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Gen. John III. Roberts, commander of the De
Partmelt of Massachusetts,, enlisted in June,
sol, as private in the eighth Maine infantry,
i-re was commissioned second lieutenant before
the regiment left the state. Served in the Army
Of the Potomac in defense of Washington un-
I'll October. 1851. when Dupont and Sherman :
eXpeditIonary corps was organized. The eigh "a
Maine was attached to the third brigade. Gen.
Niely's. ard with this corps went down 10 South
Carolina The first engagement was at Port
ROYAL. when Forts Besuregard and Wagner
were captured. Participated in the siege and
capture of Fort Pulaski.at the month of the Sa-
yannah river. in January. 1862, and the capture
Of jacksonville, Fla. Was promoted to first
lieutenant in May and captain the following
July, 1862. He was in the department of the
south until the capture of Fort Wagner and
the f-H of Sumter in the fall of 1858. January
I TRANSFERRED 20 the second blaine cavalry.
=s'it h was then being organized at Augusta. as
veteran regiment. by enlistment of nine
months men who had just been mustered out
la March. 1864. received orders TO embark at
Portland for New Orleans, with men and horses
Arrived there just in time 20 participate in the
Red River campaign, and then went to western
Louisiana TO look after gang of ''bush-
vhackers, where no quarter given or
S1.l- After cleaning out this band and driy-
ing thsta- It, he was ordered to New Orleans
and thence TO Fort Barrancas, West Florida.
to assist in the operations against Mobile, Ala
Took an active part in cutting the railroad and
telegraph Communication between Mobile and
the north, thus bottling up that city, and was
engaged in its siege. and had two battles there
after Lee had surrendered. After the war he
seal years was colonel Of the cavalry of the
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Note the frost-besprinkled heads, note the age
Note the footprints left by Time as DER the course
II flies.
Note the pain-retarded steps, the aged STOPPING
forms.
Are these the men who once marched here just
from the battle storms.
Then the flush Of health was stamped on each
proud heros face,
Then the light OF victory flashed brightly from
As through this Avenue they bore their war-rent
Loyal eyes flashed greeting to the torn flags borne
Patriot tongues cried welcome" to the veterans
everywhere.
nations gratitude was theirs, those valiant boys
IN blue,
As up this Avenue they marched on that last grand
review.
Their bloody task they had performed with true
Well had they Joined the tattered ends of Unions
riven bands.
In sun and storm, in heat and cold, they'd battled
Until the foeman's Haunting nags were humbled
In the dust.
In torn and tattered uniforms, soied BY the touch
Of war,
With weather-bea,en faces. bodies marked with
With banners rent by conflict proudly marched the
martial host,
While welcoming plaudts swept the land in waves
Are these the men see today-these veterans
marked by age
The men whose exit then was made from wars
blood-spotted stage.
Are these the men whose eyes then flashed with
trnmph's purest light,
Who'd placed our country back upon her perch on
honors height?
The very same-but battling with the storms Of
Has .immed the luster of the eyes OF those heroic
men.
Privation's seeds by wars hand sown have deeply
And as the Meeting years sped on have borne their
bitter fruit.
The steps once firm now totter, and the eyes once
Bent are the forms we once saw marching here
erect and trim;
Weaker have grown the voices, and the frost is in
Of those VINO passed in tint review with sa,,sred
And yet It's but a remnant Of that glad returning
throng,
OF soldier patriots who marched this Avenue
For blade Of death has swept them from the center
to the TANKS
And almost countless comrades have been called to
Through many an honored name the hand of death
has drawn u line
Upon the roster Of the earth. but hand Of God
Has craven them upon the roll in realm of endless
day,
Where they will shine with lustrous light when
earth has passed away.
And year by year the reaper grim win swing his
ruthless blade,
Until the last old veteran form beneath the sod is
laid,
Ands,hose who marched in sxty-nve, and those
who marched today,
Except from memorys treasure house, will all
have passed away.
But that old nag we see today by peaceful breezes
VIII noa, In beauty DER the land their patriot vaor
saved,
Until the Weakening summons comes from heavens
eternal shore,
That earth has fully run her course, and Time
shall be no more
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD,
"1he Poet Scout"
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canlpments.

