The National tribune., 1892-09-08
SONS OF VETERANS.
Chief Marvin f. Hall Issues
His First General Order
HEADQUARTERS coMHAsDERY-Is-C CHIEF.

HEADQUARTERS CoMaAS Derry IN CHIEF
Sous OF VETERANS. U. s. A,
6WALDRoS BLOCK. HILLsDALE MICH.
General Orders No g.
]. Having been at the i1th annual meeting Of tina
Commandery in Chief, Sons Of Veterans O. g. A
nj Helena. Mont, Aug. to IL inclusive 1892 duly
elected and installed Commander in Chief for tho
ensuing year. / hereby assume command and
establish Headquarters at no. 6 Waldron Block
Hillsdale Mich.
2. AT the 18th animal meeting of the Command
ery-in- Chief the following officers for the ensuing
year were duly elected and installed and will DO
hoDored and obeycd accordingly:
COMMANDMENT Chief, Marvin E Hall, Hlsdals,
Mich
Senior Vice Commander-in-C Chief, George ".
Pollitt Paterson, N j.
Junior Vice COMMANDMENTS Chief, John r Nil
Ter, Helena, Mont.
Council-in- Chief John " B CIar<son. New York
City; II. w. Vessels, Litehfied Conn: Clayton
H. Koohersperger. No 1874 Seventh street, Phila-
delphia. Pa.
QuartsrInaster- General. Rudolph Loebsnssein,
"a LaSaile street, Room Oxford Building. CHI
cago III.
8. The following officers of the COMMUNICATIVE
Chief have been appointed for the ensuing year,
and will be honorsd and obeyed accordingly:
AdJutant-Ge nera. Elias P. Lyon, No. Waldron
Block Hiiisdale, Mich.
InsDec'or-Gen Henry Frazee. Cleveland, O.
Judge Acknowledgement, w. Scott Bcebe, PORT
land. Ore.
surgeon-Ge Reyuold W. Wilcox n D.,
Manhattan Club. New York City.
Chaplain-in-Ch;ef, Rev Charles McColley, VIM
nebago City, Mimi
official business the following rules will be carefully
observed: All communications for the Commander
in-Chef or Adjutant-GeueraI will be addressed TO
No. Waidron Block. HillsdaIe, Mich. All reports
will be addressed TO Elias P. Lyon, Adjutant-Gen-
sral. All drafts or money orders renItted for
charter fees or Per capita tax will be made payable
acquisitions for supplies and correspondence reat.
ing thereto viii be addressed TO Rudolph Loebeu-
stein, 0uarternaster-General. "a LaSalle street.,
Chicago. Ill.
acquisitions for supplies will not be honored by
The QuartermasterG General unless full payment
accompanies same. Make remittance for sp pplies
only by Post Office Express money order regis
tered letter, or drafts on Chicago New York.
payable to Rudolph Loebenstein, Quartsrmaster-
General Personal checks will not be accepted.
5. W. 8. Votaw, Helena, Mont, having beon
legally elected and installed Division Commander
OF the Division of Montana, will be respected and
obeyed accordingly.
6. The trial Ritual was disapproved and the
present (old) Ritual remains the official Ritual.
prize of $500 (Sl00 eacli degree voted for "a
acceptable three-degree Ritual. Brothers desiring
10 compete for this prize will prepare Rituals Of
three degrees. illustrating the three tenets Of our
Order-Friendshp. Charity. Loysity-aud submit
the same for consideration of the Councilin-C Chief
prior to the 18th annual meeting of the Command
cry in Chief
Z. The organization known the 5. ". Guards
was made permanent, the Commandment to he COM
missioned for three years. and the Advisory Board
reduced TO three members, whose commission
shall run for three years after the termination Of
the commissions of the appointments made herein,
whose commissions shall run for three two, and
above. the following appointments are announced,
and said officers will be respected and obeyed
accordingly.
Commandant. George Fl. Hurlbut, BelvIdere Ill
Advisory Board-Three years. II. s. Foster, Bur-
iington, w.; two years. III. b. Baguley. Wheeling,
W Va; one year. NJ. D. Friedman, Birmingham.
Ala.
The Commsndery- in Chief urges all armed
Camps to take immediate steps to organize q COM
pany of Guards. thus securing the best military
advantages possible within our Order. All COM
relative to such organizations will be
addressed to Col. Geo. III. Hurlbut, Commsndans
s. V. Guards, Belyidere Ill.
8. BY vote of the 18th annual meeting. Camp
officers will hereafter be designated by the old
titles, Captain, First Lieutenant and Second
Lieutenant. All other officers will retain the titles
as provided by the constitution adopted at Mime
apolis.
0. The uniform and insignia of rank remain as
described In Articles XIII and XIV. of Rules and
Regulations.
II. Resolutions relative to an Insurance feature,
three-degree ritual. and other important matters
were adopted by the IIth annual meeting but until
the published proceedings Of that meeting
ceived no further appointments will be made. The
officers Of the last administration have in charge
such publication and Past AdJtGen. Tobias advises
these Headquarters that copies will be ready fox
about Oct 1.
12. II was ordered that Art. q Sec q of Rules and
should limit the time allowed Division
Adjutants to submit their consolidated reports to 20
days instead of 60 days. This rule will be strictly
enforced for and after the current quarter. Our
constitutional regulations as to returns and
ports ars reasonable and will be rigidty adhered to-
Long experience by your Commander in Chief, NOS
only Captain of Camp, but Colonel of o
Division, enables him to see the evil results Of
axity, and he insists that practical business
methods shall be used and reports and tax promptly
Brothers. as proniptness and accuracy
are within your power. will you not make COM
plisnoe with the above rule your pleasant duty
It voted that all Divisions delinquent for
quarter ending June 80 must have correct reports,
with tax in fun, in hands of AdJtG Lyon on or
before Sept is, suffer suspension.
Is. Now that our country is being deeply sgi-
ated by the ferment of politics. it is well that every
brother read
20 of Camp Constitution. We must absolutely
prohibit the mentioning of political questions in
he Camp-roonI, and as al organization must nos
participate in any manner in any political demon
,tration. As individuals let US fully exercise
rights of sovereignty. members of the Order Of
Sons OF Veterans let hold our Order sacred a.
BUR homes free from all political friction or bitter
ness
I6. The National Eneampmsnt of the GAR.
will be held in Washington. ID. c., Sept 20-2 As
his will doubtless be the greatest Reunion of the
men who fought the battles which gave us . free
mad undivided country since 1853. II is hoped and
expected that thousands of the members of our
Order will attend. All armed Camps or Brothers.
IS we'll as uniformed but unarmed, can render
,fcient assistance at that notable gathering of our
iii es. and will at the earliest possible moment re-
port Tor assignment 70 quarters and duty 10 r.
1t the White Lot" adjacent to the White House,
Or by letter to P. o. box No. sos.
49, In accepting the duties OF Commander-in-
chief realize fully the heavy responsibility ofths
,ffce, but the success Of my administration de-
sends largely upon the individual members of our
)rder. Our Order Is now so established In the
eyeral States that extension of cur lines into
territory is practically barred but there 10 not
single Division or Camp now organized that may
lot largely increase its efficiency and membership
~ earnest, consistent work by each member now
'pon our rolls. With each of you. as with your
icers, rests the responsibility. and to you a. to
hem must be given the credit when the years sue
ess shall be recorded Your Commander In Chief
will be found constantly in the field and looks to
very member of the Order for unreserved, en-
husiastic support and personal effort.
BY command of MARVIN f. HALL, Commander
IL Chief.
Official: ELIAS p. LYON, AdiutantG General.