The morning times., 1895-09-13
SONS OF VETERANS GOING
Big Delegation to Leave for the
Knoxville Encampment.
FIRST TIME IN THE SOUTH
Fort Sanders Battlefield the Place
Where They VIII Gather-Dr. John
Neeiy, of This City, to Be a Strong
Candidate for Com mander-in-Chtef.
Orher Plans of the Boys.

The fourteenth annual encamprnent OF
the Sons of Veterans at Knoxville, Tenn,
September 16 to 1s, VIII drs!w a hiS crowd
from Washington unless the signs ;ail. 1t
is the first meeting Of the order in the
Sou tn.
Major E. r. Campbell, who represents
the transportation company. has seoares
a rate that makes the sip almost as cheap
as staying at home.
An opportunity will be given to see
Luray Cavern as well as the SHENANDOAH
Valley and the magnificent East len
ness.e mou nteins en- route, and after tue
encampment all can 60 on TO the dedica-
ton OF the Chickamauga Park on the old
battlefield on September 90.
Finally the encampment will be on the
Fort Sanders battlefield, and everybody
I'm this vigorous young order, that is
growing to rank beside the Grand Army,
will be there Knoxville is preparing 10
entertain 80 900 visitors.
The railroad fare from Washington wiiibe
$40. so for the round trip. This is one
cent per mile The regular rate is S3O-So
WHEN THEY WILL LEAVE.
The washington delegation viii leave at
8; As q. III. Saturday next. The trip VIII
be up the Shenandoah To Lufay, where all
will stop overnight TO see the cave. Next
morning they will pass through the noun
taius of North Carolina and East Tennessee
by way OF Bristol They will arrive in
Knoxville at 4 45 p. NJ. Sunday. In
this wayit WILDE daylight journey through
out.
The regular delegatesfo for the encampment
are Frank A. White, division commander
for Eastern Maryland; c. S. Davis, PHI
Kearney Camp; j. F. johnson, Fremont
Camp: Jennings Wilson, Thomas Camp
Post Division Commanders E. r. Campbell,
DR.. John r. Neeiy, Sherman J. Brown and
Otto L. Sues. With these VIII go q large
number of members.
The Ladies' Aid Society VIII also send a
representative. Among those who viii go
are: Miss webber, division president, and
Mrs. C. S. Davis, post division president.
Also several Grand Army men have signi-
fled their intention to go.
Among these are Capt. VIM. II Myers,
Quarterrnaster Fifth Battalion, d. c. n. e.,
and Capt l. ". Stone, ,lastassistant adjutant
general, Department OF theP Potomac, G A. r.
The delegation at Louisville Will go down
on their way to the Chicamauga exercises.
DR.. NEELY'S CHANCES
A part of the business of the meeting viii
be legislation for the whole country and
the election of national officers. The Wash
fngton delegation will present for the po-
sition OF Commander in-Chief for the United
states the name OF DR.. John K. Neely. II
elected he will succeed Gen. VIM. E. Bundy,
of Cincinnati.
Dr. Neely is graduate of Howard and
Georgetown Universities. He has lived
here many years and is very popular in the
order. His friends, who include all mem
bers OF the order here, urge that he is in
every way qualified for the place and
will give a clean, economic and progressive
administration of the executive affairs
of the organization.
The Sons of Veterans now number ovef
fifty thousand members in all parts OF the
country and their growth is rapid.
The citizens OF Knoxville are making great
efforts to bring a large attendance from the
extreme North. One reason they give why
all should attend is that las good citizen.
you W ish to obiitcrate all OF the little that
remains of sectional lines and antipathies.