Sons Of Veterans

MlN.NEAPoi.is, Minn., Aug. 25.- The tenth annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans began in this city with about 5,000 members of the order in attendance. This includes, besides the members of the grand eommandery, wfaich is the executive body, a large number of visit ng camps who carne to particípate in the competitive drill. Commander Webb furnished the following statistios in advance from his annual address: During the year 26,423 members, have been taken in; 582 new camps with 10,320 members were mustered in. The actual me rabership oí the order to-day is fully 150,000. The order, foundtd in 1581, was first officially recognized in August, 18S9, by the G. Á. E. and has since grown very rapidly.