We must never again allow ourselves to become stagnated. At our peak, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War had a membership of 225,000 Brothers. Our ancestors in the Grand Army of the Republic organized us to pick up the Banner and carry on their important work when the last Union Veteran was called to the Grand Army above. We have excellent people on board who are doing fine work. We must elect Brothers at the National, Department and Camp levels who want to work - not just hold a title.
New officers means new ideas.
Don't keep people in office too long. Give someone else the chance to pick up and advance our Banner. This year we have established a National Legal Staff through the appointment of National Aides to assist the office of the National Counselor. Any Brother who is an attorney is invited to join our staff - contact me for an appointment. We are doing research to establish a National Member Number which has many possibilities for us.