General Orders #1 General Orders Series 2014-2015 1731 Shore Road Unit 42 September 2014 Seaville, NJ 08230-1383

Greetings Sister: It is with great anticipation that I look forward, with pleasure, to my year as your National President. I appreciate your confidence and faith in me and I ask for your support this year as we strive to “keep green the memory” of our ancestors. Thank you to all who attended and took part in the 124th National Convention in Gettysburg, PA. I would like to offer a special Thank You to my PA Department Sisters who hosted a very successful convention. Job well done! A big Thank You to installing officer, Lesley Dean, PNP, who is also my National Counselor. It was an honor to have my sons, Ryan and Brent, escort me to the National President’s station. Thank You to Carole Morton, PNP for granting permission for my family to attend the installation ceremony. I am the proud descendant of two Civil War soldiers, one on my maternal side and one on my paternal side. My maternal ancestor, Lieutenant Colonel William Lemon, from western Pennsylvania was killed in the Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865. The other, Henry Mauk, from Philadelphia, fought in Gettysburg, PA in July of 1863. He survived the war and settled in Philadelphia to raise his family and worked as a machinist in manufacturing. In the Spring of 2015 we will be closing out the Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War, concluding with the Lincoln Funeral Coalition in May in Springfield, IL. I kindly ask all Departments to email me as soon as possible of the dates and place of your annual Department Convention. Early planning for travel arrangements on my part greatly increases my availability to attend. One of my goals this year is to also make a visit to as many Detached Tents as possible, please email me some of your upcoming meeting dates. I strongly recommend that you make a habit of checking the National website at www.duvcw.org on a regular basis. Items are continually added and information is updated routinely. Please remember that the user name and password will change on October 1. Passwords are never to be communicated in written form. Passwords should only be given orally at a meeting or by a call to your Tent president. Members-At-Large can call the National President, MAL representative or Membership Chair, for the password and user name. I welcome your advice and your gentle criticism, and I will do my best to uphold the trust and confidence you have placed in me to preserve our Proud Heritage. In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Ellen Higgins, National President NATIONAL OFFICERS Color Bearer #3 …….…..…….....…….… Cheri Graham 2014-2015 Color Bearer #4 …….……...... ……. Sandra Millin Parliamentarian …….…….….……….. Irene Berg, PNP President ……………...………………… Ellen Higgins VAVS Representative ……..…...…. Mary Ann Herbsleb 1731 Shore Road Unit 42, Seaville, NJ 08230-1383 VAVS Deputy Representative ………. Rolene Robinson 609-390-2163 [email protected] Member-At-Large Rep ……………. Donna Wood, PNP Senior Vice President …..….………….. Sally Redinger ROTC Representative ………………...… Julie Stranges 48540 Orchard Drive, Mattawan, MI 49071 Convention Administrator...……... Carole Morton, PNP 269-668-3966 [email protected] Convention Chair ……………………….. Joan Koechig Junior Vice President ……...……...... ….. Jan Rynerson Convention Co-Chair ……….....…… Dianne Scheffling 7102 Paddock Lane, Columbus, IN 47201 GO & Drumbeat ………..………….……. Ellen Higgins 812-376-6068 [email protected] Editor ……………………………..…….….. Linda Smith Chaplain ………………...……………….. Sarah Meyer Co-Editor …………….……………...………Lori Bahuk 2480 Traywick Chase, Alpharetta, GA 3004 Judge Advocate ……….……….. Bernard G. Segatto, III 770-667-5548 [email protected]

Treasurer ………………..…….………. Susan Watkins PO Box 1176, Fort Morgan, CO 80701-1176 NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES 719-371-3274 [email protected] (Elected for three year terms) Registrar …………………...... ……..... Janice Cass Chairman – PNP (2015) …..…… Ozzie Thompson, PNP 6049 Township Road 49, Galion. OH 44833 Member – PDP (2015) …………...……Janet Uribe, PDP 419-462-5997 [email protected] Member – PNP (2016) ……….……… Judy Frohm, PNP Patriotic Instructor …………...……. Caren Cleaveland Member – PNP (2017) …………...…… Irene Berg, PNP 16 East Wright Avenue, Waterloo, NY 13165 Member – PDP (2017) …………….. Linda Opstad, PDP 585-703-6489 [email protected] Council #1 ……………..………….. Carole Morton, PNP Council #1 …………………..…… Carole Morton, PNP National President ………………………. Ellen Higgins 17233 Orozco Street, Granada Hills, CA 91344-1133 818-368-4634 [email protected] LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Council #2 ……………...... ……..….. Patricia Blackmer (Elected for three year terms) 2148 Horseshoe Lane, Delavan, WI 53115 Chairman – PNP (2015) …………….. Judy Frohm, PNP 262-728-1195 [email protected] Member (2016) …………….…………… Judith Sedlack Council #3 ……………..….…………. Barbara Metzger Member (2016) …………………………….. Judy Baron PO Box 6031, Carefree, AZ 85377-6031 Member (2016) ……………………..….. Darlene Alcorn 480-488-5821 [email protected] Member (2017) ……………………….. Bethany Hoover Council #4 ……………….…..….…………. Linda Ring Member (2017) ………………….……..….. Linda Smith 2421 East 126th Loop, Thornton, CO 80241 303-252-4350 [email protected] GRAND ARMY of the LIVING MEMORIAL Council #5 ……………………..…………Lois Rinehart 5835 County Road 37, Galion, OH 44833 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE 419-468-5424 [email protected] (Elected for two year terms) Chairman (2016) …….………………….. Sandra Millin For complete address, phone numbers, and email address Member (2015) ………………………...…. Wenda Fore for the Sisters below, a National Roster will be available Member (2015) …………………………. Sherry Harbal for purchase from Headquarters for $10.00 after January Member (2016) ……………….…….. Laurie Ann White 1, 2015. Patriotic Instructor …………..…….. Caren Cleaveland

