Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-16
THE SONS OF VETERANS
Thirteenth Annual Ensampment, Maryland
Division, to Bs Held in Washington
Maryland, DeIaware, Virginia, North
and South Ca<oIina and District
of Columbia Represented.

The peace Jubilee celebration next week
will be made doubly interesting to thou
sands Of visitors by rsason of the assem-
bling here of the Sons of Veterans In the
thirteenth annual encampment of Maryland
Division, which Is to meet in Maccabee
Temple on 9th street, Monday next The
indications point to this being the largest
encampment in years, owing to the low
railroad rates and the exceptional attrac-
tons in this city at that time.
The Maryland Division embraces the
States OF Maryland, Delaware, Virginia,
North and South Carolina and the District
Of Columbia At the time of its institution
it was composed of the following camps:
Jas. A. Garfield, No. /, Baltimore. Md;
Ellsworth, No. 2, Baltimore, Nd; Anttetam.
No. 3, Frederick, Md; Louis e. Latchford,
NO: 4, Hampden, Md; Geo. A. Custer, NO.
!, washington, D. C.; Gen. John A Logan
NO. Z, washington, d. G.
The first encampment was held In Balti-
more June IA, 1887, and elected Miles w.
Ross division commander. The selection. 1t
is conceded, proved to be a good one, as the
increased membership testified. His inter-
est In the affairs of the division, the men,
bers say, has never tagged, and he Is today
as earnest an advocate of the interests Of
the order as he was the day he was elected
division commander.
Successive Encampments.
1888. at Frederick, Md, when 8. J. Brown
was elected it's commanding officer. His ad-
ministration was SO successful he was re-
elected in May, 1889, at the encampment
held In Washington. Col. Brown resigned
before the completion of his second term,
and the division council elected E. r.
Campbell Of Washington to fill the unex-
pired term.
v he n amos ANN oay1fy nc
held IN Wilmington, and chose as its COM
handing officer Col 8 E. Thomson, who
was also Well known and active in G. A. r..
circles. The next year the organization
met at Easton and elected ]. r. Nicely. In
June, 1892. 1t met at Frederick and elect
ed X. w. Wilson. The seventh annual en-
campment met in June, 1893, at Whining
ton, Del. and elected W. A. Rutherford
In 1894 1t met at Annapolis and elected
.. L. Suess. The following year it as
sembled in Frederick and elected F. A.
White. In February, 1895, Baltimore was
again selected as the meeting place, and
r. Y. peterson was chosen division COM
mander. The eleventh encampment met at
Annapolis in May 1897, and recognized the
services of Past Capt. E. K. DePuy by
unanimously electing him commander. Last
year the encampment was held in Hagers-
town, and Past Capt. w. B. King was
elected commander over Past Capt. J. Law
renee Christian by but one vote.
The Camps Represented.
The division is now composed Of the fol-
lowing camps:
District of Columbia-Columbia, No. L;
Lincoln, No. formarly General John A.
Logan, No. p; Alger,&No. %; Gushing, No.
80; George H. Thomas, No. 81; Fremont,
No 3d.
Maryland-Garfeld, No. l, Baltimore;
Mansfield, No. 2. Hagerstown: Antietam,
No. 3, Frederick; Goldsboro', No 4, Cen
treville; Dushane.' No 5, Baltimore: Phil
Sheridan, No. s, Easton Lincoln, No g.,
Baltimore; Birney, No. II, Unionviile;
Abrams, No. 13, Northeast; Farragut, No.
%, Baltimore; Colonel Emory Upton, No.
Il, Annapolis.
Delaware-Appomattox No 2, Whining
ton. Colonel Robert G. Shaw, No. 3, WiI-
mington: William T. Sherman, No. 8,
Frankfort.
Virginia-John A. Logan, No 1, Phoebus:
Luther Lee, No. 2. Baptist Rock; Harri-
son, No. II, Mappsville: General Edgar AL
len, No. 10, Richmond.
H se@'h caF0l'n"-wa'F No. l. Hilton
The first meeting OF the coming encamp-
ment Will be called to order by Commander
King at 1920 a. m. Monday, and the session
VIII continue for three days Arrangements
nave been made for a lunch at a. we'll
known caterers, and trip to Arlingto on
as well as securing reserved seats for dele
gates to the fireworks display in connection
with the peace jubilee