CAMDEN in the Civil War - Hatch League No. 2 - Loyal Ladies League<title> </head> <body background="BK-pat.gif"> <p align="center"><b><font size="7">CAMDEN, N.J.<br> <img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="6">Camden and the Civil War</font><font size="4"><br> </font></b><font color="#000000" face="Aldine721 BT" size="5">Hatch League No. 2, Loyal Ladies League<br> </font><b><font size="5"><br> </font><font size="7"><img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="6" cellspacing="1" width="691" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolorlight="#FF0000" bordercolordark="#0000FF"> <tr> <td width="671" background="bk-canvas.gif"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6"><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT">Founded on July 25, 1883, as the Loyal Ladies League at the G.A.R's national encampment in Denver, Colorado, the Ladies of the G.A.R lost out to the National Women's Relief Corps as being recognized as the official ladies auxiliary to the G.A.R. It adopted its present title in November 1886. Its motto is the same as the G.A.R, "<b><i>Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty</i></b>."</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6"><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT">Organized in Circles (chapters) and Departments (state organizations), the Ladies of the G.A.R admit only female hereditary descendants of the Union Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Revenue Cutter Service. The society enjoys warm relations with the other "Allied Orders of the G.A.R.," the Sons of Umion Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), the Auxiliary to the SUVCW, the Daughters of the SUVCW, and the Women's Relief Corps. The Ladies of the G.A.R host a wonderful website at the link below:</font></p> <center> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~nlgar/home.html"><font face="Aldine721 BT" size="4">http://www.rootsweb.com/~nlgar/home.html </font></a></b><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6"><font face="Aldine721 BT"><font size="4">In the 1930s, a Camden resident, </font><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-font-width: 124%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font size="4"><a href="../people/CamdenPeople-OrphaMWhittaker.htm">Orpha Whitaker</a></font></span><font size="4">, served as a national officer of the Ladies of the G.A.R.</font></font></center></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="7"><img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="6" cellspacing="1" width="725" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolorlight="#FF0000" bordercolordark="#0000FF"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">The following is derived from<br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="5">George Reeser Prowell's<br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="6">History of Camden County, N.J.<br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4" face="Arial">published in 1886</font></font></b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6" align="center"><font size="4" face="Aldine721 Lt BT"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Grand Army of the Republic</span></b></font><p style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6" align="left"><font size="4">All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who have served in the army or navy of the United States are entitled to membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. In this respect it is the first organization of its kind effected in this co<span style="color:#007F00">u</span>ntry or elsewhere. Soon after the close of the Revolution, army so<font color="#000000">cieties were formed which were composed of commissioned officers and their descendants.</font></font><p style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6" align="left"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">The most prominent of these was the famous Society of the Cincinnati, which still has an existence. Army and corps organizations of the War of 1812 and of the Mexican War have existed for social and convivial purposes but none of these societies named have been based on the principle of mutual aid in time of need, or comprehended purposes so exalted as those embraced in the declaration of the Grand Army of the Republic, namely, "Fraternity, charity, loyalty." This society, whose purpose is to band together the men who wore the blue during the war, originated in the West. To Colonel B. F. Stephenson, M.D., of Springfield, Illinois, is given the credit of being the first person who formulated the plans of its noble aims. The first post was organized at Dakota, Illinois, in 1866. The idea of extending the organization was communicated to many army associates. A State Department Encampment was organized in Illinois on the 12th of July, 1866, under Colonel Stephenson. In the month of November of the same year a National Encampment was organized at Indianapolis, with representatives present from nearly all the Northern States. These encampments have been held annually since then, in various localities of the Union. The State became divided into districts, and the organization of posts was exceedingly rapid. Six months after the date of the formation of the society forty thousand men through the Northern States were enrolled as members. The first department organization in the State of New Jersey was effected in the month of January, 1868. The membership of the order in this State in 1884 was reported at five thousand two hundred and seventy-nine. The entire membership in the United States for the same year was two hundred and thirty-three thousand five hundred and ninety-five. Its membership is now estimated at three hundred thousand, more than one-fourth of the survivors of the war.