The National tribune., 1891-06-18
NEBRASKA,

send the Camp 10 Detroit and pay all the expenses
of the trip.
NEBRASKA.
The Camp at Beatrice took part IN It's first Memo
rial Day exercises on May 30 IN the cemetery The
Camp was organized about two months ago with
q mem beTship of 26 it was named In honor Of u
resident Of the city, Capt. Hill who presented TO il
q handsome silk nag, valued at Sl0O and 20 guns.
There are n good many eligbes in this vicinity,
and as the members seem 10 be wideawalse 10 would
not be surprising 10 learn a short time that Capt
Hill Camp was one Of the best in the State.
NEW YORK.
"a, by Past Capt. Yaw, Of Olean. Geo. L. Tucker
Organizer, and former Captain to Lincoln, 100 Of
Andoyer - also entitled to credit for the orsaniz-
ton OF the Belmont sons.
DansviIle has a Camp Of which 10 need not be
ashamed. When visited by the Inspector the COM
plete absence of the use Of the Ritual was one OF
the noteworthy incidents Of the evening Its Cap
tain Is Lleut.-COi w. ;. Oberd0rf on staff Of Gen.
Webb job r.. Hedges, Past Department Com
mahder OF the fost system, - also q member Of
this Camp, and he may be proud Of 10. The Camp
came into our Order ia December, under the Con-
Solidation Committee appointed at II. Joseph.
Abraham Lincoln Camp, 100 Of AndOver, under
the watchtul care Of Capt. W. y. Buudy ~ one Of
the best in the Division. A noticeable feature in
connection with it, recent inspection was the milf
tary bearing Of it, members and the familiarity of
It's Captain and staff with the Ritual It il 10 be
hoped that this Camp will be represented a. Bing-
hamtOn EHcampment, 10 having failed to be repre-
ton
II. f. Buck Camp Is6. Of Canisteo. Is one Of the
new Camps Of the Division. As "A Camp 10 is pro-
gressin. IN membership and efficiency. ComraGe
Buck presented the Camp with n handsome fag in
recognition Of the honor done him by the adoption
OF his name. IL Is very gratifying to note the
hearty gOOd-feilOWship existing between the CamD
and the GAR. Post to which II is auxiliary.
Walter X Crane is the Captain Of this glorious
young Camp.
Allied Center July 2, 1859. After having been
shamefully neglected by Division Headquarters for
several months, and during which time the Camp
nearly broke up, 10 has again taken a new start.
The GAR and W.R.C. have given the bows a
helping hand, and under the direction Of Capt j. J.
Merrill - bound TO prosper.
clifford, schenectady: Gen. sherman Camp, s.
Of schenectady, in their new uniforms. turned out
80 strong on Memorial Day, and assisted the g. "A r.
In all the exercises Of the day. The boys looked
well, behaved well, and did their whole duty so
well that they received the hearth y expressed
thanks Of the GAR. for their assistance. The
boys Of this Camp have determined that they will
be IN the front ranks Of the Camps in this Division
and, from the amount Of push and determination
shown, think they will get there The
Northeastern New York Sons OF Veterans has been
changed INTO the Northeastern New York Sons Of
Veterans Benefit Association If there Is anything
In name, this one ought to go as IL is certainly
long enough. We are afraid, however. that the
Association H. ike all Of its predecessors, short
lived. Better stick 10 first principles, boys and
exert our energy on cur own Order and our own
Camp and let these outside associations and what
nots alone we nave plenty OF work TO do In our
beloved Order; and, besides, do not think great
deal Of the man who IS always trying to get up
something little different, little newer, than
the parent Order. He seldom amounts To much
We can afford TO let welEeuough alone-It is
expected that party OF the Sons from northeastern
New York, comprising those from Amsterdam,
schenectady, FONDA, Jamestown, GlOversville,
Saratoga, Glenns Falls, Sandy Hill Hartford
Ticonderoga. Lansingburg Hoosck Falls Cohoes,
and West Troy, will leave Schenectady via ths,
ID. Il III. X. X. for Binghamton, at 8: 10 D. M on the
22d inst, arriving at BughamtOn at D. m Special
low rates have been secured for this party, and
those wishing 20 join il can learn full particulars
by addressing II. ID. Clifford. 40 Paige street. Sche-
neetady, y. Y. Capt Watson should be sure to
look out for this crowd, and have the band ready
for them when they strike town. It is pretty
to be a lively party trust that nearly
every Camp will instruct its Delegate to offer at
the Encnmpment any resolution or recommends
ton in relation 10 the workings of the Order that
he may deem beneficial to his own Camp or the
Order at large. at the State Eucampment. Let US
have the ideas Of the boys from all parts Of our
great Division as 10 what they think would hell
IA along Send them on. They may not all be
adopted but 10 will bring the matter before our
representative men and get IL talked over, and
discussion always helps 10 bring out the good as
well as the bad features Of the casc--What will
become of our Encampmsnts. boys, five or six
years from now, when the Past Captains roll up on
us ;hree or four times stronger than they now {?