APPOINTED OFFICERS APPOINTED STANDING COMMITTEES Counselor ……………..……………. Lesley Dean, PNP ADMINISTRATIVE FORMS Secretary ……………….……………. Elisabeth Collier Chairman …………………….……..…… Lynne Dolan Associate Treasurer I ………….……….. Jan Rynerson Member ……………….……….………… Maddy Stahl Associate Treasurer II ……………...…….Linda Smith Member ………………………….…..…….. Janice Guy Press Correspondent ……………....…. Darlene Alcorn Chief of Staff ………………….…... Frances Gegogeine BUDGET Assistant Chief of Staff ……….…….…. Dawn Roberts Chairman – Treasurer ……….……….. Susan Watkins Guide ………………………….………….…. Julie Cass Associate Treasurer I …………..….…… Jan Rynerson Assistant Guide ………...... ……. Cynthia VanAntwerp Associate Treasurer II ……….....….…….. Linda Smith Guard ……………………………...…… Marilyn Dirks National President …………….…...…… Ellen Higgins Assistant Guard ………………….…….. Sherry Harbal Sr. Vice President ……….…….…....…. Sally Redinger Historian ……………………………..……. Daryl Reed Jr. Vice President …………….…….…… Jan Rynerson Webmaster …………………...………… Frances Black Council Member #1 ……….…….. Carole Morton, PNP Assistant Webmaster ………..…. Gwendollyn Barshay Counselor ………………….…….…. Lesley Dean, PNP Color Bearer #1 …………...……..……… Mary Hurley Board of Trustees ………….………. Board of Trustees Color Bearer #2 ……..….……….……….. Susan Barry 2

BYLAWS MEMBERSHIP Chairman ……………….....……….. Patricia Blackmer Chairman ………………………….…..….. Janet Uribe Member …………...………….……… Pamela Johnson Member – Sr. Vice President ………… Sally Redinger Member ………...…….………..… Carole Morton, PNP Member ……………...………………….. Sherry Brady

COMMEMORATIVE BADGES AND MEDALS NATIONAL OFFICERS HANDBOOK Chairman ……….…..…………… Carole Morton, PNP Chairman …...…………………… Carole Morton, PNP Member ……………..………… Ozzie Thompson, PNP Member ……………………..…………. Verna Maleski Member ……………..…………...………… Kay Moore Member ……..………………. Patricia Kottemann, PNP

CONVENTION SITES NEW TENT PROCEDURES Chairman – Sr. Vice President …….… Sally Redinger Chairman ………………………………….. Janet Uribe Member – Jr. Vice President ………..… Jan Rynerson Member ………….…………………… Pamela Johnson Member – PNP …………………..…. Judy Frohm, PNP Member …………………………...…. Barbara Metzger

CONVENTION GUIDELINES PUBLICATIONS Chairman ……………...…..………… Sharon Harkcom Chairman – National President …..……. Ellen Higgins Member ………………....…………………. Daryl Reed Member – Secretary …………...….… Elisabeth Collier Member ………………..…..….…………. Lynne Dolan Member – Editor ………………....……… Linda Smith Member – Co-Editor …………….……….. Lori Bahuk duvs Chairman ……………..…………………… Daryl Reed REAL DAUGHTERS Member ………………….……...…….. Natalie Kessler Chairman ……….…………..……………. Sherry Brady Member …………………….………….. Nicole Kessler Member ………….……..…………… Nancy Karasinski Member ……………………..……… Shirley Boris, PNP duvs PROJECT Chairman …………….…..…… Ozzie Thompson, PNP RITUAL Member ………………...………………Natalie Kessler Chairman – PDP ……...…………….………. Julie Cass Member …………………….………….. Nicole Kessler Member – PNP ……………..…… Gail Butterfield, PNP Member …………………...………..………. Linda Ring EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Member ………………………...... ………. Sarah Meyer Chairman …………….……….. Ozzie Thompson, PNP Member …………….………………. Judy Frohm, PNP SOUTHERN MEMORIAL AND WREATH Member ……………..……..…………. Tina Kottemann Chairman – Chaplain ……………....……. Sarah Meyer Member ……………………...... …………….Lori Bahuk ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Member ………………………………...…..Cindy Freed Webmaster ……………….…….………. Frances Black Assistant Webmaster …………... Gwendollyn Barshay STATE VETERANS HOMES Member ………………………….....……. Susan Noder Chairman ……...………….……..…… Sharon Harkcom Member ……………………….………….. Becky Jolly Member…………….……….….………… Elsie Bonney Member …………….……………..…… Verna Maleski Member …………….……………..……. Ann McMillin

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY AWARDS FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE Chairman ……………..….…… Lynne Gallaudet Dolan Chairman – National President ……...… Ellen Higgins Member ……………..…….………..……… Janice Guy Member – Bd of Trustees …....…Ozzie Thompson, PNP Member ……………..…….……………… Joan Trafton Member – Treasurer ……….…..….….. Susan Watkins Member – Associate Treasurer I ...... …... Jan Rynerson LONG RANGE PLANNING AND ADVISORY Member – Associate Treasurer II ……...... Linda Smith Chairman (2017) …………..………. Deborah Schiesser Member (2015) …………….………..…….. Janice Guy CONVENTION COMMITTEES Member (2015) ……………….……. Sandra Vogelpohl AUDIO RECORDING Member (2015) …..…………..…… Mary Lou Salomon Chairman ……………..………………… Linda Marker Member (2016) …………..……....…. Caren Cleaveland Member (2016) …………….………..…. Susan Zimmer CONVENTION AWARDS Member (2016) ………..…………. Margaret Stromberg Chairman – Jr. Vice President ……....… Jan Rynerson Member (2017) …………..…………..……. Judy Baron Member ……….……………………... Sharon Harkcom Member (2017) ……………..…...…………. Sue Liddie Member ……………...………………..….. Sarah Meyer

