Proceedings One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual National Encampment Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR HILTON HARRISBURG TOWERS HOTEL HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA AUGUST 10 THROUGH 13, 2006 125th Annual National Encampment Medal PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR HILTON HARRISBURG TOWERS HOTEL HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA AUGUST 10 THROUGH 13, 2006 National Website: http://suvcw.org © 2004, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, a Congressionally Chartered Corporation Compiled and published by Edward J. Krieser, PCinC i ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR HILTON HARRISBURG TOWERS HOTEL HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA AUGUST 10 THROUGH 13, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Encampment Joint Memorial Service Program iv Encampment Campfire Program vi Encampment Schedule ix Biography of Donald E. Darby, Commander-in-Chief, 2005-2006 x National Officers for 2005-2006 xi National Committees for 2005-2006 xii 125th Annual National Encampment First Session 1 Opening Ceremony and Roll Call of National Officers 1 Recognition of past and present military service personnel 2 Description of new voting procedure 3 Rules of the Encampment 6 Introduction of Past Commanders-in-Chief 6 Appointment of Encampment Committees 8 State of the Order by Commander-in-Chief Donald E. Darby 8 Meritorious Service Awards 12 Marshall Hope Award 12 Abraham Lincoln Commander-in Chief Award 13 Cornelius F. Whitehouse Outstanding Brother Award 13 Recruitment Awards 13 National Officer and Committee Reports See also Appendix 1 Congressional Resolution 19 National Secretary on Communications 20 125th Annual National Encampment Second Session 22 National Constitution and Regulations Proposed Changes 24 Proposed Changes to Rituals and Ceremonies 32 Scholarships Committee Report and Discussion 36 Charitable Foundation Report 39 125th Annual National Encampment Third Session 41 Encampment Resolution Honoring PCinC Elmer "bud" Atkinson 43 Report of the Encampment Credentials Committee 43 Report of the Encampment Resolutions Committee 44 Report of the Encampment Officers reports Committee 57 Presentation of Camp Charter 66 ii 125th Annual National Encampment Forth Session 73 Special Projects Fund and Memorial Fund Requests 73 Visitation of the Auxiliary to The SUVCW 76 Visitation of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic 78 Nominations of National Officers 82 Visitation of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 88 Installation of National Officers 89 Closing of the 122nd National Encampment 93 Appendix 1 - Officer and Committee Reports 94 Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief 95 Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief 99 National Secretary 103 National Counselor 105 National Chaplain 106 National Washington DC Representative 108 National G.A.R. Highway Officer 109 National Eagle Scout Coordinator 110 Executive Director 111 National Civil War Memorials Officer 112 National Liaison to the Cathedral of the Pines 113 National Membership-at-Large Coordinator 114 National Webmaster 115 National Memorials Grant Committee 115 National Americanization and Education Committee 116 National Encampment Site Committee 120 National Scholarship Committee 122 National Remembrance Day Committee 123 National Military Affairs Committee 123 National Graves Registration Committee 124 National Legislation Committee 126 National Fraternal Relations Committee 137 National Lincoln Tomb Observance Committee 138 Sons of Veterans Reserve 141 National Constitution and Regulations Committee 151 Appendix 2 - Council of Administration Meeting Minutes 154 Appendix 3 - General Orders of the Commander-in-Chief 184 Appendix 4 - Speeches of the Commander-in-Chief 203 Appendix 5 - Attendees of the 125th National Encampment 206 Appendix 8 - Past Commanders-in-Chief 209 Appendix 9 - National Encampments of the SUVCW 213 Appendix 10 - National Treasurer's Spreadsheets 217 iii iv v vi vii Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 2006 National Encampment Schedule Time Event Thursday 8:00pm. Council of Administration Meeting Friday 7:30am-11:00am Registration 8:00am-9am Joint Opening/Memorial Service 9:15am Business Session 12 noon Lunch 1:00pm Business Session 5:30pm-7:00pm Past CinC and Past National Presidents Dinner 7:00pm Campfire Saturday 7:00am Sons of Veterans Reserve Breakfast 7:30am-12:00 noon Registration 8:30am Business Session 12:00noon Lunch 1:00pm-1:30pm Visitation 1:30pm Business Session 6:00pm Allied Orders Banquet CiC’s Open House Following Banquet Sunday 8:00am Council of Administration Meeting viii Donald E. Darby Commander-in-Chief 2005-2006 Donald E. Darby, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was elected Commander-in-Chief at the 124th National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Nashua, New Hampshire on 6 August 2005. He is the 14th Ohioan to serve as Commander-in-Chief. Donald Eugene Darby, the son of Air Force SMSgt. Eugene J. Blaser and Delores Darby, was born in Barberton Ohio. He was raised in Athens County, Ohio and graduated from Alexander High School in 