The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Sons of Veterans.


elected at the meeting held Monday even
ing by Lincoln Camp. No. ., Sons of Vet
Grams, L. S. A.: Commander, W. II. Nc
CONCEAL: senior vice commander. ]. S.
Greene: junior vice commander. Charles
NJ Overaker: camp council, Charles NJ.
overacker. r. T. +. johnson and f. X.
De Puy: secretary. James W. Lyons
tre-elected): treasurer. Everett F. War
her (rc-elected: delegates to the Death
Beneht Association convention. E. T. f.
johnson and l.. Is. DE Puy: delegates TO
the Grand Army relief committee, I. S.
Taylor. and delegate to temporary SOL
diers home. /. $. Taylor re-elected).
At the meeting OF Lincoln Camp No. 2,
Sons of Veterans. L. s. A., on last Mon
day evening Past Commander-i in Chief
H. V. Speelman. OF Sons of Veterans. u.
S. A. announced tho appointment of VIC
mander-i chief. Ambrose Z. b. stephens.
L. =. A.
There were two candidates initiated at
William B. Gushing Camp. No. %, Sons
Of Veterans. l.. ). A.. at their meeting
held Thursday. December ~, and a num-
ber of applications were acted upon
Past commander Herbert ". Rutiedge,
who has again affiliated with William q.
NusiIts amp. NJ HAS Dfeh tleFteu
a member of the camp council of that
camp.
Through action of the Thirty-fourth
Encampment OF the Comma ndery in
Chief. on and after January ], 1916. men,
crs in good standing of the following or
ganiza tions will be admitted as visitors
to the meetings OF Sons OF Veterans:
tho Sons Of Veterans Auxiliary, the
n Af sha
Veterans. the Ladies of the Grand Army
Of the RepubIic. and the Grand Army
Nurses. Members of the Grand Army
or the Republic and Union Veterans
have heretofore been admitted as guests
of honor. and this rule continues in
force.
Commandcr-in-Chief Ambrose E B.
Stephens has issued an order directing
all camp patriotic instructors to forward
their annual reports to Division Patriotic
Instructors Immediately following De
ccmber 81. 1915. Division patriotic In
structors will, without delay. forward
their consolidated reports to the Nation
nj patriotic instructor. Lieut. Gov. w. Y.
Morgan. of IIutchison. Kansas.
the Thirty-fourth National Encampment.
Sons of Veterans. L. $. A, recently held
| In this city. will be ready for distribution
very soon. One copy is to be sent to
each camp. and extra copies may be pro-
cured by Individual members of the or
der upon application to the Division Sec
retary. F. E. Cross. Sls Ninth street
southeast Washington. d. c.
The new button-h hole decoration of the
Order of Sons Of Veterans. L. :. A. be-
| ing a reproducation in miniature of the
re- of ba har ha
be worn by members of the order on
and after January l, 1876. The mate
rial of which it is composed is bronze,
made from captured cannon of the war
! of the rebellion.
There was a meeting of the aids to the
commander In chief. Ambrose +. H.
Stephens Sons OF Veterans. L. 8. A.. of
this city. which include ]. Clinton Hiatt
Of William b. Gushing Camp. No. 30;
Charles NJ. Overacker. of Lincoln Camp
No 2; George W. Sellers. of Thomas
Camp. No. II. and Victor Garrigus. OF
Lincoln Camp. No. 2. at Lincoln Camr
,, Hall, last Monday evening. Personal aid
| to the commander-in-chief, II. V. SpeSl-
man. presided, and a number of impor-
| tant matters were considered 1t was
decided to have the local camps Of Sons
| Of Veterans to secure a list Of sons OF
veterans eligible TO membership IN the
District of Columbia. which list Is quite
| large. for the purpose OF having them
| affiliate with the several local Sons OF
Veterans camps. 1t was also decided
that lectures with moving pictures and
| stereopticon views be given during the
! coming year. Arrangements are now
, being made for a lecture to be delivered
by George w. Sellers. past commander
of Thomas Camp. No. 2, and Past COM
mander-in- Chief H. v. Speelman, Of Sons
of Veterans. U. s. A.. and also by other
members of the order. as well as by
prominent members Of the Grand Army
Of the Repdblic.
The theater benefit for the relief fund
| to be known as patriotic night" is to
be given at Polls Theater Monday. Janu-
ary II. and tickets are on sale by mem'
! bers Of the local camps, the auxiliary