The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
Sons of Veterans, u. S. A.

The commandery- in chief OF the Sons Of
Veterans. L. S. A. met for its thirty
third national encampment last week.
Sebtember, l. >. and 3, at Detroit, Mich.
with the fOrty-eighth national encamp-
| ment of the Grand Army OF the Republic
in the same city. The representatives
from the Maryland division. with which
| the camps OF Sons Of Veterans in tho
District OF Columbia are affiliated. were
! as follows Harry l.. Streib. senior vice
commander in-Chief. George DUFFY, di-
vision commander, John \. Reinhardt
and William J. GillinE. delegates: G. sgd
ney Hill. alternate: Mai. Edward r.
Campbell, past COmmander-in-chi f.
K. De Puy. past division commander. and
F. T F. Johnson. past division COM
mander.
| The headquarters Of the Maryland di-
vision were at the Cadillac Hotel. where
! the sessions of the commandery-in
were held. On TUESDAY evening. the first
day of the encampmemt. the Sons OF Vet
Grams Auxiliary held a reception in the
Cadillac Hotel This was a magnificent
affair and was well attended by Grand
Army men and the Womens Relief Corps.
Dancing was enjoyed later by the young
people
On Wednesday morning the parade of
the Grand Army took place the Sons Of
Veterans acting as their official escort.
The streets were crowded all along tho
line and the reviewing stand, where Com
mander-in-Ch Washington Gardner re-
viewed his command. was packed with
cheering and enthusiastic people II was
an inspiring sight to see the thin and
sometimes tottering ranks marching
down the street. The spirit and deter
minatiOn. however. OF the comrades was
there just the same as OF old and their
eufh hi isis nj
one moment.
On the evening Of September a moon
light excursion was held down the -.
Claire River and a short distance on
Lake Erie. There was an excellent band
on the boat and the Sons and Daughters
of Veterans and the auxiliary to the Sons
OF Veterans danced to their hearts CON
tent. On Thursday morning sessions OF
the Sons OF Veterans were Resumed and
Maj. f. r. Campbell and c. Sydney
Hill. both Of William B Cushing Camp
OF Washington, D. C. were appointed
members OF a committee 10 take the
greetings of the Sons OF Veterans TO the :
Grand Army in session at the Armory /
Hall. Past Division Commander E. X .
De Puy. OF Washington. u. g. was ap-
pointed the official stenoGrapher OF the .
Sons OF Veterans encampment.
In the afternoon the Sons OF Veterans
held an election OF officers OF the COM
mandery-in-chief The following were
elected. Commander in CHIEF. Charles ,
+ Sherman OF Mount Vernon. y. Y;
senior VIC. mander- in-Chief Will q
IAN F. Chambers. OF Cincinnati. Ohio;
Junior vice comma nder- in-Chief F b.
McNIurtin. Of Detroit Mich: members OF
COMMUNICATED. H. G. Sprngston, of
OF Peoria Ill, c. f. Bachelor. OF An
sonia, Conn. and Charles c. Behnke. OF
ST. Louis. Mo: chief OF stan flor five
years.. Edwin NJ Amies. Of Altoona. Pa.
In the results OF the election OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary TO the Sons of Veterans
il was found that Miss Gentein. Of the
Auxiliary 10 the William B. Cushing
Camps. Washington girl. was elected
national inspector.
on the evening Of the Bird the
Daughters Of Veterans held a reception
in the Cadillac Hotel The national presl-
dent Of the daughters. and also Com
mander-in-chef Washington Gardner. Of
the Grand Army. together with other Of
fcials of auxiliary organizations to the
Grand Army. were in the receiving line
Many Of the sons and members of the
auxiliary visited Niagara Falls on the
return trip. Mai. F. r. Campbell and
G. s. Hill. OF William b. Cushing Camp.
visited Niagara Falls and Montreal. and
will return to Washington after visiting
in Vermont and Massachusetts.
One Of the most successful excurions Of
the season was given by William E. Cush-
ing Camp. No 81. Sons of Veterans. on
Monday. August 81. to Chesapeake Beach.
nearly 1900 persons being in attendance
The athletic events In charge of J. y.
Perry commenced about o'clock. The
prizes We're awarded: John
O'Donnell. watch and fob; Victor Pierce.
prize to he given later: Marion Arm
hn1 # !
ley. fern plant: Philip Mckinney. stick
pin; Marion Harris, Troop 5. Girl Scouts,
Tacoma Park. silk muffler; J. Denslow
EgglestOn. Troop q, Boy Scouts, Tacoma
ParR. pair OF hOming pigeons: Parkins
fountain pen; Lillian McGin-
les. Girl Scouts. Troop .. Capitol Heights. q,
wrist watch. The judges of the events
were J. Clinton Hiatt. f. Albert Lang.
Gustave Z. Beckman. William F. Wolfe,
and Rev. Hubert Bunyea. The commit
tee having the exclusion in charge was .,
of Gurnon, r. Scott, chairman:
Wilfred E. Garlick, secretary; William
F. Wolfe. treasurer; CLANCY o. Howard, ..
prizes: ]. D. Perry, athletics; Maj. f. R. |
Campbell. G. S. Hill, A. B. Goodrich
j. Z. Beckman, +. Albert Lang, and
Mai. F. G. Hodgson. DR.. Arthur ]. Hall
vas physician in charge.
For years past IT has been difficult to
ocate the graves of soldiers buried at
Holy Rood and Oak Hill cemeteries and
It the last meeting of Cushing Camp a
committee was appointed to make a
blot OF the cemeteries and locate the c
graves of all soldiers buried in them. +
There about 800 OF these graves in the a
wO cemeteries and the committee will v
tart work at once so that by the next I
Memorial Day they can have their work r
ompleted. and in the near future no )
oldier's grave will be neglected at these s
cemeteries. The committee comprises W. c
:. Garlick, chairman; G. Sydney Hill,
nd CLANCY o. Howard.
On Monday morning Labor Day. at 3 a
'Clock the members of Gushing Camp p
will meet at the Terminal Station and raise d
hree United States garrison flags on the ii
hIPe poles on the plaza in front Of the 2
tation- Appropriate exercises will be L
the- dissection of Gustays E, 4