CONVENTION STANDING RULES NATIONAL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Chairman – National President ……...... Ellen Higgins DUES NOTICE Member – Parliamentarian ……....… Irene Berg, PNP Your 2014 membership dues became due January 1, Member – Counselor ………..…….. Lesley Dean, PNP 2014. If you have not already paid, please do so

immediately. Send $16.00 to Janice Cass, National Registrar, 6049 Twp. Rd. 49, Galion, OH 44833. COURTESY RESOLUTIONS Make checks payable to: DUVCW National Treasurer. Chairman ………………..……………. Darlene Alcorn Member …………………...……………….. Judy Baron This will continue your membership thru December Member …………………...………….….. Vicky Myers 31, 2014. Please include any name/address/status changes. For any Life Members, please let me know of CREDENTIALS AND REGISTRATION any changes throughout the year. Any NMAL wishing Secretary …………..……...…………. Elisabeth Collier to pay dues for 2015 may do so at any time. Please Treasurer ………………...…….……… Susan Watkins note the increase of fees made at the National Registrar ………………..…………………. Janice Cass Convention 2014. Dues for 2015 will be $19.00. Member …………………..……………… Sally Sawyer Member ………………..……………… Darlene Alcorn 2014 NATIONAL CONVENTION AWARDS Member …………….....…………….. Anne O’Laughlin Lola Elliott Award – Department with the most new Tents during the year – California/Nevada with 2 OFFICERS REPORTS William Gardner Award – Department with the most Chairman ……….……..………….. Donna Wood, PNP new members excluding transfers and reinstatements – Member …………………..…………………. Julie Cass California/Nevada with 71 Member …..……………...……… Cynthia VanAntwerp W. Glen Davis Award – Tent with the most new PUBLICITY members, excluding transfers and reinstatements – Margaret Rhodes Crocker Tent 94, CA/NV with 23 Chairman …………………..………. Dianne Scheffling Member …………………………………. Joan Koechig George W. McVeigh Award – Tent over 3 years old Member …………………….……… Patricia Volkmann with the most new members, excluding transfers and reinstatements-Mary Starkweather Tent 1, MN with 10 RESOLUTIONS Julia Dent Grant Award – Detached Tent with the Chairman ……….………………………. Julie Stranges most new members, excluding transfers and Member ………………………………. Bethany Hoover reinstatements – Elizabeth Van Lew Detached Tent 1, Member ………………...………………. Judith Sanders VA with 11 Bernice L. Way Award – Department with the largest TELLERS net gain in membership – California/Nevada with total Chairman – PNP …………...…… Janeth Seyfang, PNP net gain of 60 members Secretary ………..……...……………. Elisabeth Collier Caroline Scherer Award – Department with the Registrar ………………...………………… Janice Cass largest percent gain in membership – Treasurer …………...…………………. Susan Watkins Colorado/Wyoming with 18.51% gain Member …………………………………. Sandra Millin Elbert Jones Award – Department with the most new Member …………………………..……. Verna Maleski supplementals, excluding transfers and reinstatements Member ………………...……..…….. Rolene Robinson Member …………………………..………… Sue Liddie – Missouri with 31 Frederick Ahlvers Award – Detached Tent with the most new supplemental, excluding transfers and HEADQUARTERS POSTAL ADDRESS reinstatements – Mary Cheseboro Lee Detached Tent Mail addressed to 503 South Walnut Street is NOT 23, WI with 5 TO BE USED and will NOT be delivered by the US Celia Williams Beckman Award – Department with Postal Service to this Springfield address. the largest number of members registered and Regardless of this address being on any old forms, attending the Convention – California/Nevada with 26 YOU MUST, when mailing correspondence and John Williams Stewart Wolfe Award – Department orders to DUVCW Headquarters, mail them to: with the largest percent registered and attending the Convention – District of Columbia with 18% Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Lula Downey Cadwalader Award – Department or Tent contributing the most research or 1861-1865 accomplishment involving Civil War History – Mary PO Box 211 E. Walker, MD, Tent 28, Oregon Springfield, IL 62705-0211 Kady Brownell Award - Carole Morton, PNP

125TH NATIONAL CONVENTION GO #2 DEADLINE The Department of Missouri is proud to be hosting General Orders #2 deadline is January 10, 2015. It is the 125th National Convention in St. Louis. preferable to email articles and photos, however you Embassy Suites St. Louis-St. Charles will be the may send them by USPS to: site of the convention with opening night on Ellen Higgins Wednesday, August 5 and concluding on Sunday, 1731 Shore Road Unit 42 August 9, 2015. Seaville, NJ 08230-1383 [email protected]

NATIONAL OFFICERS of ALLIED ORDERS of the GRAND ARMY of the REPUBLIC Congratulations to the newly elected Presidents and Commander-in-Chief

NATIONAL PRESIDENT PROJECT Woman’s Relief Corp My president’s project is to raise more awareness President ………………..………….Cindy Zerkowski and additional monies to three funds that are in 3660 Center Road #303, Brunswick, OH 44212-3620 need of additional donations. They are: GAR 810-241-0707 [email protected] Living Memorial Scholarship, United States Service

