The National tribune., 1894-09-27
SONS OF VETERANS,
News from Various DiviSiOns--El
ton of Officers, etc.

ton of Officers, etc.
CALIFORNIA.
From the Pacific Coast comes the command
aForward" Commander Sbipley mas beeh
making strenuous efforts during the past ne"
months TO recruit this Division; committees
have been Amounted to confer with the u. a b.
Cd ayervtbing in the power of the Commander
has beeu done to increase the interest III the
Order. Since the age has been reduced to Is
wears Commander Shipley has issued an order
as follows:
1t is nv desire that every available recruit
be mustered into our ranks during the coming
months. At present we have membership "a
go We are only standing our ground WINE
we opqht TO advance The 6. AR. of this State
have about 5000 in line. We ought to nave
about as many. 1t begins to look as though
few were doing the work and the others are
Sinking their duty. Brothers, this should not
be: nothing but work will keep up your camp
and Won should not make others do yours as
well as their own. 1t is the belief of your
Commander that you can make splenalo
showing # you will only try. 1T each member
would bring in one recruit. which seems an
easy thing to do in a short time this DIVISION
would double its membership.
] wish to submit these questions and make
the following suggestions, trusting that they
will be carried out at the next meeting OF your
Camp:
l. Do you know anyone eligible to member
ship in our Order?
2 Will you each agree to bring In one recruit
at the next meetIngY
The answer which these questions should
receive would more than double the present
membership of this Division. Let the com
maud Forward" be given along the whole
.r;I1 ba abia 10 CHI that OBJ
stacle to our progress can be overcome. and
that next TO the Grand Army of the Republic
we stand the grandest patriotic order IN the
world
The resignation of Second Lieut.. L. G. Par
ker of Col Z. d. Baker Camp, 5, has been
accepted. and F. f. Baker has been elected to
fiji the vacancy.
CONNECTICUT,
meeting of VIM. II. Mallory Camp IL,
ii was voted that q committee be appointed Tor
the purpose of securing representative Tor
the different patriotic papers, and IN General
Orders issued in the month of August the ap-
pointment OF Capt. C. Fsyer Sherman, of Nal
lory Camp, Bridgeport, as Division Correspond
eut was made Two Camps have been char
tered and organized at Lakeville and Water
bury There was Camp previously at Water
bury, but it had forfeited its charter some time
ago The new Camp has had good luck so far.
It seems as though Col. +. 5. Valentine has
been very fortunate in his selection OF DIVISION
Chaplain in the person of E. 7. Ide, of Rock
Vile One as sincere as Chaplain lde is sure to
succeed in the Order.
Another member of the staff is Capt. d. E.
Ford. of Camp 6, Meriden. For long time he
has been connected with the Order, and for
over five years has not missed a meeting. he
served as Adiutant OH Col. BARRIERS staff.
There is no more gentlemaDiy son of vet
eran in the Division than Judge-Advocate
Blakeslee of Hartford, who is now absent on
leave.
There is no man the Connecticut Division
likes to honor more that Past Col w. T. Yves
sells. of Litchfeld. He was elected Captain of
the Camp at that place for several years in sue
cessiOn, and the Camp always stood SO per cent
on inspection. 1t is possible that there are
higher honors in store for him.
c. Fayer Sherman, Division Corresponding
Secretary: If ali the Camps in this Division
would put forth little more effort the result
would sstonish the members. There is not
enough activity shown on the part of any Camp
Not but what some Camps are doing fairly
well, but all along the line there is too much
OF feeling about ones own self working. Too
much of the spirit OF letting the other brothers
get the recruits What we want is every
brother to be alive and working for the inter
ests of the Order. Why not put our Division
nearer the front? This state is not caused by
&uf one luQlNlOudl Dub 10 TIE Icouib o. a gem
eral state of apathy that has fallen on the en-
tire Division. 1t is Fall, and there is promise
of better times among the working people.
Now is the time for Sons of Veterans TO show
their hands" and put in their telling work.
First and most important of all, be in perfect
harmony with your q. Ar Post. Then get the
good will OF the people in your locality, because
you will need them. Be manly in all things,
especially when coming before the public, be-
cause they will criticise you, and under all
circumstances show yourself worthy of the
trust imposed upon you. Then. with a per-
eistency which bids defiance, try for new re-
crafts. Do not be discouraged when disap-
pointmsnt comes but try again, and try q iffer-
ent methods. DO not neglect any methods for
interesting your present members. They must
be kept in active service in the Camp. And
right here is where you can use the old vet
eTsn to such advantage. Secure one that is an
adept at storytelling, and ask him to relate
some interesting war experience, and see how
the brothers will attend. There are other
methods that l will mention in another issue.
The part of Past Commander Chief j. q. Il.
Adams's address to the GAR. which was di-
rected 10 the Sons of Veterans should be read
by ali members of the Order. 1t was a stimu-
lus for all to recognize their high calling and
work harder, that they may be worthy of 1t.
wish that Connecticut Division could have
9 successful Field Day. 1t would help to bring
that so many brothers after passing throug b
the chairs drop out of the society? II the Camp
has hOnOred them. why should they not honor
the Camp2 Why do not the Sons of Veterans
take more interest in relieving comrades dur
ing sickness and attending funeral services
Don't forget that there is a solemn obligation
which every one has taken. / wish there could
be y little more rivalry between Camps TO sec
which should be the banner Camp for muster
ing.
Nathan Hale Camp, 1, New Haven, gave ;
highly successful excursion to Glen Island ,
short time ago.
ILLINOIS.
John ID. Hall, Department Commander, il
General Orders, g. urges the brothers of thi
Division 10 begin recruiting. He says:
AT the Encampment st Davenport, Iowa
the age limit was changed from 81 to II
years With this change effected the Camp
ought 10 take new lease of life and hustle a
they have never done before for new recruits
Brothers, there are plenty OF them if you vii
only go after them. In State that sent $50 O0
soldiers TO the front in the late war the mem
bership IN the Sons of Veterans ought to be fv
times the number the Division now contains
Brothers, will you not honor your Commando
by increasing the membership of your Camp
You can do so with little effort Will you try
An order that has for its principles those ia
and ever reaching words, Friendship, Chart,
Loyalty, ought 10 be an inducement to ever
loyal son Of Union soldier 10 become a mem
Der Of so grand an Order"
Commander Hail in Orders calls specia
attention 10 the J.. A. S., aud urges the Camp
to look mp the matter.
The Aojutants report for the quarter endin