The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-09
S. OF Y. VOTE TO
|. HOLD EACAMPMENT
HERE NEXT YEAR
Organization Win be in Session
in This City in 1911 at the
Same Time G. A. R is En-
camped Here.
WOMEN'S AUxlLIARlES
TO MEET IN RICHMOND
To Meet Here With the Veter-
ans it Was Necessary to
Vote Change in Bylaws of
Organization.

Richmond was chosen yesterday by
the Indiana organization of the Sons
of Veterans at the closing meeting OF
three days convention at South
Bend. as the 1911 meeting place. All
opposition to the selection of this city
was withdrawn. The convention will
be held at the same time as the state
organization of the G. A. r. which
also meets here.
The auxiliary organizations of the
G. A. R., including the Woman's Re-
lief Corps and the Ladies of the G. A.
R., and the Ladies auxiliary OF the
Sons of Veterans will convene here.
This makes five conventions which will
be held in the city at the same time
for a three days session. The conven-
tions will bring several hundred dele
gates to the city from various parts
of the state
No Dates Vet Made.
The dates for the convention have
not been announced. The dates will
be fixed by the G. A. r. officials and
the local executive committee How.
| ever the conventions will be held here
either a short time before or a short
time after Memorial day. It is Gus
tomary to hold the conventions before
Memorial day.
That the Indiana Sons of Veterans
and the Ladies Auxiliary might meet
| here at the same time as the G. A. r.
and its auxiliary conventions are held.
| 1t was necessary that an amendment
| to the Sons of Veterans bylaws be
passed. This was done after an explain.
alton of the purpose of L. A. Handley
and William II. Hansche. who repre-.
sented the local society at the conven.
ton.
Credit for securing the convention is
due to Mr.. Handley and Mr.. Hansche
and to Mrs. Della Phenis. Mrs. ]. o.
Barber and Miss Maud Martin. the
last three representing the local Ladies
Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans. Not
only were the local delegates instruct
ed to do all they possibly could in Sc.
| curing the conventions of the organiza-
tions which they represented. but they
also had the support of the Young
Mems Business Club and other CON-
mercial organizations which extended
a general invitation.
Election Of Officers.
At the closing session Of the Sons Of
Veterans yesterday the following Of
ficers were elected: Commander, Jo-
seph Sego. Valparaiso: senior vice
commander. Bert Hines, Shelbyville;
| and secretary treasurer. R. J. Bos.
| worth, Winchester. Several important
| resolutions were passed at the conven-
| tion. One resolution deplored the fact
that Memorial day is SO generally des-
ecrated over the state by the playing
OF games and holding of general amuse.
ments. The Indiana legislature is to
| be asked to correct this abuse of the
day. The legislature will also be
| asked to enact law which will compel
the Indiana National Guard to parade
| on Memorial day. Another resolution
was passed advocating that a 81 per
/ day pension bill be passed by the Tn
tied States government in favor OF the
veterans.
| There have been but three deaths in
! the State Sons of Veterans organiza-
ton in the past year. Those who died
| include former Congressman Jesse J.
Overstreet OF Indianapolis. Eber Long
of South Bend. and Joshua Sosbe OF
Shelbyyille. The last two met acci-
dental deaths Long was killed in .
street car accident. while Sosbe was
killed by belt striking him and cut
ting his throat