Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-29
soNs oE VErERAns.

DeieoAtes from tllfp section of the state who attended the annual Gcnnec- t1cut division convention of the Sons of Veterans this week in Waterbury were John Donovan, c. O. Murphy, Frank H. Floss, from the camp in Nor wich; Edward Collum, Grosvenordale; A. c. Haas, Dr. w. s. Smith, Mystic; London; William Fuller, Arthur Tour tellotte. Putnam; E. c. Babson, G. M. Burroughs. Danielson; George Torrey, Central vilmge.
 Tho ofIicerw reports. showed the past year to have been one of unusual snc- cess, leaving the division in fine shape for the next year under --ile newly elected commander, A. Q. Fairbanks o1 this city, who is the commander of Sedgwick camp. Commander Fair banks election may be taken as a rec ognition of the fine record Sedgwick camp has made under him in the past year showing the largest gain of any camp in the state, 72, and now being the second largest camp in the state. Second largest gain was made by Sted- man, No. 6, of Hartford, g new mem bers.
 Secretary Alcorn of Hartford report cd that there were 36 camps in good standing in the state on March 31, 1910, with total membership of 1,414. Ten new camps were mustered in dur ing the year, with q membership of AT. Nine members were transferred, and 16 reinstated- There were 46 mempership nnHs M of isiS. The Tn loss losses dur dur ine ths year were nine by death.s snine by transfer, If were honorably dis chArged and 217 ssispended, leaving 1870 members in good statnding. Seven camps were suspended, leaving 2s camps in good standing. In his re- <Ixr~ Sx&-<<f f6s~xy feH- $tHcHf@ years ago there we're but 19v camps with a membership of 6eS. -s
 Accordines to the report of tbes ma tional ssecretary for the term ending December 31. .s1e10, ltle Corfnecticut sos tos of s'1s ss dsens n ths xpes 0u. for the first six ,hefns sas follows: One, Pennsylvania, ii. .39e: two Massachu- setts, b,419; three, New York, ,699; four, Ohio. 2,156: f1ve, New Jersey, r. 71s; six connecftcut, 1.s3S
 The @ ten ,sw csmp: 9f ahf 6,I,. yssr are, B. E. Smith, No. %. willi- mantle, IS members; J. R. Toy, No. 90. Simsbufy. 28 ThefMbersys Col. Ed- ward Anderson, Mo- 29, Danielson, IS G. A. HaskeIl, No: 31, Jewett City. i5 members. Col. Lewis, No. 3z,' Essex, 26 members; H. 0. Wright, No. 8. Clinton. IS. members; Parmalea,s No. 42. Guilford, 20 members; James B. Kilbourne, No. s7, Central Village. 15 members; Lombard, No. 24, Green wich, 20 members; total, 1ss: sus- pended, Nos. 2z, 2S and 31. 52 mem bers; net gain in membership by new camps, 141. /.
 The division organizer, Charles A. Hale of Hartford, reported that be- tween April 1 and November 31, 1910. he had instituted 10 new camps in the Connecticut disvision with 193 MT. Hale has been with the Connecticut division since April 1, 190. and during that time he has in stituted 2S new camps with 709 new members.
 Division Commander" Grant, in his annual report, made the following 
 1. That the per capita tax be fixed Rt so cents per annum.
 2-That the fee payable in the di- vision for new members be 25 cents. It was raised to $1 one year ago. 3-That the offices of division treas urer and division secretary and the duties thereof be consolidated, and that the division treasurer be ex-off1cio the division secretary.