The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
Sons of. Veterans to Be Repre-.
sented at Boston.

Delegates elected to attend the thir-
ty-ninth annual National encampment
of Sons of Veterans. U. 8. A., and
past division commanders who are
entitled to the voting privilege, of the
Maryland division of Sons of Vet
Grams, U. s. A.. which will be held
at Boston, Mass, August 1925, will
go with the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic. on their train
! which leaves this city Sunday, Au-
gust 10. at s:15 A. M. Delegates of
the Maryland Division auxiliary of
Sons of Veterans, U. s. A.. also, will
attend their National meeting to be
held at Boston at the same time,
and will go on the grand army train.
The Maryland division, which con-
sists of the States of Maryland, Della
ware, West Virginia. Virginia, and
the District of Columbia, is entitled
to two delegates. and at the recent
Division encampment held in Wash
ington the two elected are John A.
Reinhardt, Past Commander of James
A. Garfield Camp. No. /. of Balti-
more, and ]. Clinton Hiatt, senior
vice-commander of William B. Cush-
ing Camp, No. 80, of Washington, D.
C. Past division commanders are
Major Edward r. Campbell. Capt.
Francis E. Cross, Charles S. Davis,
/, and Silas e. Robb, of William B.
Gushing Camp, No. 90 of Washing
ton, D. c.; Edward K. DePuy, George
s. Whitmore, Frederick T. F. John
son, Edgar Allan, tr., Benjamin J.
Northcott and Everett F. Warner,
of Lincoln Camp, No. 2, OF Washing
ton, D. c.; William d. King, of Reno
Post Camp, No. 3. Hagerstown, Md: {:
William A. Keefauver. OF Mansfield
Camp, No. 2, Hagerstown. Nd: Frank
p. Contieu, Joseph F. Peeney and
George Duffy. of Appomattox Camp.
No. 2, Wilmington, Del. and Miles
w. Ross. Frank o. Peterson, Harry
L. Streib, d. NJ. Rittenhouse, Edwin
c. Irelan and Richard F. Miller, OF
James A. Garfield Camp, No. !, Of
Baltimore. Nd.
stafY to Accompany Grove.
Capt. Edward H. Grove, division
commander OF Maryland division, will
attend the National encampment. He
will be accompanied by a number Of
his staff officers.
Mai. Edward r. Campbell. past
commander-in-chief and a member Of
Gushing Camp. who has been sojourn-
ing in Florida, for the past several
months, arrived in Washington last
Friday and left on Monday for Bos-
ton. making the trip by automobile.
The Maryland division will present
the name OF Frederick T. F. johnson,
a member of Lincoln Camp. No. 9
of this city. as their candidate for
commander-in-chief of the Sons OF
Veterans. U. s. A., and the delega tes
to the National encampment are in
structed to vote and devote their per-
sonal energy for the election Of Past
Division Commander Frederick T. F.
Johnson. he having held a number
of both national and division posi-
tions. as well as a past commander
OF Lincoln Camp, No. 2, OF this city.
Harley v. Speelman. who is a past
commander-in-chief of Sons of Vet
Grams. U. S. A, will attend the Ma
tional encampment.
The Sons of Veterans camps OF
Boston have planned to entertain the
delegates to the National encamp-
ment with auto trips to points Of his
tOrical interest on Monday and Tues
day afternoons. grand ball on We'd
nesday evening. and the Sons, Aux
iIiary and Daughters of Veterans, will
join on Thursday in an evening of
entertainment at Revere Beach. In
fact. the Sons Of Veterans OF Boston
have extended glad hand to all the
delegates and their friends, and the
time of their lives has been assured