Academy, and Southern Memorial and Wreath. In each of my three General Orders this year, one of Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic these funds will be described in detail. President ………………….…..………….. Judy Rock 36829 Main Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047 The GAR Living Memorial Scholarship is the focus 586-725-6005 [email protected] of this issue. To be eligible for the scholarship one must be a member of the incoming sophomore, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, junior, or senior class at a college or university at 1861-1865 the time the scholarship is award, a lineal President ……………………………….Ellen Higgins descendant (male or female) of a Civil War 1731 Shore Road Unit 42, Seaville, NJ 08230-1383 Veteran, of satisfactory standing, and of good moral 609-390-2163 [email protected] character having a firm belief in our form of government. To apply one does not have to be a Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War member of the DUVCW. Commander-in-Chief ……….…..……. Tad Campbell 9110 Avezan Way, Gilroy, CA 95020-7515 Awards will be up to and not to exceed $500.00 to 408-842-7368 [email protected] any one student in any one school year. The amount and the number of scholarships awarded annually Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War can fluctuate due to the balance in the fund and/or President ………………………… Rachelle Campbell the interest incurred. 9110 Avezan Way, Gilroy, CA 95020-7515 408-842-7368 [email protected] Applications are due to the committee chair by April 30 of each year. During the annual convention the GAR Living Memorial Scholarship Committee GRAND ARMY of the REPUBLIC LIVING meets to choose the recipient(s). MEMORIAL SCHOLARHIP 2014 Winners If you would like more information and/or Ryan Doran – Sophomore download an application, please visit University of Pittsburgh, PA www.duvcw.org, under the Activities/Scholarship tab. John Kruse – Sophomore Binghamton University, NY duvs SCHOLARSHIP - 2014 Winners Kelly Ehrhart, PA Shayla Ousey-Aguirre – Sophomore Ashley Wilson, OH California Polytechnic University Clarissa Michael, CA/NV

NATIONAL TREASURER Clara Barton, Detached Tent 3 from San Antonio, TX has contributed $2000.00 towards the purchase of a The Treasurer’s Report and the instruction letter or new computer and copy machine for the Library and filing 990-Ns have been sent to each Department copies at our Board meeting in September. and Detached Tent Treasurer. The Department Treasurer has been asked to send a copy of each The Department of Michigan has offered money to be form to each tent in the department. If you have not used in the Center in memory of Sandy Longpre. A received a copy yet, please contact your Department name plate in her memory has been placed on a very Treasurer or check the website as both of these nice wooden vertical file. Items from Tents in forms have been posted to the website. After filing Nebraska and Washington/Alaska have been received, your 990-N, you will receive a notice stating your accessioned, and put away. 990N has been accepted. Please send your notification of acceptance of filing to Linda Smith, We have received many very old pictures. We are 6415 21st Av W Apt #201, Bradenton, FL 34209- hoping that maybe a Tent or Department would like to 7280, 941-795-4275, [email protected] adopt a picture or two. These pictures are fragile from being rolled up for many years and they now have to BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT be flattened and put into special framing. There are many pictures of our ancestors and their daughters at

meetings. We have not been able to identify these The Board of Trustees had another busy year. The people, but these pictures are very precious and we Board is working closely with the Lincoln Funeral must take care of them. Coalition. This will be the re-enactment of

Lincoln’s funeral which will take place in We will continue to serve our organization as best we Springfield in May 2015. We hope many of our can and we are looking forward to another very busy DUVCW members will attend and participate in year. this event. For more information click the Lincoln

Funeral Coalition tab on our National website. In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty

Board of Trustees – Ozzie Thompson, PNP, Chairman We have completed some work on our Library and Judy Frohm, PNP – Vice Chairman Research Center. There is new siding, painting of Janet Seyfang, PNP the trim and windows, and a new roof. In the Patricia Kottemann, PNP Memorial Garden there is a new deck and steps. Janet Uribe, PDP – Secretary We thank two of our Board of Trustees members Arlene Rudebusch, PDP for providing the funds for these repairs and the Carole Morton, NP upkeep of our building. Fifty-one new bricks have been placed in the garden in honor of our member’s ancestors. Just a note – we have to wait until we CONVENTION SITES COMMITTEE have twenty-five orders for bricks to be engraved before we can send them to the monument company The sites committee is pleased to announce the to be engraved. If your brick has not been placed, locations that have been chosen for our National please bear with us because we have to wait until Convention for the next three years: 2015 – St. Louis, we have a sufficient number to be engraved. MO; 2016 – Springfield, IL; 2017 – Grand Rapids, MI We would like to thank these Departments for volunteering their hospitality. We would also like to We have received a number of donations to the encourage other Departments to look into hosting the Library and Research Center. 100-150 books, convention. Right now we need hosts for the 2018 and CD’s, and DVD’s have been received from Ruth 2019 conventions. If you start planning now you will Funck, PNP. Helen Barber, a member from have plenty of time to get arrangements made, California, has donated 50 books on “Women” in committees formed and funds raised. Departments the Civil War. Also received, is a new set of the that have hosted previous Conventions are good Adjutant Generals Reports of the Civil War references for advice and we are developing a containing 120 volumes, from Shirley Brabender Convention guide book to help you along the way. I Mattox from Wisconsin. Our set was very old and would like to personally challenge Iowa, Maine, and we were missing some of the volumes. This new set Ohio to look into hosting. You all have so much to is now on the shelves and we will use the old set as offer in your states & our ladies would enjoy visiting. backup. Sally Redinger, Sr. Vice President

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NATIONAL COUNCIL PROJECT 125th National Convention Pin The 2014-2015 Council Members are selling The Missouri Department is offering this uniquely 1¾” x ¾” two-dimension soft cloisonné, gold finish designed pin in the shape of the state of Missouri to logo pin. The proceeds from this project will be commemorate the 125th National Convention the will used for the National President Project. be held in the St. Louis-St. Charles area. The wording is in navy blue lettering with a high polished gold Help support the National Council project by background. There is also a picture of the Arch with ordering one or more of these gorgeous pins. star in the middle to mark the location of the They make great gifts. Your support is convention. The pin measures 1.25”length and width appreciated. and has a pin with rubber clasp on the back to attach to your shirt.

