National Officers Arrive Late at Castleton
The encampment drew national attention as Theodore Cazean of Rochester, N Y, national commander of the Sons of Union Veterans, arrived with Park F Yengling of Bay Village Ohio, senior National vice commander, H H Hammer of Reading Pa national secretary, Mrs Mollie Hammer of Reading Pa auxiliary past president, and Mayme Dwyer of New York city past national president of the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Union Veterans
Theodore Cazean
Rochester
N. Y
Park F. Yengling
Bay Village
Ohio
H. H. Hammer
Reading
Mollie Hammer
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
Mayme Dwyer
New York City
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Daughters to Elect Officers at Pennsylvania Convention
The eighteenth annual convention of the Pennsylvania department of Daughters of Union Veterans meets at First Methodist Church to elect officers for the coming year. Nominees include president Ida Dorsey Scranton and various senior vice presidents, with council and delegates selected from multiple tents. Past commanders and guests from G A R and allied groups attend, followed by a reception at Hotel Castleton ending the third day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesson
Pennsylvania Department of Daughters of Union Veterans
First Methodist Church
North
Jefferson Streets
Ida Dorsey
Scranton
Jessie M. Crooks
Lydia A. Seymour
Anne Reagling
Hannah B. Kightlinger
Anna B. Dolan
Anna Porter
Alice Cole Snow
Margaret Schwing
Florence Schmidt
Mamie PF. Dunmire
Hallie Smith
Sara Bee
Anna Stakeman
Margaret Curran
Minnie Kaufman
Florence Florance
Washington, Pa
Simon Delo
Ou City
Youngstown
Johnstown
Sons of Veterans
Daughters of Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Hotel Castleton
Veterans Arrive For Big Parade At G A R Encampment
A large crowd of Civil War veterans reaches G A R headquarters in Castleton preparing for the encampment parade and campfire. Nearly two hundred veterans from cities like Scranton Wilkes Barre Pittsburgh and Altoona travel to attend the event with many seeking rest for the night before the celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
John Winters
Wilkes-Barre
Adam H. Bible
Girard
John Hunt
Danville
George Smith
DuShane
Charles Stiffler
Wilkinsburg
Henry Corston
Scranton
Andrew Whitacre
Pittsburgh
Augustus Goodhart
Dayton
E. W. Jones
Brookville
Phil Engelsbirger
Franklin
Philip Troutman
Butler
J. L. Chapman
W. H. Sicso
William Carson
Adam Heammaker
Altoona
John Nixon
Bellevue
George Phillips
Simon A. Delo
Oil City
W. J. McCain
John Williams
Etna
F. FE. Broughton
East Springfield
Bridal month of June predicts showers in verse
A playful note from The Lowell Evening Leader speaks of June as a merry bridal month where even Dan Cupid, the little god of love, will be safe predicting showers this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Evening Leader
Convention Activities Program For Thursday
Grand Army Of The Republic schedule lists 9 a.m. encampment and 1.30 p.m. closing session. Ladies Of The G A R hold 9:45 a.m. business, officer reports, election at 1 p.m., concluding session and installation of officers. 6.30 p.m. joint council meeting. Sons of Union Veterans 9:30 a.m. convention continued with election of officers and installation, 2 p.m. closing session of convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Sons of Union Veterans
Meeting Schedule and Officers Installation Planned at Castleton
An eight thirty a m session opens with greetings to committees and reports. A one thirty p m concluding session follows with installation of officers at eight p m and a reception at the Castleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Convention Schedule Recites Morning and Afternoon Sessions
A 9 a m session includes greetings committees reception nominations and election of officers. The 1 30 p m afternoon session covers installation of officers business and adjournment.
Military drills schedule for the day
At 8 a.m. the company and regimental drills begin followed by competitive drills at 9 a.m. and brigade and regimental guard mounts at 11 a.m. The sequence outlines morning training and ceremonial actions for the unit.
