Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
Election and Place of Meeting.

The encampment will take up the election
OF officers late this afternoon and 1t Is ex-
peeted that the business of the annual meet
ing will be concluded tonight BY resolution
adopted at the 1901 encampment the Sons
OF Veterans will hold their annual meeting
at the same time and place as the Grand
Army of the Republic hold their encamp-
ment
San Francisco. Atlantic City and Saratoga
are spoken of as prospective cities for hold
ing the next encampment.
1t seems a foregone conclusion that Mr.
Frank Martin of Indianapolis will be elected
commander-in-chief of the Sons of Veterans
for the year 1903. There seems to be no
other candidate for that position and he fs
generally spoken OF by the members of the
eneampment in connection with the highest
Office of the organization.
The names of Frank B. Wilson of Cali
1ornia and j. B. Adams of New Jersey are
mentioned for the places of senior and
Junior vice commanders in-chief respect
lively. For the three members of the coun-
cil-in-chief the names OF Dan B. +. Goul-
ding of Massachusetts. E F. Buck of ILL
nois and Walter E. Smith of Pennsylvania
have been suggested and quite favorably
received by the delegates,
The present judge advocate general was
elected last year for a term of three years,
30 there is no occasion to elect for that po-
sition at this time. The positions of adju-
fant general and assistant, quartermaster
general and assistant and chaplain-in-chef
are appontive offices. 1t is stated that
HeS. T.. w. RutleOSe OF ONO VIII PROBABLY
he appointed as the next chaplain-in-chie
Business Considered.
| The encampment began it's sessions be-
hind closed doors this morning at 0 o'clock,
when the reports of officers and commit
tees were considered by the delegates.
matter Of more than usual interest to
the order came up on the report of N. A.
Morris. secretary of the board OF regents
OF Memorial University. at Mason City.
/ fAr IL
| first year September 10. 1902. 1t was
| founded by the Sons of Veterans of Amer
lea. assisted by the patriotic societies and
loyal people OF the country. The establish
Ing of the Memorial University was author
lied by the commandery-in-chief of the
order at the nineteenth annual encamp-
ment. held in September, 1900 at Syracuse
| n. Y. and 1t was located at Mason CITY
Iowa, by action of the commandery-in-
chief. The institution is dedicate to the
Grand Army of the Republic as memorial
to the patriotic men and women of civil
war times.
According to the secretarys report the
property OF the institution is valued at
$4,000, and IL all Its debts were paid the
Institution would still have a surplus of over
$4,000. besides other assets amounting TO
over $4,000.
IL was stated that the government will
detail an officer to act military instructor
ar the university The report stated fur
Their that the state of Iowa has Just enacted
a law organizing a naval militia, which will
be composed OF pupils of this military
school
Reports Received.
Following the report of the secretary TO
the board OF regents. Judge James o. Pierce
of Minneapolis, chairman of the G. A. r
advisory board of the university, and also
dean OF the law college Of the institution,
delivered an address. In which he said The
school has the moral and financial support
OF all the societies auxiliary to the Sons OF
Veterans and g. A. r. One OF the main
features of the institution. said the speaker
will be to teach history correctly and in