NATIONAL COUNCIL PROJECT The pin is available for $12.50 each, PIN ORDER FORM which includes postage and handling. ------Make your check payable to: MO DUVCW Each pin is $22.00 including postage Quantity ______at $12.50 each = $ ______

Number of Pins ____ at $22.00 = $______Ship to: Name ______

Mail this order form with enclosed check Address ______made out to “DUVCW Treasurer” to: Email or Phone # ______

Carole Morton, PNP Mail this form and your check to: 17233 Orozco Street Granada Hills, CA 91344-1133 Elna Williams – Department Treasurer 25803 State Highway TT New Cambria, MO 63558 Name: ______2015 NATIONAL CONVENTION Address: ______The Missouri Department is interested in your ______feedback to plan a great event in 2015 !!!!!

Do you have an interest in visiting the Missouri Email: ______Civil War Museum at Historic Jefferson Barracks? If there is interest, this could be a bus trip while Phone: ______you are in the St. Louis area for the 2015 National Convention. How much would you want to pay ------for such a trip, including lunch? In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, If the St. Louis Cardinals are in town during the Council Member #1 Carole Morton, PNP time of the 2015 National Convention, we are Council Member #2 Patricia Blackmer thinking about reserving a block of baseball Council Member #3 Barbara Metzger tickets. Is there interest in this for the husbands? Council Member #4 Linda Ring Are you going to fly or drive to St. Louis? Council Member #5 Lois Rinehart Please respond to Joan at: [email protected] 7

DUVCW T-SHIRTS NATIONAL CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS The 124th National Convention was held in Gettysburg, PA with opening ceremonies held on The Department of Wednesday, July 30 including the escorting and Missouri is selling introduction of the National Officers. Thursday’s t-shirts. The t-shirt business session included the initiation of 4 new is a Carolina Blue members and the voting on several bylaw changes, color with the resolutions, and executive board recommendations. National All approvals are listed in this General Orders. New Department Logo floor diagrams for our Ritual were approved and can on the center front. be found on our National website under the Bulletin Board link. Workshops on IRS regulations and our National website were informative and well attended. The All States Banquet was held on Thursday evening, with the Department of New York taking home the T-Shirts are 20.00 plus $2.50 postage and handling. Lulu Award for the most entertaining skit. Our guest Adult or Youth sizes of XS, S, M, L, XL speaker was Dr. Mary E. Walker (aka Marilyn Dirk) Sizes 2X, 3X or larger are an extra $2.00. who spoke about her life, especially during the Civil Make your check payable to: “MO DUVCW” War. On Friday afternoon a large group toured the Battlefields of Gettysburg and others went shopping in T-Shirt Quantity____$20.00 each = $______town. Saturday’s business session had the nomination and balloting of the National Officers. The Memory Size ______Charge for larger size ______Banquet on Saturday evening gave everyone the opportunity to dress in period clothing and we were Postage and handling = $2.50 ______delighted when President Lincoln (aka Jim Getty) joined us for dinner and spoke to us about his time in Ship to: Name ______the White House during the Civil War. The duv’s held Street ______their traditional Granddaughters breakfast on Sunday morning, followed by the Worship and Memorial City ______State ______Zip ______Services. The Convention concluded on Sunday Email or Phone ______afternoon with the installation of officers and Sister President Ellen being escorted to the President’s Total amount of order $ ______station by her sons Ryan and Brent. Mail this form and your check to: Elna Williams – Department Treasurer 25803 State Highway TT May the road rise to meet you, New Cambria, MO 63558 May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, And rains fall soft upon your fields, NATIONAL WEBSITE And until we meet again, New on our National website is a downloadable, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. fillable online application. Please follow all directions carefully when submitting the application. Also new is the “Bulletin Board” where new forms and information will be posted regularly. When ordering supplies, be sure to use the most up to date order form that can be found on the Members Only link. This order form reflects the current prices for our items for sale.

PRESIDENT’S TESTIMONIAL A Testimonial Luncheon for Sister President Ellen, sponsored by Tent 58, Philadelphia will be held, Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Philadelphia. All are invited. For information contact Debbie Schiesser – [email protected] 8

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September 2014

12 GAR ANCESTORS WANTED GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC PROJECT On April 6, 1866, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson founded a fraternal organization limited to honorably discharged veterans of the Civil War. They had to have served between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865 in the Army, Navy, Marines Corps or Revenue Cutter Service to qualify. Dr. Stephenson called the organization, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). During its existence, the GAR was aided in its work by five organizations, which are today referred to as the Allied Orders and includes our own Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (DUVCW). Eligibility for membership in the DUVCW is based on the eligibility as formerly required for membership in the GAR.

At the 2016 National Convention, we will be honoring Dr. Stephenson and your GAR grandfathers, with your help.

From now until February 1, 2016, we will be accepting information on your GAR ancestor along with his photograph. The photograph may be him in his military uniform, GAR uniform or as a civilian. If you do not have a picture of him, a photograph of his headstone will suffice. If no photograph exists, you can still participate by providing your ancestor’s GAR information for the Roll Call. You can submit as many GAR ancestors as you have, but only one photograph per ancestor will be allowed. The information and photograph (PLEASE DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS) submitted will be used as part of a program at the 2016 National Convention. Photographs submitted will NOT be returned. Please complete the form below and send it with your photograph: Carole Morton 17233 Orozco Street Granada Hills, CA 91344-1133 or Email the form with your photograph to: [email protected] GAR Veteran’s Name ______Post Name ______Post No.______City ______State______Post Rank (if any)______Company ______Regiment ______State ______Regular Army ______Infantry ______Cavalry ______Artillery (Heavy/Light) ______Other ______Navy ______Ship ______Marines ______Revenue Cutter Service ______Your Name______Tent Name______Tent No._____ City ______State_____ Address ______9 Digit Zip______Telephone ______Email______

13 THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 perpetuates the memories of their fathers and grandfathers who served in the Civil War. During this period of the sesquicentennial, we reflect upon their sacrifices to preserve the Union. These patriotic soldiers are honored and remembered by their descendants for their willingness to defend their Country and Flag.

