The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-19
Prominent indianapolis Man
Wins After His Only OPP
ponent Withdrew. TO Run
Again Next Year.
SOUTH BEND LANDS
THE NEXT MEETING
Boom for Newton ]. Met cGuire'
for National Commander
in-Chief Was Launched
Today Resolutions.

With the adoption Of twelve resol,a-
tions and the election Of ofncers tho
twenty-ffth annual encampment of
the Indiana division, Sons Of Veterans.
U. s. A.. which was held In the circuit
court room 1t the court house On
Thursday and Friday came to N end
about Friday noon to meet again n
1912 1t South Bend. The ofacers
elected include e w. Allen. IndiAnar
polls. over w. +. Geller. IT. WAyns. -
Indiana commander: w. H. Hanecho,
Richmond. senior vtce commander: q.
Connor, Geneva, junior vice command
er; Legfand. Hammond. Frank Wat
con. Goldsmith. and w r. 0eller. ~.
Wayne. as members Of tho division
council: Il. #. Tilley. Terr4 HAut4.
Frank Shellhouse. Indianapolis. and w.
r.. Geller. IT. Wayne. - delegates to
the national encampment Sons of vet-
Grams at Rochester. N. ", to be held
this summer. The newly elected COM
mander. r. w. Allen. appointed the
following oficers: G. M. Filler. Hebron
chaplain: Thomas w. Records, COM
mander Of the Liberty. Ind. camp. pa-
Itriotic Instructor; i. 4. Lilly. Terre
Haute. division counselor, and reap
pointed the following members Of thu.
speakers bureau: n. J, Mcclure. IN
dianapolis: Col. w. H. Armstrong;. In
dianapolis; George w. Kreftenstein.
Terrc Haute: Il a. Han1ley. Rich
mond. and Legrand +. Meyers. Ham
mond.
There was but one contest and that
for the division commanderahip. M.
Allen. Of Indianapolis. was the on,y
avowed candidate for the post. but the
Fort Wayne delegation without the
consent Of Mr.. Geller forced his name
before the convention and the ballot
was close but In favor OF the indiana
polls man. Mr.. GeIler then announced
himself as a candidate for the honor
at the South Bend meeting next year.
Officers, both those elected and tho
appointees or Commander Allen were
installed BY the installing officer, r.
w. Blair.
The business session on Friday
morning was largely taken up Ii dis
cussion Of resolutions offered.
Most important to Indians people
and the Sons Of Veterans particularly
was strong resolution urging that !
| reform be Instituted and made state
wide, which will prevent the holding
or sporting and amusement events and
other enterprises for commercial gain
on Memorial Day each year. Ministers
OF the state are urged to support the
movement both In their ministeriaI
association meetings and from the pull
pit and are especially requested to call
attention to this "a their sermons on
Sunday, May rs.
State superintendent, GreathOuse.
in another resolution equally impor-
tant to the people Of the state. Il re.
quested to prepare manual Of patri-
lctic instruction which shall be taught
in the Indiana public schools and re
commended to be adopted - = part oi
1.-THE curriculum Of the parochsal
schools Of the state. BY the plan suE'
lgested, this will take the place q the
Ipresent haphazzard method of patrf
otic instruction In the schools. Other
resolutions included the expression oi
iappreciation for the entertainment af
forded the Sons OF Veterans and the
Endorsement OF Newton j. Mcclure o.
indianapolis, as Indiana divisions can
didate for the position of commander
|in-chief, To Be elected at the National
Sons Of Veterans encampm4ut "a D
hel 1t Rochester, n. sY.