The National tribune., 1898-01-20
SONS OF VETERANS.
Loyal Young Men and Their Great
Order.
BATTLEFIELD MONUMENTS.


The proposition of erecting battlefield
monuments will again come before the
sons of Veterans at its next annual In
campment at Omaha. Comma nder- in
Chief Darling, in last General Orders, pro-
mulgatcS the rcToTt OF the committee, and
asks that each Division Encampmcnt in
struct its Delegates.
At the II h annual Encampment held al
knoxvil C, in $50, committee consisting
OF H0n. Webster Davis, Missouri W. Scott
oberdorf, NeW YORK JOSia Gross, Gulf
George J.. WOLF, Nebraska and Edward Il.
Campbell. Maryland, were appointed to
consider the G pediency of erecting noun
nients on battlalc DIS Of Gettys burg, Shiloh,
and Chickanaug3, and a.so to consider
the prop0.;it on OF the Sons OF We cans. L.
:. A., uniting with the Sons OF Confederate
Nc'eranS in esecting rcace monuments on
said fields.
This committee rendered partial report
to the 18th annual Encampment, and was
continued and submitted a report to the
Indiana 9olis Fncampmcnt, last wear
rcc0m1 ending that soc ETY. to he known
as " The National Sens of Veterans Bat le-
field Pork Monument Association be in
corForated for the period OF 2 years, under
the Section 3i5 OF the Revised Statutes OF
th Dist ic. OF Columbia.
It's o9c is a-c the erect on on he bate
field perks # gettysburg, Shiloh and
IN ckama ga suitable monuments to the
pr vac sold ers who lost their lives the con
II defense of the Nations honor during
he war of sccesS on: to erect peace
monuments on said battlefield pa-ks as
ii lrg RENE M RANGES OF IL reuuited country
The men!i er hip is to be divided nto
tiEc classes, as fellows /. The members
+ tic commi tee apo nted by the Knox
vile Encampmcnt and all Past Com
manders in-C Chief of the Sons Of Veterans
I. 5. n; 2. Past Div sion Commanders OF
the Order, who shall be eli ,iblc 10 office,
ard upon their beng elected thereto snail
beco me members Of the First Class; 3.
Any son of IA Union solSier; Any so1 of
I Confederate soliicr;s5. Any person
The Directors OF the asse ciation hall I've
selected from the ii}ttrporaors o. from
members Of The Firstteiass. Fees, cues,
bylaws, and regulations are to be adopted
b. the Board OF DireGsers.
DIVISION HsAf SHOTS
George S. Hoyt, who bias been worker
in Nelson l.. White, Camp, TO- Danbury,
Conn, has been installed as its Captain
John b. fite Camrs p9, Conemaugh, Pa,
has Just organized Il, drum corps and drill
team. The Camp is prosperous, and its
members hope to make substantial gain
during the year un4eEy the leadership of
Capt. John w Burk. ~
5peer Orr Camp, r., fJohnstown. Pa, is
one of the best in the Keystone Division,
and expects continued success this wear
under Capt. David }. Snaveiy The BOYS
are assisted by an active Ladies' Aid
Society, of which Mrs. james Title is
resident.
James A. Garfield Camp 81, with Is
charter members, has been mustered at
Alba, Mo, by Senior Vice Division Com
mander Frank II. Burns. 4. Fox was elected
Captain.
Capt L.. p. Groffman, of Camp A, ST. Louis,
was the only one to report to Division Com
mander Schoening the progress Of his
Camp during the year. The Commander
again calls attention to his request that
Captains inform him of the condition of
their commands.
Through Division Orders just issued by
Commander Shoening, Eliza Calkins, Pres
dent of the Missouri Ladies' Aid Society,
appeals to Captains and other members of
the Sons of Veterans to assist in organizing
Ads. President Calkins believes that
where Aids have been established the
brethren take more interest i'm the work,
and the Order is most prosperous.