There is a group of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their Country and are not remembered by this Order. These “forgotten soldiers” died on the field of battle, died from wounds or disease or were captured and died in prison. Their deaths cost them the opportunity for a family and descendants to honor and remember their valorous deeds.

It is time for us to honor and remember the sacrifices of these soldiers. Perhaps you have an uncle or a cousin or know of a forgotten civil war soldier from your community whose memories should be kept alive. The National Educational Activities Committee is announcing a project to remember these forgotten men. The Committee will be collecting the names of the soldiers including documentation of their service beginning in 2013 through 2015.The information submitted will be compiled and available to the membership in 2016, which is the anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Please complete the form below and send it with documentation of the soldier’s service to: Ozzie Thompson, PNP National Educational Activities Committee 1980 Long Lake Court Comstock, WI 54826-6510 or email the form to: [email protected] FORGOTTEN SOLDIER PROJECT

Soldier’s Name ______

Rank ______Service ______

Company ______Regiment ______State ______Regular Army ______

Infantry ______Cavalry ______Artillery (Heavy/Light) ______Other ______

Navy ______Ship ______Marines ______Revenue Cutter Service ______

Date of Death ______Place of Death ______

Place of Burial ______

Remarks ______

Submitted By______

14 YOU CAN HELP SAVE $$$ As many of you know, the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 National Department and Board of Trustees have been working diligently to find ways of cutting back on expenses.

Increased postage and printing costs continue to plague us, but with your help we can save approximately $3,000 to $4,000 annually for every 1,000 members.

Here is how you can help. You can now choose to access and retrieve the latest edition of the National General Orders from the National website’s Members Only webpage. Once you access the General Orders, which are in color on the website, you can read it online, if you wish, or you can print its entire content; print single or selected pages, in color or grayscale.

____YES, I want to access and retrieve the National General Orders from the National website www.duvcw.org I understand that the General Orders will be available on the Members Only webpage. I fully understand by checking the YES box above, completely the form below, and mailing this page (copy) to the National Registrar that I will NO LONGER receive my General Orders via United States Postal Service (USPS).

I understand that I can rescind my choice to receive my General Orders via the website by completing the National General Orders USPS Reinstatement form and mailing it to the National Registrar.

PLEASE PRINT YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION BELOW

NAME______

ADDRESS______

CITY, STATE, ZIP ______

EMAIL______

TELEPHONE______

DEPT______TENT NAME AND #______

DETACHED TENT NAME AND #______NMAL #______

Once you have completed the form, mail it to:

Janice Cass National Registrar 6049 Township Road 49 Galion, Ohio 44833 Or email the completed form to: [email protected] Thank you for your support.

17 2014 NATIONAL CONVENTION

Carole Morton Opening Ceremony JR ROTC Ellen Higgins

All States Night – CA/NV Department All States Night – NY Department

Fundraising – Carole Morton

Open House – New York Department

duvs take a break Memory Banquet – DC Department

Michigan Department Memory Banquet – NY Department

Caren Cleaveland and Eileen Sleckman

Memory Banquet – Maine Department

Georgia Detached Tent 2 19

President Lincoln and his guard Department of Pennsylvania

Kayla and Dusty Maddie and Dusty

Sunday Morning Memorial Service 20

Dr. Mary Walker, aka Marilyn Dirk Installation of 2014-2015 National Officers

Past National Presidents Ellen and Carole

2014-2015 National Officers 21

A Publication of the National Department Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861 – 1865

Volume 45 September 2014 Number 78 MARY TODD LINCOLN, DETACHED TENT 10, FLORIDA The Mary Todd Lincoln Detached Tent 10 met on March 8, 2014 in the Dining Room of Aston Gardens at 12951 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa, FL. Sister Life Member Dorothy Hornus arranged for lunch. After lunch, the program was a panel comprised of Sons of Union Veterans from Winfield Scott Whitehurst Camp #1, Brandon, FL and a Mary Todd Lincoln Tent DUVCW Sister from Tampa, FL. The panel discussed goals and projects—both mutual and separate. Commander Larry Oppenheimer and Past Commander David Palmer and Past Tent President Linda Smith discussed Tent and Camp operations with an emphasis on working together for the good of both Orders. (Article submitted by Linda Smith) MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22, MISSOURI DONATES TO WILSON CREEK NATIONAL BATTELFIELD

Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, of Springfield, MO donated $500.00 to Wilson Creek National Battlefield, Republic, MO. Ted Hilmer, Superintendent of Wilson Creek National Battlefield said the money will be used to purchase Missouri Civil War items for the Civil War Museum at the Battlefield. Wilson Creek National Battlefield and The Daughters of Union Veterans take pride in preserving Missouri Left to right: Ted Hilmer, Superintendent of Wilson Creek National Battlefield, Doris Jones, and Fran Black. Civil War History. (Article submitted by Myrna Fischer)

EVA GRAY TENT 2, MICHIGAN FLOWER PLANTING AT OAKHILL CEMETERY

Members of Eva Gray Tent 2, Grand Rapids, MI, met together for their annual potluck and flower planting at Oakhill Cemetery on May 22, 2014. (Yes we have a potluck in the cemetery!) Following a delicious dinner, the group planted flowers in the large urn in the Soldiers Cemetery, A.B. Watson GAR Post 395 burial plot. Following an idea given us at the Department of Michigan Convention by National President Carole Morton, we placed pennies on the tops of the more than 50 headstones in this section. Next we visited the burial site of our namesake Eva Gray and her husband Sgt. Freeland Gray to plant flowers in the urn which we placed there as our way of remembering them. The final stop in Oakhill Cemetery Susan Noder, Beverly Summers, Cheryl Bignall, Kathy was to the Custer GAR Post 5 section where other Civil Cook, Wenda Fore, Laura Schmidt, Dian Thomas War soldiers are buried. We planted new flowers in that urn, and placed pennies on their headstones. We count it a privilege to honor and remember all those in their final resting place – reading their names as we walk through the many rows, and also remembering the Unknown Soldiers buried there. (Article submitted by Wenda Fore)

DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY On Saturday, May 10, 2014, members of the Department of Michigan, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865, met at Great Lakes Christian College in Lansing, Michigan for their annual convention. The members celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Department which was formed in June 1914 with three tents: Elizabeth B. Custer Tent 1 – Cadillac, MI; Eva Gray Tent 2 – Grand Rapids, MI – still active; and Sarah M. W. Sterling Tent 3 – Detroit, MI – also still active! We were honored to have our National President Carole Morton attend our convention and bring us updates on what is taking place at Headquarters, and also give us many ideas for recruitment and special activities to bring our Order into public view. Department President Bethany Hoover presented Sister Carole with a handmade shawl that she had knitted. An anniversary cake was served at the Allied Orders luncheon to help celebrate our special event. An anniversary brochure designed by Webmaster Susan Norder was placed on each table. It featured information on the beginning of the Department, along with copies of several news articles from the past. (Article submitted by Wenda Fore)

DEATH OF 102 YEAR OLD DUV MEMBER JUANITA HAMMOND

The life of Sister Juanita Hammond, member of Sarah M.W. Sterling Tent 3, Detroit MI, was celebrated by tent members, along with family and friends at her funeral, held June 7, 2014 at Metropolitan United Methodist Church of Detroit. Sister Juanita died May 28, 2014 at the age of 102.

Sister Juanita was born March 6, 1912 in Springfield IL, the daughter of Rufus and Mayme Osby Jackson. Her paternal grandfather, Alonzo Jackson, served as a private in the Missouri 65th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry from February 22, 1864 - January 8, 1867. The 62nd and 65th USCT regiments founded a school in 1866 for newly freed slaves, Lincoln Institute in Jefferson City, MO, which became Lincoln University in 1921.

A resident of Detroit since 1940, Sister Juanita was an active member of many organizations in the community. She served with distinction for 25 years with the Art Center Music School in Detroit in many capacities, most notably as a fund-raiser, chairing many of the school's benefit functions. At the time of her retirement in her 90's, she was acting director of the school. Among several tributes and awards, she was honored by the Detroit News in 1998 as one of 12 Michiganians of the Year. On her 100th birthday, Sister Juanita received a Congressional Resolution presented by former Detroit 13th District U.S. Congressman Hansen Clarke.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Hammond, and five siblings. Cherishing her memory are her son Elwyn (Juanita) Bush, granddaughter, Sister Jocelyn Bush, who also is a member of Tent 3, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and her Tent sisters. (Article submitted by Patricia Perry)

OREGON DEPARTMENT AT ANNUAL GENEALOGY CONFERENCE Saturday, August 2, 2014 found Department President, Janice B. Heckethorne, and Department Patriotic Instructor, Perri Parker, at a vendor’s table at the Genealogical Council of Oregon Annual Conference in Eugene, Oregon. Past National President, Donna Wood, joined in the “fun” by

helping the public gain membership information about DUVCW here in Oregon. During the course of the day, over 50 informational brochures were passed out in addition to countless business cards. A prospective member sign-up sheet was acquired, and numerous good conversations about DUVCW in Oregon and at the national level continued throughout the day. All four Oregon tents had at least one member in attendance at the conference. (Article submitted by Janice Heckethorne)

President Janice Heckethorne

RUTH F. BARNHART TENT 56, DEPARTMENT OF PA

Zoe Zellhart is the fourteenth descendant of Rueben Trexler Baker to join the Ruth F. Barnhart Tent 56 of Pleasant Unity, PA. Three of Zoe's great-great aunts, Florine McClain Swope Wright (deceased), Beryl McClain Taylor Reese (deceased) and Alma McClain Rall (whose age is 98 ½), were charter members of Tent 56. Two of her great aunts, Jean McClain Krivoski, Kay McClain

Rockwell and grandmother, Vada McClain Damaska, are PA Department PDP’s

Other members of the tent are: Great Aunts: Carol McClain Foster and Helen McClain Martindale; Cousins: Cheri Martindale Spence, Maureen Martindale Snowden and Misty Rockwell. Zoe is the daughter of Rich and Kim Damaska Zellhart of Seaford, DE and granddaughter of Harold and Vada McClain Damaska.

Zoe is an avid reader and taught herself to read at the age of 5 and presently reads higher than her grade level. She is 9 years old and attends Blades Elementary. Her hobbies are reading, singing, and playing with Barbie’s and her American girls. She is a very talented girl and has done solos in her school talent shows. She is very considerate and tries to help her fellow classmates when they are in need.

We are proud to have her as a member of our Tent. (Article submitted by Carol Foster)

MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22, MISSOURI INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS

Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22 is pleased to announce the initiation of seven new members on May 17, 2014. (Article submitted by Myrna Fischer)

Front Row: Modena Brattin Hostetler, Connie Brinkley Perryman, Carmelita Brinkley Tieskotter, Abigail “Abby” Elizabeth Hunt. Back Row: Sonya Bailey Scott, Vivian Rogers Johns, and Maulene Babcock Sperko.

MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22, MISSOURI ANNUAL WREATH LAYING CEREMONY

Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22 held its annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony on May 17, at the grave of its namesake at Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield, MO. President Doris Jones, Vice President Dee Dosch , Acting Chaplain Sandy Reese, Patriotic Instructor Mary Yarber, and members Kathleen Muckala and Abby Hunt participated in the ceremony. (Article submitted by Myrna Fischer Photo submitted by Sandy Reese)

Attending the ceremony were standing left to right: Sandy Reese, Connie Bogner, Marilyn Lucas, Myrna Fischer, Jan Murphy, Modena Hostetler, Vivian Johns, Rose Jones, Rosemary Bane, Sharon Brown, Beverly Sauer, Doris Jones, Carmen Boyd, Margaret Maulin, Kathleen Muckala, Nancy Burfield, Linda Charles, Geri Schlatman, Jeanette McKee, Carmelita Tieskotter, Janis Wrather, and Pat Dickens. Front (kneeling): Sonya Scott, Sally McAlear, Jody Clifton, Fran Black, Sarah O’Quinn, Abby Hunt, Connie Perryman, Dee Dosch, and Micki Dischinger.