1971. After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy where he served his country for 23 years rising to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4). While in the navy he served on the USS Enterprise, USS Nimitz, USS America, CINCUSNAVEUR (London, UK), SEAL Team FOUR and various other commands. He also managed to attend college while in the navy, graduating suma cum laude from St. Leo College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology. Following his retirement from the Navy in 1994, C-in-C Darby has been employed at the Ross County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas Juvenile and Probate Court first, as a Juvenile Probation Officer and currently as the Mediator of the Court. Brother Darby became a member of the SUVCW 30 July 1988 at Gov. Dennison Camp 125 in Athens, Ohio where he served as Camp Secretary/Treasurer. He later became a ix charter member of Sgt. Richard Enderlin Camp 73 in Chillicothe, Ohio where he served as Secretary/Treasurer, Junior and Senior Vice and Camp Commander. At the Department level C-in-C Darby has held the positions of Patriotic Instructor, Graves Registration Officer (registering over 5,000 GAR gravesites), Junior and Senior Vice Commander and was elected Ohio Department Commander 2001. He also brought to fruition the "Last Soldier" Project in the Department of Ohio, which was later adopted as a National project. Nationally, C-in-C Darby has served two terms as National Patriotic Instructor, a full three-year term as an elected member of the Council of Administration, Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief and Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief. In coordination with the National Webmaster, he brought the "Patriotic Recollections" and the "Teachers and Scholars" to the National Web page. At his suggestion, the current National Patriotic Instructor instituted the "Adopt-a-School" and "Adopt-a-Unit" program. C-in-C Darby has also supported the SUVCW Charitable Foundation by transcribing on to CD's the GAR and SUV Blue Books, History of the Grand Army of the Republic by Robert Beath, Camp Fire Chats by Washington Davis. For the Sgt. Enderlin Camp he transcribed The Early History of the Ohio Department of the Grand Army of the Republic (1866 to 1880) by T. D. McGillicuddy. C-in-C Darby's membership in the SUVCW is through his great uncle George Kidd, a private in the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Company C. x Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Officers for 2005-2006 Commander-in-Chief Donald E. Darby Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief James B. Pahl, PDC Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Charles E. Kuhn, Jr., PDC National Secretary Michael S. Bennett, PDC (2007) National Treasurer Max L. Newman (2007) National Quartermaster Danny L. Wheeler, PCinC (2007) Council of Administration Stephen A. Michaels, PCinC (2006) Council of Administration David P. Stephen, PDC (2006) Council of Administration James R. Hanby, Sr., PDC (2006) Council of Administration Leo F. Kennedy, PDC (2007) Council of Administration D. Brad Schall, PDC (2007) Council of Administration Daniel W. Murray, PDC (2008) National Counselor Robert E. Grim, PCinC Washington DC Representative Andrew M. Johnson, PCinC National Aide-de-Camp Howard T. Frost, PDC National Camp and Department Organizer Nick Kaup, PDC National Chaplain Jerome W. Kowalski National Chief of Staff Henry Shaw, PCC National Civil War Memorials Officer Todd A. Shillington, PDC National Color Bearer Glen L. Roosevelt National Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator Robert M. Petrovic, PDC National GAR Highway Officer Gary Parrott National Graves Registration Officer Bob Lowe, PDC National Guard Howard T. Frost, PDC National Guide Robert H. Knight, PDC National Historian Robert J. Wolz, PDC National Liaison to Cathedral of the Pines Richard L. Woodbury, PDC National Liaison to MOLLUS Keith G. Harrison, PCinC National Membership-at-Large Coordinator Alan L. Russ, PDC National Patriotic Instructor Bruce B. Butgereit, PDC National Signals Officer Nathan L Orr National Webmaster Ken Freshley Executive Director Lee F. Walters, PCC xi Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Committees for 2005-2006 Americanization and Education Legislation Bruce Butgereit, Chair Daniel R. Earl, Chair Timothy Downey PDC Paul Ellis-Graham Bruce Kolb, DC Gary Parrott Richard Keith Young Jerry R. Sayre Lincoln Tomb Observance Alan R. Loomis, PCinC, Chair Constitution and Regulations Robert M. Graham PCC Robert E. Grim, PCinC, Chair (2006) Ronald E. Clark, PDC Keith G. Harrison, PCinC (2006) Jon N. Austin Stephen A. Michaels,PCinC (2006) Richard D. Orr, PCinC (2007) Membership George L. Powell , PCinC (2007) Steve Michaels, JVCinC D. Brad Schall, PDC (2007) Plus All Department JVC’s Encampment Site Committee Military Affairs Committee James H. Houston, PDC, Chair Elmer F. Atkinson, PCinC, Chair (2007) Charles W. Corfman, PCinC David R. Medert, PCinC (2007) Robert M. Petrovic, PDC Richard D. Orr, PCinC (2007) Jack G. Grothe, PCC (2006) Communications and Technology Edward J. Krieser, PCinC (2006) Nathan L. Orr, Chair Richard D. Orr, PCinC Program and Policy Bob Lowe, PDC James B.