The National tribune., 1893-03-30
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various Divisions
Elections Of Officers, etc.
ARKANSAS.

ARKANSAS.
There is good stuff in Division Com
mander Lewis E. Finney. He says in a recent
order: As this order will reach a great many
GAR. Posts, / take this opportunity TO say
n few words to the comrades. We want Camp
in connection with every Post in this State
and Texas, and we hope to have it in the next
IL months. Some say. at once. that they had
a Camp and it went down and disbanded.
Comrades, was it not partly your fault2 Did
you attend their meetings aud help them get
started? Even if You had Camp and il
ceased 10 exist, can't you revive it2 After
August our work will all be different and more
interesting. We expect to have three-degree
ritual and an insurance feature. These will
make our Order more desirable. Commence at
once to organize a Camp. Send to us for
charter application and get Camp in shape
for the Encampment and Memorial Day. Com-
rades. who will observe this day when you are
gone? Will not your sons? Then why not
muster Camp and educate them in proper
way to observe it? The Order of Sons Of
Veterans is no boys play nor Order of kids.
1t has grown to manly proportions, and is
being recognized accordingly. Let rs hear
from you. and let US have unity in action aud
harmony i'll transaction, that the credit OF both
our Orders may be fully kept"
IOWA.
Col. D. b. Henderson Camp, 1s. Dubuque
Capt, E. ID. Wolf; First Lieut., Chas. Flechsig;
Second Lieut., Ed. Bottoms; Chap, Charles
Schroeder; First Serg't, A. J. Smith; @ u. s.,
George H. Wolf; s. of g.. f. Allen; G. of c.,
Jesse Ferne; G.. s., NJ. NJ. Elliott; c. G., N. NJ.
Elliott; p g., f. 2. Keene. Council, F.
Schroeder J. Fern, G. Flechsig.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The dancing season is on and the Camps are
in business. Serg't W. Fl. Carney Camp, 81, of
Boston, holds social March 30. Warren n.
Cudworth Camp, IS. of East Boston. has
fancy dress party April1 II. Frederick Heeker
Camp 145. Of Boston, gives its second annual
ball on the Same date, and Joel ID. Dudley
Camp 50, of Brighton, announces grand mill
tary and civic ball on the night of April Is.
Swing your partnersl
Past Col. Joe :" Maccabe is diligently read
ing statistical reports relative to cholera in
European countries. He intends to dodge it on
his European tour. There are no germs on
Joseph
Secretary Valentine, of the N. E. Association,
S.V.. Z. S.A., writes from Connecticut that blank
applications for membership are ready for dis
tribution.
Harry L. Harrington, Past Major OF the
Marine Division, who has been within the bor-
ders of the Bay State for the past month has
returned to his home at Eastport. Personal
observation of the muster ceremony as per-
formed in the numerous Camps he has visited
will result in some suggestions to the Camps
that he will inspect in the Maine Division.
John A. Andrew Post, Is. GAR, and John
F. Andrew Camp, 96, S. ", will give their
third annual military and civic ball in Cotil-
lion Hall, Mechanics Building, Boston. Thurs
day evening. April IL. 1t will be big affair
and largely attended.
Camps 30 and $780, of New Bedford, are to
entertain the Delegates at the Division En-
campment which takes place in that city early
in A 90 has
and assurances received that entertainment and
hospitality will abound.
Massachusetts is now the second largest
Division in the Order according to the latest
consolidated report of the Adutant General
Pennsylvania leads with 159 Camps and 5,349
members. Massachusetts, has 140 Camps and
1913 members.
OF the 1853 Camps and 49, 73 members in
the Order at large, New England lays claim to
81 Camps and 10, 185 members, or more than
one-ffth of the entire membership.
Frederick Hecker Camp, las, of Boston, which
has been mentioned in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE as being composed mostly of SOUS of Ger
man soldiers, recently celebrated its first ami
versary. Delegations from neighboring Camps,
Post 81, GAR, and several Division officers
were present. A fine musical and literary en-
tertainment was given, followed by collation..
All who attended tasted " German hospitality,
and voted the Camp generous host.
Now that the ice is thawing, and gentle
Spring is budding forth, the long treasured
boomlet" of the ambitious, after passing a
hard Winter, is brought forth and blooms with
the flowers of Spring. In other words, early in
June the Division elects new officers, and dark
horses" are offering themselves as :" the man
for the place"
"The big 4" gather around the Campfire
again at an earnly date, Camp 79, of Melrose,
furnishing the fuel.
&c -,
posed of coiored sons of veterans, and is
valuable auxiliary to Post 1884, GAR, the col
ored Post. Among its members are many bright
boys that are great fayortes with their white
brethren. None are moro so than Past Capt.
Henry Clay, who, like the gentleman who bore
that name, is All orator. Henry visits many
Camps, makes telling speeches in his own orig
inal way, always receives favor, and is a well
come visitor to any Camp in the Division.
Some day he may became attached to the Divis-
ion by vote of the delegates.
Col. Ezra J. Truce Camp, 80, of Charlestown,
holds special election of officers at its next
meeting.
John F. Andrew Camp, 96. of Boston, at.
tended the Campfire given by John A. Andrew
Post 10, GAR, Friday evening, March IL. 1t
was pleasant interchange of friendly feeling
between Post and Camp, and Thoroughly enjoyed
by the boys, old and young.
Commander Faul and Senior Vice Com
mander Bomstein, of Post 81, GAR, have
offered silver medal to the member OF Fred
erick Hecker Camp. 145. that brings in the
largest number of new members. This gives
an idea of the support this Camp receives from
the Post to which it is attached and as the |
Camp is a good one it is receiving due reeog
milton.
E. A. Bennett Camp. So, Leominster-Capt.,
FRANKIE j. Shaw First Lieut., Walter II.
Spring. Second Lieut., George H. Boynton;
Council Fred G. Ames. J. C.. Lindsay, c. III.
Blanchard; Chap, A. II. Prue; First serg't,
E. II. Nutting; Q. NJ s., E. C. Meehan; C. s.,
]. c. Lindsay; C. of g., II. d. Follett; c. G.,
W. E. Reed; P g., j. A. Woodward.
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