The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-24
SONS OF VETERANS.

The Commander-In-C Chief 3. of ", Has Nee
Ruled Against Negroes.
There having been q statement in she press
that the COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the Sons al
Veterans bad ruled against the eligibility Of
negroes to membership in she Order, AdYt~
Gen. Speelman gave the following interview 20
reporter of the Cicinnati Commercial Gassttf:
The, published statement 10 wholly err
roneous. In the 6rst place, the colored men ala
not appeal from any action Of Commander eilt,
OF the Division OF Alabama and Tennsssee And
in the second place. mandsr-in- Chisf
Bundy has not been called upon 20 render ann
decision on the question as to the eligibility a
colOred men 20 mem bsrship in our Order. Tbs
publication does Gen. Bundy a great injustice.
IL has caused US any amount of annoyanes asa
l am glad to have the opportunity TO corrsos ~
Within the last three months tive sppliaSs
tions for Camp chsrters-ope from Vicksbur3,
Miss; the other from New Orleans. La-havs
been disapproved by Commander Glib Of ths
Division Of Alabama and Tennessee, to which
Division the Camps Of most of the Southern
states are attached for jurisdctionsl purposes,
Division Commanders possess full power to APP
prove or disapproye applications. The spplieas
ton is made direct to the Division Commandsr,
and the organization and muster of the Camp
is under bis charge and supervision. IL the
Division Commander approves the application,
he sends 10 to Commandery-fn-C Chief Head
in-Chief and Adjutant- General III he disap-
proves il, the matter ends there.
BUNDY IN THE SOUTH
Considerable correspondence has resulted
from the disapprOval Of the applications for
charters for Camps at New Orleans and Vickss
burg. Commandments Chief Bundy has Just re-
turned from an extended trip through the
South, and while there be gave the eolorsd
question careful study and atgen ton Al Birs
mi m vha A 10 ha --{f
Commander Valentine Glib and Division Adj
NJ. ID. Friedman, and they agreed with him
fully that the interests of all parties concerned
would be best subseryed by the formation Of q
new Division, to be known as the Division Of
Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. Work 10
that end has been ina1gursted, and the pros
poets for the success of the effort are very good.
This move is directly in the interests OF the
colOred men, as it is altogether probable that
the new Division will be composed entirely,
or almost entirely. of eolored Camps. IL Is
folly to state that colored men are ineligible to
membership in our Order.
Sec 1 of Art. V of our Constitution 70 very
plain on the question of eligibility. IL says:
: All male descendants. not less than Is yesrso OF
age. OF deceased or hOnorably- discharged sols
diers. sailors marines who served In the
Union army or navy during the civil war OF
shall be eligible to membership'
We hope and believe that the Division Of
L lOrtda, LOUISIANA ana MISSISSIPPI Will oe y
acquisition to the Commandery-iRs
Chief. Sons of Veterans, U. 9. A."
MASSACHUSETTS,.
The funeral of II. c. Temple, Captain-slses
OF Col. Albert Wood Camp, occurred Jan.
from the Methodist Church. Rev. Il. O. Martin
after reading appropriate selec-
tions of scripture, spoke of the high esteem in
which he was held by all his friends and sCs-
quaintsnces, as well as relatives. beautiful
pillow, with letters IS of v. >" from Col. Albers
Wood Camp, also flowers from the W.R.C, with
many other floral tributes.
The officers Of Gen. John g. Foster Camp, So,
South birmingham, were installed Jan. 4 by
Past Division Chaplain d. Murray Travis.
Maj. Allen, Shepard Camp. 133. Ashland, and
Capt. B. A. Bridges. Camp g. Holliston, were
present. Camp SO entertained the visitors With
q supper.
The following officers have been appointed
by the Captain Of the HollistOn Camp: First
5erg't w. e. Lewis. Quartermsster; Edward
Bailey, Color Guard A. l.. Pond, Sergeant OK
the Guard Edward Morse Principal Musician;
Vim. Hollis, Corporal A. r. Wright, Camp
Guard Warren Coolridge, Pickles Guard.
VERMONT.
Capt. E. N. Florence, of Elmer E. Ellsworth
camp. 70. Montreal Canada. has gone TO BoS-
ton, Mass, where he will make his future home.
A grand banquet was rendered him By she
Camp before his departure.