Department of New York
Headquarters of The Department Commander
Dear New York Department Brothers:
As one of the final duties in my current term as Department
Commander, I offer you
these details on our upcoming New York Department Encampment. This promises to be
a truly magnificent event that we will all remember for a very long time. Join us and
become a part of SUVCW history!
To help our Department make the most of this Encampment,
I offer the following
Department Orders #4 to all Brothers:
Department Orders #4
April 1, 2001
Most Camps have done very well at improving the timeliness and accuracy of their Quarterly
Reports.
For those that have not, please be advised that Camps that do not submit their
reports and per capita taxes
in time for our Department Secretary and Treasurer to report such to the National
Order, will be listed as
"Not In Good Standing." Such Camps may be suspended by the
Department Commander and, in accordance
with our Constitution and Regulations, will have their Charters revoked by our Commander-in-Chief
after four
such quarters. At the request of Department Secretary Rave, our Department Books
will be closed on the last
day of May. Any Camps not in "Good Standing" at the time will not
be eligible to seat voting members at the
Department Encampment.
Our Department Patriotic Instructor Dale Theetge has distributed an application form and
a list of requirements
for the Department Patriotic Instructor’s Award to all Camps. It is
hoped that all Camps will satisfy these
requirements and will submit their applications. As announced, the deadline for
applications is May 9th.
A beautiful Memorial Service at West Point will be held during the Encampment.
As each Camp is already
required to submit the names of deceased members to our Department Chaplain, each Camp
Commander
and Chaplain is encouraged to make certain that all such notifications have been
made so that your departed
comrades can be properly remembered at this ceremony.
Please do all you can to solicit donations for our annual Department
fund raiser using the donation tickets
provided with this issue. Request more if needed!
Send your submissions to appear in our Encampment Journal soon.
Use the form on page 3 to remember an
honored ancestor, praise your Camp Commander, or send a tribute to the Department
and the work we do!
Since 1995, our Confederate cousins in New York’s General Archibald
Gracie Camp #985 have offered an
award to the Department of New York Camp that best demonstrates their support for
all of us to honor our
ancestors, north and south, through such actions as locating and marking the graves of
Confederate veterans in
New York State and holding joint meetings or activities with the SCV. A copy of the
requirements and application
for this award are being sent to all Camp Commanders for their consideration and
action.
Pre-registering for the Department Encampment will be most helpful
in preparing for the event. Advance
registration for the banquet by June 4th and for the tour of West Point prior
to the Encampment is essential!
Get your Journal submissions in soon and make your hotel reservations without
delay. I’ll see you in Newburgh!
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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