Department of New York
Headquarters of The Department Commander

With repeated appreciation for the trust bestowed upon me in allowing me the great
honor of serving as Commander of the Department of New York, I humbly offer these
Department Orders #2 as we rededicate ourselves to working together to further honor
our forefathers who fought to preserve the Union, and to uphold the great traditions of
our Order. And as is apparent, there is much to do. Through the Department of New York,
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the work of the G.A.R. goes on:

1. Department Orders #1 were mailed to all Department of New York Brothers in July/August of this year, and
   were also posted on our Department website at: www.suvcw.org/ny/deptny.htm. If anyone should require a
   copy, feel free to contact me at: Michael S. Bennett PO Box 1824 White Plains, NY 10602 or via e-mail at:
   spangler@mindspring.com.
   
   
2. As per our Department By-Laws, the 2001 Department Encampment dates and location were selected and announced by September 1^st of this year. It is my sincerest hope that all New York Brothers will endeavor to participate in our 118^th Department Encampment at the Holiday Inn - West Point / Newburgh on June 9-10, 2001. Our Sisters in the other New York Allied Orders; the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, have been invited to join us and hold their annual programs in conjunction with ours should the dates, location, and other itinerary meet with their approval. Additional information on the SUVCW’s Encampment, will be available in future issues of The Volunteer, through General Orders, and on the Department website. The room rate will be just $73 + tax per room, per evening, and reservations may be made directly with the Holiday Inn at (845) 564-9020. Our special rates are listed with the hotel under the heading of: Allied Orders.
   
   
3. Department Orders #1 directed all Camps to provide me with contact information for their appointed
   Camp Eagle Scout Coordinator. All Camps have not yet complied. Please do so at your earliest convenience
   so that we may begin to increase our utilization of this exceptional public relations tool.
   
   
4. Also in Department Orders #1, Camps were instructed to report all deaths to the following sources:
           a. To our Department Chaplain
           b. To our Department Secretary
           c. To our Department Signals Officer
   
   It was recently brought to my attention that a fourth entity should also receive this information. The editor of our National newsletter would like to print notices of our members’ passing as well. Therefore, Camp Secretaries and/or Chaplains should please include The Banner on all death notices:

   Editor, The Banner
   PO Box 1385 · Sequim, WA 98382-1385
   suv@olympus.net
   

5. In the listing of Officers which was circulated along with Department Orders #1,
   Senior Vice Commander Todd A. Shillington’s zipcode is incorrectly listed.
   Please update your records for this to read 14470.
   
   
6. Our Department Officers, specifically our Secretary and Treasurer, are having a difficult time with the receipt of quarterly reports and per capita payments from our Camps. It was almost the case that several of our Brothers may have been prevented from being seated at the National Encampment because their Camp’s reports and payments had not been made on time, thereby making them not in good standing. While our Department Encampment voted against implementing penalties for submitting delinquent reports, I will be the first one in line to make the motion that this be done at our 2001 Encampment if the current situation does not improve. I will do all that I can to ensure that the forms are sent out in a timely manner, and that the return date is clearly marked. On the Camp level, please do all that you can to ensure that they are completed and returned with payment by the date required.

Submitted in F, C, and L,


Michael S. Bennett

Commander, Department of New York
   Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

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