The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-11-02
VERMONT
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various INSTRUMENTATION
of Officers. etc.

News from the Various INSTRUMENTATION
of Officers. etc.
NEW JERSEY.
The Division Commander, A. /. Sparks, is
sending circular letter to the different Posts
in the State. The introduction is devoted to
the great mortality in the Order. Continuing,
he says:
you who are living, comrades, have Just
one other duty to perform, in justice to your
dead comrades. as well as TO yourselves. You
are in duty bonnd 10 leave behind you living
monument, monument TO commemorate the
grandest organization ever conceived by mortal
man, the Grand Army of the Republic; living
monument, whose duty it shall be to defend
and protect the GAR. from any illusions of
disrespect that might be made of the boys in
blue of 81 to 90. a body of men sworn to pro-
tect "Old Glory" from insult, TO take up the
Memorial Day services when you, comrades,
have answered the last roll-call.
Now, comrades. plain, honest question
merits a plain, honest answer, and / ask you,
who is more fitted 10 take up the work when
you lay 1t down than your own sons, with their
fathers patriotic blood coursing through their
veins? Don'tyOu think they will be the proper
ones to perpetuate their fathers and their
fathers comrades memory ] don't believe
there is a comrade in existence to-day who does
not believe that the Sons of Veterans are and
should he the direct heirs of tho g. r., SO far
dc tOullHuIbR TIC HOIk Oh the W =. IL. IN per-
petuating the memory of the old soldier and
OF Memorial Day service.
Comrades, j would ask that you have a
committee appointed in your Post to make
| hercnlean efforts to organize Camp of Sons oil
| Veterans in your city or town, il you have
not already done so; and if you have Camp
! in your vicinity, ask you to visit them that
| they may be benefited by your advice and
encouraged by your presence"
MASSACHUSETTS.
| new Camp Of Sons of Veterans is beipc
/ talked up in Swampscott.
COL Fletcher Webster Camp. AZ, Canton, Capt
| g. Henry Powell commanding, will assist Re-
we're Post, 81, in conducting fair from Nov
| l3 TO Is inclusive. The Committee of Arrange
ments on the part of the Sons consist of First
| Lieut.. Geo. +. Middleton, Chairman; c. f
| Carroll, Secretary: +. w. N. Harrington
Treasurer; Frank z. Witt II. f. Williamson
This committee is hustling to make the SOM
| of Veterans Department success.
Charles C. Clarke Camp. 50, Pembroke, "lit
q rousing Campfire on Saturday evening, a
| which time Division Commander Blaisdel anC
staff and Camps from surrounding towns wer,
present and enjoyed the occasion.
Col. l.. ID. Sargent Camp, 81, Lawrence
gave grand ball Nov. /, to which Commander
in-Chief Maccabe and other dignitaries wer
| invited.
Capt. and Mrs. G. Henry Powell, Canton
AAlc 1ptii anniversary OF B0Glr mar
riage on Wednesday. Friends from Boston
Chelsea, Medfeld, Brocton, Lynn and Cam
bridgeport were present in large numbers t
congratulate the happy couple upon havinj
| reached the 10th milestone of their marie,
life. Music, dancing and an excellent spread
served TO make the evening an enjoyable one t.
| all present.
Lieut.. Nathaniel Bowditch Camp, 80, Dor
chester, will give musical and literary enter
tajnment in Winthrop Hall Nov. 8.
Friday evening, Nov. II. will be designatet
as Sons of Veterans night" at the coming
fair for the benefit Of the relief fund of Rever
| Post "a, Canton. At this time the laughabl
farce entitled the Two Buzzards," with al
exceptionally strong cast made up of member
ofCol. Fletcher Webster Camp AZ, will be given
Union Campfres are TO be the features il
Massachusetts among Camps of Sons of Veteran
during the coming Winter. Already one j
well under way in the vicinity of Boston, ant
another is being quietly arranged in south
eastern Massachusetts