Evening star., 1909-06-23
SONS OF VETERANS IN SESSION
OPEN ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT OF
MARYLAND DIVISION.
Commander ireland Submits His An
nual Report-Reception to Dele
gates at Grand Army Club.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. June %. 1909.
The annual encampment of the Mary
land Division. Sons of Veterans, L. S. A..
was opened yesterday afternoon in Red
Mems Hall, ia North Paca street All
OF the thirteen camps were represented
They are Garfield Camp, No. 1. Balti-
more; Dushane Post Camp, No. ). Balti-
more: Mansfield Camp. No. .. Hagers-
town: Winfield S. Scnley Camp, No. 3,
Frederick; Farragut Camp, No. Z. An
napolis: Cumberland Camp. No. 4, Cum
berland: Edgar Allan Camp, No. s, Rich
mond: Philip H. Sheridan Camp, No. 8,
Easton: Lincoln Camp. No. . Washing
ton; William B. Gushing Camp, No. 30.
Washington: Appomattox Camp, Nc. =,
Wilmington: Howard G. Shaw Camp. No.
3, Wilmington, and d. M. Rittenhouse
Camp, Nappsville, Va.
feature of the session was the report
of Edwin c. Irelan of Baltimore division
commander. which showed a f1attering
growth during his incumbency. When he
assumed office the camps numbered eight,
with 271 members. Now there are thir-
teen camps. with $40 members. The new
camps, all Instituted within the present
year, are Cumberland. Md. 66 members,
Urner g. Carl, organizer: Mansfield,
Hagerstown, Md. 30 members. William
napolis, Nd, % members, B. B. Brown
and F. n. Evans, organizers, and Edgar
Allan. Richmond, Va, IL members, Ed
gar Allan. jr.. commanderin-c chief. Sons
Of Veterans, and c. Ridgely Moore. or
ganizers. The report mentions good pros
poets for organizing camps at several
other points.
Wants Organization Department.
Division Commander Irelan says the
memorial university is worthy of the con-
sideration and support of the division.
which pledged 500 He recommends the
creation by the commander-in-chief of a
paid organization department. and re-
quests the commander-in-chief to put a
paid organizer in this division.
Other reports We're submitted by B. J..
Northcott of Washington, division in
spector: E. K. Du Puy Of Washington
of the division council, j. Luther Brenizer
of Washington. chaplain: Theodore A.
Steager of Relay, division secretary
treasurer. and Frank s. Hausner. senior
vice division commander. Baltimore.
Robert c. Sunstrom of Baltimore. past
department commander of Maryland.
Grand Army of the Republic; Mrs. Maggie
Sunstrom, department president: Mrs.
Laura V. Enochs. department secretary.
and Mrs. Alvira Briscoe. past department
president, Womans Relief Corps of Mary
land. were formally received by the en-
campment. and all made addresses, ex-
tolling the work of the Sons of Veterans.
Benjamin F. Taylor. commander of the
Department of Maryland. G. A. R., sent
letter Of regret at his inability to be
present
Comander-in-Chief Speaks.
Edgar Allan. jr.. of Richmond, COM
mander-in-chief, Sons of Veterans,
U. s. A.. was present and made responses
to the addresses of Mr.. Sunstrom and the
members of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Mr.. Allan said the Sons of Veterans now
number $4,000 in the United States and
the membership will soon reach 10000.
In the Maryland division 1t has increased
nearly 80 per cent within the last
twelve months.
The delegates last evening were received
at the Grand Army Club, 305 N. Greene
street, and later attended a picnic Of the
Department Of Maryland. Woman's Re-
lief Corps. at West End Park.
The national encampment, Sons of
Veterans, will be held in Washington the
last week in August, and it is expected
that fully 1000 delegates will attend
rians are now under way by the two
local camps for the entertainment Of the
visitors, who will represent twenty-eight
states.