Noted Soloist Mary G Caldwell Honored by Pittsburgh Friends
Mrs Mary G Caldwell of Pittsburgh longtime state department soloist at Ladies of the Grand Army encampments and Damascus White Shrine performer was surprised Monday evening with a birthday dinner at the Elk's Club. A group of Pittsburgh friends traveled to attend and flowers and gifts were presented. Guests included Mrs Edward Coltryhan Mrs I D Boston Mrs Frank Davenport and others. Caldwell is a respected soloist in Western Pennsylvania and has served in prominent roles for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary G. Caldwell
Pittsburgh
Grand Army
State Department
Elk’s Club
Edward Coltryhan
I. D. Boston
Frank Davenport
Johnson
Scott
Newman
Ina Slattery
Margaret Lindsey
Lenore McCurdy
Frances Kuhns
Caldwell
Pennsylvania
Damascus White Shrine
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania Department
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Frances Martin Kuhns
G. S. Bennett
Ladies of the
Anna M. Michner
Philadelphia
Catherine Roach
Scranton
Samuel P. Town
Department of Pennsylvania
L. F. Arensberg
Arensberg
Margaret M. Lindsey
Mae B. Slattery
Mollie Knight
McKeesport
Ralph M. Campbell
Sons of Union Veterans
Cincinnati
R. F. Davis
Pensions Raised for Civil War Veterans Under New Bill
President Hoover signed a bill increasing Civil War veterans pensions to 75 dollars monthly for those who had 65, 72, or 90 dollars. some will receive 100 dollars. Widows eligible at 70 for 40 dollar pensions under the measure, seen as an old age pension plan, not objectionable like the Spanish American War veterans bill vetoed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Veteran Drives Here From Ohio Attends G A R Encampment
R. C. McClelland aged 86 who served in Co B Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry drove his own car from Andover Ohio to join the G A R encampment in progress. He is visiting his daughter Mrs R E Beight of Miller Avenue during the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. McClelland
Co. B. Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Andover
Ohio
McClelland
R. E. Beight
Miller Avenue
Relief Corps Reports on Brookville Home for Veterans Families
Members of the Women’s Relief Corps gathered after a luncheon to hear updates on the Pennsylvania Memorial Home at Brookville, a Civil War veterans and dependents facility founded in 1890. The home supports veterans with their wives and widows, with 50 to 60 residents, including a 94 year old and several in their 80s and 90s. Mrs. Mame E. Smith presided. Mrs. Mary Hutchison reported on conditions. founder Mrs. Abby Lynch attended and spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Home
Women’s Relief Corps
Pennsylvania Memorial Home
Brookville
Mame E. Smith
Lancaster
Home Board
Mary Hutchison
Abby Lynch
United States
Relief Corps
Home
G A R Veterans March At Cathedral Reception
A Grand Army of the Republic event at the Cathedral Ballroom drew 300 participants, with 82 plus year old Civil War veterans marching under Ralph M. Campbell and D. M. Clark. The night included dancing and blue uniformed Sons of Union Veterans Reserve, marking a highlight of the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Cathedral
State Department
Ralph M. Campbell
D. M. Clark
Post 100
Samuel P Town
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Sons of Union Veterans Reserve
Capt S W Bell To Leave On Monday
Captain Samuel W Bell of San Diego former sheriff and Lawrence county resident first G A R veteran to fly across the continent for Memorial Day and state encampment plans to return Monday evening by Pennsylvania train from Columbus Ohio at 7 55 p m. He leaves by airplane from Columbus next morning at 7 15 a m. His return was hastened by the death of his son in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W. Bell
San Diego
Lawrence County
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Service Star Legion to Serve Dinner at Legion Home
Members of the Service Star Legion will serve dinner at noon in the Legion Home on Thursday. The Legion Home has been busy this week with veterans coming and going, and all auxiliaries and the women plan to prepare for a goodly number. The Stein Song has been neglected for 28 years but no run of luck can last forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Star Legion
Legion Home
Stein
Delegates Attend D U V Convention Across Pennsylvania