Gen. Frank P. Merrill, one of the past COM
manders OF the Sons Of Veterans, was elected
to the position at the second annual meeting of
the commandery-in-chief held at Columbus
Ohio, on August 6, 1888. without dissenting
voice the honor conferred upon him in
recognition Of his valuable services to the order
During the year he served "a the chief officer Of
the organization great improvement was made
financially and otherwise.
Past Commander Merrill was born at Buck
field, Maine. November 10 1852, and now re-
sides at Maiden. Mass. His father Thomas
Merrill, was member Of company d. second
regiment, Berdans Sharpshooters and served
from the fall of 1861 to the close of the war
At the close of the war his father moved TO Au-
turn. Maine. and engaged in the shoe business
At the age of sixteen years Commander Merrill
joined the Auburn Ligh. Infantry as one of its
charter members, serving in every grade until
elected captain. During the political trouble
OF the winter Of 1880 his company was under
arms sixteen daysand served with great credit
During 1881 he published book on Guard
Mounting and the Duties of Soldier >" which
was well received. In the fall of 1892 his at
tentlon was called to the organization of the
Sons Of Veterans by Gen. l. s. Bangs. then
provisional commander of the first grand
division. During the winter of 1888 he assisted
Gen. Bangs in organizing camps in Maine, and
on April 10 was elected commander of the first
permanent division organized in the United
States.
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c. :. :. Balie..tlae. commander of the De-
ps......ent ca pennsylvs-;--, was born and reared
in Pennsylvania. enlisted in company A,
se~onIy-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers, under
Col Sirwe.. August 81. 1861, participating in
the following campaigns: In Kentucky, under
Cen Buell.; Tennessee, amer Gen. Rosecrans;
in Gee. "A. under Gen. Sherman, taking part in
all the prnrrta5ut battle fought on that line
Stone river. Chsusa-.augf.,s Chattanooga. Re-
sacca sn1 ..sers-naying served all the time in
the fourteenth sTr corns S-ier Gen. Thomas.
When Gen SHERMAN started on his march TO
the sea his regiment particif-.ed in the cam
paign. urz.~- --0ts ;.oessau. against Gen. For
rest aron- i5aitoIi, Ga, and as he moved across
BY Huntsville to Pulaski, Tenn, were trans
ferred by raii bv the way of Nashville TO inter
cePt and drive hiEl across the Tennessee river
at Hussle Shoals. Ala Gen. Ba.lentines term
Of service having SS..i=asi &c started for home
and was .:.---:-=-i SEQ az nittanning. Penn, in
October. 1854.
Ger. JasIes Polk Cornes, commander of the
Department Of New York, wss born IN Brock
port. Monroe ~c-sa.ty. \. y. September 8, lS45,
and e. the breaking out Of the war was astudent
ct Fort Edward, Washington ca.a:y. N. u,
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Chaplain-in-chief. Rev. Charles McCollv Win

Shapiain-in-cnleI, new Cnarles McCouy, WIN
nebago, MINI.
These elective and appointive officers were in
stalled by Gen. H. B. Bagey Of West Virginia.
assisted by Col. c. F. Morrison Of Montana and
Henry Frazee of Ohio.
At this encampment one Of the highest honors
of the order. that of the Grand Gold Cross. was
conferred upon Maj. K NJ. ]. Reed OF Grand
Camp No. of this city by a unanimous vote
The gold cross is conferred only on members
for services rendered the order Mai Reed ia
but the fifth person thus honored, the others
being Louis Rake, past division commander
and past lieutenant commander-in-chief: H. H.
Hammer and Charles E. Defenderfer, both past
division commanders, and Of Camp is of Read
ing, and Comradc A. P. Davis of Pittsburg
Gen. Bangs Of Maine. Gen. Ross Of Balti-
more, Maj A. P. Davis of Pittsburg. Gen.
