The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
Sons OF Veterans.

The eleventh annual encanpnent of the Sons
of Veterans will meet al Helena from August s
10 u inclusive The citizens of that place have
offered 81 500 in prizes for the best drilled camps
Colonel E W. Young and Moriiz Koch. of this
city. viii attend.
General George III. Thomas Camp, No I, Sons
OF Veterans, held its regular meeting last Mon
day evening. Routine business was transacted.
Committee on ball reported profit of aDou.
$40 on ball
Arrangements were partially perfected by
the joint committee from the camp and
Ladies' Aid Society to give an excursion TO
Chautauqua beach on g. A. r. day, Angus! II.
Post Colonel f. W. Young and Delegate at
Large Post Captain Moritz Koch, and perhaps
others OF Camp No. /, will leave for Helena,
Mont. about August TO attend the national
eacampInent OF the Sons OF Veterans, which
meets there August s. Delegations from Spo-
kane, Toledo, Olympia and Tacoma will go
about the same time
Two drill teams will go 10 the encampment to
compete for the $l,003-prizs for best drilled
camp.
Other drill teams from Minnesota, Illinois,
Indiana and Kansas, Will probably attend.
trip to the Yellowstone National park will
be one OF the features of the eneampment
The national convention OF the ladies' Aid
Society. auxiliary 70 the Sons of Veterans will
be he'd al the same time as the Sons of Vet
Grams.
Miss Flora Apologize is delegate from the Se-
attle society TO the Helena convention. Lieu
tenant Gus Moran, OF Colonel E. w. Young
Camp, No. Is, SnohoInish- visited Camp No
Monday evening, aud reports that society OF
the L. A. $. will be organized there soon.
delegation from Seattle :. is hoped, will attend.
Camp IL is growing very rapidly, has nearly
forty members. nearly all uniformed The
camp Is now organizing brass band.
General order No e from Commander-in- Chief
Barton :, Weeks. New York city a
rate OF one fare for the round trip from al parts
OF the United States for the Helena encamp-
ment, and also extends thanks 10 Brother Rus
sell b. Harrison for his wora on the trensporta-
ton committee.
Camp No Is, Snohomsh, raised a large liberty
pole in that city the Fourth OF July The
pole cost the camp about $780,
La Conner camp has mustered a Ladies' Aid
Society.
1t is Major Phillips now, not Quartermester
Camp No. passed the following resolutions
relative 10 the death of Brother F. II. MeLaugh-
lin:
WHEREAS, Our Great Commander has seen FL
10 cali from our ranks our beloved comrade and
brother, Frederick II. Mclaughlin, be il
ReSOtr6d, BY this camp in regular meeting as
seinoied, that III the death OF Brother McLaugh-
lin we feel that we have lost an earnest brother,
true friend, aud a loyal son of a Veteran,
Rts0lred, That we extend TO the bereayed par-
ents, Comrade j. III. Mclaughlin ana wife, and
to the sister of our deceased brother, our heart
felt sympathy in their great affection.
Resotpcd, That the charter of this camp be
ordered draped for period OF thirty days from
date; that copy of these resolutions, under
seal of the camp be forwarded to the family OF
our deceased brother, and that copies be spread
upon the records of this camp, and furnished 10
the Adti0Ra. Reveille and 10 the daily papers of
this city. HUBERT H. SMITH,
l.. WELDON Young,
A. LEE WILLARD,
Committee on EasoiufiOns