The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-06-24
RECOGNITION WANTED.
Question Discussed by Capt. De Steese, Mem
Der of Both Orders.

Question Discussed by Capt. De Steese, Men,
Der of Both Orders.
The Sons of Veterans want some recognition
from the Grand Army of the Republic. Most
members of the older body are willing to grant
some privileges to the younger men. but just
what form the recognition shall take is a mat
ter vet to be decided. There has heen much
discussion in both Sons of Veterans and Grand
Army circles. and resolutions have been passed
by Posts aud Departments asking that the Ma
tionsl Encampment take some action.
Commander-in-Chie f Rake recently appointed
q committee of Sons of Veterans TO attend the
Buffalo Encampmcnt of the Grand Army.
These men are all prominent in the different
Divisions. and are known at the National En-
campments. Probably no one would be better
qualified to discuss the subject than Brother
w. DE Steese, who is 8 member of roth Orders.
he is Commander of T. A. Brown Post. 1870. aud
Captain. g. ID. Stanton Camp, %, Fond IN Lac.
Wis. He was a member of Co. ID. 36lh Wis,
having enlisted i'm March, 1854 at the age of
ID years and IL months. and served until his
regiment was mustered out at the close of the
war. Besides being q. A. r. and Sons of Vet
Grams he is Captain General of the Fond du Lac
Commandery, K. T.; member of the Wisconsin
Consistory. 1 Past Exalted Ruler of the Fond
du Lac Lodge. 5, b. Z. o. E., and Past Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler of The Wisconsin Elks.
Capt. De Steese has made study of the ques-
ton of consolidation, and his opinion will have
much weight IN conference. In letter to
| The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Comrade De Steese
says:
"As member of the Committee on Fraternal
Relations with the GAR. can speak only for
! myself. The committee has had no meeting,
| and ] am informed that Chairman Russell, OF
| Kansas. will be unable to attend. As Zerub-
babel OF old. we will endeavor to obtain place
| in the household. and EN- bace the first favorable
| opportunity of placing the condition OF our
| people before the court of the GA. K. Once
| there we will impress upon them the almig hty
force and power of the truth that we our
fathers natural and only SUCCESSORS, aud pray
| those fathers 10 receive us and give us some
| thing to do. Our soldier fathers have ruled
| and governed this land. Under these soldier
| rulers no country under the sun ever prospered
| as ours
1--WE wish to follow in their footsteps; We
| want bloody war to show our patriotism
we would be as ready for it as our fathers should
the occasion require, but no occasion ever will
require il. The Sons ready and willing, and
| if this Nation does not know it Other
nations do and are loath to measure Drawn
muscle. and love Of country with Us"
We want no Junior GAR We are our vet
eran fathers soDs Sons of Veterans is. and
should be. our only title. No name in the
world is more appropriate. In the language o
| our ritual may We ever be worthy of that title
II
our side and listen to the story of our patriot
ism: of the marches, camps prison pens, hos
| pitfalls and battles; Of the suffering borne, u
| many fatal, and how numbers yielded up thei
| lives, their last breath a cheer for aud thei
last look at the old flag. We are old enough Il
| understand this now, and want to take up thu
work where and when they lay it down.
I'VE want recognition some way, and II gu
fathers will not give il, We can only keep OF
working against those odds until something w
have not as yet thought of turns up and cause
our fathers to realize how much we are williD
TO DO to gain FAVOR in their eyes. Everything
comes to those who wait is an old and trit
saying. We are waiting and will continue ia
Ii some of our Camps 60 down it will prove 0nl.
| an incentive to the survivors to revive them o
| organ ize two new ones for the one dead.
Wisconsin will show great gains this year
was ordered by COL Patton to music
H. II. Williams Camp 40. located at Berlin
recently The application contained but /
| names / took ii of my Camp in uniform
We marched up the main street with our color
fyins aud the charter list was increased 10 81
. | have Just received letter from West Benz
, with % names asking for information as +
how to proceed 10 organize Camp there.
"Oh, we will kick up such dust that fathe
will think he had better make terms and capt.
ulate retaining side arms honors colors. etc
allowing us to stand by his side and pull a
oar when he strikes white water. May we s
earnestly work and closely follow in hi
footsteps, keep in touch and SO near that whe
his lifes portal slowly closes, shutting out III
| strife and din of this world, We may be able
!, | catch glimpse of the bright and beautiful .
/; he joins the muster OF our brave and believe
;, | On the parade-ground Of Heaven"