Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-21
THEIR SONS ARE MANY
Annual Encampment Sons OF
Veterans Largely Attended
Special Brings Many.
The Order is Growing as the
Ranks OF the G. A. R. Be.
come DeCimated.
National Memorial University al
Mason City Progressing
One Building Completed.
Special to Timas-Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, May 21.-The annual
camp Of the Sons of Veterans of Iowa
commenced here today. The attend
ance was much larger than at any pre-
vious meeting, showing that the order
is growing rapidly and the interest is
better with each year. The camp was
attended by delegates from all over
the state. A special train from Mason
City over the Iowa Central sent in a
large delegation to attend the meet
ing, arriving this morning. Com
| mander II. j. Green, of DEBORAH, pre-
sided at the sessions today. With him
sat Gen. E. r. Campbell, of Washing
ton, the commander in chief of the or
der of Sons of Veterans and also prom
inent in the G. A. r. Capt. w. P. Mol
lison, Of Ottumwa, is the leading cam
didate for commander to succeed Green
and he will undoubtedly be elected at
at this meeting the state organization
will provide for the employment of
| field workers to devote their entire
time to the upbuilding of the order in
| this state, and this is being strongly
urged in the state camp.
In his report to the state camp to-
day Captain Green stated that during
the past year new camps have been
organized or are in process of organ
IT. 1H,,
Redfield Goldfield. Clarion, Cedar
Falls, Cresco, Edgwood, Export and
other places, and that the total net
increase Of membership in the year
was about $50, making a total active
membership Of nearly 1900 in the state
at the present time.
The most important event of the past
year has been the establishment of the
new national memorial university, and
this as much as anything else indi-
Gates that the order of Sons of Veter
ans has passed its formative stage and
is now an established order. Its flu
ture, according to the report of Capt.
Green, is very bright. Just as the old
soldiers are getting to the stage where
their activity as members of the G. A.
r. is on the wane the Sons of Veterans
are coming to q realization OF the fact
that they must fill their places and
assume the duties which the veterans
are laying aside.
The establishment Of the National
Memorial University this year is the
most prominent event making for the
permanency of the order of Sons of
Veterans This was established at
Mason City by vote of the Sons of Vet
Grams Of the United States. Mr..
Green's report showed that the colleg-
late building is now completed at
cost of 100000, and it will accommo-
date 1900 students. Ground has also
been broken for the civil war museum,
which is to contain a fine museum of
war relics, and this will cost between
$4,000 and $4,000. Barton hall has
also been COMMENCED. This is to be
built by the Daughters of Veterans and
is named in honor of Clara Barton.
The Memorial University will be open
ed in September of this year, and its
foundation has been laid on such broad
lines as to assure one of the most
prominent universities of the west.
The war department has already desig-
mated military officer for service
there, and the state has given it recog-
milton in providing for portion of the
naval reserve fund for the use of the
government naval reserve station on
Clear Lake This latter will be in fact
the nucleus for the summer school of
the university