The National tribune., 1894-12-06
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from Various DiVisi0ns-Elec-
ton of Officers, etc.
AI.ARAMssND TENNESSEE,


Ky vote of the Division Council, applications
for charters ut Jackson ;iIlr. Fla, aud Yicks-
burg. Miss, were not approved.
Comm ission has been issued A. j. Reynolds
as First Lieutenant o: Camp 16, vice J. T.
Num-, removed.
FLORIDA.
The inspection Of George III. Thomas Post,
IougwOod. on Nov. IL showed il to be IN the
best condition. Among those present at this
meeting were: Col. Geo. III. Pack wood, member
OF the National Council OF Administration; Past
Department Commander L. w. Henck; Chief
Mastering Officer Geo. W. Lewton; Dept Chap
lain 6. Herbert Lancry; Past Commander
L. w. Cheney, of u. S. Grant Post; Assistant
Department Inspector Geo. w. Farnham. and
Col. Geo. w. Cooley, late Aid to Commander
in-Chief Adams.
IOWA.
Camp of Sons Of Veterans was organized
at tile G. AR. Hall last Wednesday, at Britt. by
Capt. A. l.. Sorter. OF Mason City. twill bear
the name of Michael Mciruder ST., Camp. 5. of
v, Division of Iowa. 1t starts out with a
IN, mhership of IL. aud will soon grow into a
healthy organization. Meetings will be held
Wednesday evenings Of each week. and is OFF,
ccred as follows: Can't, Paul +. Cooper; FIRST
Lieut., T.. z. Hudson; Second Lieut., n. 5.
Leonard; ON, w. o. Forsythe; Executive
Council. F. J. McGruder, f. A. Grow, aud
Frank Brown.
NEW JERSEY.
The ninth annual installation of officers Of
Hugh G.. Irish Camp. g. Paterson, will take
place at Continental Hall on Tuesday, Jan. s.
II is expected that the new officers of Ladies'
Aid Society will be installed at the same
time and place. Camp 8's drill team will COM
pete for gold badge, and dancing will fill out
the balance of the evening and the early hours
of the next day. All the ueighboring Camps aud
GAR. Posts will be invited, and with all of
SIS functions the affair will 10 a success with
out doubt.
Gen d. Fl. Hastings Camp, g. was mustered
at Camden, Nov. "a. by Division Inspector
Renwick, with 10 charter members. Captain,
George Z. Evans; First Lieut., George Myers;
Second Lieut.. Henry Shutdown; FIRST Sergt,
V. ID. Renwick. sr.; O. NJ. s.. Daniel Leitch.
Camp B will meet every Thursday. 10 is made
of excellent material. aud the average of the
membership is over % years.
John J. Gardner Camp. 90. was mustered the
evening of Nov. 80, at Egg Harbor. b. Division
judge-Adyocate James Il. Adams, of Atlantic
City. This Camp is named alter Congressman
J. J. Gardner. who served in The 1sL N. j. Cav,
and his son is one of the charter members.
Christian Woerner Camp. /. ut HobOken. is
fully uniformed, armed, ana equipped. This
Camp drills regularly. and its services as escort
for the GAR. at psrades, funersls, and similar
OCCASIONS are III frequent uclIAUu Odulp pau
n visit to Phil Sheridan Camp, u.s. of Brook
Ign, Nov. "a. They were cordially entertained,
an impronptu smoker was formed, speeches,
songs recitations, and story telling were in
order, and after an entertaining time for all
present the Jersey men took up their march for
home.
Camp rs 10Th annual reception was held
at Old Fellows Hall Nov. %. 1t
success. Hereafter the Camp will meet on the
first aud third Tuesdays of the month.
The past year has been hard one for Camps
in this Division. Many Of the strongest ones
have been at standstill, so far as gaining in
membership is concerned. and some have spent
many good dollars 10 holding non paying MEM
bcrs IN good standing, who were unable to pay
dues because oil lack Of employment. The
raising of the minimum age To 81 years at the
Cincinnati Eucsmpment was another drawback.
The latter is happily out of tho way. but dull
tunes still prevail generally in this Common
wealth. and are likely to continue ali Winter.
The great majority of our Camps are in good
shape financially, and, by watching the ex-
peuses carefully they will come ont all right.
Recruiting is fairly brisk, and but for the loss
from suspensions The Division would grow
very fast
Gen. f. Burd Grub Camp, H. of Riverside.
has paid back tax for two quarters and has
been reinsrated. Capt. Sietze has fought hard
to save his Camp. and with bulldog tenacity re-
fused to let 20 when nearly every one else
thought it impossible to the Camp.
Division Commander Polltt, who is Quarter
master of Camp 8. at Paterson, has written a
ritual for a new side degree for his Camp.
Some who have seen the manuscript copy say
that the new degree will make the boys laugh
when it is properly worked. The first exempl-
fcatiOn will take place Dee. II, when "COnclaye
1 3" will be instituted at Camp SIS headquarters.