Baum and Maj. Reed OF this city have all been
made past division and past grand division COM
manders, with life membership voice and vote
in the division and commandery- in-chief en-
campments
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The commander of the organization last year
was Barlow S. Weeks of New York His pop
ularity a commander was shown in the large
increase in membership during the year and
renewed energy in various sections among the
members Of the organization. He is still a
young man and is well known in his native
state. being assistant district attorney of New
York county, and he is also president of the
New York Athletic Club, the rival of the noted
Manhattan Athletic Club. He was born in New
York thirty-two years ago. Being graduate
OF the College of the City of New York and
the Columbia Law School, he is said to be one
OF the youngest members of the bar of his
state. He is II prominent democrat. being pro 81
dent of the New York democratic Club. He
Joined the order in 1888 a charter member If
Lafayette Camp. 40; has served as lieutenant
colonel of the New York division and Judge
advocate general. He is companion of the
Loyal Legion, deriving the right of member
ship from his father, the late Col H. G. Weeks
His ancestors were prominent in the reyolu-
tlonary war.
WALTER 3. PAYNE.
In 1885 Walter S. PAYNE was commander-in-
chief of the Sons of Veterans. and although his
administration of affairs did not suit everybody
the charges against him were investigated and
he was exonerated. Gen. Payne was born in
Victory Mills. Saratoga county. n. Y, MAY 49,
1887. His father. Nathaniel PAYNE (afterward
major of the twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry, re-
moved TO a farm near Irvine, Pa. in 1871. At
the age of fifteen young Payne wen. to Buffalo
and learned the trade of iron molder. In
1857 he went to Wisconsin. where he took up
the business of telegraphy (Which he had
learned at the age Of twelve years.. He fol-
lowed this business in connection with railroad
ing until the war broke out. He enlisted April
10, 1851. in company D, fourth Wiscon-
sin infantry. and, before leaving the
state, was elected first lieutenant of said
company. Having served through the
war with distinction. Gen. Payne lived at sew
eral places, where he held important posisions
taking part in the affairs of the Sons of Veterans
In the meantime. August 10, 1885. he removed
to Fos!oria. Ohio (his present residence). Later
in August he was elected commander Of the
second grand division in this city, and on the
10Th OF september was elected commander-in-
chief without nomination. He WAS candidate
for secretary Of state on the prohibition ticket
in Ohio In 1888, and ran 263 votes ahead Of the
ticket. He is now commander Of the depart
ment Of Ohio (twenty-five corps) Of the pro-
hibition army Of the blue and the gray, whose
motto is "Once Divided, but Now United to
Conquer Rum"
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Gen. o. A. James, commander of the Depart
ment of Michigan, was born in Johnstown,
Rich county. Wis, July s, ls43. His parents
were farming people, and ne worked on a farm
until the fall OF 1868, when he came to Hills
dale Mich, and attended Hillsdale College. lie
had been in college only few weeks when he
enlisted in the fourth Michigan infantry. and
joined the Army Of the Potomac. He par
ticiCated in the battles of the Wilderness.
SpCttsylvania. North Ann. Cold Harbor and
Petersburg. He was taken TO Haddington Hos
pital. Philadelphia, and remained until dis
charged. November 10. 1864 He then returned
70 Huls6lale. Mich, and COMPLETED his educa-
ton. graduating from the college in June. 1868.
He was admitted to the bar of the. county IN
1870. and has practiced his profession since
He city attorney of Hillsdais four years,
circuit court commissioner of the county
four years and judge OF the probate court
of the county eight years. He served on the
staff OF Gen. Russell 4. Alger as paymaster gen
eral of the state during his administration rs
governor Of that state. In 1883 he elected
department commander of the G. 4 II. of his
state. and organized l22 posts during his term.
He served as inspector general the staff of
Commander-in-Ckief John :. kountz. q. 4. r.
In 1856 he was elected grand master of |. o. o.
