The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-03
SONS OF VETERANS.

At the regular meeting Of Gen. A. +.
Burnside Camp. No. 3, 5. OF ", held
Tuesday evening. an invitation was re-
ceIvud from the Y. NJ. Q. A. to attend q
service in its hall on Sunday. March IL.
The committee on the last social re-
ported that all bills had been paid and
that a balance remained In the hands or
the treasurer.
Tn, Division Council held a meeting at
SO Westminster street on Tuesday even
ing aud organized under the new charter
granted by the General Assembly. The
council voted To engage room In th Q
Wood building, corner OF Cole 20 and
South Main streets, as division mead
quar- ers, also TO celebrate the nth anni
versary Of the division In the usual man
ner and committee consisting OF Senior
Vice Division Commander James War
rem. Past Col. Il. A. Barton. Past Col. Il.
M. Sweetland and AdJt. 4. IL Pettls was
appointed to perfect arrangements for
the same.
After the adjournment Of the meeting
a visit was made TO Fred T. Davis
Camp Is.
Division Commander w. NJ. p. Bowen
| has appointed Brother Louis r.. Brayton
| of Fred +. Davis Camp as division quar-
| termaster, and Past Captain Herbert ..
| Thompson OF Gen. "A. II. burasiue lamp
as mastering z officer.
At a meeting OF the Ladies Aid Society
connected with Gen. A. f. Burnside
| Camp, No. 5, on last Friday, Past Capt.
| Clinton was presented with a fine por-
trait of Abraham Lincoln and an easel.
Several members y the camp were pres
| ent and an ENJOYABLE evening was spent.
| Brother j. l.. McGrail has been ap-
pointed chapl ain, vice w. j. Bradbury,
resigned, and Brother g. w. Elliot, quar-
termaster sergeant. Both are efficient
members and will fill the positions with
credit
Communicated Chief Marion 4. Hall
has announced that the twelfth annual
encampment of the comm andery in chiei
will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, August
14-1s, inclusive. Chairman Col. William
H. Bundy. Major William Luther Davis
A. f. B. Stephens, Sam NJ. Wardle
Joseph David. Cincinn att. OHIO: Frank
q. Wilkinson. Linwood. Ohio; James A
| Averdick, Covington. KY. have been ap
pointed as entertanment committee.
This committees is authorized and EN-
powered 10 appoint all local committee
| and assume general supervision OF al
matters pertaining TO entertainment.
The committee on transportation viii
consist of the following brothers JONI
v. b. Clarkson, 40 Broadway, New Yori
city; A. w. Batchelder. salem, Mass.
B. w. Frauenthal, Union depot, 81
| Louis, Mo-; W. Scott Beebe, lortland
Ore. Announcements of appoint" ent
for the Central aud Southern Traffic AS
sociation will appear later.
The last reports from headquarter
show that forty-seven camps. with 95
members, have Deel mustered IN durln
the last quarter.
Camp Fred r. Davis held very larg
and enthusiastic meeting last Tuesda
evening, at which Col. William NJ. /
Bowen installed Post Capt. III. ;. Thomr
sou, chief mastering officer OF the div
sion. The tickets for the coming socia
will be issued next Tuesday evening.
Sergeant Heiry Frazier presented thi
camp with a handsome basket. He wa
tendercd a vote of THANK.
Camp Gen. James A Garfield held
| very pleasant meeting last Wednesda
evening. Considerable business wa
| transacted. A Mock Muster" will
. | held at the next meeting. The first-se
. geaut was Instructed TO notify aff men
,, bers OF the proposed increase OF must'
! fec and dues. The tug of war team
anxious to contest with one from son
, other camp.
Camp Gen. William H. p. Steere wi
meet tonight and as a pleasing progra
4 has been arranged a large attendance
|, expected. Sergt. James Hill will CO
clude his paper entitled 1.-The Drum
a Sergt. j. C0nley will render solo by r
quest. Members are requested to after
as there is business Of Importance to
' considered.
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