The National tribune., 1896-03-26
THE DIVISIONS.
KANSAS,

J. NJ. Taylor Camp 70, of Lawrence. has Is
sued circular announcing the candidacy Of
/ a. u. Alrich for Division Commander. The
/ circular is signed by the six delegates to the
Encam pment. which meets at Belois the same
| time as the GAR. This testimonial of their
appreciation of his services in the Camp was
altogether unsOugbt by A. g. AIdrich who was
/ one Of the charter members has served two
terms as Captain, and as represen tatiVe in every
DIVISION Encampment, and twice at the Ma
tional Encampment.
MAINE.
| The 18th annual Encampment will be held
at Freeport, June 10 aud IL
MISSOURI.
AT the 18th annual Encampment of the Mis-.
| souri, Division, Sons of Veterans Manly Wren.
| OF Bethany, was elected Commander; NJ "
| Bauer, of Union, Senior Vice Commander. and
A V. Cashion, OF Perryville, Junior Vice Com
| mander. The Division COuncilmen elected
| were NJ. j. Mills. Sheridan J. T. Hieronymus,
Jr., Sedalla. and K. NJ. Barnes Memphis. Dele
gates to Commandery-in-Ch Chief are T. @. Cher
rington, Deepwater; f. s. Moss, Anderson:
J. Z. Baird, Kansas City; Max Doblie Con-
cordla; Alternates, Ed w. Dieterle. st. Louis;
- +. Bobe. st. Louis; A. L. Chambers Mt.
Moriah, and F. Siemens, St. Joseph.
Past Captain Ed Skinner of Bethany, has
been appointed Adjutant of the Division No
other appointments have yet been made on the
Commanders staff
Since the Division Encampment CAMPS have
been mustered at KerbyvilIe, Mo-; Waco, Tex,
and Kirksville Mo-, and the Camp at Ediu-
burg, Mo-, has been reinstated.
1t is thought that the action of the Eneamn-
ment making it the duty Of the Mastering
Officer or one of his three assistants 10 visit
each Camp officially at least once a year will
be the means of making the now prosperous
Division of Missouri one of if not the leading
Division Of the Order
NEW JERSEY.
The 18th annual Encampment of the New
Jersey Division was held at Trenton Feb 20,
1Ol delegates being present. Senior Vice Conn.,
mauder-in-Chief Carr and Past Colonel w s.
Oberdorf were present and addressed the En-
campment. The following officers were chosen:
Division Commander, James b. Adams Camp
III, Atlantic City; $. " ID. c., Fremont Tietz
IL. Riverside; J.Y. d. c., Jesse R. DUNCAN, 40,
Somerville. Division Council, N. Sheppard, 9,
Bloomfield; Fred o. Thatcher, 80. Camden;
Geo. B. Clader, 81, Railway; Representatives
at-Large, Arthur E. Veseelius g. Paterson:
Alternate, Fred F. G.. Woodward. 81 Trenton,
Representatives, Geo B. Hulit. TO- HopewelI:
Jas. Matthews 81, Trenton; Alternates, Benz
II. Ford, Is, Red Bank; E. Mccain, II. At
lantic City. Col. Adams appointed the follow
ing personal staff: Surg, BENZ H. Ford IS
Red Bank; Chap. Horace J. Martin, o. Plain
field; AdJt, Geo. H. Bailey, II, Atlantic City;
Q. NJ, Ernest w. McCann, II, Atlantic City;
ms, Howard B. Green, 80. Pennsgroye; Mus
tering Officer. Halsey R. Brant, 26, Phillips
burg Judge-Advoeate, Henry B. Gleason. AZ.
swedesboro; S. NJ. Frank VI. Cunningham, IL,
Atlantic City; O. M s., Howard B. Nichols, IL,
Atlantic City; Hospital Steward, John F. Gard
ner, IL, Woodbridge. All of them have proven
good workers before this and COL Adams will
have plenty of help from them. The legisIa-
ton was largely of a negative character, the
EfY,on IL
amendments to the Bylaws providing for
change in the place of holding the annual
meeting; also, to meet at same time and place
as the GAR. Department. Encampment; to
hold two days meeting instead of one as at
present; to elect permanent Quartermaster;
and to appoint committee to wait on the
GAR. Department Encampment to ask their
aid in opening the doors of the GAR. Posts to
the Sons.
Past Capt. ]. Frank Farne, of Camp 2O4,
Minersville, has been appointed Chaplain of
this Division, vice Capt. Norman E. Berkey, Of
Camp 43, resigned.
The report of the Sons of Veterans Flag Com
mittee for the Home for Aged Veterans of the
GA. II. and Their Wives, Philadelphia NIX.
T. Shannon, Chairman, and Richard M. Wright,
Treasurer-shows the total receipts to have
been S212SS, and the total expenditures $780,
IS, leaving cash balance on hand of 5000.
Division Commander w. w. Sparks, in last
General Orders, calls the attention of members
IF the Grand Army to the purposes of the
Sons of Veterans, and asks their aid in build
ing up the Order in this Division. He urges .
Grand Army men who have sons old enough
20 become members of the Order to impress
upon them the duty of joining at once. Appli-
,atiOns for charters in this Division should be-
addressed to w. w. Sparks, Division Com
nander, Vancouver, Wash.
Another matter of Importance is brought up
by Commander Sparks, and Camps are urged
20 form Ladies' Aid Societies or Tents Of
Daughters of Veterans There should be Ons
If these societies wherever q Camp is located
Spragne Camp is making preparations for
he Division Encampment, which will be held
n Tacoma, June TO- IL, and Is.