Evening star., 1915-02-28
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| Probably one of the most successfui
social meetings held this year py .ao
Sons of Veterans, U. s. A, OIL WASH
ineton was held Monday evening by Lin
coin Camp, No. 2, division OF Maryland
in the camp hall at 1101 E street north
west, in Joint celebration Of Lincoln
and Washington's birthdays. A large
number of members of the Grand Army
of the Republic were present, as well as
eoodly representations from the other
camps of Sons Of Veterans In Washfng-
| ton and camps of Sons Of Veterans IN
Washington and Baltimore. Three candl-
dates were initiated by the degree team,
with Past Division Commander everett
| Warner as commander, Charles NJ. over
acker as senior vice commander, Fast
Commander Joseph II. Wood as junior
patriotic Instructor. After the formalities
Of the meeting were concluded an elab-
crate collation. was served Inc post
prandial program was as follows:
Invocation by Rev. Samuel NJ. Croft.
jr., address of welcome by Commander
Charles NJ. Overacker, address by Col.
B. F. Bingham, past commander, Depart
ment of the Potomac, 6. A. R.; piano solo
by Mr.. Bailey B. Overacker. recitation
by John Hoffman, address by George
Duffy, commander of the Division of
Maryland, Sons Of Veterans, U. 8. A.;
| address by Representative Stanford Kill
patrick of Iowa, a veteran of the civil
war; sleight-of performance by Mil
ton W. brennan. and closing address
by Col. John McElroy. past department
commander. Department of the Potomac.
G. A. R. The following were chairmen
of committees: Everett F. Warner. en-
tertainment; E. K. Du Puy, program; !;
Charles NJ. Overacker, refreshments; O.
A. c. Oehmler, decorations; v. L. Car
rigue, badges; Theodore E. Spenser,
press, and DR.. Joseph H. Wood, recep-
tion.
In the general orders recent issued
by Commander-in-chi Charles F. Sher-
man camps of Sons of Veterans are
urged to celebrate the eighty-fourth an
Nfversary of the birth of Gen. Philip H.
Sheridan. March s. The local camps. it
is expected, will generally observe this
day.
Announcement is also made in general
orders of the following division encamp-
ments: Massachusetts at Boston, April
81; Connecticut at New Britain, April
1916; Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, June
1928; Pennsylvania Brigade, Sons Of
Veterans Reserve, in camp June 1926;
Illinois at Moline, June 1-3; New York
at Albany, June 1924.
Thursday evening at o'clock William
B. Gushing Camp, No. 80, will hold its
regular meeting in Grand Army Hall,
1412 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Lincoln Camp, No. 2, held patriotic
exercises and a campfire" Monday
evening in honor of the birthday of
George Washington and Abraham Lin
coln. The members of Lincoln Post.
No. 3, to which the camp is auxiliary,
were among the special guests. Com
mander Burgess of the post was ac-
companied by several of the comrades.
sentative Sanford Kirkpatrick of Iowa,
Col. B. F. Bingham. Col. John Nc
Elroy, Capt Thomas H. Mckee, Capt.
o. H. Oldroyd, past commanders, De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. r.; Col.
John L. Clem, U. s. A: Past Command
ers-in-Chief E. R. Campbell and H. v.
Speelman, Sons of Veterans; Command
er George Duffy, Maryland division,
Sons of Veterans: Past Commanders
Harry L. Streib, Edwin C. Irelan and
William A. keefauver, Maryland dl-
vision. Sons of Veterans; o. j. Veley.
commander of William B. Gushing
Camp, No 80: w. S. Crown, commander
of George H. Thomas Camp, No. 81,
and Senior Vice Division Commander
Romeo H. Freer.
after which the exercises were held,
the guests and members Of the camp
gathering around the tables Past Di-
vision Commander Everett +. warner
was in charge. After invocation by
Rev. Samuel NJ Croft, a member of
the camp, Col. Bingham delivered an
address, taking for his subject. "A bra
ham Lincoln He was followed by
Representative Kirkpatrick and Col.
John McElroy., Division Commander
Duffy referred to the work which the
Sons of Veterans as an organization
is undertaking to do. Past DIVISION
Commander Irelan selected for his sub
ject, "Washington and Lincoln. Ihe
exercises were interspersed with musl-
cal and other numbers, Bailey over
acker entertained at the piano, John
HOFFMAN recited. and Milton w. Dren-
nan gave an exhibition Of magic.
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Wash
ington and Representative John X
Farr of Pennsylvania. both members
of the order, were scheduled to address
the gathering, but were prevented
from attending by the demands Incl
dent to the closing days of Congress-
An interesting feature was the
presentation of a George Washington
silver spoon to the son of Prot. Charles
Hart of the Central High School, which
was accepted on behalf Of the young
man by his grandfather, Capt. j. T..
Hart.
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