The National tribune., 1896-01-30
SONS OF VETERANS.
National 0rderS---DivisiOn News and
Election of Officers.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.

Twenty-one Divisions show Losses-New
York and Pennsylvania Have Gained i'm
Camps and Membership-Six Smaller
Divisions are Prospecting.
HEADQUARTERS CoMMASDEKY ~ CHIEF,
Sons OF VETERANS u. 5. A.,
Rooms 1-2, FIRST NATGoNAL BANK Block,
LACROSSE, KAN, Jan. 15 1896.
General Orders No. l.
Series OF 1896.
As tho New Year comes to us it comes with
new and enlarged opportunities, upon which
our membership should be prompt TO seize
The various Camps in our organization are.
with newly-elected and appointed officers, in
the best possible condition to increase and
strengthen their membership. The prospects
for the year are bright for our Order, as events
of international Importance have awakened
the people OF our beloved country to renewed
loyalty and patriotism and all who are eligible
to membership as Sons of Veterans will be the
more eager to join organization of
which these principles are the corner-stones
Brothers. we should live up to our glorious
privileges aud make the most of our Oppor-
tunites. No effort should be spared to enlist
these new recruits in our grand army of loyal
defenders of the Nation our veteran fathers
gave their lives to save.
On account of private business matters in
Ohio requiring his immediate return. Brother
III. V. Speelman rendered his resignation as
Adjutant- General on Nov. 9, to take effect
Nov. Is. The same was accepted, and Brother
e.. Born, of 0berin, Kan, was appointed and
installed as his successor. Brother Speelman
was a very capable officer, and thoroughly
qualified to discharge the arduous duties of the
position. During his brief stay in Kansas he
made many friends who regretted his return
to the East. IL is to be hoped that the Order
may still enjoy the benefit of his able counsel
and loyal heart in the years that are to come.
On the recommendation of the Quarter
ter-General, Past Captain Harry T. Moore,
of Camp 6, Division of Illinois, has been ap-
pointed Assistant Quartermaster. General.
Past Captain III. A. Russell, of Camp 223 Di-
vision of Kansas, has been appointed Assistant
Acknowledgement
Union Defenders Day" Feb IL, should be
commemorated in public exercises by every
Camp, where practicable. This day, the 67th
anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln,
of blessed memory to every lover of liberty the
world over. should be day of grateful memories
of the great hearted Martyr-President, time
of tender tribute 10 his answering loyalty, his
unselfsh devotion, his long-sutlering charity
his unfaitering patriotism, and his inspired
guidance of the Nation safely through that
terrible crisis of its history, the awful civil
war. The Chaplain in Chief has prepared q
simple and most appropriate order of service
for that day, which has been distributed to the
Camps of the Order. This beautiful service
gives muck freedom to Camps in making up
the numbers OF their programs, and should be
followed as closely as possible
Division Encampments will be held as fol-
lows: Maryland Feb. IL and H. at Baltimore;
Missouri, Feb. II and Is, at Cameron; Massa-
chusetts, Feb 81 and %, at Boston,. New
Hampshire, April 10 and Is, at Concord Kan
sas, April 81, % and %, at Beloit; Pennsyl-
vania, June 3. a. and 8. at Gettysburg; New
Jersey, Feb. 20, at Trenton.
The Proceedings of the 18th Annual Encamp-
ment, at Knoxville, Tenn, are about ready
for distribution. Copies may be secured from
Division Commanders or O. .-Gen. Z. Loeben-
stein, 81 LaSalle street, Chicago, ILL.,, upon the
payment of postage, eight cents per copy.
Preliminary steps have been taken to secure
the passage by Congress of joint resolution
which provides that the distinctive badge
adopted by the Sons of Veterans, o. s. A., may
be worn. in their own right, upon all public
occasions of ceremony, by officers and enlisted
men of the Army and Navy Of the United
States who are members of said organization"
Copies of this resolution will be sent to Di-
vision Commanders, who are hereby requested
to write to each member of Con gress from their
respective Divisions, inclosing a copy of the
resolution, and asking his support of the meas
ure. All Sons OF Veterans should exert all
personal influence possessed upon members of
Congress with whom they have any aequaint-
ance, or whom they can reach through others,
to secure the passage of this legislation.
On recommendation of the Division Com
manders the charters of the following Camps
are hereby annuled and declared forfeited
Division of Nebraska, Camps IA, "a, 149, 149;
Division of Massachusetts, Camps 81, 105 Divis-
ion of New Hampshire Camps 3, 45; Division
of Missouri, Camps 1, 2, g. 10, IA, 3D. 80, 80, Al,
AZ, A. 40, 80, 81, so, g. 62, 81, 81, II. so, 81,
SO, 81, SO. So 90, % to o. 1Ol to 1O5 lot to 1O9
Ill to u.s. III to 120 122 to 1919, l31 to 1884, 1885,
138 to 40, 142, 143, LAT to $50, 154 to 157, 1871
1853 to los, 165 to 113, TIC, 175, 1S3 1S5 to 1877,
$780, 1913, 1877 1913, 200 to 2O2, POI, 2OS, 30, PIP,
pa 216, 21S, 22O 221, 225, 226, 22S. great
many of these Missouri Camps have been dead
for many years, and the numbers have in a
number of cases been already assigned to other
Camps.
BY command of
w. II. RUSSELL, Commander. in. Chief
Official: c. BoRIN Adjutant- General.