The National tribune., 1891-02-12
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various Divisions.
Elections Of Officers. etc.
HEADQUARTERS NOTES.

Trip Of Gen. Webb-Hsny Applications for New
Camps.
Gen. Webb Ieft Jan, % for the Fast to visit the
State Encampmcnts Of Connections. New Jersey.
and Rhode Island. He will also visit the Divisions
Of New York Massachusetts and Indiana.
Fifty-two applications for charters for new Camps
were received during the month Of January. New
York and California led of with seven each Indi-
ana had six Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska each
had four, Kansas had three, Arkansas. Iowa and
Missouri. each had two, and Colorado, South
Dakota, Florida Idaho Kentucky. Massachusetts,
Maryland. New Jersey. Ohio. Pennsy lvauia and
Rhode Island each had one.
During the month OF January Quarterly Reports
Tor the quarter ending Dec. 81 1850. received
from i've Divisions. The reports OF Col. A. F.
Veazie, OF Montana were the first received Jan.
were received the 18th those Of Col W. A. Stevens
OF Massachusetts, the 9th; those Of Col. +. j.
Coates, % Nebraska, the 10Th, and those Of Col
Fred V. Wood. Of California, the 3lst.
General Orders No l. issued 40 Topeka Kan
Jan. %, by command OF Leland J. Webb, Com
mander- in-Chief-Clay II. Herod, Adjutant- Gen
| eral-cOntan the following:
L. 10 has come to the knowledge Of the Com
mander-in-Chef that many Camp officers are in
the habit Of receiving General and Division Orders
which, through neglect Of Camp officers are not
| read in the Camps. and not fled in the Office OF
the First Sergeant. This Is violation OF duly and
| all brothers having knowledge Of such practice in
the future are requested 20 report the same Di-
/ vision Headquarters General orders and Division
Orders are issued for the information Of the Order
at large, must be read ia Camps, and preserved in
/ the Office Of the First Sergeant.
III. The practice OF Camps aud Camp officers Of
submitting TO the Commander in Chief questions
Tor hrs official decision. without first submitting
them to commanding officers Of Divisions i5wrong.
/ and should be discontinued. II Camps and Camp
officers are not satisfied with the decision OF the
4 Division Commander, they may appeal 70 the Com
mander-in- Chief, but such appeal must be trans
mitted through Division Headquarters in order
| that proper record may be made concerning the
/ decision and appeal.
| Nv. Two Colonies Of the Divisions OF Rhode
/ Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Kansas have
/ notified the COMMANDMENT Chief that their En-
/ campnents will be held as follows. Rhode Island
/ Feb 3 at Woonsocket; Connecticut Feb 6 a.
/ Bristol New Jersey, Feb. 10 at Trenton; Kansas.
/ April 2s-3O at Hutchinson. The commanding
/ officers Of the other Divisions are again requested
| TO notify the COmmgnder-in-C Chief as early as
practicable of the time and place where their re-
/ sPeetive Encampments will be held.
V. The following Aids-de-Camp have been ap-
pointed upon the staff Of the Communicated hief
with the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel. TO date from
sept l. 1890, and will be respected and obeyed ac-
| eordngy:
/ Alabama and Tennessee-Past Can't. J. II. RagTe.
i Bear Creek Valley, Tenn; Past Capt. john s..
| Moore, Mobile, Ala; j. ii. Meyers. GreenyIlIe
| Tenn; Chas. F. smith, Chattanooga. Tenn.
south Dakota-Past Capt. Walter ID. Olney,
| Bangor
i vi Information has been received at these Head
quarters to the effect that one Frank Lane claim
/ Division Of Indiana is travelling ia Wisconsin,
seeking aid from the mem bers Of the Order. No
such person was ever q member Of j. d. Hill Camp,
/ IL. This person Il an impOstor, and should be
\ treated accordingly.
| x. In accordance with General Orders, No. 13,
| Lieut.-COl. VIM. III. Wyker has assumed command
OF the Division Of New York and established head
/ quarters at Goshen. All communications relating
| to the business Of that Division should be ad-
| dressed TO him until further orders.
| XXI. Col. A III. Davis, commanding the Division
Of North Dakota, rendered his resignation, TO take
effect Jan. Is, which accepted, and Lieut-COl.
\ +. l.. Kinney has assumed command Of the Divis-
\ ion and established headquarters at WahpetOn.
i He viii remain in command d the Division until
| a Colonel Is duly elected and installed. All com
muncauons relating TO the business Of the Order
/ In Dakota will be addressed 10 him.
I XII. In accordance with the recommendation Of
/ the eighth annual meeting of the COmmandsry-in-
/ Chief the attention Of the Order is called to the
birthday OF Abraham Lincoln, Feb. II. BY the
authority Of the COmmaudery-i in Chief this IL to
/ be known as Union Defenders Day " by the sons
Of Veterans, and all Camps earnestly requested
/ To properly observe the occasion. The Com
I mander-iu-Chef notes with pleasure that many
/ Camps have already arranged to hold appropriate
| ceremonies that day.
/ Kill The committee to effect consolidation re-
porting that few Of the Posts Of sons Of Veterans
had not come into the Order prior TO jan I, 1901,
by a vote OF the Councii-in- Chief a charter and a
Camp packet are to be furnished free 10 ali such
coming over before March /. 1891.