Daughters of Union Veterans delegates and visitors fill the encampment with many names listed from Johnstown Scranton Pittsburgh Philadelphia Meadville New Castle Harrisburg and more. The long roster includes department presidents and numerous city members gathered for the convention proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Union Veterans
Margaret Schwing
Johnstown
Martha Gearhart
Danville
Jessie Watson
New Castle
W. H. Lisco
Scranton
S. H. Carson
S. Hinds
Lucy Whitman
Summit
Elizabeth Snyder Bowen
Sharon
Bertha Kipp
Franklin
Minnie Norris
Anne Raveling
Philadelphia
Sarah Mardis
Sarah Shoff
Mertie Mack
Oi! City
Emma McKissick
Jessie B. Mayne
Elveria Roha
Meadvill
Elizabeth Brook
Meadville
Josephine Beebe
Bertha Godfrey
Catherine Bray
Jane Keedy
Jane Schwing
Ethel Krum
Minnie van Dyke
Eric
Faalice Smith
Sara Linton
Esther Pritchard
Della Spangler
Anna Stakeman
Kate Smith
Lulu Kerr
Brownsville
Minnie Edwards
Dickson Citr
Tda M. Palmer
Fannie Sanderson
Altoota
Esther L. McNeidy
Roy Miller
Fareliie Bagnell
Mercer
Ada Cousins
Byers- Langhead
Blanche Anderson McWhirter
Namine Erwin Dumitt
Vandererif
Officers Named for 60th Encampment of Sons of Veterans
The Sons of Veterans announce officers for the 60th annual encampment session. Names include Commander J Edward Sei Camaso of Philadelphia, Senior vice commander FEI Strausbaugsh of Gettysburg, junior vice A H Vaner of Johnstown, and secretary William Rin ker of Philadelphia. Other posts list officers from camps in Allentown Carlisle Pittsburgh and more, with roles spanning treasurer chaplain and counselor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Union Veterans
J. Edward Sei Camaso
Philadelphia
Fei Strausbaugsh
Gettysbur
A. H. Vaner
Johnstown Counci
Frank W. Hill
Walter Harn
Allentown
John A. Rugsies
Carlisle
William Rfnker
Waltt Mabie
John Winlitiya
Atriotic Istructer
Willey Blakely
Davis Canm
Pittsburgh
Howsard & Boorse
Landsdale
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H. G. Sharp
Thomas Taylor
Joseph B. Crawford
John B. Patterson
John F. McWilliams
A. R. Houston
John B. Rodgers
James Elder
R. H. Wilson
SR. W. Davis
Leonard Reed
Flora Lowash
Bessie Higgs
Marcello Peat
Sadie Hasel
Gertrude Hoak
Myrtle Richey
Mary Bair
Pearl G. Swanton
Gertrude Tirvis
Mary Kurtz
Sara Mardis
Robert Wilson
B. Lemley
Waynesburg
Sam Liddle
John Sander
Peter Garbert
Sabina Smith
Pitcairn
J. K. Dick
Huntingdon
H. Dill Streckler
G. L. F. Baker
Huntingdon Pa
J. F. McWilliams
Allison Park
H. S. McGoun
Beaver Falls
H. E. McGoun
Kansas
Philadelphia Bulletin
Woman's Relief Corps A. M
Mabel Mohr
Sons of Veterans Reserve Camp
Milton Walton
Hamilton Spectator
Ontario
G.A.R. Veterans
S. W. Bell
Margaret Wyatt
Mary Kepler
Akron
Jennie Wilson Edwards
Amanda Corbett
Pearl Cook
New Castile
Lillie E. Lukens
Collingwood
N. J
Jessie Crooks
Anna Fillinger
Clasie Bard
Harriet Gripp
Tyrone
Catherine Garretson
Maude Fisher
Sarah E. Fray
Phoebe C. Earl
Anna Simons Eves
Quitera Walter
Hettie Harper
Lewistown
Hattie Smith
Lucy M. Pettitt
Clara Wolff
Johanna Pfeister
Gertrude Spencer
May B. Slattery
Lottie Ainey
Grace York
Clarks Green
Adelaide Rogers
Eva Brock
Rachel Gill
West Middlesex
Grace Heinmoyer
Mary W. Suart
E. A. Hoover
Alice Jackson
New
Amy Lite
Anna Chalfant
Philadelphi
Frances E. Mercer
West Chester
Bernice L. Shipe
Wilda Riggle
Genevieve McWee
Jennie FE. Wolff
Nettie Jones
Homestead
S. Gertrude Griffith
Myette W. Richey
Margaret L. Curran
Sadie Hassel
Kingston
Almeda M. Booth
Blanch First
Gertrude Major
Celia Byerly
Greensburg
Mary A. Kurtz
Marcella Peat
Masuro
Maud Mitchell
Ora W. Leonard
Carrie Turkes
Ruth Mitzel
Jeanett Snyder
Maude Betts
Hannah, B. Kightlinger
Ruth Edwards
McKees Rocks
Margie Sheats
Hattie Burns
Ada Marlot
Charles McCain
California
Marjory A. Crowthers
Della Thompson
Eliza Sankey
Crafton
Harriet Jordan
Alice Montgomery
Grove City
Verna Bolender
Blanche Taylor
Emma Campbell
Lydia Patterson
Iva Armstrong
Josephine McDevitt
Lottie McCulla
Teresa Travers
Ida Peebles
Mary E. Low
Mary McBride Beisel
Martha Fox
Flora Cunningham
Martha Horchier
Gladys Cramer
Minnie Kaufmann
Mary Sandman
Nora Kelley
Emma Reeser
Bertha Wick
Mary Louise Huck
Mary M. Moon
Sharpsville
Annie M. Gill
W. S. Conrad
Edith Dickson
Scott Oakes
Susquehanna Pa
Frances Mason
Susquehanna. Pa
Anna Diamond
Johnstown Pa
Lina Clawson
Vandereriit
Nora G. Burtner
Tarentum
Ciara McGeary
Brackenridge
Mary Drumm
Gertrude Anderson Zahnizer
Lina Byers
Eliza Fields
Mary M. Daniels
Monongahela
Rosanna Murray
Jane Ronkin
Adda Clemans
Margaret White
Elizabeth Vankirk
Cara Wilson
Mary M. Rice
Lila Gill Williams
Mary Bowersmith
Florence King
Viola Denermandie
Washington Fee
Sons of Veterans Officers In Charge
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