New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13
THEIRFATHERS SAW WAR
SONS OF VETERANS or Gun
NECTTCUT TO MEET
IN DERBY.
r.pEFRs OF SOME OF THE PROMINENT
MEN IN THE ORGANIZATION "ho0H
AVERAGE AGE is THIRTY-FINE.

United
the gathering Will probably be one OF ,he i"e
.u the history Of the organization Inns 10 W
society of boys many persons peHe''' -
cadet corI,s but II is composed or men "
Gathers served in the Civil War. The average age
of the members Of the order is thirty-Ne
The order was founded by Major A T. DAVIS. oi
5oittsblrg In 1890 Descendants or sololeTs sa'4'
ana marines Of the Civil War are eligible TO mem
bership, providing they have never oeen coh'io'e1
81 infamous crime and have never borne arms
against the government of the United states me
principles objects Of the order as lao oo"ii i
ats constitution. are:
To perpetuate the sacrifices Of our fathers and
To nculcate patriotism, 70 teach truthful his1UrH y
ane spread and sustain the doc,rln ne Oh eeua-
rights universal liberty and justice to an; 90 the
Tse3ubc and ali honorahly discharged Union sol
tliers sailors and marines; to extend aid ana pro-
s tee memories of their heroic dead through his,
oa % and 1he P f3psd pay
To assist worthy and needy members OF 'ne
order.
The unit OF organization is the camp. whlch
must have not less than twenty members Inc
.oeicers are a captain. two ieutenants. five ser
fseants and three corporals- Ten or more CAMPS
constitute a division, but there can be only one
Edivision in a State. Divisions are governed oy
commander having the rank Of colonel assisted os
"a senior and a Junior vice-commander. who nave
r1he rank respectively. OF lieutenant colonel ana
ianajor.
Each commander has staff. consisting OF a
sturgeon adjutant quartermaster inspector mus
.orsn, ,e,cer and ludge advocate. who have the
sranl, of first lieutenant. The national author's Va
the order is vested in the commander ID chlei' ne
Us aided by a senior vice-commander IN chiei anu a
t1unior yice-commander in chief, and personal
f,.rf of e,gr+ members all of whom have the rank
pf brigadier general.
The order is strictly non-sectarian ana nor
political and officers not permitted 10 alilS
sheir official signatures to any paper OF pohlcal
.h.rsc,er The uniform is modelled upon that OF
the United States army. There are 1--WE Recognized
decorations Of the order: The membership pduse
the past captains iron cross. the past colllIahu
rsr's silver cross. the past COMMANDER IN chieI
golden star and the service cross. Inc wal
service cross is made from gun metal op'a4iie
from captured Spanish cannon, presented ps Tue
United States Government TO the Sohs VI 'e'
Grams over two thousand Of these war service
.-oss.s have heen issued TO Sons who served IN
rhe war with Spain and in the Philippines.
Al,out forty members Of the order lost their Ipes
IN the war with Spain The order was represet .
an every arm Of the service and IN every sIaue'
from priyate TO brigadier general One entire res-
.,nent was made up OF Sons OF Veterans.
Past Colonel I.ucien F. Burpee. of Connecticut
was judge advocate on the staff OF General Mics
Fast Colonel H s Crossman OF Massachuse7'
,ss executive officer the United States steamer
minnesota. -,
Tho uresent commander in chief, E. r. Camp
tell of Washington. has also seen service he is
a veteran Of the Civil War He enlisted III tne
Vermont Brigade when he was seventeen years
old and served throughout the war anu was
wounded at Charleston. His uncle was killed al
his side in the engagement at Cedar Creek fis
father also died in the service He is major III
tho National Guard of the District of Columbia
mast commander of the division OF Maryland 0onS
of Veterans and twice commander Oh tie
Department of Vermont of the Grand Army OF 1he
Republic He is the principal examiner OF Inc
pension Office.
The Connecticut Division was organized August
e 1855 its oldest camp being Nathan hale NO l.
data frOn
has always been enc OF the strong DIVISIONS ahu
has twice provided senior commanders in chlei
for the order. 1t now numbers tWenty-ohe CAMPS
an6 go members Its commanders have always
,,een men of strong personality and marked ability
ARTHUR #. BoGUE, its present commander, is
NO execution TO this rule. He was born in Hebron
June 30 1870 and has lived in Hartford since 1888.
he ioined Griffin A Stedman Camp No. 6, Sons Of
in 1889 and was oo%ee yeSr he became
first lieutenant, and the year after he rose 10 the
Administration he was unanimously reelected cap
tain IN l S was A. eecfed nRoT
ruary Is 1922 senior TseG9m IN Sommaer
Bogue's father $ Bogue: Vas a ssrff f took
Ssrt in a large number Of engagements with his
ana was in charge of ane gsafa and oven While he
being transported to Fortress Munroec Co ON
members OF the 18th Connecticut and uncle was
81 the 18th Competent Arothegs s aSo
grandfather was Revolutionary soldier
F L. UPSON senior vice-commander is a native
of Southington and member Of G. s Woodruff
Camp No q. He entered the camp May 13. 1886:
was made second lieutenant January a. 1880: first
lieutenant January Is. 1895 Junior vice-c nder
is 1901 He is son of Lieutenant Andrew Epson. Of
bo diea in the service at Tracy City Tenn. Nj
Epson is fortysx years DID, ard by occupation is a
merchant
EDWARD CROFT, Of Waterbury, is Junior vice.
commander He is a member and former captain
of Abraham Lincoln Camp No. 80. He is thirty
TWO years old and by OCCUPATION a CLERK His
"A. 23d New-Jersey Infantry.
CIV ROBERTS. the adJutant, is the type OF man
known as a hustler. He Joined Griffin A. stedman
sasSs S2 ' s. nn sss the I
by the camp to the person obtaining the largest
a St in 5 ss
by s her Hamlet Hf is Roser w ss
first sergeant OF Company A. 2lst Connecticut
aoe his father having besn conn
wander OF Nathaniel Lyon Pest No 2 e A. r:
Rel.ef Corps and his sister the present presiden;
of the same corps
w e CAULKNs, the quartermaster is also q
member OF Camp No. g. of which he formerly
captain re lis forty-sight years old and builder
BY occr2atoni His father John Gnukins served
SAMUEL A EDDY. the surgeon. is a member and
past captain o: Colonel Hardenburs Camp No. So Of
Canaan. He is a son OF the Rev Hiram EDDY
chaplain of the 20 Connecticut
The Rev. GEORGE C. sAUER, tn. chaplain.
/ Russell Camp No 1s. OF Birmingham.
ALLEN T. PRATT. the inspector. is a member OF
Alden Skinner Camp No. IS. of Rockville and IS
the son Of Thomas s. Pratt. formerly a private IN
iso as 's'0''0 ''sOs"' ' HOVE anu as captain In
ARTHUR B. CORNELIUS. mastering oficer is
"a manufacturer in New-Haven. He is thirty-four
years old, and past captain of Nathan Hale Camp
no; J. HIS father, Jacob Cornelius was a private