New Britain herald., 1915-04-15
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Other Reports Made.

terlng Ofncer, reported the Orgar1Za- tion of eighty-five posts within the department of Connecticut, G. A. R., since 1867. Twenty-four posts have surrendered their charters or other wise have ceased to exist. SiXty-one posts retained their charters, forty eight reporting their officers installed.
 Other reports were given by Lafay- cite W. Starr, senior vice department commander; George Brown, junior vice commander. John l.. SaXe, pa troitic instructor of the department; Emerson Parker, judge advocate; Dr. C. Rawling, medical director.
 The committee on credentials meet with the assistant adjutant general in one of the ante-rooms of the G. A. R. hall at 11:30 o'clock this morning to make up the roll of the encampment.
 The committee on distribution of badges was stationed in the vestibule of the armory at 1880 this afternoon.
 Stanley Post and the W. R. c. will provide g. dinner at 12:30 o'clock to- morrow at the Center Congregational church to which all members of the department are invited.
 The department headquarters are situated in c. A. R. hall on Main street, over storrs drug store. The f'rxt mest,IS held there this morning was that ef the council of administra- ton at 10 o'clock, when places of entertainment were assigned.
 Parade to Camp Fire.
 An excellent program has been ar ranged for the camp fire and enter tainnlent to be given in the state armory at 8 o'clock this evening, which will be the feature of the en- campment. The veterans as1d visitors will assemble ut c. A. R, hali at 7:30 o'clock and. accompanied by the two local companies of tne s;ate militia and the Boy Scouts will march to the state armory.
 Mayor George A. Quigiey will give the address of welcome and the re- sponge will be male by Department oT.na:der Frederick Y. St-eeter Addresses wil! be nsdc by Com E!;.L iei- in Cllicf T.. J. Palmer, and Louis P. S'aae. princ:pal Of tho New Britain High school. ard remarks will tc made by Post in-Chief of the C. 4. R. Alfred B. Beers, and Allen T. Pratt, division commander of the Sons of Veterans. An excellent musical program and entertainment will be given the features of which have been published In the Herald. The camp fire exercises are free to tue public.
 Official calls were made by Depart 1nent Commander F. V. Streeter and staff to the Sons of Veterans at il o'clock and to the convention of the Ladies of the G. A. R. and the Daugh- ters of Veterans this afternoon.
 Resolutions Passed.
 At this afternoons session of the Sons of Veterans encampment, a res olution was passed recommending a systematic plotting of the cemeteries and the marking of the soldiers graves.
 Another resolution was passed re- lating to the manner of displaying the American flag and recommendin that the national encampment take this matter up with congress so that laws might be passed regulating the dis play, with particular reference to the order of the flag in parades and pro- sessions so that flags of other coun- tries might not have precedence over the American flag
 Resolutions were also passed thank ing the local manufacturers for the souvenirs given away at last nights banquet, to the newspapers for the publicity given the convention. and to l.. D. Penfield Camp, Auxiliary, No. l, Sons of Veterans, for the dinner siv- en the delegates in Judd's hall this noon.
 An immense wreath will be placed on the Soldiers monument at Kens- 1ngton this afternoon as the donation of the Sons of Veterans to the. first soldiers monument erected in the country.
 Natonal President Here.
 Mrs. Lulu Caryn of Chicago, national president of the Daughters of Veter- ans, was present at this afternoons session of that order. Mrs. Edith Keeney of New London, the depar4 ment president, presided. The deparr- ment has ben organizd in this state for six years.
 First Man in State to Enlist.
 Among those in attendance at the convent on is Colonel Samuel Horne of Winsted, who is said to have been the first man in Connecticut to re- spond to President Lincoln's call for volunteers
 Colonel Horne is further dis ttnguished through having served his country as minister to Chile during President Claveland's second adminis- traitor.