The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-27
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from Various DivisiOns-Elec-
ton of Officers, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
Committees of the Battlefield Encampmcnt.
Sons at Knoxville.

HEADQUARTERS COMMUNICATING CHIEF, !
| Rooms 2l1-2l2 LINCOLN Inn COURT,
| CINCINNATI, O., June IL, 1895. J
General Orders No 3.
Series of 1895.
| indications point to large attendance at tht
| 14th annual Encampment of the Commandery
| in-Chief, which will be held in the city 0
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 1919, 1895, inclusive
! The Executive Committee for this Encamp
| ment reports good progress, and is sparing M
pains to make the meeting one of the largest
| and most successful in the history of our or
ganization. Following are the officers of the
Executive Committee: Chairman, w. T. Cham
| berlain; Vice Chairman, w. Il. Cooper; Sec.
J. s. Stewart; Treas, M. l.. Ross.
Following are the Chairmen of the several
subcommittee Fl. S. Miner, Finance; A. G.
| McNulty, Transportation G. 2. Chandler and
T. l.. Carly, Advertising, Press, and Printing
J. c. Groner Public Comfort: J. M. Murphy,
Invitation and Program; II. A. Reep Badges
and Halls; L. r. Carter, Music and Parade
w. T. Claiborne, Decoration; w. j. Ramagc,
Reception; j. c. Luttrell. Arrangements. A
complete program will be given in future Gen
ersl Orders
The following brothers have been appointed
as members of the Transportation Committee
for the 14th annual Encampment of the COM
mandery-in-Chief: Maj. E. r. smpbel. Wash
ington, ID. c., Chairman J. A. Averdick, NJ.
d., Covington, KY; W. A. Stevens, Arlington,
Mass; James D. Rowen. Des Moines, Iowa; B.
W. Frsuenthal, st. Louis, Mo.
Division Commanders have been elected and
installed as follows: Alabama and Tennessee,
J. g. Crumbiss. Kingston. Tenn; California,
Louis E. Shredder, So East Avenue, Holly Park,
San Francisco; Illinois, Frank L. Shepard,
Room 9, 81 La Sale street, Chicago; Iowa. A.
l.. Sorter, jr., Mason City; Kentucky, Will A.
Field, Augusta; West Virginia, Wilbur III.
Brand (re.elected). Canton; Wisconsin, Thos.
L. Jacobs Neenah: New Hampshire, Walter s..
Wiley. Somersworth; Pennsylvania, c. L.
Diefenderfer Reading; South Dakota, u. G..
Green, White.
Division Encampments will be held as fol-
lows: Indiana, Anderson, July ], 9, 3; New
York, Syracuse, July l, 2, B; Ohio, &enia,
June %, &C. 81, 90.
Junior Vice Com msnder rim Chief Lewis A.
Dilley is now located at st. Louis, Mo. His adj
dress is 700 Fsyn Building.
The Alderman's Chamber, City Hall. has
been secured for Sons of Veterans Headauar
tiers during GAR. Encampment, to be held in
Louisville, KY, next September. 1t is in the
heart of the city. convenient to all points of
interest. The Commander-in-Chief and staff
will be located at Rooms 400 and 403, Gait
House. Camps and individual members desir-
ing quarters during the Louisville Encamp-
meDt will please communicate with T. II. Nine
kirk, 1893 Seventh street, Louisville, Chairman
of the S. V. Committee. stating the probable
number who will attend, whether uniformed,
etc.
Stems have been taken for the formation of
the new Division of the Gulf This Division
will be constituted of Camps located in the
States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.
The following Camps have been mustered into
this proposed new Division: Vicksburg, Miss;
Jacksonville, Fla; Jennings, La: Algers. La;
n.l. T.Ir 81.
Commander of the Louisiana and Mississippi
Department, GAR. of New Orleans, was COM
missioned TO muster the new Camps, and he
performed the work in most admirable man
ner. Ben Harrison Camp, /, of New Orleans
has been detached from the Division of Ala
bams and Tennessee, and is now within the
jurisdiction of the proposed new Division of the
Gulf. By two-thrds vote of said Camp at
regular meeting held June z, this action was
decided upon.
Capt Josiah Gross, of Camp /, New Orleans,
has been authorized and directed to call meat
ing of the represen tatives fas prescribed by Sec
1, Art. H., PIP. 22 and 90, C., K. and r. of all
the Camps in the above-named States for the
purpose of completing the formation of the
proposed new Division, for the election of Di-
vision officers. and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
Upon recommendation of Division Com
manders. the charters OF the following Camps
are hereby annulled and declared forfeited:
California, AZ; Illinois. 3. 3, IL, 16. II, 81 33,
80, 20. 49, So, So. 127, 139, 142, 147, 10, 1s9,
1g9, 233, $40, 251, 26I, 26s, 27s, 2s2, 2s7, 2s9,
302, 303 300, 314, 325, 331, 332, 337, 339, $40,
1853, 1884, 1856, 365, $40, 374 37G, 1873, 37g, 800,
1876; Kansas, "a. rs. 81. 1873, 1870, 1872; Ne
braska, q. 81; Ohio. Ala, 474; Pennsylvania,
81 sc, las, 100. lsI, 252; Vermont, AZ, 45, SO,
So 81. 80; Wisconsin, 2, IA. 81, 81, 69, so, SO,
90 los, LOG. LOT, Ill, 113, III.
A young man named Ernest Mayer, OF Camp
30, Charleston, w. Va, has been imposing upon
members of the Order in Pttsburg, Cincinnati,
Brp in CHAM, New Orleans, ard other places.
He has represented himself as being commits
stoned and authorized to muster new Camps.
No such authority was ever granted him.
Young Mayer is now supposed to be in Texas.
His father. DR.. d. Mayer, of Charleston, w. Va,
is one of the most prominent citizens Of that
State, and has refunded sums of money re-
ceived from members of the Order by his way
ward son.
Division Commanders are urged and direct
ed to have the reports of their Chaplains and
Surgeons forwarded to the Chaplain-in- Chief
and Surgeon General. respectively, at once.
By command of VIM. E. BUNDY,
Official: Chief
II. ", SPEELMAN, Adjutant General.
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