The National tribune., 1891-10-29
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from The Various Divisions.
Elections Of Officers. etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
New Ritual and Revised COn>iIlutIOn-The Sons OF
Veterans Guards.

Veterans Guards.
General Orders, No. s. issued at New York city
10y Barlow = Weeks. Chief
Raphael Tobias Adiutant- q enCFal-cUntRin the
following paragraphs:
In pursuance Of the action Of the 10Th annual
meeting Of the CommandeFy-in-C Chief providing
Tor the appointment Of aR Advisory Board OF five,
10 organize and establish Military Rank, and IN
addition TO the appointments promulgated by
General Orders, No. Z, Brother john A. Wood OF
Mckeesport, Pa, is hereby appointed a member OF
said Board.
The new proposed Ritual and the revised Con-
sitution are in the hands of the PRIMER, aud will
be ready for distribution in the early part Of No
vembcr acquisitions for Constitutions hereafter
received will not be filed until the revised Consti-
tuiions are ready, unless otherwise specially re-
quested. as the new Constitutions other than tho
tommandery-in Chief Constitution do not 70 into
effect until Dec. ], 1891, acquisitions for Rituals
viii be filled from the old forms, as the new Ritual
- only intended for experimental use during the
present Administration
by the revised Constitution, which was adopted
al the 10Th annual meeting Of the COmmandery-in-
Chief, the offices OF Chief OF staff, Chief mastering
Officer, and Aids-de- Camp were abolished, so that
no appointments OF Aids can be made 10y the Com
mandeT-in- Chief
Circular Letter No ], relating 10 the Sons Of
Veterans Guards reads as follows:
NEW York, Oct. II, 1891.
Circular Letter No. l.
As announced ia General Orders, No. :. Of the
Chief, there has been established
la the Order Of the Sons Of Veterans "A Military
Rank. TO he known the Sons Of Veterans Guards;
aud ia order that all brothers may be informed SO
far possible at the present lime ia regard To the
organization, IL has been deemed advisable that
| Circular Letter should be prepared and issued
through the Commandery-in-Chiefto the Order at
large.
Your attention is called TO the fact that our Order
has been ia the past semi-mililAry organization.
We have had military titles aud uniforms, but not
military organization or discipline. hi-faet has
placed as ia false light before the people Of tho
country, and has ia many instances prevented good
men from joining our ranks. Ia the separation 81
tbc military from The civic portion. IL must not be
forgotten That have taken nothing away from
the Order Of the Sons OF Veterans. nor have
created any conflict Of authority, but have added
to u feature that viii commend Itself To many
aud will increase its membership. The fOunda-
ton stone ol the whole structure on which rests
both the civic or soni-miiitaTy aud The military
| branches - tie Camp organization. aud through
the Camps alone we build up the Order; there
fore. the qualification necessary for Military
Rank u membership an Camp Of the sons OF Vet
Grams
As heretofore all business Of The order. all in
crease In membership all legislation for Its benefit,
and, in fact, everything pertaining to the general
welfare Of the Order must be done by the civic
bodies, and only that portion Of the work which L
strictly military la lts character viii be performed
10y the Military Rank We thus provide Tor ga
organization strictly military from is foundation
which will give those Of our brothers who wish To-
enter upon that class of work opportunity 81 80
doing Without iu any degree interfering wth or
dctrsctiug from the Order az the Sons u Veterans
For Tie information Of brothers desiring Go
game upauies Of the sons Of Veterans Guards
the following instructions and Information are
l giycns Any brother wishing to organize a company
| should write 10 the Con muudaUt, Geo. III. Hurlbut,
Beyidcrc H. stating such fae;, and asking that
blank application Toe sent him. Upon the receipt
Of such application, together with letter Of In-
slrucliOn from the Commandani, lac can AT once
take the necessary steps for tbe formation of COM
pany under tic requirements Of the Ruies aud
Regulations Of tie Military Rank which are a. iol-
lows:
A company shall consist Of not less than q nor
more than s. members Of the Order uf the sons Of
( Veterans Ia good standing, who shall sign such
application, setting forth their desire 10 become
members OF the Sons 81 Veterans GuaId- The
/ application must then be returned TO the Com
maBdant with muster-in fee Of So and II approx ed
by him and tiIe Cummauder-in-Chef an officer will
be detailed to muster ia the company
10 D. not necessary that all the members Of the
company should be members of the same Camp Of
sons Of Veterans, but they must ali be member Of
tile Division in which the company .. located.
Before "A company he mustered into the Sons
Of Veterans Guards at least p members must be
uniformed Ia accordance with the Rules and Resu-
laiiOns of the Military Rank. viz. dsrs-blue
blouse, hght-bluc trousers fatigue cap isamc
used by the Order of the sons OF Veterans,
except that the letters :. V. ana the wreath
worn done away with aud new design, which
b. being prepared fOTthe front 81 the cap SUBJ
stituted the shoulder strAIs, chevrOns aud stripes
10 be the same as those now In use by the United
States Army.
/ The company must also be armed aud equipped
~ iolows: 4 brceci-ioAding rife and bayoi 4. a
I belt, carudge-boN, aud bAEOuet -clhhaTd. IL or
! gained a. cavalry artillery. they -hall have
sabcs aud belts. GaThiues 10 be provided for later
The Military Organization az the Som 81 Vet
eraus Guards viii bc iu strict conformity with the
regulations ul thc United States Army. taking Tire
! company formation "A basis aud the Rules and
HegHialons which are nov in preparation viii pro-
] wade tiht Whenever there shall b. 10 companies
/ organized ia nuy Division a. the Sons ~ Veterans
4 thUy may be formed into regiment, aud when
tao 90 more regiments shall be formed u ANY one
] Division thCy may constitute brigade Ilte de-
I tHllz 81 the formation 81 regiments aud bugadcs
I ns well az Tie Eu.e, and Regulations 81 tie Mile
utTy lauk wlll be- published later, d. being deemed
advisable az the present time 10 give information
necessary Tor company formation only.