The Republican journal., 1892-06-09
Sons of Veterans.

| Ine advance guard Of the Name DIVISION
Sons of Veterans arrived i'll Belfast Tuesday
evening, when Garfield Camp No. ], of
WaterVille, and others came III on Mace $
| train. The number was augmented We'd
nesday morning by both rail and boat.
Large numbers will come to-day, which
will make the tenth annual meeting one of
the best III the history of the order.
| "Wednesday morning opened clear and
| bright, giving tokens of a perfect June day.
The boys We're indeed blessed with good
weather. The blue coated sons We're con-
| Snlru"Us on our streets and their appearance
WAS tavorahly commented upon.
| At l1.30 "Wednesday forenoon the Tenth
Annual Encamrment Of the Maine Division
:. OF ", WAS opened at Grand Army Hall, /,
with Edward c. Moran, ol Thomast"n, Com
| nand'r, presdIng Robert l.. Whitcumb,
5. V. Conn; Harry l.. Harrington j, ".
Coln.; \. +. Burton, AGiutant and Quarter
| master; Fred +. Fairfield, Chaplain, and f.
X. Gould, Judge Advocate, We're also pres
ent. About st-ventv-tive delegates We're
present at the opening.
The Commander made his report. He
SAID that when he took command one wear
ago there We're 80 camps in the State, with
,l15 members. The greatest drawback to
| the division was the suspension of mem
berS for non-payment of dues. The Com
lnander bent his energies to remedy the de-
feet. He was assisted by Col. Libby, of
Ninalhaven, who offered handsome word
to the camp that would make the greatest
gain during the year. AS consequence
fifteen camps have been made this year.
with a net gain of 55s members so to-day
there are IN Maine d camps and 1868 mem
bers. This is the largest gain ever made in
one year. and the present membership is the
largest ever on the roll. The finances are in
d healthy condition. At the close of Com
mander Moran's excellent report he was
literally applauded
THE PARADE.
About four o'clock occurred the annual
parade. The line formed on Church street.
with the right resting on Main, and moved in
| the following order
Marshal, Capt ChaS. Baker
Aides, q. =. Lombard and NJ. II. Knowlton
Belfast Band, A. l.. Davis, Leader
Armed Camps Sons of Veterans.
DIVISION Officers in Carriages
Division Officers of the l.. A. S. in Carriapcs
lhe LADIES Aid Society and Invited Guests
in Carriages.
The route was published last week
CoNtERT AND BALL,
Wednesday evening the local camp gave a
complimentary concert and ball at the Bel
fast Opera House. The music was hv San
horns Orchestra. The ladies' of the town
were invited IN, and the occasion Was on. of
the most enjoyable Of the rncanpment meet
ing
LADIES AID SOCIETY.
The Sons of Veterans We're accomrauied
fN delegation of ladies', who came to on
game an AID Society, which is TO he to the
Sons Of Veterans what the Relief Corps is to
til" Grand Army of the Republic Odd Eel
lows Hall was given over to the ladies'. and
the organization was formed in the forenoon.
and installed in the afternoon lv Com
lnander Welch, pf Portland The following
are the officers:
Miss Carrie Horr, Portland. President :;
Miss EStelle Ransted, WaterNille. Vice
President; Miss Carrie NJ. Lawton. Portland.
Secretary: Mrs. j. ID. Williams Portland
Ireasurer Mrs. Gllssie Macur,a. Waldobo-
ro, Chaplain. Miss Flora Davis Auburn,
Mrs. Macurda and Mrs. Fogg, Warren, Divi-
sion Council. Miss Carrie Horr. De]egate
at Large, with Mrs Armstrong. of RockEand
Alternate. Mrs. Prescott, Auburn. Dele
gate, with Mrs George Beal, Portland, AL
teruate.
HISTORY oE THE ORDER.
In the organization Of the Grand Army of
, the Republic, no provisions We're made for
the perpetu,iton of the society When the
last man dies the order becomes extinct. In
the organization of the Loyal Legion. a So
clety OF commissioned officers OF the. war of
the rebellion, it was deemed best to look
to the future, and it's organic laws make
proper provision for the transmission Of
membership from father t. SON The ord
er of Sons of Veterans supplies tls place in
the society of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. and will keep up the organization when
the latter ceases to be.
The idea of ID permanent and perpetual or-
! ganiZatlon, composed solely of tile SONS of
! deceased or honorably discharged soldiers,
| sailors, and marines, who served in the H.
ion army or navy during our late civil war.
| and descending in due time to their eldest
| male descendants, had it's origin in the mind
of Comrade a. =. Davis. a member of the
| q. "A. Il. residing i'll the city of Pittsburg
Pa, and through his agency and exertions
the movement was developed and brought
to AN assured success. After agitating the
subject a number of years. in one form or an
other, Comrade Davis became fully convince
ed that the only right and practical course
to take was for the SONS of veterans to organ
ze as d separate and distinct order, and then
by their merits win their way to popular fa-
vor. TO this end, during the month of Nov
ember, 1881, Davis Camp No. |, Sons of Vet
| Grams of Pennsylvania was organized in Pitts
| burg, and from this humble beginning the or
| ganizaton started out on its national mis-
| sion of "Friendship, Charity and Loyalty
| Shortly after other camps We're organized in
| the vicinity of Pittsburg, and during the sue
ceeding month of December a charter was
| obtained from the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania covering the whole State, and which
| under United States statute law was valid
| in any State of the Union
| During the early part of the year 1882
sufficient progress had been made in Pitts