The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-09-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON THURSDAY

pointed Judge Advocate on the Staff of Col
Jas. T. Pierson. The next year he vas elected
Junior Vice, Commander, and at the last En-
campment became Colonel of the DIVISION
Col DUNCAN was admitted to the bar in 1896,
and is now Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Of
Somerset County He is member OF Solo
mons Lodge As, F. & A. NJ, and Keystone
Chapter, %. r. A. NJ, of Someryile. \. J.,
and is also connected with the National Guard,
ranking as First Sergeant in Co. II, Sd \. G.
n. J..
Col. John M. Diven, Commander of New
York Division, was born in Elmira IN 49,
and is the son of Gen. A. S. Divep, who was
State Senator in 1850 and member of the
3nh Congress, in 1862 entered the field as
Lieutenant Colonel, was promoted Colonel
and brevetted Brigadier-General. Commander
Diven was educated in the public schools of
Elmira and New York City; poor health pre-
vented him later from entering college He
is Secretary and Treasurer of the Water
Works Company, Gas and Electric Light Com
pany, and Street Railway Company at Eimi-
RI, all of which are under one management.
He was elected to the New York LegIsa-
ture in 1892, but refused reelection lie IS
an associate of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, member Of the Sons of the Revo-
luton, Ivy Lodge, 397, A. f. u A. NJ, and
st. Omers Commandery, 10, X. 7.
Col. A. W. Jones, Commander of
Ohio Division, is better known to the public
as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Ohio.
He lives at Youngstown, o. He was born at
Johnstonville, Trumbull County, o., Sept.
IS, 1888, and reared upon farm, attending
school in the Fall and Winter He began
reading law at Warren, o., in 1857, and was
admitted to the bar Sept. 81 1859. In later
years he has become interested in other pur-
suits, principally banking, manufacturing
and Turning; a favorite avocation being that
Of caring for a fine herd of short-horn cattle.
When the war broke out Col. JOnes's father
enlisted, first making his son promise to stay
at home and look after things. When Bald
win Camp, 10, was organized at Youngstown,
he became q charter member. In 1885 he was
elected Delegate TO the State Encampment at
Xenia, and by it was unanimously chosen
Delegate to the National Encampment ut
Knoxville, Tenn. In the State Encampment
at Massillon, O., in June, 1897 he was unani-
mously elected Commander Of the Ohio Dl-
vision, and has taken hold Of the matter with
the determination to place the Ohio Division
among the foremost of the Order. Already
his work is bearing fruit; suspended Camps
are being revived. working Camps quickened
and recruited and new ones being organized.
Col. l.. w. Oren, Commander OF Oregon
Division, was born in Holt County, Mo,
and spent his earlier days on a farm.
Early in 1891 he went to Oregon, soon becom-
ing prominent. Col. 0ren is a graduate of a
commercial college and also OF State Agri-
cultural College, holding State Teachers
Diploma. Since the organization of Benz
bo hnc Ian n He
has filed tie positions of Quartermaster-Ser-
geant, First Sergeant, Captain, and Second
Lieutenant He was appointed Division Quar-
termaster. He has since faithfully discharged
the duties of Junior Vice Commander and
Chairman of Division Council. On assuming
command, Col. Oren found confronting him
the work of almost reorganization of the
entire Division The Order had almost lost the
support of its paternal contemporaries
G. A X. and W.R.C. The few who attended
the last Eneampment set to work with the
ayowed intention of making the Order recog-
nized throughout the State. In the course
OF one month one new Camp was organized. and
five more are now well under way and will
probably be mustered soon. Hopes are now
entertained that at the expiration of his term
Col. Oren will be able to turn over to his sue
cessor a healthy Division
Col. Wiiaun Scott, Commander of Penn
sylvania Division, was mustered rs charter
member OF $. H. Pollock Camp, q, April 26,
1852 He was First Sergeant the first year,
Chaplain three years, and in 1893 was unani-
Inously elected I aptain. He has served the
Division two terms as Mastering Officer, one
term as member of the Division Council, and
in June last was elected Commander. Col.
Scott was born in Hollidaysburg, Pa, in
March, 1861 His father was James p
Scott, Co. G., ..i25th Pa. His ancestors on
both sides served in the War Of the Revolu-
ton and Mexican war Col Scott is a travel
ing salesman. During the past eight years
he has organized and mustered % Camps in
the Pennsylvania Division
Col. Charles w. Abbott, jr., Com
mander of Rhode Island Division, is Lieu
tenant in the United States Army, and for
some time has been detailed az an Inspector
of the Rhode Island Militia, making his home
at Providence His father is Paymaster in
the L. S. Army. Col Abbott became a
member Of the Sons while at Leavenworth,
Kan. and since moving to Rhode Island has
affiliated with the Order in that State He
is the only officer of the United States who
is Division Commander
Col r. J. Courtney, Commander of South
Dakota Division, was born at Green Springs.
o., in May, 1853 He derives his right to
membership from his father, who served in
the l64th Ohio n G. Col Courtney received
his education in the public schools, the
Normal at Republic, O., and the University
at Berea, O.. Three years he was Principal
of school in Ohio. He went to South Da-
I.ota in 1888, and is now owner of large
tract Of land His connection with the Sons
dates from 1889, when he became a charter
member of Corporal Tanner Camp, 81, and
was elected First Lieutenant. year later
he helped organize Sully Camp, 81, at
Okobojo He served two terms as Captain.
Col William W. Lapoint, Commander
Of Vermont Division is q well-known news
paper man. He was born in Barre, Vt, and
has lived there, except when attending school.
His father served in Co. ID, 18th Va. Col
LapOint was admitted to the bar in 1868.
He has been an influential member of the
Sons, and in the Division had held the Offices
| of Member of the Council and Assistant
Inspector. He is an active Republican and
stumped the State for Harrison in 1892 and
Mckinley last year. He is now Prosecuting
Attorney OF Barre, vt.
Col. G. v. Savidge, Commander OF
| Washington Division, gains his eligibility
to membership in the Sons through his
father, George Savidge Captain, Co. G, 18th N.
j., who enlisted at the age of 10, and at the
end of three years was in command of his
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