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1 Table of Contents Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 136th National Encampment, August 11, 2017 CinC Donald L. Martin Day 1 Pages 3-27 Introductions, Roll Call, Officer Reports, Department Reports, Miscellaneous Pages 27-29 Discussion concerning Memorial Day and related items from 2016 Encampment Pages 30-34 Summary Discipline appeal to National Encampment Pages 35-42 Standing Committee Reports Pages 42-60 Special Committees including (Confederate Battle Flag Policy p. 45-62) Pages 61-64 Department Recommendations Pages 65-71 Visitation: LGAR, DUV, 1861-65, MOLLUS, DOLLUS, ASUVCW Pages 72-110 Constitution and Regulations Committee Pages 111-114 Awards: Certificate of Recognition, Meritorious Service, Augustus P. Davis/Conrad Linder Award, Under Forty Award, Marshall Hope Award, National Aide Award, David R. Medert Award, Horace Greeley Award, U.S. Grant Award Day 2 Pages 115-117 Comment and Announcements Pages 117-121 Officer Reports and Resolutions: Return of Idaho to Department of CO/WY Pages 121-124 Visitation: DUVCW, 1861 to 1865, and SCV Pages 125-140 Officer Reports and Resolutions Continued. Page 141 National Chaplin’s Award Pages 142-145 Historian Bob Wolz donation of The National Reveille (Sons paper prior Banner). Pages 145-147 National Site Committee update and various comments Page 147 Encampment C&R Committee Pages 148-150 Patriotic Instruction and Memorial University Pages 150-163 New Business Pages 163-171 Awards: Abraham Lincoln Award most outstanding Camp, Cornelius F. Whitehouse Award for outstanding Brother of the year, Meritorious Service Award with Gold Star, and Elmer Bud Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award Pages 171-199 Nominations and Election of Officers Pages 200-211 Installation of Officers Pages 212-214 Appendix 1 - Officers and Committee Members Pages 215-220 Appendix 2 - Speeches of the Commander-in-Chief National Encampment 2016: 12 KEYS to our Success Woolson Monument, Gettysburg, PA: The last living soldier advocate and representative. Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, IL: Mr. Lincon’s religious opinions per Joshua Speed. Grant Tomb, New York City, NY: Grant quotes as pertinent to Fraternity, Charity, & Loyalty. Tanner Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery. Remember the Unmarked, Unknown Graves. Sons of Confederate Veterans Reunion, Memphis, TN common interests transcend the differences. Pages 221-367 Appendix 3 – Consolidated Reports of Officers and Committees Pages 368-408 Appendix 4 – General Orders of the Commander-in-Chief Pages 409-412 Appendix 5 – Attendees of the 136th National Encampment Pages 413-417 Appendix 6 – Past Commanders-in-Chief Pages 418-421 Appendix 7 – National Encampments of the S.U.V.C.W. 2 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 136th National Encampment, August 11, 2017 Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Brothers, please be seated. [one rap, *] Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief The Officers, members of the 136th Annual Encampment of the National Organization Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War will now come to order. Guide, please determine if all present are entitled to remain. Ask the Color Bearer to assist. Brother Martin (Dustin), would you please check the IDs and assist the Guide? Just make sure guys have their cards so that they’re able to attend. Brother Cox, would you please assist on the left side? Where’s Brother Norris at? Is he in here? Is he still gathering folks? Yes, would some of you please meet with Brother Norris and help pass out the reports? Thank you. We good? Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Brother Martin, is everybody you checked good? Okay. Brothers, we’re gonna proceed on. I’d like the Secretary, if you would, please call the role of Officers of Encampment. Jonathan C. Davis, National Secretary Commander-in-Chief, Donald Martin. Present. Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Mark Day. Present. Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Donald Shaw. Present. National Secretary, Jonathan Davis. Present. National Treasurer, David McReynolds. Present. National Quartermaster, Danny Wheeler. Present. Council of Administration member, Brian Pierson. Present. Council of Administration member, Michael Pauquette. Present. Council of Administration member, Paul Davis. Present. Council of Administration member, Edward Norris. Present. Council of Administration member, Frederic Lynch. Present. Immediate Past Commander-in-Chief, Eugene Mortorff. Present. Banner Editor and Past Commander-in-Chief James Pahl. Present. National Executive Director, David Demmy, Senior. Excused. National Counselor, and Past Commander-in-Chief, Donald Darby. Present. National Signals Officer and National Webmaster, Jamie McGuire. Present. Continue with the Past Commander-in-Chiefs. Past Commander-in-Chief, Gordon Bury, II, 1986-1987. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Richard Partington, 1987-1988. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Lowell Hammer, 1991-1992. Absent Past Commander-in-Chief, Allen Moore, 1993-1994. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Keith Harrison, 1994-1995. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Richard Orr, 1997-1998. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Andrew Johnson, 1998-1999. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Danny Wheeler, 1999-2000. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Edward Krieser, 2000-2001. Excused. Past Commander-in-Chief, George Powell, 2001-2002. Absent. 3 Past Commander-in-Chief, Robert Grimm, 2002-2003. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Kent Armstrong, 2003-2004. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Steven Michaels, 2004-2005. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Donald Darby, 2005-2006. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, James Pahl, 2006-2007. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, David V. Medert, 2008-2009. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Leo Kennedy, 2009-2010. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Brad Schall, 2010-2011. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Donald Palmer, Jr., 2011-2012. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Perley Mellor, 2012-2013. Absent. Past Commander-in-Chief, Ken Freshley, 2013-2014. Present. Past Commander-in-Chief, Tad Campbell, 2014-2015. Present. And Past Commander-in-Chief, Eugene Mortorff, 2015-2016. Present. Jonathan C. Davis, National Secretary Commander-in-Chief, that’s the roll call of the Officers. Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Thank you. Brothers, upon what principles is our Order founded and what duties do we inculcate? Encampment (in unison) FRATERNITY, CHARITY, AND LOYALTY. Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Brothers, we meet again as Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in annual session to review the work of the past and to plan for the future. May our conduct and our deliberations be marked by mutual tolerance and fraternal courtesy, ever keeping in mind our duty to our county, to our Order, and to ourselves. The Chaplain will please invoke the Divine blessing. [three raps, ***] Jerome W. Kowalski, National Chaplain Our Heavenly Father, the high and mighty ruler of the universe who looks down upon the government of men, we earnestly ask Your favor to bless our native land and preserve in purity and integrity its free institutions for all coming time. Bless our Order. Grant that it may long exist and that it may continue to be an instrument of great good to all. Give us willing hands and ready hearts to carry out properly its principles and objects. Keep green in our minds the memory of those who sacrificed so much that the life of the nation might be preserved, and deal with them and in all things with Your special mercy. Give us your aid in conducting the business for which we are assembled and so bless us that charity and justice, peace and harmony shall remain and flow from us. If you agree with me, say amen. Encampment AMEN. Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Brothers, we will now give the Pledge of Allegiance. Color Bearer, please present the Colors. 4 Encampment (in unison) I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief By virtue of the power and authority invested in me, I declare the 136th Encampment of the National Organization Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War duly opened for transaction of such business as may legally and properly come before it. The Guard will submit all Brothers qualified to enter. [one rap, *] Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Is the National Historian, Bob Wolz, here? Would you please come to the podium please? You probably notice that this room looks very, very different than what you're used to. Bob will be explaining the significance of that and why its set up this way. Robert J. Wolz, National Historian Yes, please. It (the Alter) should really be parallel, at least. Yes. Little more. Donald L. Martin, Commander-in-Chief Between the two stations. Robert J. Wolz, National Historian Between the two stations. Thank you. My Brothers, I don’t know how many of you have the ritual performed in your Camps. I have a feeling many of you don't. As we’ve lost Memorial Halls and Grand Army buildings, and we started meeting in homes, the ritual disappeared, or at least in large part, has disappeared. We are a fraternal order and as such, ritual is very important to our heritage. It needs to be restored back to the Organization the way it was intended. The reason I moved the alter out is because no one passes between the Commander-in-Chief and the altar and when you want to leave, you salute either the Commander or you salute the Senior Vice and ask permission to leave. If they're busy, you salute the other guy. They’ll acknowledge your salute and let you out. But this is part of our heritage. This is what we've had for 136 years and I've been growling about it. Don, fortunately, has been very supportive of it and so, indeed, the room is almost set up correctly but our membership should always be on the two sides and the space between the Commander-in-Chief and the Senior Vice should never be interfered with.