The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-12
THE SONS OF VETERANS
MAJOR Il. Il. HAIL OF VALLINGFORD
ELECTED COMMANDER.

Other officers Chosen-Over 200 Delegates
Attended the 18th Annual State Encamp-
ment Held Yesterday-Report of Com
mander wheeler-Reception and Dance
Last Night.
In Odd Fellows building on Crown
street yesterday was held the four
tenth annual encampment of the Con-
necticut division of the Sons of Veter-
ans. There We're over 200 delegates
present who represented nearly every
camp In the state. Division Commander
w. W. Wheeler of Derby presided at
both sessions. The morning session
began at 10 o'clock. 1t was reported
that Franklin Bartlett camp of Bridge
port shows the largest gain for the
quarter ending December 81, 1897, and
is thereby entitled to free copy Of
the Grand Army Advocate, as offered
by Brother Guy r. Carson of Des
Moines, Ia. 1t was also announced that
a new camp was organized in Thomp-
sonville on February with a member
ship of twenty-five.
COMMANDER WHEELER'S RE-
PORT.
The annual report of Division Com
mander Wheeler read at the mornings
session was as follows:
To the officers and Delegates of the
Fifteenth Annual Encampment,
Connecticut Division Sons of Ver-
Grams, u. S. A:
Brothers-A year of time has passed
since at Willimantic you elected me
to the highest office within your gift.
To-day we meet again in the City of
Films to render an account of the past
and to plan for. the future.
Soon after assuming command of the
division it became apparent that many
chapters were not obeying chapter 5,
article A. section 8, of the constitution,
rules and regulations, regarding sus-
pensions. The attention of captains
was called to this matter and strict
enforcement of the law ordered, as we
believed that fifteen live, wideawake
men were worth thirty that sleepeth,
and that 1t is no credit for any captain
or division to carry dead wood, and
while my report will show loss for the
year, believe the order in this division
is on a better foundation to-day and
ready to do better work TO rthe coming
year.
Four camps have been lost during the
year as follows: BY suspension, John
L. Otis camp, No. 8, of Manchester,
IN, Ind mt not
of officers; by suspension, j. M. Tour
telotte camp, No. 1S, of Putnam, cause,
incompetency of officers; by disband-
ment, G. w. Wyant camp, No 80, Sey-
| mour cause, neglect of officers; by dis
bandment vessels camp, No. So, Shar-
on Captain w. S. Dunbar has made
| strong fight to save this camp, but
his efforts have proved futile.
I have the following recommends
tons to submit to your considerations:
First-That the per capita remain as
at present, sixty cents upon each man
in good standing.
Secondhand the sum of $3.50 be ap-
propriated to the delegates in attend
ing the seventeenth annual encamp-
ment of the commander in chief the
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division commander, the post colonies
and commanders and the delegates.
Third--That the incoming comman-
der divide the division into six sub
divisions for the purpose of annual in
spection and that one assistant inspec-
tor be appointed for each b-division,
Fourth-That the sixteenth encamp-
ment consist of two days sessions
1t is unnecessary for me to take any
time in extoling the work accomplish
ed by may staff. Their long and faith
full work of the order is known to most
of you, and is sufficient guarantee of
their loyalty and devotion to their or
der in the future.
During the year I have Travelled over
1900 miles in the division visiting fif-
teen camps. We have issued from
Headquarters twelve orders and two
| circulars, written and answered many
hundreds of letters. One of the first
acts of my administration was an at
| tempt to open communication with
| every G.. A. r. post in the state where
| camps had once existed or where we
thought new camps might be formed.
| To many of these letters we received
no reply. Most of those who did re-
| ply stated that camps had once existed
In their towns, but. owing to various
causes, incompetency of officers, fac
tons, ETC., they had become suspended
or disbanded. 1 believe one great cause
was that the fathers had not taught
| their sons the lessons of loyalty
Commander Wheeler reported that
all the camps of the state are in pros
porous and healthy condition. Dur
| ing the past year the names of num-
Der of INDECENT members have been
struck from the rolls of sevral camps.
| The reports of several other officers,
| including those of Junior Vice Com
mander Hall of Wallingford, Adjutant
L. S. Chapman of Derby, Inspector w.
| A. Chase of Waterbury, We're read at
the morning session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| At the afternoon session, which
| opened at 2:3O, the principal business
| transacted was the election of officers
for the ensuing year and the selection
| of the city in which the fifteenth an
nual encampment will be held. The
election of officers resulted as follows:
Commander. L. Hall of Wallingford
Senior vice communicable S. Rishop
| of Norwich, with the rank of lieutenant
| colonel.
Junior vice commander-W w. Norton of