The National tribune., 1897-10-28
SONS OF VETERANS.
Loyal Young Men and Their Great
Order.

The time is ripe for building up the
Order in New York, and all that is needed,
says Col. J. VI. Owen. is hard and unceasiny
work Oh the part OF the rank aud file OF the
Division. There are in the State many towns
that should support good, strong Camps. bnt
have none. Members of other Camps shGuld
interest themselves in establishing Camps at
these places.
Continuing, Col. Owen SAYS: While we are
looking for new Camps. suSt not neglect
the old ones. Many Camps are weak aud need
strengthening. Our work should be improved
and our standard of membership raised Our
Camp life should be such that every member
IS better for belonging TO our Order. We
should try TO make members better men;
better and more loyal citizens Thus will our
Order become what it should bc-a blessing TO
our land, an Instrument of great good, some
thing to be proud of aud glory in"
The New York Division has been very sue
cessful in organizing new Camps. four havin.
been mustered since last Division Orders were
issued.
Z Everything is now in readiness for the in
speciion in the New York Division. Assistant
Inspectors have been announced by Inspector
Naples, and Col. Diven cautions each to do his
work carefully impartially and we'll.
rallying call is sounded in the Green
Mountain State by Col. William W. Lapoiut
Tie old Vermont Brigade never faItered, and
the Second Vermont Brigade. under the gal.
liant Stannard, knew no such word as retreat
1t is now expected that the sons OF these gal
liant sires will do their full duty Gen. Oar
ling Vermonter by BIRTH is at the head of
the Order, and the honor of the Green Mount
ain State is pledged to make his ad ADMINISTRATION
the great success il deserves Under the direc-
ton of Col. Lapoint, a census of eligibles is
being taken, aud every worthy young man
will be given an opportunity to unite with the
Order.
Under the direction Of William d. Good, of
Greenville, Tenn. every Camp in the Alabama
and Tennessee Division will be inspected be-
fore Dec. /.
The experiment of making Camp auxiliary
to n Post of the Grand Army is being tried with
great success in Washington. Some weeks ago
Logan Camp, which had been organized over a
decade changed its name TO Lincoln Camp,
thereby gaining the hearty support and CO.
operation of the local Post of that name. A
new charter has been issued. bearing the date
of the original-Feb. IA, 1887. New members
are being mustered, and the Camp has taken
its place at the head Of the Maryland Division.
Col. W. p. FEEDER calls upon the Kansas
brothers to fall in line, and advance the Order
until it is the greatest Of the kind on the face
of the earth. He says: LET every member
set to work with a determination which will
overcome all difficulties, and make our society
greater in membership patriotism, finances,
and fraternity. If we all work, our efforts can
not fail. Let every member bring in at least
one new recruit"
c. Z. A. writes: Camp 1873 East Douglas,
Mass, held a Campfire on the evening of the
18th in Writeado Grove. This Camp never
stops halfway with an enterprise, so on this
occasion they assemblies in the woods, SO as to
have the scene resemble as much as possible
the Campfres Of '61-'65. The surrounding
Posts, az well as the Camps were we'll repre-
sented, and made sad havoc with the good
things that were there in abundance. line
of pickets was constantly on duty around the
camp. The time was pleasantly passed with
speeches and rehsarsals of incidents of the
war"