrington
EastpOTt; F. l. Beals Auburn. Delegates 10 Com
mandery in Chief-De Delegate at Large III L
Wright. Auburn; Alternate-at-Inrge, c. +. Mount
fort Brunswick; Delegate. Il. L WhiIeomb Port
land; Alternate, A. ". RhOades ROcS,aud. The
following appointments on the staff OF the Colonel
Commanding, are hereby announced. j. ". Phin-
q
QuarteTmaster, SaecarHppa, TO rank As such from
June i, 1890; they will be obeyed and respected
accordingly. All reports, returns and official COM
nlunlcations VIII be sent to J. W. Phiuuey, Adiu-
taut, Box 3ii. Cumberland Mills, and all money
orders. checks, drafts, etc, will be made payable
to- all acquisitions for supplies Will DC sent to w O.
Farley, -Quarternaster, SucCarapps. All Camps
that subscribed to the fund toward purchasing a
sword for Gen. Griffin, viii please notify Past Col
G. l.. Hutchins, Box 80. Bangor. whether the
amount subscribed by them shall be returned To
the COMMITTEES To be used for some charitable PuF-
pose. Camps not replying TO this request by June
=, the money collected from them viii be sent 10
the Sword Committee.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Theodore Winthrop Camp, Chelsea celebrated
its third anniversary june .. There was large
attendance. including visiting sons from other
Camps, and from Providence, r. I. There was =
musical and literary entertainment. Miss New
man, IN behalf of the ladies, presented the Sons
with rOlI-top desk. Over 200 sat down to A bonn
tifu supper. After the Tepast brief speeches were
made.
Orders No. $ issued ut Red Wing, June q by
command Of T. ID. Morris, Colonel Commanding
Q. : Sultzer, Adjutant-cOntain the following.
At the sixth annual Eucampnlemt of thu. Mime
sofa Division. held al White Bear Lake June 10 IL
IL, 1890 was elected and installed as Colonel OK
the Division, and hereby assume command with
headquarters at Red Wing The officers elected
for the ensuing year are as follows; Col, f d.
Morris, Red Wing; Lieut. Col, F. Z. Austin.
Council C. I. Hardy. Granite Falls; C. r Wright
Mcntrose; w. L. kellogg, Alexandria Delegate
Large A. T. courtney, minneapolis. Alternate
at-Large, W. III. Salter, Duluth; Delegate, w. r
johnson. 81. Paul; Alternate, A. J. Messer Mime
Rpolis. WinOna was decided upon as the place for
holding the seventh annual Eneampment. COM
menCing the first Tuesday in June 1891 The
following appointments are hereby announced on
the COlOnel's staff Surg, ". III. SaHer Duluth;
Chap, A. j. Messer, Minneapolis; Adit @. = Suit
GER Red Wing q. NJ, +. W. SwansSrOm Red
Wing; Inspector j. VI. Peckinpaugh: Mastering
Officer, h. :. Sheire, St Paul They will be Obeyed
and respected accordingly. Other appointments
will be announced in the near future. The Colonel
hereby acknowledges his appreciation OF the high
honor conferred upon him by this Division and it
will be his highest ambition 10 so conduct the AZ
fairs of the Division that il viii rebound to the
general good of the order, and to do this he asks
the hearty cooperation of every member The
report of the retiring officers showed that the Dr.
vision Is In very houFishiDg condition. both in
regard To membership and finances. The military
features of the Order will be maintained, and
Camps in purchasing uniforms and equipments
will conform to the sections relating thereto in the
bylaws adopted at the last Encampment and
which will DO furnished to the Camps as soon IA
they have been approved and printed One espec-
tally gratifying feature OF the late Eucampmsnt
the efficiency in drill shown by Camps I and @
in the competitive drill for the prize flag and t is
TO be hoped that it will be the means Of eneourag-
ing other Camps to perfect themselves in drill and
that at our next Encampment the competition for
the flag will be more general. Now brothers, let
US all put shoulders to the wheel and make the
coming year memorable one to Order in this
Division We must have Oo0 members by the
time of our next Eneampment- Address all COM
muneations for the Colonel, Adiutant. or QuarteE-
master, to p. o. Box 81, Red Wing, Mimi.