The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-12-06
TILE REGULARS
An Organization of Veterans of the Regular Army
and Navy of the United States.

An Organization of Veterans of the Regular Army
and Navy Of the United States.
It is not generally known that there exists
a widespread organization of Regulars similar
in plan and object to the GAR This is known
as the Society Of Veterans of the Regular Army
and Navy of the United States, past, present
and future.
1t is an organization for mutual aid and pro-
lection; to bind together in fraternal unity all
persons who have served in the Regular Army,
Navy and Marine Corps; to aid, protect and
provide for all members in sickness and
distress; to secure to each a soldiers or sailors
burial, and to look after and aid the widows
and orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors.
1t is intended by organized effort to obtain
such laws as viii secure TO every honorably-
discharged officer, soldier or sailor of the Regu-
lar service, or If deceased, TO his heirs. war
rant Of 100 acres efland; to equalze the bounty
laws, SO that the Regular soldier and sailor may
receive his dues III thisrespeet, and TO assist COM
rades 10 such other ways as opportunity offers,
and which must necessarily follow in an organ
iZation looking solely TO the interest, welfare
and comfort of its members. who shared the
same hardships served under the same flag and
drank from the same canteen.
1t means that to an honorably discharged
veteran of the Regular service his discharge
shall be worth more than the paper upon which
! it is engrossed, and that TO have served his
country in the Regular service is no disgrace
but something honorable to which he may
point with pride.
1t is believed that this organization will prove
great army of reserve, composed as it is of
men thoroughly drilled in the implements
of war, Injured to the hardships of the camp,
and willing in time of need TO again don the
! blue and carry musket in defense Of the flag
4 SO dear to US all.
To carry out these objects the Society OF
Regular Veterans was organized and incor
porated under the laws of the State of New
York in 1885, and as it viii be no local BODY, il
/ has increased amazingly in membership and
power.
The motto is: Loyalty, Integrity and
/ Obedience"
Alarge number of Commands have been organ
lied in the cities of New York, BROOKLYN, Gin,
cinnati Chicago, San Francisco and Washington
+ u. S. Grant Command, No 6, of New York
/ city, which meets every fourth Monday at 81
Bennett Building. is composed of ex-sodiers
and officers well known to all GAR. men. A
cordial invitation is extended TO comrades Of
4 the GAR to visit the post The Commander.
ln-Chlef is Alexander b. Butts, a prominent
New York attorney at 80 Nassau street.
During the war an order was issued from the
] War Department permitting each company OF
/ Regulars to recruit their wasted forces to the
1 extent OF 10 volunteers from each company
| Thousands ayailed of this privilege, and served
as Volunteer Regulars" were discharged
| as Regulars, and are now on record as such
though in reality they were only volunteers.
] The Boy Spy of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
1t will be remembered, was a Regular cavalry.
man, and for his defense of that neglected
branch of the service the COMMUNICATIVE Chic
1 has compimented him by the appointment a,
an Aid-de-Camp on his STAFF, with the rank o
Major. Headquarters in Washington city,
/ o. X.