The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-17
Sons of Veterans, After In
.specting the Knightstown
Home This Morning, Will
Continue to Richmond.
FIRST ENCAMPMENT
HELD IN THIS CITY
And Twenty-fifth Anniver-
sary of This Event Will Be
Celebrated Here Thursday
and Friday. 4

A second influx of visitors from all
over the state, following close on the
heels of the one this morning when
veterans of the great Civil war con-
flict poured into the city from ali di-
rections. will occur this afternoon
about O'Clock when the Sons of Vet
Grams will begin to assemble here for
their twenty-fifth annual convention.
Their late arrival is due to an inspec.
tion of the Knightstown Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home this morning,
and the early part of the afternoon.
1t has been the custom each year for
only committee composed of about
20 members to inspect the Home, but
as Knightstown is SO near Richmond,
practically all of the delegates stopped
there today on their way to the en-
campment and made the inspection
with the regular appointed committee.
1t Is particularly fitting that the
twenty-fifth anniversary encampment
of this organization should be held in
Richmond, as 1t was in this city that
the first encampment passed into his
tory. The first meetings of the In
diaIfa department of the s.. of ", were
held Is years ago this month, in the
old G. A. r. Hall in the Vaughan build
ing at the corner OF Eighth and Main
streets, and memories of that session
will be widely recalled by many of
the older members of the order.
Home Band to Come.
With the s. of II delegates and all
of the state officers from Knightstown
this afternoon, will come the Home
band which it was thought for time,
would be unable to appear here owing
to an epidemic of measles at that in
stitution. Definite word has been re-
ceived this morning by the executive
committee. however, that the authori-
ties had decided to release the band
and it would be able to fill it's part on
the program. Members of the drill
team, composed entirely of girls, which
was to have taken part in the camp
fire meetings, will not be released as
several have contracted the disease.
T. w. Allen, prominent member
of the Indianapolis camp, s. Of ".
will be the next president of the In
diana department of the Sons of Vet
Grams. The withdrawal of Frank
Helms, of Elwood, and w. F. Geller.
the only other aspirants for the honor.
leaves no opposition to Aliens candi-
dacy and his election here at the ses-
sion Friday morning will be unani-
nous. Allen is one of the best known
men in the Indiana department, and
has long taken an active part in its
affairs, He is expected to make the
Sons of Veterans one of the strongest
presidents in the history of the state
organization.
Headquarters Of s. Of v.
Headquarters for the s. of v. will
be established at the court house, i'm
mediately upon the arrival Of the deie-
gates and state officers this afternoon.
This evening will be given over entire
ly to the filing Of credentials and the
registration Of delegates. Also the di-
vision council will audit the books of
the state officers. With this COM
pleted everything will be in readiness
for the opening business session to-
morrow morning in the circuit court
room. At that time reports Of all the
officials of the state department will
be made and the various committees
appointed. This is expected to con-
sumo the entire morning, and the
meeting will then be adjourned at
noon for the parade. After that the
Sons of Veterans will not convene
again until Friday morning.
Meet Again Friday.
Among the matters that will be con-
sidered at the business session Fri
day, will probably be the pension bill.
now pending in congress providing
pensions appropriate to the time of
service of the veterans. Information
concerning this bill was received by
G. A. r. officials this morning from
Congressman Sherwood, of the Toledo,
Ohio, District.
A special feature of the G. A. r. en-
campment will be the conferring of de-
grees upon a class of candidates by
the Winchester Camp Degree Team in
the Odd Fellows hail Thursday even
ing. This will be after the campfire
meetings, and will be open TO all Sons
of Veterans and G. A. R members
At the same time the Ladies' Auxil-
iary Of the Sons of Veterans win con-
fer degrees upon a class of candidates
in another room in the Odd Fellows
building. Following the work of the
two orders a reception will be held
and refreshments served in the dining
hail.
There is every indication that this
years encampment will be one OF the
most largely attended in years and
that it win go down in the records OF
the organization as one of the most
successful