The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30
SONS OF VETERANS.
Loyal Young Men and Their Great
Order.

Commander CHIEF Charles X. Darling
has just issued General Order No. 8 from
National Head quarters, Boston, Mass.
Nearly every Camp in the Order has now
been inspected, and the COMMANDMENTS
Oh eff provides for the. inspection OF the
different Division Headquarters by the APP
pointment of many Assistant Inspectors
General.
Thomas ]. Harmon, Dedham, Mass. has
been detailed as Assistant Adiutant- Gen
eral and Fred. ! Sanford, Chicago, H., as
Assistant QuaT;eTmaster General.
The appointmon Of the following com
mittees, provided for by the 10Th annual
Encampment OF the Commandery-in Chief,
Is announced:
Commit ee on Ritual: Charles D. Rooney,
Garter Building. Boston; w. Y. Morgan,
Hutchinson, Kan: Clark j. Tisdell, Chi
cago.
Committee on School Histories and Patri
otto Teaching, to act in nilnction With
similar committee Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, of which Judge Marsh, of In
diana, is Chairman: Rev. Sommerville
Light, Bluff on, Ind; W liam Nj p. Bowen,
Providence, T.. l.: Rev. w. j. Patton, Mari
nette, Wis; Fred \. Godcharles, Milton,
Pa; Henry II. Parker Go, ersvlIe, n. =.
Committee TO draft new eligibility clause
for Constitution, Rules, and Regulations;
Past Comma nder-in- Chief William Ii. Rus
sell, La Crosse, Kan; Charles 7. Orner,
Bloomington, H.
Committee to visit the next National En-
campn7ent of the Grand Army Of the
Republic and exeni the greetings OF or
Order: Hon. j. III. Thurston, Omaha, Nek.;
Past Commander in Chief VILLAIN E.
Bundy, Cincinnati, c.; Past Division Com
mander w. H. Armstrong, Indianapolis,
Ind; Division Commander A. w. Jones.
Youngstown, O.; Past Division Commander
WIZ am G.. Dustin, Dwight, III.
Committee on Military Reserve: E. r.
CampbelI. Washington, ID. G: Fred B.
Philadelphia, Fs.
Committee IL investigate the advisa bility
OF establishing a military COLI &c as a
memorial to the soldiers and menb of
the GAR: \. L. Sorter, ir., Mason City,
Iowa; George E. Cox, Hartford, Conn;
Manley Wren, Bethany No; +. o. Bixby,
Chelsea, VI; r. NJ. Buckley, louisville. KY
The Commander in Chief urges prompt
ness in making returns, and instructs all
Division Commanders to send blanks to all
Camps at least two weeks in advance. He
asks that Division Headquarters consoli-
date the returns and forward report to Ma
tIonal Headquarters within the time speci-
fled n the Rules and Regulations.
The Proceedings OF the 10th Annual En-
campment OF the Commandery- in Chief
held at indianapolis, Sept. to IL, 1897,
have been edited under the supervision of
DIST DdUleS Lewis
Rake and Past hdi't-Gen. Horace III. Ham
mer, and are in the hands of the printer.
Upon the recommendation Of the Division
Commander the charters of Camps II and
ID, Kansas, have been revoked.
Since last General Orders were issued
Springs, Mich; Everett, Pa; Northumber-
land, Pa; East St. Louis, H.; Webb City,
No; Households, n. Y; Alexandria, S. ID. |;
Strahan, Iowa. Rock Valley, Iowa; GoodeII,
Iowa; Ervington. o.; washington Springs, s.
D.; Mancel Iona Mich; Trufant, Mich; Erin,
Ny; Milton, n: II; Dawson, Mimi; Dan
vile, KY; Washington, Pa I; SisserOn, S. d..
Fairbury, heb.; Nashua, n. H.: Alba. Mo. ;
jefferson, Okla. Ter; East Palestine, o.,
and SoIth Standish, Me. These 20 Camps
had "A charter membership of 52f
Connecticut will hold its annual En-
campment al New Haven, Feb. II; Massa-
chusetts, at Boston, Feb. Il and %
The Communicating Chief has had the
opportunity OF meeting ne-ny members of
the Grand Army, as well as Sons of Vet
Grams, at Campfires and ether gatherings
during the past two months. On all occa-
sions he has found the warn,est express
sions of good will toward the Sons of Vet
Grams as an Order, and he is more than @, er
impressed with the belief that any failure
to come up TO the full measure of It's posi-
bIlItIes as an organization Will be properly
chargeahie to lack Of effort on the part of
its own mem bership
In closing his orders Gen. Darling saws:
We wish 10 record the recognition and
thanks of The Order 10 the officers and
members that have rendered faij hful ser
vice for the past year. We urge those
about to retire from office not 10 forget
that 1t is their plain duty to Continue their
work for the ccess of their Camp ard
Division. Ii Is rot only unbecoming, bat a
poor return for nor ors conferred, for ~. ST
officers To become INDECENT members
| Dnited effort, co operat o., harmon and Il
| Willingness To render such service as past
| experience may qualify them 10 perform, is
not only most DIES ra BILE, but the Can.p nd
| DIVISION have right TO expect and a lust
! claim to the services Of their Jast officers
| The rank and file is the buiwark Of the
| Order. In them We find hope and inspira-
| ton. To The members who have been ioyal
! to their camps are We indebted for what
| ever Improvements have or may be shown
| We call for your services ; We real, est yoilr
| support We know that every member can
! do something Tor the advancement of the
| Order. Therefore, let it become a resolution
| with each of us 10 render some service that
will prove Of valne. Bring into our ranks
new recruits. Nearly every member can do
! this, and If all are awake to existing CD
| pOrtnnities, we shall forge ahead TO a
position that will mark the cess alton ot
! losses, and establish the advancement hat
| VIII bring us greater strength and create,
| Influence as an Order.
Loyalty is one OF our grandest prin-
ciples, and loyalty TO the Camp OF which
| we are members is one of the most Dracti-
cal complications of this principle. We
| have good reasons to look TO the future
with pleasing hope and anticipation; alorp
the line there comes the cheering news O
| jealous work and activ ty Much has been
| done towards Improvement, and we have
| had brought 10 our notice, and hereby de
sire teofiicialiy commend many Camps fol
increases IN membership they have re-
| Gently made.
The work of Pennsylvania in this re-
spect IS extraordinary; because ofthis, and
| 10 demonstrate to our members what can be
| done when the spirit Of activity is shown
| by the Commander of "a Division, loyalty
supported by its officers and members, VIZ
mention with qualification the praiseworthy
| record of the following Camps in that Divis-
ION: Camp 40, Shenandoah, f47 recruits,
Sept. % To Nov. IL Camp i69, Wilkes Barre,
loo recruits, Dec. 10; Camp 81 Mahanoy
| CITY, 9S recruits, July 30, Philadelphia, con
soldated, II recruits, Nov 10; Camp l2i
| Milton, Pa, Ga recruits, June "a to Dec. 2:
Camp 81, Mt. Carmel, 20 recruits, Aug. 10. u