The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-06-12
THE DIVISIONS.
MASSACHUSETTS,.

SihSSAtHOSEIi os
The eighth annual Eneampment OF this Divis-
ion was held Mt Gardner June aud I. The roll
showed lil delegates In attendance. representing
10 Camps, Col. Rurbeck ia his report reviewed
the work OF the past year The aid rendered by
the GAR aud W.RC. was alluded TO Ia highly
complimentary terms Ninety Camps have been
visited by him during the year. lie recommended
That Abraham Lincoln Camp, loo. be allowed TO re-
tain that name and that future Division Eucamp-
mcnts be held during the month OF MAY in Boston
Adt't Page reported TINT there were 100 Camps aud
1879 members at Tie beginning of the year. Gain
ed, is Camps aud ,3sG members by muster: by
transfer l5i, and retustated 3ii members. making
a total oil D 2o9' lost. BY disbsndmeut, two Camps
aud ~ members deaths, %; honorable discharge,
10; transfer III suspended gt7: dishonorahlc
discharge. ?. total, 1898 la good standing no
Camps, I0ll members. Net gain i6 Cnmu, Go
members. The disbnnded Camps were: r. T. Net
Teton, p, Chicnpee aud Gen. John 4. Logan 81
Coleraine. Received for per capita tax, 81 s11 ~
acquisitions drawn, s. i2j.s6 Quartermaster Batch
elder reported receipts, S2,653sv: disbursements.
g, 1880, balance hand, S23059 Chap. LYONS
reported: Whole number Of Camps, III, reporting
on Memorial DAY exercises, IS; number of men,
d2il; III line, 2,2B7. uniformed, ? 1856 armed 4l6;
attending Sunday services, l525; died Is firing
sound, --; delivering. Memorial addresses 3 Ius
Darling reported los Camps inspected, of which SIS
ranked m the first class and 10 in the second
class. Mastering officer Mott reported rs new
Camps, with i22 members On the second day Col
Purbeck was presented by ludge-Advoctte Willard
Rowland. IN behalf of the Division with IA beauti.
iui gold watch aud sum OF money To purchase
chain Tor same. At the afternoon session Past Coils
Purbeck, Sargent and Bradford were each voted a
Past Coloncls silver cross The election of officers
resulted as follows: Col. William A. stevens.
Leut.-Col., Charles X. Darling; Mai W. H. be-
lnno; Camp Council, Past Coils ID. b. Purhcck y.
9. Upham, III. =. Crossmun. Delegates, Willard
Rowland tat lnrge), \, ". Stakeholder +. NJ Pnge
Daniel IT, Goudiug William r. Davis, T. ID. Roo.
ney. The selection of alternate delegates 10 the
National Eneampment was left with tho Division
Council. The next Eucampmeut will be held
at Lowell on the third Wednesday of May 1891
Tie newly elected officers were installed 10y Past
Commander-in-Chief Frank @. Merrill
NEW YORK.
Wilson t. Strong. Past Captain Geo C. Strong
Camp, New York City: 10 Grand Army men.
Encourage the growth of the Sons OF Ycterns Or
der. rus organization intends To steal none of
yonr thunder bat to carry the work of Frazier.
nifty, Charity aud Loyalty. The recent rapid
growth OF the Order known rs tue Sons OF the
Revolution shows that there Is place and work
Tor descendants OF the Federal veterans OF the civil
war as well as those of the Revolution. The Grand
Army has houorcd my fathers nnno ia several
States and would be the last one to ,Ictrnct in any
way from the laurels earned by those who fought
PENNSYLVANIA.
Orders No 8, issued at Reading May 81, by order
OF W. B. McNulty, Coonel--H. ii. Hammer, Adiu-
tant-connns tho following.
Camp No. 7 has adopted the name of Pennsyl-
vania Reserve Camp Camp No geo has adopted
the name OF Col John Irwin Camp. Camp 81
fFackViIle, returns thanks To the members aud
Camps who assisted IN rendering its recent benefit
success The address or whereabouts of James
Mort of Camp ST. is earnestly desired by Cant H.
Grant Mengel, Frackvillc. PA. Any information on
the subject will be greatly appreciated by Capt
Mengei. Camp No. 100. Ununtown, has been re-
insnted after several quarters suspensions. Gen
Phil kearny Camp, No. 81, ReynOldsville has been
feinaated, with A recruits through the efforts of
Capt. William Fattorf, ably assisted by his Camp,
No ~ Capt J, g. Dillman was installed as Com
mander. The charter application for the reorgan-
ization of John H. Styer Camp. No o. Berwick
has been received also. charter applications for
new Camps at Bangor Parkersburg aud Middle
town. They will be- mustered shortly The Camp
formerly in existence at LyIens is also under way
of reorganization
RHODE ISLAND.
Fred Il. Davis Camp, No. so. Providence, has
formed IN independent Drum Corps. This Camp
is the second one in the Division to form such an
organization.