Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
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Lincoln Camp. No. 2. met MONDAY
evening. Theophilus Clements was
mustered into membership. Past Coln-
| mander Overacker was lndorseo Aoi
division commander and John D
Greene. George Alpha Howe and j. MIL
to, lester were elected delegates to the
next division encampment. which will
meet in Baltimore May 70 ana -. -
| committee was appointed to arrange ior
tbe nroner observance of AppomattoA
day by exercises at when comma NY
n-Chief stephens OF Clncihnaa IT,. -, o anG
| cen. f.. w Whitaker of this CITY anu
other prominent persons are expecteu
to sneak. Gen. Whitaker was present
at the time of the surrender OF zen
| Lee to Gen. Grant at Apponiat'oN: a.
| Anril O. 1865, and his remarks Will ne
| - n,nsuaI interest on this account
| The resolution on preparedness passIa y
by the last national encampmen. neiu
| in this city in September was auopt:eu.
| This resolution approves the auop..on
nv the Congress and the constitutes
! ai,tborities of the United States OF sucn
| . policv of reparedness as shail iuli!
and adequately provide for the eHectlVe
! defense of the country Pasd So'a-
mander Eyler of George n +hat
! Camp. No. II, a visitor, reported thal
| Mr. Wolff of his camp. nremah On
| the PENNSYLVANIA railroad, had been Sc
riously injured few DAYS peio ue g.
| Past Division Commander warner r.
| ported that he had Instituted ne"
ramDs at Moundsville, Wheeling ana
| Morgantown w. Va, during the pass
week Plans for Memorial day eSer-
cises at Mount Olivet cemetery, when
will be in charge of Lincoln camp
! this year, We're discussed
/ Gen. George II. Thomas Camp. NO. IL.
met Friday night and elected Raymond
Wolff and Edward T. Byrnes as dele
gates and W. Woltz and r. l.. Marsaen
as alternates to the Maryland DIVISION,
Sons of Veterans. encampment. After
the business session social hour 1ol-
lowed at which the members of Thorn
as Post. G. A. R.. Womans Relief
Corps were invited guests Short talks
steal program was given. The younger
members of Thomas Camp served re-
freshments. 1t was voted to have
social hour" a the conclusion of each
| meeting of the camp hereafter.
1t was unanimously voted to favor
the election of Past Commander
Charles NJ. Overacker of Lincoln Camp,
No. =. as division commander of the
Maryland Division.
Gustave f. Beckman of Cushing
Camp and chairman of the terminal
station flag committee. who has been
i'll with grip, is reported on duty
again.
Past Commander-in-Ch Chief Harvey v
Speelman and ]. Clinton Hiatt, junior
vice commander Of Gushing Camp. No.
80. will visit Garfield Camp in Balti-
more tomorrow evening.
BY action of the Division Council. the
encampment of the division of Mary
land will be held in Baltimore, May %
and "a.
NJ. Overacker of Lincoln Camp. No =.
will be presented for mmander of
the Maryland division. Sons of Veter-
ans. L. S. A. at the Baltimore encamp-
ment, May 1924.
Commander Richard F. Miller of the
Maryland division has announced the
organization of new camp, with
membership of forty-seven, at Hagers-
town. 1t is auxiliary to Reno Post,
! No. 8. of the Department of the Poto-
mac Grand Army of the Republic.
Application has been approved by Di-
vision Commander Miller for new
camp at Moundsville. W. Va. and ap-
pIications have been received for the or
ganization of new camps a Cameron.
New Martinsville. Sistersville, Wheel
ing and Elkins. w. Va.
Washington camps attended the meet
ing at Garfield Camp, in Baltimore,
Monday evening.
Col. A. F. B. Stephens, commander
chief. will make tour of the east
ern part of the country early in April.
1t is said to be proba BILE that on re-
turning to his home in Cincinnati, Ohio,
he will make the division of Maryland
an official visit. This may be in con-
nection with the Appomattox-day cele-
bration. to be held under the auspices
of the local camps.
The national encampment for 1916
will be held in Kansas City, Mo-. the
week of August 90. in conjunction with
the encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic and affiliatlng patriotic
organizations.
Those eligible to join the Thomas
Camp auxiliary met at the residence of
Past Commander Crown Monday night,
and the necessary application for the
President Rutledge and other members
of the local and division bodies were
present. Friday evening the mem
bers met at the home of Comma nder
elected officers. The new charter and
AUXILIARY books had arrived and the
first meeting was held.
Thomas Post. Corps, Camp and Aux
!
division president was assisted by Mr.
and Mrs. Crown, Mr. and Mrs. Marks
and Mr. Eyler in this new auxiliary.
The annual division encamnment of
the Sons and Auxiliary VIII be held in
Baltimore May % and "a. Thomas and
Cushing auxiliaries will attend this
function. The commander-in- Shfef of
the Sons of Veterans and the national
president of the auxiliary will be tend
cred reception the evening of the
opening session.
py R7iESGTHABlTESS
Miss Mabel F. Finder was received
into membership in Loyal Tent We'd
| nesday evening. High Tent Deputy
| Ruler J. T. Hart and Miss Blanche Ogle