The National tribune., 1889-03-14
SONS OF VETERANS
News from The Various Divisions
Election Of Officers, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.

hEAD,9UASFEIS CoATHASDERY-Ig-C CHEF,
SONS OF VETERANS, u. 5. A.
Is FIFTH AVE, CHICAGO, Ill. March l. 1889 J
General Orders, 10. 90
/. Good and sufficient cause aprearire- and Or
recommendation OF the Colonies commanding tn
charters OF the following Camps are hereby a.
nuled: Nos. :. 10, - - and o. Division Of Kan.
sasi No. 90 Division of Ohio; Camps Nos DO Ie
and u, Division Of Minnesota
ii. The good of the Order demands that tba
numbers OF Camps left vacant by the annuIino- ~
charters, shall stand open. Hereafter the Com
ihih ief-ln-Ch viii nOb approve of an applica-
ton for Camp charter that il given the number ~
any other Camp that has existed in TIE Division
Ilo.i "LiCh the application emauates. except in
ease o. reorganization IN the same place at which
III. Since the last General Orders the following
i5EOtnerS nave been dshonorablv DISCHARGED frr1
the Order: Feb. ], T. T. Williams C7n9T No ~
DIVISION OF Kansas. Cause divulaipe- tbss aec~es
WofN. Feb- l. f. ]. Smith, ex-CoIOnel OF the Di-
DIVISION funds Feb. % VIM C. Faruubar az
02ionei OF the Division Of MARYLAND Camp No 2
',s-iils'Ci,, y =. Cause, conduct Uuhecoming
ulelnoeF OF the Order. In last General Orders lie
was stated that Brother Rowe lisbo'rorot ~ 5is
S-i''i Ecu rom the Order. vas n member of Camp
Ohio. 49, - '-9O" "a
VII. Some misunderstanding apparently exists
regarding the admission of comrades OF the Grand
army OF the Republic who have no password and
eouniersign for admission into the Camp-roor1 Of
the sons oil Veterans. Comrades shall be admitted
at al times whether they possess the password or
not provided they are properly vouched for by
comrades known to be in good standing in the
GAR
VIII. Commanding officers should probfbis in
every Instance the loaning, by members of the Or
ueT' OF their uniforms, caps or insignia Of rank
1 49, tIeIe Is the least possibility that when
of the Order.
TX Numerous instances are known at these
Iieati uarter5 where, Ia printed matter issued nv
various Camps, the members OF the Camp who
were not officers have been DESIGNATED as prf-
Yates. Neither does the Constitution nor the I3it
Of
Ger OF the Sons OF Veterans is a fraternaI one and
'he fraIernai title should be used Invariably.
/ Y Within the last few months there has arisen
IN various parts OF the country an organization
recognized by the name Of White Caps which
taxes unto itself the prerOgative of netting OUT
Puh'sIi1eht Ior supposed tTansgFessiOns without
regard Tor law or justice This is simply another
/ FORM OF anarchy. The personnel Of these who
/ compose the organization having nothing to do
| with the case. An organization Of the character
/ OF the Sons of Veterans u 5 A. its chief fouuda-
| tlon stone being firm belief IN loyalty and the
maintenance OF the Constitution and the law and
authority OF the land, should place itself uneoul-
/ promlslnSly on record as against ANYTHING that
siVoTs OF the character OF such organization as
Tue Hi1e caps, ana the order IL urged TO exert it.
sen In the suppression Of this organization and to
boldly take position with the recognized thor-
tiles and the law of the community in which thew
/ reside If the laws OF our country are not ade-
quate 10 meet the demands of justice il is within
our power to change our laws peacefully, without
resortIng TO the means adopted by the anarchists
! OF any disOrganizer Of society.
/ AI II Is with small degree of satisfaction that
tue announcement IS made 10 the Order that within
tI1e ilst month the consolidation OF the Post Sy5-
! TEN OF Sons of Veterans with the Camp System or
/ the Sons OF Veterans, O. 5. A., has been accom-
piiahed. For seven years and over those Orgauiz1-
tons have been independent Of each other. each
STRIVING FOR supremacy and the favor Of The Grand
| Army OF tie Republic. This warfare is now ended,
anu Tor the first time al organized Sons Of Veter
ans are united under one banner and in one Order
/ increasing our membership by over 5000 This
mas oeeh accomplished through the diesati0n OF the
OlI,ci!i committee OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public appointed upon the relations Of the Sons of
/ veterans by order of the ed National EneamD-
/ ment OF the GA. z. In this consolidation while
| each organization IS compelled to surrender fea-
lures dear to EACH tie surrender is not made to the
/ opposition, but to the Grand Army of the Repub-
j lie, represented by 81 committee honorable and i'm
/ partial. The COu1cil-in- Chief empowered the
/ Commanderin-Chief to proceed in submitting
/ these questions. and TO abide by the decision q
this committee.
XII Hereafter all Camps must be attached 70
/ some Division National Headquarters are so in
| numbered by the regular business of the Com
mandeFyln Chief that it cannot care for the Camps
at-large therefore, all Camps IN the State of Ore
gon ana IsrritoFle OF Washington and Idaho shall
ne under the jurisdiction OF the Commander Of the
Division of Montana All Camps il the Territories
of Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming shall be
under the jurisdiction OF the Commander of the
Division of Colorado All Camps in Texas shall
be under the jurisdiction of the Commander of the
Division of Arkansas. All Camps in the States Of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia shall be under
the jurisdiction of the Commander of the Division
of Alabama and Tennessee. All Camps in Vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina and Delaware
shall be under the jurisdiction of the Commander
Of the Division Of Maryland.
Kill Geo. w. Marks, of Brooklyn, n. Y, is
hereby appointed Special Aid on the staff of the
[ COMMANDMENTS hief, with rank from March 1. He
is-assigned TO duty Assistant Mastering Officer.
He viii be respected and obey accordingly.
XIV. The COmmander-iu-Chief wishes to en-
press his appreciation of the almost unanimous
response of the Camps Of the Order IN celebrating
the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
The observance was more general than was antc-
1pated, and stamps our Order as one composed of
young Americans who propose to be leaders in
loyalty and patriotism This last exhibition Of our
principles has brought favorable comment from al
quarters, especially the GAR which in many in
stances lent material assistance It Is to be hoped
that the observance Of this day viii in future be-
| come a permanent feature Of the Order.
By order of q. =. ABBOTT. COmmander-iu-Chief
WILL F. JENKINS, Adjutant General.