F. Of the state, and also was Representative
from the state to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of I. o. o. +. in 1857 aud 1883 Ho was elected
department commander of the Union Veteran
UniOn in 1890 and unanimously re-elected in
1891. He first enlisted in 1862 in the thirteen IN
Wisconsin regiment. but on account of age his
father refused TO give his consent, and he was
rejected
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IL L. Street, the adjGtant general. was born
MAY 5, 1854, in Carthage. Ill; moved With -
parents 20 Clarksyille, Ark snci from. there 10
CalrOrris IN ISL. Received g common school
edaeHtiOn- At the call fa- troops in .,,5i en-
hs,ed In company T.. second California cavalry
being not quite eighteen wears of age. Within
. year Wa nrst sergeant Oi his company. and so
remained until commls !0rJi cOfl,i ,'... $. aant
Of company +, same regiment. january, 1853;
March, lsoi. promoted first lieutenant Of troop
X; NAV. l@65, captain Of same tsvSp- Com
manded the troop un..i siay Is, lsf6 when
mustered out Of the service. O,.ag "a longer ro-
CURED Was wounded in the thigh in engage
mens with the indians some -r.n Iniies north OF
Salt Lake, Utah January, I-57 was appointed
second lieutenant first Uniis., States cavalry,
February y, 1859. promoted first lieutenant
and honorably mustered out Jarra.y. 1871. by
q. o. No !, ISL, reelection Of the regular
army. He Il . member Of John A. Logan Com
nAnd. No. 2, Department Of the Potomac
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Mrs J. S. Mason, third past national president
of the Ladies' Aid Society, is the wife of a. vet
eran soldier, whom she married some time
after the close of the war. He enlisted in one
OF the fighting Ohio regiments when barely old
enough to pass muster and during the Georgia
campaign received serious wound which
crippled HIM for life. Since then they have
made their home at Medina, Ohio.
Mrs. Mason has long been identified with pa
triotic organizations and since 1887 with the
order of which she Is now the honored head.
At that time the Ladies' Aid Society. No. 49, of
Medina was formed she being a charter men,
Der and chosen its first chaplain. In the next
division encampment at Sidney, Ohio, she was
sent az delegate. She was there elected a del
eCate to the second national encampment. at
Wheeling. Both at that convention and again
the following year at Cincinnati she rendered
clear and comprehensive report of the coun-
Gil upon her return home. At the latter con-
vention she was elected division president for
Ohio, and in another, year by the introduction
of good judgment and sound business princi-
piles she managed the affairs of her division
with splendid results. In 1880 her services re-
ceived public appreciation and at the next en-
campment at Mansfield. Ohio. she was re-
elected to the same office. While holding this
onerous position Mrs. Mason was at the same
time the president Of the local society in Me-
dina.
At the national encampment at Minneapolis
her ability as leader and as an executive of:
ficer was recognized by her election to the
highest Office in the order-its national presi-
dency. Since that time she has managed the
affairs of the headquarters with the same BUSH
ness tact and attention to the growing needs of
the organizations as she has evinced in cover
ing smaller fields o: work.
She has made sincere friends throughout the
entire order and is an especial favorite in the
Ohio division where she has naturally a wide
personal acquaintance. As division president
IN two years she doubled the membership in
her own stats.
Mrs. Mason is q woman Of modest and pleas
ant address, always courteous. and by her wide
experience and close reading is up with the
times upon all questions of modern advance
ment
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Miss Belle Gray. the national president of
the Ladies' Aid Society to Sons Of Veterans,
is probably the youngest lady holding such q
prominent position in any Of the large bodies
Of patriotic women. Shs was elected at the
fifth annual convention held in August last at
Helena, Mont, by an unanimous vote. Miss
Gray is native Of Washington, Iowa, and has
lived there all her life. She began to 20 to
school when she was nine years old and has
been . student since. She u Q graduate Of
tho High School, and then gave . year 10
teaching. She graduated from the academy
last June. She h we'll read aud her favorito
Studies are the German language and mashe-
mstica
Min Gray found tine foe and pleasure n be-
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from which institute he graduated in Septem-
Der. 1868. and in the following December en-
listed as a private in company C. twenty-sccor,d
New York cavalry: was transferred to company
and promoted to cOmmissarY sergeant At
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Gen. Phil Kearney was the first American
officer ever decorated with The legion Of honor
by the Emperor Napoleon.
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territories aS follows:
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