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Hamburger of the Advisory Board from the GAR. Commander-in-Chief of the New York Department and Lt. Anderson, the Commander of Pratt Post and organizer of the first camp of Sons of Veterans in the State of New York, then spoke of that which had led to the organization of the Sons of Veterans and gave much information for their instruction and guidance. O’Reilly of Tappen Camp and son of alderman O’Reilly of the city made a welcoming speech to the division encampment to which Post Col. When the collation had received the attention it deserved, Lt. In the large room a fine collation had been prepared by the lady friends of Tappen Camp and Pratt Post GAR for the boys and those whom they wished to entertain, after serving the report. The business was lively and quite interesting and much business was done in a short space of time.Īt 2 o’clock in the afternoon the Division Encampment adjourned in the large hall upstairs, which is, as is well known, a very pleasant place, but of course yesterday was storming and the grand view of the Catskills, etc. Walsh of Camp 13 Henry Pfistor of Camp 8 C.E. The Division Council selected is as follows Lee Johnson of Camp 14 S.M. Stanton.Īfter the transaction of the necessary routine business an election of officers for the ensuing term as held in which resulted as follows Colonel, I.B. 19 by regular representative George Sefts Poney Farnum Camp, No. 8 by regular representative_ Joe Hooker Camp by regular representative R. Schlagefer and past captain Alex Rain Hecker Camp No. The report of the committee on credentials showed that various camps were represented as follows: Tappen Camp No. The business meeting was called to order in one of the lower rooms of the hall about 10 o’clock. The City Hall furnished them a fine place in which to meet and the young men by their gentlemanly and martial bearing proved they were worthy of what was done for their pleasure. 1 of this city and also by our citizens generally for their proper entertainment.

“The Division Encampment of the Sons of Veterans of the United States, Department of New York, held in the City Hall, called together a fine looking body of young men dressed in neat blue uniforms and had the day been a pleasant one we think they would have generally enjoyed their visit to this city as not much more could have been done by Tappen Camp No. The following is from The Kingston Daily Freeman, Wednesday, May 7, 1884. The first New York Department Encampment was held Tuesday, at City Hall, Kingston, New York. ByLaw Amendment Proposals & Resolutionsĭepartment & National Encampments held in New York.

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Ladies of the grand army of the republic medal 1886