The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-04-08
THE VETERAN CORPS.

THE VETERAN CORPS.
| The second quarteely reunioa Of TIE
Unioa Veteran Corps convsned ct EASb
Hall, IN this city, On ~ Saturday. The
attendascsvas fair r anpberss esd TIE
proceedf61s hssfssti1 Ths fnutes
Of the lask me ing wees read "a adop-
ted. Hsrepoet Of IL Comaittee on
Revision Of nulss, Vi rad - upani-
mously adeptsd. The regulatisns read
as follows:
AKTIcIE1. The name Of this orgsni-
zation shall be the "Union vetersn
COrps."
Ar. 2. Citizens Of Sedgwick county,
Kansas, who served IN the Dnioa army
or navy during the late war Of the NJ
bel1i0n, and received an honorable dis
charge from the United States service,
are aaone eligible 70 membership. s
ART. 3. The Officers Of the corps shall
be ~ follows: 1 Colonel, I Lieutenant-i
Colonel, 1 Major, Adjptans, Quarter
master, C0mmisasry Of Subsistence, l
Surgeon, l Assistant 6srgeou, / Chap
lain, l Captain for each township and
ward, First Lieutenant for each TOWN.
ship or ward enrolling 80 men, Second
Lieutenant for each township or ward
enrolling 20 men, Sergeant Major, l
Quartermasters Sergeant. I C0mmiseary
Sergeant, Ordnance Sergeant, I Hos
pital Steward, Principal Musician, I
First Assistant Chief Musicjau, / First
Sergeant for each company, I Sergeauts
and 8 Corporals for each company Of 20
men or more. aS4
ARr. 1. The duties Of Ill olIicers will
conform to the revised regulations Of
the United States army, 80 far - 10
consistent with the spirit and iuteution
Of the organization; their term Of Of
flee will be for one year, or until the an
nual election Of omcers, which VIII oc-
cur 1t the annual reunion.
AIT. 8. Vacancies may be filed BY the
L'sCouncil Of AdalinisE1a tion, ~ which
shall be composed Of sll the oflccrs Of
the corps, the highest ranking o6lcer
present acting ~ chairman, the adtu-
tant or sergeant major y secretary, the
quarterIr,aster a. treasurer; they will
assemble: at any time upon due notice
by publication, issued BY order Of the
colonel or amy five members Of tho
council, and seven members present
shall constitute . quorum. Upon them
shall dev0lve Ill duties pertaining to the
annual reunion.
AR. 6. The badge Of this corps, worn
on the left lapel OF the coat, shau be,
for acting commissioned officers, . ro-
sette Of red white and blue silk, an 9th.
er members ribbons Of red, white aud
blue, four inches in length. The caval-
~ may be desigpated By . yellow band
worn on the hat, and former artillery
soldiers In like manner by . band Of
red.
ART z. No assessment for dues win
be exacted from members, but each
member will respond literally when
called upon by an authorized committee
OF the council Of administration.
ART. 8. In event Of the death Of any
any member Of the corps, 1t shall be the
duty Of the captain commanding the |
company In which deceased was en- |
rolled member to report the same
forthwith to the adjutant, who shall
keep O list Of the names Of dcceased |
members, to be read by him at the first |
annual reunion held thereafter.
AIT. 9. These regulations shall be sub
ject TO amendment or repeal by two
thirds vote Of the members present at |
the annuA reunion. I
On motion to fill vacancies for officers
Of the corps tho followinx-named per-
sons were put in nomination aud elect
cd to the respective positions: /
T. d. Fouts, major. I
7. 0. H0ss, quartermaeter.
IL. w. kendle, commissary Of subsis.
tencc.
A. II. Fsbrique, surgeon.
H. G. Tucker, assistant surgeon.
A. II. Walter, chaplain. ~
Geo. A. White, scrgcat-niajor.
J. ID. Caldwell, Quartsrmaster-serg
A. o. Lowell, commissary-scrgeant.
WIN. Dibbs, ordnance sergeant.
S. $. Ride, hospital steward.
r. r. Murdoch, principal musician.
Capt. White, assistant chief musician
On motion the sdjutant was directed
10 convey to the various township and
ward organizations the request that
where they have not done SO already
they proceed at once to the electio .
IF officers and report the same to the
sdjutant, also that former cavalry SOL
diers wishing to appear as cavalry At
The next annual reunion report their
names to the adjalant' together with
their ability to furnish one horse.
Previous to adjournment the adju-
lant was instructed to commence at
time correspondence with,
speakers Of national repute, beginning
with General John A. Logan, with .
REV to secure their. services for the
reunion to be held October 18th AMI
18th, 1880. Adjourned.