The evening times., 1898-06-16

The twelfth annual encampment Of Ma.
ryland Division. Sons of Veterans. began
in Hagerstown yesterday. The division
includes the camps In the District Of Co
lumbia, Maryland. Delaware, Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina. Di-
vision Commander Edward X. DePuy. OF
| this city. presides over the sessions. The
officers are: Senior vice-commander. John
n. Bush. of Annapolis; junior vice-com-
mander. w. 3. King. Gagerstown. ad-
ju:ant, Jennings b. Wilson, Washington
surgeon, Anton Housman. Baltimore; in
spector. Henry S. Middleton. Washington
chaplain Henry S. Schermerhorn. Phoe-
bus, Va: mastering officer. Emory Askin.
Centerville; quartermaster. lrby w. Reid.
Washington: judge advocate ID. NJ Rit-
tenhouse. Baltimore: sergeant major. Roy
L. Whitcomb, Washington: Miles w.
Ross. Baltimore: Frank A. White. of Eas-
ton, and Judd Malone. of Washington.
comprise the division council.
While the sessions of the encampmcnt
are being held in Junior Hall. the busi-
ness of the Ladies' Aid Society. an aux
Hilary to the Sons Veterans. is being trans
acted in Odd Fellows Hall. Both or
ganizations have headquarters at Hotel
Baldwin.
Commander DePuy appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Resolutions:Dr w B. Morrison. James
Johnson. Oscar Steidel. d. w. Atwood.
c. 8. Walmsley.
Constitution and By-Laws-D. NJ. Dit
tenhouse. F. T. F. Johnson, Paul F. New
ell. Z. b. Russ. Charles B. Jacobs.
Ritual-Jqhn H. Bush. W. Harry White.
R. f. Doyle, Major Z. R Campbell. E.
Elmer Harne.
Officers Reports-J. L. Christian. Ed.
r. French, s. N Croft. ]. G. Wacker-
hauser. John T.-!Wilson.
The Ladies' Aid Society elected these
officers: President, Mrs. Matte B. Par
sons; vice-Dresident. Mrs. NJ L. Brown;
chaplain. Mrs. Mabel p. Dorsey: treas
urer. Mrs. Mary r French: division coun-
cil-SIiss Emma Houchen. Miss Marie AL
len, Mrs. Cornelia Wilkinson: inspector.
Mrs. Estelle Van Norsdall: chief of staff.
Miss Olive Poynton: mastering installing
officer, Mrs, C. E. Butcheon: delegates TO
National Encampment, at Omaha. Sep
tember Il. Mrs. Van Norsdall. Miss Poyn-
ton. Miss Bessie Hamilton.
The newly-elected officers were installed
by Colonel E. K DePuy, who also pre-
sented the retiring president. Miss Emma
Houchen, with the past presidents jewel
badge.
Following are the delegates from the
different camps:
James A. Garfield Camp No. l. of BaIti-
more-Captain John G. Wackenhauser,
Walter C. Roberts, George W. Carrick.
r. F. Miller, D. Ardin Carrick, past cap
tains. Edward E. Herold. q. b. Hoover,
John A. Bisser G. w. Wiseman,, II s.
Hubbard. o. 8. Wamsley. r. C. McBurney.
Mansfield. No. 2. Hagerstown-Captain
Walter B. Mobley, DR.. W. B. Morrison,
]. J. Winch. jr.. H. X. McFerren. W.
MoAtee past commanders D. S. Koontz,
w. B. King.
Antietam. No. 8. Frederick-Capt. Ros-
coe C. White. Ell Elmer Hame and Wall
ter Benner.
Thomas H. Goldsborough. No. 4, Gen.
terville-Capt. John T. Wilson. Frederick
Steward, Frederick Nichols. jr., past cap
tains Charles Trusty, William Rouzer, jr..
and A. B. Mackay.
Dushane Post. No. 5. Baltimore-Capt.
d. NJ. Rittenhouse. Theodore A. Steeger.
John F. Stidman. jr.. soseph Roy and
Walter Sipple.
Phil. Sheridan. No. s. Easton-Capt.
Benson B. Biery, William H. Cox, Samu-