Excerpt from Sons of Veterans' Guide: For Officers and Members of the Sons of Veterans', U. S. An, And Ladies' Aid Societies

The ¿attering reception accorded the first edition of the guide, and the continued demand for the same, has led the author to prepare and present this edition to the Order. The book, as revised, has grown to respectable proportions, in keeping with the rapid progress and de velopment of all departments of the Sons Of Veterans' and the Ladies' Aid Societies, and it is hoped that it will fully meet all the demands and wants for which it is intended. Every chapter has been carefully revised, and much new matter added thereto. The chapters on The Camp, Camp Records, The Division, Division Records, The Commandery-ih-chief, Inspections, Muster of New Camps, and West Point, make their first appearance in this edition. The author is under many Obligations to Gen. George B. Abbott, Commander-in - chief, Brig. Gen. C. J. Post, adjutant-general, Col. Frank mccrillis, Commander of the Illinois Division, and Col. Charles H. Rice, past-commander, Division Of Maine, for valuable assistance in the preparation Of this volume.

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