The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-01-06
SONS OF VETERANS.
Loyal Young Men and Their Great
Order,
NEW YORK DIVISION.

Past Capt. Joseph NJ. Layman, Penn S
Grove, n. y, wriIeS: Lieut.. EDWARD ii.
Green Camp, 30, was mustered IN Novem-
Der, 1885, by Col. a. l.. Sparks, ana had a
cnarter membership OF 30. we now have
80 members, ali OF whom belong To the
Death Benefit Association. We are armed
ana equipped ana have fund oil nearly
S5UO. AT the last three inspections we re-
ceIVed 80, 100 and 100 per cent, gong
through the degree work with the ritual
under key. We are making an effort To
win the silk pennanC the Division has
offered 10 the Camp showing the most gam
this quarter. We haze aided seven TO our
roll and are trying TO get 10 or more. We
believe the Division Will gain 100 this
quarter, as the Camps are putting forth an
extraordinary effort
Camp SO Is classed among the foremost
Camps of the Red Diamond Division, and is
composed OF hustllng young men who
have not Joined the Sons OF Veterans for
merely individual gain or honor, as is SO
often the case, but for the advancement Of
one of the nobiest OF patriotic Orders.
eve are equipped as an infantry Camp
and from present indications next Me-
mortal Day will find us at the service of
tached TO the Camp. We have the hearty
support of Post 80, and every meeting
night finds some OF its members present
with us. Last year we had AZ visits from
the old veterans, including Commander
Stebbins, of the Department OF North Caro-
lima and Virginia.
Fall in line, brothers, with Camp 80, and
let's make a charge on these sons who are
not members of the Order-charge along
the whole ne-Commander-in in Chief Oar
ling will lead us, and by 1900 we Will have
membership of 900. The National
Tribune is an everwelcome visitor TO many
of the homes of the boys of 80, and they
wish to extend to you their most sincere
thanks for the untiring efforts in behalf OF
the Sons of Veterans"
Commander J. NJ. Diven has forwarded to
National Headquarters the report of the
Adjutant Of the New York Division for the
quarter ending Sept. 30, 1897. At tae be-
ginning OF the term there were in good
standing 101 Camps, with membership OF
1916. Four Camps and 204 members were
gained by muster, two members by trans
fer, and II Camps and 365 members by
reinstatement. Twenty seven Camps and
56i members were suspended, while the
loss by deaths, discharges and transfers
amounted 10 u. This leaves, the member
ship 3,0G2. Commander Diven does not
consider the suspended Camps lost many
have already sent i'm reports and per capita
tax and been TeinStdted. Four new Camps
and 100 members have been mustered dur
ing the present quarter, and the next re-
port IS expected TO show a large gain for
the New York Division.
Col. Owen, in last General Orders, saws:
eve strongly urge Camps TO make it a
practice 10 visit neighboring Camps as
often as possible. Especially should the
strong Camps visit the weaker ones. Moth
ing Will have greater tendency to keep
alive the interest IN the Order or TO awaken
new interest. Members of the strong
Camps Will perform creditab.e duty by
Strengthening the weaker Camps and
at the same time they will not only have
a sense OF duty performed but Will i'm
prove their own Camps as well. Moth
ing does as much good as to do good
unto others, and in helping others you will
unconsciously help yourselves. By doing
good deeds you will increase your own
interest in and ardor for the work Of the
Order. These visits should partake enough
of the social nature to be pleasant At the
same time other objects should be kept in
view; they should be instructive. If Camps
are disposed TO keep up in the ritualistic
work, we advise the working Of the de-
grees by home Camp and visiting Camps.
Each Will get some good points from the
other, as there IS no Camp so poor in its
work that what ii has some good feature ar
features. Thus by comparison all will i'm
prove and the standard OF work in the
Order will be raised.
1T is recommended the local associa-
ton be formed. They should have as
their object, as well as the building I'D of
the old Camps and improvement Of their
members, the acquisition OF new members
and new Camps. Ii is hardly possible but
what there is material for new members
and new Camps in any given territory, and
these ii should be the object Of neighborinp
Camps TO bring into the Order The man OF
the State shows scores Of good towns that
now have no Camps and there are scores of
others where the number of Camps or
membership in Camps is oddly dispropor-
Tomato to the eligibility of residents.
There are three entire Counties i'm the
State, one OF them containing a CITY with
a population OF 10000, that have no Camp.
Indeed, the field for recruiting is almost
hmitiess. Study the territory in your
vicinity, where there is no Camp, find out
why. and then try 60 form one If YOU find
weak Camps in your ncighborhood do all
you can TO strengthen and build them up.
DIVISION SNAPSHOTS.
An invitation having been extended 70
JOIN with the Grand Army Of the Republic
IN an effort TO secure National legislation
iurthering The interests of military instr,Ic.
ton IN the public schools, the Commander
In Chief has detailed 10 take charge of the
matter Brother Charles A. Stillings. If
Boston. IL is desired that Division Com
manders at once select someone in Their
respective Divisions TO assist in this work.
reporting names and addresses to the
apoVe-named brother, and also to Capt.