Why IL will take three four hours TO get a call
of the rOlll 10 is bad enough rs IL Is. 10 is my
opinion, candidly, that we had better begin to
think up some way to dispose Of ourselves II mean
the Past CaptaIns) without hurting our vanity too
much. IL can be done, and viii have to be in the
near future we are getting too numerous as a
class have heard that some action viii be
taken at the Encampment, looking toward the
election of Brother h, ;. Weeks, of New York
City as the next COMMANDMENTS Chief Good
enough. That Ford, of syracuse is going to get
all the correspondents together at BinghamtOn
and give u grand pen parade That Laning
HayhInger, Cross, wood, and Harrisan, OF Am
steTdam, going down to Binghamton with this
motto on their banner; Amsterdam in 1892.
Go in, boys; we're vivid you"
OHIO.
Bud Toledo: The Eucampment Of the Ohio Di-
vision formally opened june TO- 40 Pre~q'i lie.
down the Maumee Bay. The appointment Of COM
mttees was the principal work OF the first day
There were about 500 delegates present NJ the En-
campment. single ballot was taken on the second
day for Division Commander. On the morning Of
tue third day grand parade took place in Toledo,
Ia which the boys made a fine showing. There
was much sport for the large crowds that gathered
down at Presqie, where all the outdoor attrac-
lions of u Summer resort were in full swing. AZ
the o'clock meeting the election OF officers was
taken up. Col. j. Y. billiard, of Newark, WAS
elected Colonel; Lieut. Col, Capt. James Z. Atha,
OF Paulding Co.; Mai, Wm. Luther Davis; Council,
Lieut.. III. D. Wilson, w. y Coitehheld, OF Mount
Vernon and Sanders Milford, of Malvern. Dele
yates TO National Encampment, II. %. Wilkinson,
A f. h. Stevens, Dan @. Gable. j. H. Davis Il. T..
Edge IL. II. Cas5ell, Murray Waltenan, Of Hills
bOTo.
PENNSYLVANIA.
We are pleased to announce the PASSAGE Of Senate
bill No. 49, In the House of Representatives pre-
Vious TO the Adjournment of the State Legislature.
The amendment to the act OF March = 1859, Is
follows. "That any person who shall wilfully wear
the insignia or roset Of the Military Order Of the
IOyaI Legion of the United States, or the badge or
button Of the Grand Army of the Republic, or the
badge or shield of the Union Veteran Legion, or
the badge or shield Of the Order Sons of Veterans,
United states of America, or use the same 10 OBJ
tain aid or assistance within this state, unless he
shall be entitled to wear the same under the
constitution and bylaws rules and regulations Of
such organization, shall be guilty of % INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction shall be punished by
a fine not 10 exceed 500" For thus being hOuOrcd
we have Senators Green and Goblin, Nepreseu ta-
tive Mssimer and other members generally to
thank as we'll as the members Of the Military Com
mittees of both branches.
VERMONT.
o. 10. Adams Camp, 70, of Arlington, was organ
tied May % by Chief of staff Capt w. II. Heudle,
of Geo. ;. Baker Camp, y, OF Dandy, assisted by
Can't W. III. Griffith and his staff officers The fol-
lowing officers installed: Capt, Richard G..
Soaring; First Lieut., M. p. Warner Second
Lieut., Myron Wilkinson.
Geo. 3. Baker Camp, u, 3. of ", Of Dandy, as
sembled at their hall at 10 o'clock a. on Memo
rial Day TO receive fine hag presented them by
Willard Baker, of Rutland, father OF the cOmrade
for whom the CansD was named. He was a mem
her Of Co. B. I4th VT, and was killed at the battle
of Gettysburg Mr. Baker and a large number Of
Grand Army comrades we're present by invitation.
The presentation was made By -. II. Law AdJu-