The National tribune., 1895-10-31


General Orders No. 6.
Series of 1895.
Having been duly elected and installed Com
mandcr-in- Chief, Sons OF Veterans e. $ A.. at
the 14ih annual Eucampmeut, held at Knox
vile, Tenn, sep. Is 1895 | hereby assume
command and establish Headquarters in Rooms
numbers 1 and 2, First National Bank Block,
Lacrosse. Kan.
The following officers were duly elected and
installed at the l4th ANIMAL meeting of the
COmmardery Chief. end they will be
spectsd and Obeyed accordingly: Commander
in Chief. w. III. Russell, Lacrosse, Kan; Senior
Vice COMMANDMENT. Chief Elwood t. Carr,
Radnor. Pa; Junior Vice COMMANDMENT. Chief,
W. K. Cooper. Knoxville, Tenn. Council-in-
| Chief, II. V. SPeelmsn. Cincinnati, o.; K. ~
Buckley, Louisville. Ky; d. +. Goulding.
somervills, Mass; O. M.-Gen. telectsd for
term OF three years., T. Loebenstain, 81 La
Sale street, Chicago, Ill.
The following staff officer, have been ap-
pointed and installed, and will be respected
and obeyed accordingly:
Acknowledgement, II. V. Speelman. Clncin-
natl, D. address, Lacrosse. Ksn-l; Inspector
General, Frederick G. Stillson. Battle Creek,
Mich; Judge-Ad yocate- General, Z. b. Oglss-
bee, indianapolis, Ind; Surgeon General, Dr.
Dan s. Gardner. Nassillon, o.; Chaplain-iu-
Chief, Rev. +. Bradford Cole, 0lneyville, &. 1.
Past Commander w. Y. Morgan, OF Emporia,
Kan, is hereby detailed as personal Aid TO the
COMMANDMENT. Chief, and will be respected and
obeyed accordingly.
Louisville, KY, was selected as the place for
holding the 18th annual Encampment of the
Commandery-in-Chief. the same to be held in
the month of September, 1895, the exact date
to be determined by the Council-in- Chief
No changes were made either in the ritual or
the Constitution, Rules and Regulations by
Knoxville Encampnent. with exception.
Article X K, Chapter V, page "a, was amended.
The word " four" in line three was changed to
five" Hereafter Camps will be permitted TO use
five rituals. The same may be procured from the
Quartermaster-Gen through Division Head
quarters, upon the payment of 20 cents, or 81
per set of five.
The 14th annual EncampmeDt by resolution
provided for u Ten Year Service Badge" and
for the appointment of a Committee TO design
the same, Of which COMMITTEES the Quarter
master General should be a member. In accord
ance with the resolution, the membership Of
said committee is completed by the appoint
ment of the following brothers.: James P. Por-
ter Ito whom is due the suggestion for such
badgel, st. Paul. Mimi; Commander Edward L.
Monahan. Underhill, VT.
w. Ii. Russell having been elected Com
| mander-in- Chief. forwarded his resignation as
Commander of the Division of Kansas to Com
| mander-in Chief Bundy OH Sept. Is, 1895. The
same was accepted, and Senior Vice Commander
i
Division, with instructions to convene the Divis-
| ion Council to fill the vacancy. At meeting
| OF the Division Council held az Enporis, We'd
| nesday, Oct. 8, III. w. Huffman, of En- poria
was elected and installed as Commander of the
| Kansas Division for the unexpired term, and
he will be respected and obeyed accordingly.
The official stenogrspher is busily at work
| making a transcript OF the proceedings Of the
| 14th Encampmcnt. The same will be printed
and ready TOR distribution at the earliest posi-
| BILE date.
| We are to be congratulated upon the vary
| friendly relations existing between the Grand
| Army of the Republic and our Order. reso-
| luton favoriDg the admission OF members OF
| the Order of S. of V. into Post meetings as
guests was submitted to the recent GAR. Ma
| tional Encampment at Louisville. After free
discussion the resolution was referred to the
| Committee on Rules and Regulations, with in
| structions to report at the st. Paul Encamp-
ment in 1896. This is encouraging. Com
msnder- Chief Walker pledges our Order
| his most loyal support, such as character
| lied the administrations of Gems. Adams and
| Lawler, to whom we are under lasting obliga-
| tions The best of results are following from
| the encouragement they offered and the good
work they gave.
The crisis has passed. The appalling losses
| have been checked. A net gain of over 600
| in membership was made during the past year.
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come renewed hope and stronger effort to Sc
cure larger growth and greater prosperity
| to our beloved Order.
| Brothers, tho year dawns auspiciously and ia
bright with the promise OF a prosperous future.
| May each member of the Order do his duty IN
| the dissemination OF the exalted principles
| upon which our Order is founded and by every
| effort add to the membership of his Camp.
| Let US plant our banner upon higher point
| of vantage than cur membership has ever here
| tefors reached. 1t can be done Let US do it.
| May each one be firm in his support of the
law, energetic in the inculeation of patriotism
| to the Government, and loyalty to the flag. not
| forgetting the veteran, who by MS sacrifices In
| the services Of his country earned the eternal
and substantial gratitude of every citizen Of the
| Republic.
| By command of w. Fl. RUSSELL, Command
| er-in-Chisf.
| Official: II. v. SPEELMAN, Adjutant- General.