</font></font> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 108%; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6"><font color="#000000"><font size="4">Under the auspices of the order thousands of camp-fires, fairs, reunions and banquets have been held. These revive the sufferings and sacrifices and recall the unwritten history of the war. At these meetings no rank is recognized, save that conferred by the order,</font> <font size="4">and any member is eligible to any position in its gift.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font size="4" color="#000000">The history of various posts now existing in the city and county of Camden are here given, according to the date organization.</font></span></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="7"><img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="6" cellspacing="1" width="735" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolorlight="#FF0000" bordercolordark="#0000FF"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width="715"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Palatino Linotype" color="#FFFFFF"><font size="4">The following is derived from<br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="5">George Reeser Prowell's<br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="6">History of Camden County, N.J.<br> </font><font size="4" face="Arial">published in 1886</font></font></b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="bk-canvas.gif" width="715"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 24px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6px"></center><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT" color="#000000">Hatch League, No. 2,<b> </b>Loyal Ladies League<b>,</b> auxiliary to <a href="CamdenNJ-CW-GAR-Post37.htm">William B. Hatch Post, No. 37, Grand Army of the Republic</a>, was instituted in Camden in January, 1873, with forty-two charter members. The object of the association is to unite in fraternal bonds the families of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who served during the Civil War, to aid the Post in whatever way assistance may be needed, and to aid in keeping sacred the solemnities of Decoration Day, [known today as Memorial Day- PMC].</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 24px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6px"><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT">In the interest of </font><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT" color="#000000"> <a href="CamdenNJ-CW-GAR-Post37.htm">William B. Hatch Post</a></font><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT"> the League has instituted and held three fairs, five bean suppers, one Japanese tea party, two dairy-maid festivals, twelve sociables and two fruit festivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The proceeds of these entertainments, amountin<span style="color:#007F00">g</span> to three thousand five hundred a<font color="#000000">nd twenty-nine dollars, were paid over to the Post by the finance committee of the </font>League. In addition to this, the League has presented the Post with a <span style="color:#007F00">l</span>arge and valuable collection of relics from the ba<span style="color:#007F00">t</span>tlefield of Get<span style="color:#007F00">t</span>ysburg, and has assisted in purchasing and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>furnishing the Post hall, on <font color="#0000FF"><a href="../camden-streets/CamdenNJ-Streets-StevensStreet.htm">Stevens Street</a></font>, below Fifth.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 24px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6px"><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT">The following is a complete roster of the League at this date (1886)<span style="color:#007F00">:</span></font></p> <p class="FR1" style="margin-left:2.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:108%"><font face="Aldine721 BT" size="4" color="#000000">President, <a href="../People/CamdenPeople-MichaelDevinney.htm"> Emma L. Devinney</a>; S. V., Emeline Howe; J. V., Mary A. Stockton; secretary, Mattie B. Garrison ; treasurer, Mary A. Guest; chaplain, Harriet G. Williams; Conductress, Emma Bohrman; Guard, Mary Elwell.</font></p> <p class="FR1" style="margin-left:2.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:108%"><font face="Aldine721 BT" size="4" color="#000000">Members: Ida L. Achenbach, Louisa Allen, Theresa Anderson, Kate Baker, Fannie Bennett, Ellen Biddle, Rebecca Bovell, Amanda Butcher, Lizzie Butcher, Mary Jane Cooper, Elizabeth Cope, Mary E. Corcoran, Cornelia Cox, Emma Dease, Rebecca Eldridge, Mary A. Elwell, Mary Fenton, Susan Franks, Mattie B. Garrison, Emma Gaskill, <a href="../People/CamdenPeople-WilliamGleason.htm"> Ellen Gleason</a>, Dilwinna Greenwood, Anna E. Grubb, Mary Guest, Annie M. Hagele, Mary E. Hankinson, Sallie A. Hankinson, Mary V. Hewitt, Kate Holt, Henrietta Holland, Hannah Horner, Emeline C. Howe, Sallie D. Hugg, <a href="../People/CamdenPeople-AlfredIvins.htm"> Emma Ivins</a>,, Hannah G. Ivins, Elizabeth Jobes, Catherine Johnson, Priscilla Johnson, Annie E. Johnson, Emily Kinsey, Nellie Lane, Annie Lang, Arietta Lewis, Mary E. Lupton, Amanda Mason, Laura McNeir, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Imogene Meyers, Ada Miller, Fay Milliette, Mary E. Moffit, Rebecca Nelson, Mary Parsons, Mary Pine, Elizabeth Portz, Anna M. Quick, Ruth Ross, Emma Reigens, Hannah Robinson, <a href="../People/CamdenPeople-LeonardRoray.htm"> Lydia Roray</a>, Rachel Sinkinson, Annie Smick, Jennie Smith, Maria F. Smith, Amanda Stratton, Fannie Strickland, Minnie T. Summers, Amanda Thomas, <a href="../People/CamdenPeople-GRudolphTenner.htm"> Keturah Tenner</a>, Hannah Vanhart, Sarah A. Wakeman, Anna E. Walker, Ellen Walton.