The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-11-08
SONS OF VETERANS
News from the Various Divisions
Election Of Officers, etc.

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General Orders, No. Is
I. The Headquarters Of the Divisions Of lows
ana Missouri having failed to forward the Coua-
mandery-n- Chief General Orders TO Can1nz vyithifs
reasouabe length of time are here re1ri7,au6eI
loF neglect OF duty Second Ofeses OF this eharae-
ter VIII DC cause for an official investigation.
IL The Councils of several Divisions have failed
70 designate the sum of the bond To be given BY the
Colonel Commanding Without delay the Colonies
OF these Divisions viii file bond to the sum OF th
total receipts OF the Division for the last Official
year. said bond TO run to the ranking member AZ
the Division Council as designated in Sec. g. Ara
VII, Chap- ., Constitution. Rules and Regulations,
III. Good and sufficient cause appearing thA
charters of the following Camps are hereby an-
nuiied: Camps No. 81, SO, IL IS ard y, Division Of
Kansas Camps NO. Is, 20 and %. Division 81 Con-
necticut.
". The record Of the proceedings Of al courts.
martial which have been approved by he Com
mander-in Chief are hereby ordered to be returned
70 these Headquarters Immediately ColOnels
Commanding Will make search among all docu-
InehtS az DIVISION Headquarters and see 70 10 thas
TINS order - complied with Colonies Command
ing VIII also impress upon the Order at large the
fact that no brother can be dishOnOraby discharged
from the Order OF the SOns of Veterans until be has
been duly tuedsby regularly -cOnslisuted court
martial, blanks Tor which furnished by these
Headquarters, and the findings Of the same shall
have been approved by the Commander 10 Z Chief
Camps which have dishonOraby DISCHARGED mem
9eIs OF the Or4er IN any other way, manner OK
form, nave not complied with the Constitution,
kptes and Regulations, and the brother 90 dis
charged can legally demand his reinstatement Ia
the Ofter
v. Past COMMANDMENT Chief Walter s. Payne
having been duly tried by courtInariiaI by order
Of the Coninandery-lR-C Chief, been found guilty
ana sentenced TO dlshOnOrable discharge the SEN
tence Is hereby approved, and he Is dishonorabIy
discharged from the Order Of the Sous OF Veterans
e. K Shoemaker, of Minneapolis MIMI was dis
honoTaDiy discharged Aug. 80. Alva A R0cklanCA
OF MelrOse, Mass, was dishOnOrabiy discharged
sept 2 III. T. Nail, Of Sycamore, o.. was dishou-
orably discharged Sept. 70. George g. Shesta OF
I Lebanon, Pa. dishonOTably discharged Sent
=. With the exception Of II T. Nail the eharEe4
brought were on account Of the nlisapDropristioUs
FFEr 1rr fraf fIa ffrlza y
brothers OF the Order whose official duty or al
members Of committees impose upon them ths
necessity Of handling funds Of the Order, should
be impressed with this record While it Is to be
deeply regretted that any brother Of the Order no
matter how exalted may have been his position OF
now 4OWly. should 50 depOFt himself TO bring
upon himself condemnation by our laws on IA
other hand II speaks well for the integrity az Ia
institution of the Sons Of Veterans that REGARDLESS
of rank reputation justice must invariably over
take him who commits wrong and he must suffee
the consequences Of bis unlawful acts, and froEa
which there IS no escape.
VI. At the request of several ColoneIs, the an
nouneement Is again made that Camps desiring
the charter struck from the new design adopted 4
year ago, can do so by forwarding their old char
ter5 directly TO the Adiutant- General. The law
having been changed at Wheeling to the effect THAI
Camps shall rank from date of muster and nok
from date of charter heretofore, Camps win
therefore not lose their rank by exchange CT loss
of charter.
VII. In order to remove any Misunderstanding
regarding Section Of General Orders No. "a Is
not the intention that Captains suspended foF
nOn-periOrmance OF their duty IN forwarding quar-
terly reports and peF-capita tax should be reiEp
stated when the duties have been performed by .
subordinate officer, but charges having been pre-
ferred, the matter should proceed to trial other
wise these negligent officers would be rewarded
for work done by subOrdinates
VIII. Business connected with the Order viii res
quiTe the presence Of the Commander IL Chief ia
the Division Of New York the grearer part Of Nd
yember and all Of December. He win visit Toledo,
O., Nov p arriving at Buffalo, y. y, Nov a. and
New York City Nov. Is. New York City address
will be care of Aston House.
TX. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES carries in stock
grade OF books for camps, bound substantially ID
cloth extra thick, and of better quality Of paper
These include the mInute-bOo<, cash, ledger, roll
black and descriptive books FOR Camps desiring
better books with an increase Of cost. Obtainsbis
through Division Headquarters on Fequisition edi-
ton of 1883
y. The political excitement has very materially
lnterfered with tAe working progress Of the Order
as It was expected Il would do months ago It 70
TO be hoped that the enthusiasm which il now
expanding itself in political differences VIII be
doubled by the brothers, forgetting their political
differences the day after election and uniting IN
one grand campaign for the Order Of the Sons q
Veterans, an organization not political, bus pairs.
otlc and superior to all political parties.
By order Of G. b. ABBOTT COnlnnanCsr-ia-C hisE
WILL +. JENKINS Adiutant-Genersl.