The National tribune., 1898-03-03
SONS OF VETERANS.
Loyal Young Men and Their Grea
Order

The 10th annual Encampment of tn,
New Jersey Division. held at Trenton re
Gently, was more largely attended thar
any previous meeting, and much enthusi
assn was displayed by both officers and
delegates. In the absence of Col Jesse II
DUNCAN, Vice Commander j. NJ. Matthews
presided.
Among the visitors were Col W. O.
Oberdorf, OF the New York Division. and
Past QuartermasterGen. j. V. ID. Clark
son.
The report of the Division Adiutant
showed the membership to be 1874, divided
among rs Camps in good standing. Brother
G. >. Bogart offered resolution of sym
pathy for e struggling Cubans, which
was unanimously adopted. The question
OF supporting the proposed change of Me
mortal Day to the last Sunday in May was
LETT with committee. A proposition 70
form Joint committee to erect monuments
over Union and Confederate dead was left
without definite action being taken.
The gold cross OF the Order had been
prepared, and was to have been presented
to Division Commander DUNCAN, but il
was announced that he was very ill and
might not be able to again meet his com
rades. George II. Perkins made brief
speech, and the cross was sent to the Col
Onel at his home.
The election OF officers resulted: James
M. Matthews, Trenton, was chosen Com
mander; Richard Cross, Elizabeth, Junior
Vice Commander; Robert j. Van Houten,
Paterson, Junior Vice Commander; John
A. Brown, Railway; Wallace l.. Wander
hoof, Somerville, and Fred 0. Thatcher,
Camden, members Of the Division Council;
II. p. Wyckoff, Raritan, Representative at
Large; fremont Teitze, Riverside, and
Wallace l.. Vanderbilt SOmerville, Dele
gates; Robert G. Woerner, HobOken, Alter
nate-at- Large; II. ID. Williams, Trenton,
and Garrett Voohees, Jersey City, Alter
mates.
The Division Commander appointed the
following staff: Surg, John Richards, HO-
bolen Chap, John A. Bischoff, Egg Har-
Dor City; Adpt, 1hos. H. Edmond, Trenton;
Q. NJ, G. &. Lawrence, Trenton; NJ. O.,
II. r. Brand, Phillipsburg; .Judge-Advo-
cate, Joseph Cahill, Trenton; S. NJ, Charles
Lowe, Jersey City; ms, George S. Bogart,
Bayonne.
DIVISION SNAPSHOTS.
Some gain is shown in the Maine Di-
vision by the last report of Adi't Waldo II.
Perry. The quarter began with so Camps
and .432 members. One Camp and 81
members were gaiaed by muster; two mem
bers by transfer and "a members by rein
statement. The loss was four members by
death, three by honorable discharge, two
by transfer and one Camp and 80 members
by suspension, leaving 50 Camps and / All
members in good standing, a net increase
of Is The only discouraging feature about
the report is the large less by suspensions.
The Sons of Veterans Camp at Tyrone,
Pa, recently mustered 20 recruits in a
single evening. A banquet was given to
which were invited members of allied Or
ders. Capt. Shontz, with Is other members
of Wilson Camp, of Phillipsburg, were
present.
John F. Andrew Camp, 96, Gilbert p.
Brown, Captain, observed Union Defend
er's Day at fremont Temple, Boston.
COMMANDMENT Chief Darling, Adi't-Gen.
Bolton, and many Sons from other Camps
were present
Commander H. W. Thurber has APP
pointed a. Montgomery. of Camp 81, Wells
burg, Inspector Of the West Virginia Di-
vision, and ID. S. Belt, Of Camp 81, Walnut
Grove, Judge Advocate.
The Sons Of Veterans celebration of
Union Defenders Day in st. Louis, was
a big success. The Camps in ST. Louis
are in flourishing condition. Admiral
Porter Camp, AZ, has already mustered 10
new recruits the last two months. The
new officers have their ritualistic work by
and the Camp has second place in
he Division and expects by the end of the
second quarter to be at the top. The Cap
ain has offered handsome prizes to the
member bringing in the most recruits dur
ng his administration.