The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-02-28

his stan officers are capable OF meeting az me
| requirements Of their positions
Division Adjuiant Fred Z. Bolton. IN pr,-
sentng bis annual report. alluded to sbs faes
| tU1t SINCE the last Enc1mpment three GUAR.
! te-ly reports have been rendered h. an.
camps and consolidated At Hesdquarters. TvA
oi THESE wee submitted 20 the predecessor ~
| TIE present Commander aud one for the on.r.
| ,cf ended Dec 81. 1891, was submitted b.
| plVislon tommandcr 6Oulding. The agree
! gate IS OF All reports IN order to define the re-
/ suits since the l2th annual Encampmank
The consolidated statement shows sh.s a,
/ March 81, 1901. there we're in good stapSInr
/ rs Camps; 4.75l members. There have bean
gained BY muse r SIX Camps, 500 members:
| By transfer. 81 mbers; by reinstatement.
% members. making total of IA Camps
/ $50 members.
| The losses have Leen: By disblndmsnt. ays
/ Camps, 16 members; by death, % members;
/ by honorable discharge, l04 members: By
transfer, % mem eFs; by suspension, shrss
lamps, yoo members making q total Of eigbb
camps and 1921 members Leaving In good
bers.
The muster o. new members il for abe la,h
nine months within % Of the total of the IL
months included IN the last report Thu death
rate IS about the same, being Q tribe more
than per cent
mastering Officer Williamsou's report showed
that SIX Camps had been mustered wish total
. TO members. Two Camps were forming NJ
2Susn hyannis and Swsmpscot. respectively.
No expenses bad been s2s for the ve.r
TN Feb. % resolutions ysrs adonA.a N
favor OF restricting the public display Of asxs
to the American dag: against the deseorascr,
OF Memorial Day asking that the ballot for
the degree of Friendship should reader any
inrther ballot Unnecessary; and indorsisx o
bill before the State Legislature regarding shs
use of the American Gag
The following officers were chosen: Com.
FRED T. Bolton; S. v. c., Harry ID. Sfssos y
v T., n. Frank Williamson. Council D>aiaf
r. Goulding. Charles +. Cook, d. Murray Tr,-
WIS; Delegates Charles ID. Rooney (at-larxsl q
a. Pickering. William r. Davis Geo. w. Psns
niman Leonard G. Couch, @. II. Messenger, q.
Ia Eaton, 4. +. Holman, c. E. Perkins r. W,
Parker; Alternstes w. o. Cutler (as Iargss,
wizard Rowland. A. q. Jewett, A. A. seldsp,
GeoIge L. Bray, W. X. Waterman Henry Log.
OIL. ii. ID. Buzzsc. f. p. Fowle G. E. Bsnnsss.
Fast Colonel Gouliing was presented with a
diamond-studded silver cross.
Commsnder-in- Chief Bundy and Quarter.
master-denersl L0ebenstein were present and
addressed the Encampment
over lOO were present at the Union Camp-
hre Of Camp So, Hollston Feb. g. Bssfdsa
delegations from South birmingham. Hudson,
west hedway, Ashland and Marlboro there
were present Division Commander GsbAirx,
AdJ Bolton, Of Boston; Col. Parsons, Of MARI.
ooro. hne banquet was served and seesehea
made by visiting officers and others
NEW YORK.
TIE llth grand annual invitation masquerad,
aud civic ball Of r. v. Young Camp. held tina
other evening in Columbia Hall, BROOKLYN. was
q pronounced success. During the evening n
handsome gold watch was presented to Pass
Capt. Frank K. Naples by his comrades Of
the camp. The presentation was made In
cat -
John Z. q. Rennert. A beautfully-dssigned pin
was presented 10 Comrade VIM Hartenfsls by
Fsst capt. Frank K. Naples, as a reward for
securing the greatest number of recruits for the
term.
The serni-snnual meeting of the Southern
New York Sons Of Veterans Association, held
d Waverly, N. Y, Feb u Union Dsfsnders
Day, was one Of the most successful meetings
aver held by the Association. The rsll-caH
moved an increase in attendance and in the
camps represented. Oue new Camp was adj
nItted TO the AssociatiOn-Csmp 30 Of Athena
Pa The representatives o. the diferen: Camps
we're spendidly entertained by Waverly Camp
q, and its Ladies' Aid Society, which is the
'anner Society in the State. if not in the Order
Dinner and supper was served in excellent
lyle by the Ladies Aid TO the members of the
association Much important business WA
transacted, among which was passing of reso
utIon to be presented 90 the Assemblymen ant
oHd'oIS VI the uloJflcb Wnlcn the ASSOCIATION
requesting their aid and services 10
eiping to secure the passage of the bill Ia
be Legislature permitting Sons Of Veterans to
ear arms. In the evening a public Campfire
Tas held, at which a very attractive program
Tas rendered, which concluded with the pre-
sntation of flag to Waverly Camp, So Sons OF
eterans, by their Ladies' Aid Society. The
EST OF the evening was spent in dancing.
hese meetings of the Association give the
Dys of the different Camps chance to get ac-
tainted with each other and are proving to
, great help. The next meeting in Septem-
'r will be looked forward to with great deal
pleasure.
HIO.
l. Vern Williams, whose name will be pre-
nted at the coming Encsmpment of the Ohio
vision for Commander. has long been con-
scted with the Order, and has always taken
active interest in It's work. L. Vero VIII
inns was born farm in Brown County,
He is the son of Past Department Conn.,
ander L. ii. Williams OF the GAR. Of Ohio,
DO is also Past Grand Chancellor of the
nights of Pythias of Ohio, and Past Senior
rand Warden +. & A. NJ. of Ohio. Brother
Iilliams attended school at Russelyille and Rip
y, graduating from the latter school, In 1888
. was appointed to- cadetshpst the o. s. Mill
ry Academy at West Point, but declined the
'pointment to take up the study Of law. In
SO he was mustered as a charter member Of
en-. jacob Ammen Camp, 4I0 of which Camp
} Is still member. He served as First Lieu
nant and Captain, and is at present Sergeant
the Guard in said Camp. He has been q
gular attendant at Division Encampnents
ID also attended the National Encsmpment
Helena, Mont, as q delegate from Ohio,
ID the National Enesmpment at Cincinnati