The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-02-07

| Sons of Veterans during the Spring of 1888, and
has always been an active member. He wst
| appointed Quartermaster-Sergesnt soon after
| his muster-in, and held that Office for four
| years, when he was elected First Lieutenant
After serving in that office one year, he wa
appointed First Sergeant, holding that office
| until chosen Captain. He attended the En-
| campment held at Binghamton, as delegate,
and was afterwsrd appointed State Aid. His
father. ID. E. Curtis lie Roy. N. Y, enlisted in
the Fall of 1851 in the 104th N. Y, better
known as the Wadsworth Guards, serving till
the Spring Of 1865, when he was discharged,
after having been in 10 battles and several
skirmishes.
&c. Bueh, Fulton, writes: "The year 1894
Just closed, has been one OF the most prosper
GUS years in the history of the Sons Of Veter-
ans in this locality. We are now about to start
in the new year with q new set of officers, and
it should be the aim Of the officers elect Of each
Camp TO eclipse all records of the former oceu-
pants in their respective stations. But the off,
GERS alone cannot do this. They need the united
support of all members of the Order. Let each
member strive to do his utmost in the year
1895. Increase your membership, encourage
Camps that are dying out. and above all, work
in unison with the Grand Army. Make II q
point to visit any sick brother or comrade as
soon possible after the report reaches your
Camp. If be is needy or suffering for want of
X,
him. Remember that charity to the Union
veterans is one of the strongest planks ia the
Sons Of Veterans platform. The Grand Army
should also help in this work by encouraging
their sons to join the Order. Try TO impress
upon their minds that we do not go to the Camp
meeting Just for an evenings amusement as
you would TO a club. We go there to perpetu-
ate the memory Of the thousands Of brave men
who fell on the field of battle, or followed their
respective commands against the traitors of the
South; gave up their lives the battlefield
and left friends and relatives at home to mourn
for them; children TO grow up without father;
a mother who would never again see her son,
the boy who had been the pride of her life;
wife who depended on her husbend for support,
aud all this and more they gave up for their
country which serves TO teach one Of the great
est lessons of loyalty ever taught. Then, again,
If you are ever in q city at the time of Divis-
ion Encampment, you will many times
hundreds of Sons of Veterans who few days
before were strangers to each other minging
together as though they had known each other
for years. That is friendship. Thus you have
tho three grsndest principles of our Order
Fraternity. Charity, and Loyalty. Let every
son of veteran not member who reads this
think over these three principles; think of all
that those three simple words mean, and 1 am
satisfied that you will conclude that the place
for him is with 8. of.Y. baton on the lapel of
his coat evey time"
Shedd Camp. 90, LIE Roy-Capt.. f. III. Curtis;
First Lieut., Royal Caswell; Second Lieut., Q.
s. Davis; Council, w. b. DOty, w. E. Curtis II.
M. Wright; O. NJ s., E. j. Graves; First Sergt,
F. J. Nash; s. of g.. w. E. Curtis; Chap, Harry
Wright; c. 6, Henry Weber; C. of g., s. L.
Cosway; G. g., L. c. Bowen; P. g., III. ]. Stick
new.