The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-12
SOuTH DAKOTA.

Col. l.. u. Lyon, in recent order. says: "As
tile busy season ~ now drawing To ~ close desire
TO urge upon the members of the Order renewed
activity la recruiting our ranks and incentive
to greater exerton, hereby make the following
personal ofsr rs Colonel OF this Division: To the
Camp showing the greatest percentage OF gain from
muster in, from Tciustated, from suspended or
dropped and by transfer. from Oct. /. 1891. To the
close OF the quarter preceding the Division En-
campment ia 1897, beautiful sword aud belt will
be awarded Official returns Of the First Sergeants
will determine the result. The Division COuucil
will canvass thc returns and announce the result
Now. brothers, let us go To work In good earnest
and make up for lost time. Officers Of the Division
are especially advised To make themselves useful
in fuTtherlnR the interests of the Order In their
Immediate localities aud the same advice - offered
To the Aide-de-CRmp, who are not selected for
ornaments but for usefulness. would recommend
The NATIONAL TRIBUSE. published NJ Washington,
d. c., to the members Of the Order. IL makes q
feature 81 q r. and :. of V. news, and should be
read by all the brothers"
col. Lyons order also contsins the following:
For the last time the attention of Captains -
called to the delay Ia sending quarterly reports
and per capita tax. Due notice Is hereby given
that hereafter all quarterly reports and per capita
tax must be received at these Headquarters By the
18th OF tho month following tie close of each
quarter, aud every Camp falling to so report, the
Captnin Of such Camp will be suspended from
Office aud the First Lieutenant placed ia command.
This order Is imperative; there ~ no excuse for
DELAY Ina tha matter. Camps 81 81 A. As 81, 80 so
have failed to report for the quarter ending sept.
80 aud the same are hereby suspended. From the
npparent ind difference paid TO General and Division
orders 10y Camp Objects, u ~ pttSuueu tihL the
same are not regularly read and filed. Hereafter
all officers negeciing their duties in this respect
will be suspended. Following Camps have not
reported 10 Division Headquarters for over one
year and believing that the books of this Division
should not be cumtered with dead material, these
Camps are suspended and their charters are hereby
revoked as follows; A. b. WheelOck, II, Eden
u. = Grant H. WoOnsOeket; Col. Plummer, IS,
St Lawrence; ). II. Hammond. %. Miller; Chick
amaugn IS, Frankfort. For the quarter ending
June 30 this Division reported to the CommRndery-
In Chief lS Camps and 35l members In good stnnd-
| ing For the quarter ending Sept. so there are
| reported only IL Camps and 80 members in good
| standing. In the northwestern Divisions the third
quarter Of the year 10 the most trying one. the
/ farm work prevents q large percentage OF the
membership from attending to Camp duties.
VERMONT.
Col. II. s. Foster has issued q circular letter per
/ tanning to the Sons Of Veterans Guards. Besides
| this he says in order that wherever possible
preparations should At be set on foot for the
| organs AiIOn Of q company in every Camp In the
| Division. A regiment Of Green Mountain Boy