The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-27

enee Of Adj't. Gen. Fl. " speelmau and ASS
Inspector Gen. L. Vera Williams, each o
| whom made entertaining talkssnd highly com
plimented the closing ad IN inistrstion.
Capt. X h. Buckley presented retiring Col
Evans with Q beautiful silver Past Command
| er's badge in behalf of the Dyisioa,for services
rendered. Mr.. Evans accepted the badge Of
honor in very appropriate speech.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Col, w. A. Field, of Augusta
s. V. T., II. NJ Weaver, of Louisville; J. V. O.,
Ebert Pangbnrn, Of Msysvile; Division Coun-
ell, w. l.. Hafcr, L. F. Hill. and J. J. Pepper;
Delegate-at-Large. r. M. Buckley, Of Louis.
vile; Delegate. c. ID. Murrell, of Josephine
Alternate, W. 4. Harris, of Louisville; Adj't
=. L. Perham, of Augusta; Quartermaster, Z.
Yates.
Louisville was selected as the place for the
next Encampment the first Wednesday aud
Thursday in June next.
NEW YORK.
The annual Encampment of the New York
Division will be held at Syracuse, July 9, 3.
and A. Railroad rates have been reduced TO q
fare and third. Headquarters will be at the
Empire House. Lieut-Go Saxton will speak
on the evening of July q Special information
will be given upon application to Capt. Adam
Listman, North Salins st. Syracuse.
The following Camps have recently been
mustered:
April 1. T. B. Marshall, 3s9, Redwood, was re-
organised, thereby reinstating IA members.
d. W. Estes, of Division Council Installing
Officer. Capt, Frank Pierce; First Lieut.,
Henry Ahlers; Second Lieut., Leander Hib-
bard
April 90, ]. W. Vrooman, GO, Dolgeville, II
charter members. Aid-de-Camp w. G. Gray,
Utica, MASTERING Officer. Capt, w. T. Morton;
First Lieut., L. II. Roth; Second Lieut., Ii. G.
Eavans.
April &c, Thomas o'Brien. II. Baldwinsville,
% charter members. Lieut. Col. A. G. Court
ney, Syracuse, Mastering Officer Capt, L. r.
Failing; First Lieut., Harvey F. Lee; Second
Lieut., John A. Foster.
May 8, Gen. George B. Mcclellan, "a, Yon-
kers. 10 charter members. Abide Camp Ran
dolph White. Tarrytown, Mastering Officer.
Capt, Edward p. Hasey; First Lieut., Albert
Sieyers, jr.; Second Lieut., James E. Bowls.
May %, John G. Shots, 2, Yonkers 30 charter
members. Counci-in Chief w. ID. Spear Yon-
kers, mastering Officer. Capt, John w. PEN
treath First Lieut., James ID. Stewart; Second
Lieut., John III. Keller.
June 6, William b. Tibbitts, sc, Troy, 25
charter members. Capt John II. Forcey, Lans-
ingburg Mastering Officer. Capt, Thomas f.
Maxwell; First Lieut., r. b. BoutecoW; Second
Lieut., w. H. Kinock.
Division Commander l.. J. Macy, in last
General Orders, says: Frank r. McKezna,
the noted Sons of Veterans fraud, mentioned
in Art. ", Division Order No. L. made his ap-
pearance in West New Brighton, S. l.. recently,
calling on Capt. Joseph III. Wilton, of Camp No.
63, this time purporting to be Past Captain of
Camp No. /, of Waterbury, Conn. In Capt.
Wilton he met man who not only reads Di-
vision Orders, but stands ready to execute
them. He escorted the gentleman before a
Police Judge, where he (McKeuna) plead guilty
to being a fraud and admitted that he was not
a son OF a veteran, ever belonged to Camp.
lie was sentenced to term in the Richmond
County Jail. Said McKenna is about five feet
eight inches high. and weighs about 100 pounds
slim features. hair and mUstache light au-
burn, light eyes, and quite delicate looking.
He wore a cheap, light mixed suit and black
derby hat"