The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-14
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from Various Divisions-Elec-
ton of Officers, ETC.
CONNECTICUT.

| anu tue W.h.N., OF TIC satue pidCc auu |"
very patriotic celebration on Washington
Birthday. E. c. Willard, Superintendent of
the Public Schools, was Chairman of the meet
ing. A number of toasts were responded to-,
among them THE Sons of Veterans" by Sc
Dior Vice Commander +. G. Bunten. Past
| Commander Tomms, of Hobbie Post then gave
| an interesting talk the experience of the
| American soldier from the time of Washing
| ton TO the present, and had his own experience
| to bear out his statement.
| During the recent Encampment of the G Ar.
held at Bridgeport, Mallory Camp made itself
| very useful to the Post.
At a public Campfire held in the Park City
Theater, Lieut.. James c. Les Strange spoke for
the S. of V.
Those who attended the last Encampment at
| Winsted missed some of the familiar faces that
| were never known to be absent before.
How about the unfOrms2 There seems to be
| quite a diversity among the Camps. Ansonia
has the artillery uniform, Wallingford the cav
| airy uniform, some of the Camps are partly in
| light blue, others have the dark blne, while
| good many without any uniform. Some
officers use she shonlder-straps and some the
| miniature rank straps
An important measure enacted at the last
| EEcampment was to the effect that every Camp
receive an official visit from one of the Divis-
| ion officers, the expense to be borne by the Di-
| vision except on special occasions when Camp
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expenses to be borne by the Camp visited.
A sad accident happened to Lieut. John Pad
| dock, of Charles L. Russell Camp, 26, Derby.
| While on an electric car he was thrown over
the front end of the car. The fender pushed
| him from the track, but his hand was crushed
| in such a manner that it had to be amputated,
| and he is now at the New Haven Hospital.
Now we have an example of what use sick
benefit fund would be to one who was in need
of it. 1t must come and before many years are
| gone.
What Camp will be the first to have good
| working degree team?
The resignation of Maj. @. Fayer Serman as
Captain of VIM. II. Mallory Camp. II. Bridge
| port. has been received at Headquarters, and
new election ordered to ill vacancy.-FAYER.
ILLINOIS.
| Elder E. o. Sharpe, OF Saybrook, the author
of the Little Brown Button" which appears
in another column. will be placed in nomina-
| ton by Mcpherson Camp, l6O, for Division
Chaplain. His father served in Co. ID, 10lst
Ind, and later in the Veteran Reserve Corps.
KANSAS.
The Encampment OF this Division elected
the following officers: Com, w. II. Russell;
S. V. c., l.. B. Pence; ]. v c., A. J. Clarke.
Permanent Headquarters were established at
Emporia for three years, and o. II. Graves
was elected as Quartermaster.
KENTUCKY,
Ellsworth Yates, Quartermaster Headquar-
tiers Kentucky Division, Augusta. writes:
"Our Division is still booming under the Adj
ministration of Col.W.V. Evaus, whose efforts to
| build up our now comparatively weak Division
are meeting with encouragement and success
throughout the State. Letters of inquiry and
| applications for blanks pertaining 10 the Or
| ganization OF Camps continually being
ceived at these Headquarters. Department
| Commander. GAR, ID. o. Riley. is taking an
active interest in our work, aud will be instru-
| mental in organizing several new Camps. The
old Camps throughout the State are taking a
| new interest in our work, and all report being
| well pleased with the three degree ritual.
/ Mcpherson Camp, IL, of Josephine, reports a
grand time on Union Defenders Day. J. II.
| Riley Camp. Is, of TOWNSVILLE gave a ball on
socially and financially. w. Il. Ward Camp
IA, of Greensburg, is now drilling and will
soon be equipped as infantry. Maj. Harris
| Post 80, recently gave reception and banquet
in honor of Joe Doniphan Camp 9. of this
| city. Commander Bretz, of Post 80, is very
enthusiastic as to the success of our local Camp
| and the Kentucky Division. Our next State
Eucampment will be held in this city on June
6 and z. This promises to be the most success
| full and largest attended Encampment in the
| history of the Division. The Encampment
will be entertained by Joe Doniphan Camp
Asst lns-Gen. l.. Vern Williams OF Ripley, o.,
inspected the Headquarters of this Division in
| this city on Feb. q. banquet was given in
his honor at the Taylor House Col. Williams
is very complimentary to Col. Evans and staff
for the efficient manner in which they are
conducting the affairs of the Division. Col.
Williams will be candidate for Commander
of the Ohio Division at the next State En-
campment. and reports bright prospects for
success. He is an earnest and thorough worker
in the interests of our Order, and would make
a Commander hat Ohio would be proud of. He
has the best wishes of the Kentucky Division
for his success. An application has just been
received from Louisville with SO names on the
charter. The Camp was organized by Col. Geo.
H. Cappito and will be mustered next We'd
nesday. Col. Cappto is hustling things in
Louisville, and will have things in great shape
at the GAR. National Eucampment which
will be held in that city in September.
MINNESOTA.
Camp of Sons Of Veterans was organized on
Washington's Birthday at Ashley, and the fol-
lowing officers were installed by Capt. George
+. Whitcomb, of Alexandria: Capt, Phillip G.
Cowing, First Lieut., S. c. Rugland; Second
Lieut., A. NJ. Schow Chap, II. X. Nelson First
Serg't. J. Z. Beebee; @. M. S., J. G. Melby: s.
of G., Alfred Schow; c. S., George Larson;
Principal Musician, A. N. PeDnock; G. of g.,
Charles Bowman; c. G., Henry Melby; p. g.,
Bert Beardsley. The Camp Council ia Ross
Beardsey. Frank Wahldicck aud j. N. Bow
man.
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