The National tribune., 1906-08-23
Thanks TO AIr. simmons.

Past Commander-in-Chi WeiSSert,
Chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
tions, reported thanks to MIR. H. G.. Sim
mons, of Kenosha, Wis. for his gener-
osity to the National Encampment.
Adopted. beautiful album was pre-
scented containing the resolutions.
Rules and Regulations.
Past Commander-in-Chief Beath re-
ported on the propositions fo- amend
ment as follows:
Your Committee on Rules. Regula-
tons and Ritual respectfully reports
that in accordance with General Orders
40. IL. National Headquarters. they
have given a hearing to comrades who
appeared before them for the purpose
Of presenting their views on the amend
ments proposed and published in Gem
eral Orders Nos. 10 and II, and we re-
port on the same in the order printed:
by the Department OF Iowa.
Resolved, That Past Department
Commanders and Past Post Command
ers removing from one Department to
another, and taking with them a trans
fer card or honorable discharge, shall be
accredited with the same title and rank
In the Department to which they re-
move as that which they were entitled
10 in the Department from which they
| removed"
Similar propositions have been before
the National Encampment in previous
years which failed of adoption on the
ground chat 1t seemed unfair to legis-
late past officers of other Departments
into the privileges they possessed as
such in the Departments in which they
served without the consent of the De-
ma n, m wi, ITCH, IaI
The number of instances reported to
your committee of once active comrades
who had been honOred by their Posts or
Departments and had removed to other
States. where they could not expect 10
be elected to the same offices, has led
the committee to consider the justice
and the benefits to be derived from a
modification of the present rulings and
which would meet the objections here
tofore raised.
We therefore offer as an additional
section to article 2, chapter 3, Rules and
Regulations, the following:
Sixth. Past Department Commanders
and Past Post Commanders who may
have removed to another Department
than that in which they so served, and
have there Joined Post upon transfer
card. may, by resolution duly adopted
by the Department Encampment to
which they have been transferred, be
entitled to the honors and privileges OF
such positions in the Posts and in the
Encampment Of that Department SO
long as they remain in good standing in
their Posts. The Posts to which such
past officers belong are authorized to
include their names in the credentials
required to be forwarded to Department
Headquarters. 1t Is but fair to call at
tention to the fact that this amendment
does not apply to Commanders who
have taken discharge from the Order,
and have thereby lost any honors ac-
corded for service. 1t applies only to
those who remain in the order and have
been duly transferred to another De-
partment We recommend the adoption
of the amendment.
In this connection the Department of
New York has offered an amendment to
the Rules and Regulations that q Post
Commander of any Post having been
discharged and reinstated, be reinstated
| by the Post with full Post Commander
honors. leaving it discretionary with the
| Post reinstating
Your committee believes that the path
! for reinstatement of one who has been
honored with the command of his Pos,
should not be made quite SO easy as that
proposed. The Rules now provide that
Department Encampments may at their
discretion restore honors lost by Past
Post Commanders.
| The restoration by the Post consti-
tutes the comrade a member of the De-
partment Encampment. He has no duty
! to perform as such in the Post, and in
all worthy cases the Department would
no doubt coincide with a recommends
| ton from the Post for restoration, and
the comrade who has of his own volitiou
gone out can well afford to work along
with his comrades in the Post until the
department can act upon his case
| We report against the amendment.
| The Department of Missouri presents
| a recommendation to amend section
article 5. chapter 2 (page 10j, which
requires that Posts shall meet at Ieas,
monthly. by adding a proviso that Posts
having less than 20 members may NEE,
once in three months If desired
| The committee is unable to agree with
the views OF the experienced comradt
VINO favored the adoption of this
amendment, on the ground that ther,
are Posts now that seem to be unable tc
| get quorum for monthly meetinf,s. anf
that as a matter Of fact they do M,
meet oftener than the period named fol
executing their pension vouchers. w;
fear the adoption of the amendmen
would work more harm than good. Th,
ings, weekly in cities and towns am
| villages. holds many a Post toge+he,
which would be lost to the Order If the,
are given authority 10 meet but once IL
three months.
We report adversely
The Department of New York pre
sents an amendment on the recon-
mendation Of the National Patriotic In
structor to provide for the appointment
by the Commander in each Post OF :
Patriotic Instructor.
One year ago when this same recon
mendation was before the National En-
campment IL was not considered, on tn
ground that 1t had been deemed uaces
sary IN the past to cut down rather thal
add to the work of reporting require,
from Posts. Authority was then con
ferred upon the Department Command
er to appoint as many Patriotic Instruc
tors for Posts IS he should deem neces
sary.
Under the amendments then adopted
I giving the National and Department Pa
/ triotic Instructors recognized official DO
/ sition, we are informed the work of thi
character has been greatly advanced
| and they are of the opinion that 1t vii
/ be still more beneficial if similar actlul
| Is taken as to Posts, giving the Post In
structor recognized position in tn
1 Post where he will be installed as ar
other officers
L We recommend, therefore. the adop
ton of the proposed amendments.
Amend Section +, Article VI, Chapte
i III, by adding after "Ofiicer of the Day
"a Patriotic Instructor"
Amend Section /. Article VII. Chap
n I~Nt.