</font></p> <p class="FR1" style="margin-left:2.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:108%"><font face="Aldine721 BT" size="4" color="#000000">Department Officers: Mrs. Anna E. Grubb, department president; Mrs. Laura McNeir, department secretary.</font></p> <p class="FR1" style="margin-left:2.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:108%"><font face="Aldine721 BT" size="4">Past Presiden<span style="color:#007F00">t</span>s<span style="color:#007F00">:</span> Mrs. Sarah D. Hugg, Mrs. Mattie B. Garrison.</font></p> <p class="FR1" style="margin-left:2.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:108%"><font size="4" face="Aldine721 BT">As of 1886, the Loyal Ladies met every Thursday evening in their own G. A. R. Hall, on Stevens Street, below Fifth Street. This same building had been used in the late 1870s as the original home of the congregation that formed the <a href="../camden-religion/CamdenNJ-Church-TabernacleBaptist.htm">Tabernacle Baptist Church</a>.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width="715"> <p style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6"> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="text-indent: 24; margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6" align="center"><b><font size="7"><img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="6" cellpadding="2" width="417" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolorlight="#FF0000" bordercolordark="#0000FF"> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#000000" align="center"> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="5" face="Arial"><b>Philadelphia Inquirer - June 1, 1880</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="345"><a href="../People/Prom-8/WilliamShearman-060180-INQ-1b.jpg"><img border="0" src="images/WilliamShearman-060180-INQ-1a.jpg" width="390" height="431"></a></td> <td align="center" width="261"><a href="../People/Prom-8/WilliamShearman-060180-INQ-1b.jpg"><img border="0" src="images/WilliamShearman-060180-INQ-2a.jpg" width="390" height="417"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#000000"><b><a href="CamdenNJ-CW-GAR-Post5.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00">Thomas M.K. Lee Post No. 5, G.A.R.</font></a><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00"> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">- </font><a href="CamdenNJ-CW-GAR-Post37.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00">William B. Hatch Post No. 37, G.A.R.</font></a><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00"> - </font><a href="../People/CamdenPeople-WilliamHShearman.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00">William H. Shearman</font></a><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00"> <br> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Sixth Regimental Band - Colonel Joseph C. Nichols - Joseph McAllister - William D. Middleton<br> Francis Saunders - Frederick Shill - Rev. J.B. Graw - </font><a href="../camden-streets/CamdenNJ-Streets-5thStreet.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00">North 5th Street</font></a><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00"> - </font><a href="../camden-streets/CamdenNJ-Streets-archStreet.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00">Arch Street<br> </font></a><a href="CamdenNJ-CW-LLL-HatchNo2.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFF00">Hatch League No. 2, Loyal Ladies League</font></a></b></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="7"><img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="6" cellspacing="1" width="564" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolorlight="#FF0000" bordercolordark="#0000FF"> <tr> <td width="556" bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="5" face="Arial"><b>Camden Courier-Post - February 28, 1936</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="556"> <p style="margin-left: 6; margin-right: 6" align="left"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-font-width: 124%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font size="4"><b>William B. Hatch Circle No. 2, Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic</b>, will present an American flag to the Boy Scouts of West Collingswood troop tonight. Scouts will be one year old. Presentation will be made by <a href="../people/CamdenPeople-OrphaMWhittaker.htm">Orpha Whitaker</a>, national officer.</font></span></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="7"><img border="0" src="BK-StarsBar.gif" width="528" height="18"></font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="6" color="#0000FF"><a href="../DEFAULT.HTM">RETURN TO DVRBS.COM HOME PAGE</a></font></b></p> </body> </html>