The Washington times., 1915-09-12
SONS OF VETERANS
GET CAMP ORDERS
All Officers Instructed to Rush
Reports for Coming Meeting
in Washington.

Charles F. Sherman, commander-in-
chief of Sons of Veterans, L. s. A.,
has issued official general orders for
holding the thirty-fourth annual en-
campment September q to october Z.
The temporary headquarters of the
commandery-in. chief will be at the
Hotel Shorehar. September 25 to 80
and all meetings of the Sons of Vet
erans will be held in this hotel. All
officers of the ccmmander-in-chlel
who have reports to be made at the
national encampment are instructed 70
have such. reports in the hands or the
mandcr-in- chief not later than sep
tember 20.
The following is list Of the Ina ma
Charles F. Sherman. NJ. Vernon. n; u;
senior vice commander-in- chief WI, WI
vies Vas commander-in,chiet. on i F. J. McMrr;
tide. Detroit; council-i in chief Clifford
E. Bachelor. Ansonio, Conn; Henry
c. Springston. Peoria, and Charles =
Hammer. Reading treasurer. j. l..
Rake. Reading, national counselor;
William NJ. Coffin. Cincinnati; national
patriotic instructor, George w; d,,a,,- Ieni-
lain, the Rev. .l1rnost L. Benson, Maai-
cor. wis; chief-of-staff, Edwin M
Amies. Altoona: personal aide Clareneo &C
E. Holmes. New Rochelle; commttS,e
on miltary Rns,nr "tfars Mans inarfsS p r. Campbe
Washinston: Frank L. Shepard, La
Sale, Ill: Samuel S: Horn, Eastom,
Pa. and George w. Poliitt, New oe.
saws that the Washington. encamp-
sment will probably be the largest IN
attendance for many years. IT is near ar
the center of the membership or our
order and the number from the East
ern divisions bid fair to be largely rep
resented. This is splendld oppo.
tunity for the brothers and sisters Wno
have never been &c the Capital OF ..e
nation TO sec It; enjoy the ehoa,p,'ffi, ,,ra fine
vacation The latter part or Septenhoe,I
is always beautiful to the eye NV t
comfortable regarding the weather. be'
ready. On to Washington.
Badges Described.
At a meeting of the general commit
tee on arrangements OF the Sohs VI
Veterans last evening at their heao-
quarters, 1923 G. street northwest, thei'
was a report from George W. sollers'
chairman Of the committee, on the ol-
ficial badge for members OF the gen
eral committee. The description OF me
official badge Is as follows: a si'.>
ribbon with the Maryland colors, plach
and gold, suspended from a gold plateo
scroll, with vignette of the coat-oI-
arms of the Commandery-inChief OF
the Sons of Veterans. L, :. a. anG
on the ribbon :he words: 3ith Anhua q
E:ncamcment Suns OF veterans =. .
A., Washington, d. {.
The vice chairman of the genera
committee, o. a. G. Oehmler, VINO J.
also chairman of the committee or
decorations. Is member OF Llncott
10 iS
er and under the present administra
tion is serving as color bearer: ne
was q delegate to the National En-
cs:npme of Sons of Veterans, =. 8
A. hich met at Chattanooga. IN lSl4
The committee on decorations has
requested all business men who are
Sons Of Veterans to especially dec
orate their places Of business durlna
the encampment. The headquarters
1929 G street northwest. has beer
fitted up both for official matters a.
we'll ns entertaining Sons of Veteran:
during their stay in the city, and th'
rooms have been tastily decorated.
The public comfort committee, W.
circulars to those who haV'
given in their rooms to be listed. TO
the purpose of obtaining the exac
number of rooms and accommoda
tions to visitors. So far the partie
having accommodations have failet
to do so, and the request for accom-
modations are great and 1T is neces
sary to have this information as tn
public comfort committee Is receiv
ing many requests for accommoda
tions.
]. Clinton Hiatt. chairman of tn
finance committee. reports that tn
sufficient amount of funds for enter
tanning the delegates attending tn
encampment. will be obtained. as va
rious resources have been obtained
bring about a successful result fin
ancially.
! The class initiation of the loca
camps of Sons OF Veterans, to b.
held during the encampment, promise
to be a greater success than was eX
pected
At Census Office.
The chairman of The general commit
tee, Geort;e w Sollers. intends to he a
the census of ice INST of his tim
during the encampnent. articularly t
assist DR.. II. \. johnson. chairman o
the G. A. r. registration committee. t
see that the proper ttEntion is givel
to the work by the Sons of Veterans
who have been detailed to do the regis
tration
o. A. G. Oehmler. chairman, and G.
Beckman, vice cha rman, Will haV
charge Of decorating the New Willar
Hotel where the headquarters of tn
G.. A. r. Ladies and Daughters of Vet
Grams have their official headquarters
Also the Mckendree M E. Cherch
where their annual convention Will b
held
E. K. De Puy, chairman of the enter
tainment committee, reported that IS
rangenrcnts had been made for runnin
special trains from tn" SrHton n
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave
nuc. TO convey the delegates to the en-
caInpmen. to Fort Myer and Arlington
Two physicians, who are Sons of Vet
erans, pl. Arthur J. Hall and DR.. {
A. 7. Swain, have been detailed by d.
l.. j. Battle, chairman Of the medica
6. A. r. committee, for duty at tn
hospital tents at the White Hous
81 ounds
one os the thcaters has rendered
cnelit at their playhouse september 2
'hc lunds to be used h" the 9sners
,ommittcc n ARRANGEMENTS for enter
ming the delegates apd the ticket
,c or sale at their headquarters, IL.
str ct. no thwest.
To Go To Arlington.
4 delegation of Sons of Veterans frol
II local camps. consisting of Lincol
Va ,; Gen. G. II. Thomas, No. II, ar
William b. Gushing. No. 80. will
"1med to attend the exercises of II
Inying the cornerstone of the ne