WOMEN VETERANS LUNCHEON SUPPORTED BY CALIFORNIA/NEVADA CORNELIA HANCOCK TENT 91

Cornelia Hancock Tent 91 was one of the supporters recognized at the 7th Annual Luncheon to honor Women Veterans, Active Military and Reservists, held in October, 2013 at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s VA Sepulveda site in North Hills, California. The luncheon honors women from all branches of the Military for their service to our Nation and its people.

The Tent was proud to express its sincere gratitude to these women for their military service by supporting the event.

Pictured right is Julie Stranges, Tent Chaplain and VA Volunteer, who has organized this event since its inception and serves as Mistress of Ceremonies. As a Women’s Veteran Service Organization, DUVCW’s Cornelia Hancock Tent 91 is proud to be a supporter of the annual luncheon. (Article and photograph submitted by Tent Press Correspondent, Carole Morton)

US MERCHANT MARINE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY PRESENTATION

On June 20th, 2014 I had the honor of presenting the Aloysius A. Norton award to Midshipman Brooke Irene Mueller at Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy Awards Convocation Ceremony at Kings Point, New York. This award, which is sponsored by the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861 – 1865, was established in memory of a professor who loved literature and believed that through such study young people might be guided to the development of a deeper life of the spirit. Ms. Mueller was selected to receive this award based on her paper “Immortality in the

Ancient Epic.” I was able to meet Brooke and spent some time talking with her. A native of Springfield, Virginia, after her graduation she was leaving right away for her assignment in the Middle East. She is a lovely young woman of much character, and was so appreciative of receiving this award. I am proud to have her represent our Nation. I was very impressed with Kings Point and with the people I spoke to there. The Academy is situated on the former Chrysler estate fronting the Long Island Sound, with a spectacular view of New York City. Eileen Sleckman, DP and Midshipman Brooke Mueller It is really wonderful that we offer these National Service Academy Awards as it keeps us connected as an organization with the men and woman who are serving today-especially these young people, form all different parts of our country, who are truly among our best and brightest. This experience inspired me to place greater emphasis both in my Tent and in my Department on supporting these awards. I want to thank all the Daughters for their contributions to the National Service Academy Awards. (Article submitted by Eileen Sleckman)

MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22, MISSOURI MEETS GREAT-GREAT GRANDAUGHTER OF DRED SCOTT

A joint luncheon with the Colonial Dames of Springfield, Missouri was held on April 26, 2014 at The Tower Club in Springfield. We were delighted to have with us Lynne Jackson from St. Louis, MO whose gave a very informative program. She is the great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott. For more information: www.thedredscottfoundation.org Lynne is pictured with Tent 22 President Doris Jones holding a picture of her famous grandparents. (Article submitted by Mryna Fischer, Photo submitted by Sandy Reese)

MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22, MISSOURI NEWTONIA FIELD TRIP

Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22 went on a trip and tour of Newtonia Civil War Battlefield, and The Matthew Ritchey Mansion, in Newtonia, MO with Tour Guide Tom Higdon of the Newtonia Battlefield Association on April 19, 2014. Lunch was enjoyed after the business meeting at the Family Restaurant in Monett, MO. (Article submitted by Myrna Fischer, Photo submitted by Sandy Reese)

Front Row: Sandy Reese, Sally McAlear, Micki Dischinger, Connie Bogner, Doris Jones, Sarah O’Quinn, Dee Dosch, and Abby Hunt.

Second Row: Jackie Warfel, Kitty Crider, Pat Haas, Sally Bueno, Mary Yarber, Pat Dickens, Jeanette McKee, Rose Jones, Marilyn Lucas, and Jody Clifton.

Third Row: Fran Black, Myrna Fischer, Mary Anders, Carmen Boyd, Modena Hostetler, Linda Inman, Sharon Brown, and Diane Toom.

CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE AT ANGELUS ROSEDALE CEMETERY IN LOS ANGELES

Hannah Anderson Ropes Tent 86 of CA/NV Department collaborated with the West Adams Heritage Association, and SUVCW General Rosecrans Camp 2 and Auxiliary to provide a Civil War themed Memorial Day program at this cemetery where several hundred Civil War veterans are interred. The program included rousing music by the Band of the California Battalion and a talk by Annette James-Rogers on her Civil War ancestor, Henry James who served th with the 26 Regiment USCT. (Article submitted by Virda Chappell)

L-R Glenda Barry, Sue Ann Harding, Lynda Kraemer, Lynn Robinson, Annette James-Rogers, Virda Chappell, Edie Osterhues

AMANDA STOKES DETACHED TENT 2, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA RECEPTION FOR NATIONAL PRESIDENT ELLEN HIGGINS

On August 17, 2014, Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2, Alpharetta, GA hosted National President Ellen Higgins at a dinner reception in North Georgia. The reception was in connection with the Wisconsin Monument Dedication at Allatoona Pass Battlefield Monument Park and was attended by many members of the Allied Orders. Sister Ellen participated in the wreath laying ceremony at the battlefield as did many of the other ladies. Below is the Reception picture with all the Sisters from all Allied Orders present at Stonewall Manor, a historic building that serves Southern Cuisine in Cartersville, GA near Allatoona Pass Battlefield Monument Park. Sisters from Amanda Stokes were excited and happy to meet Sister Ellen. This occasion marked the first visit of a National representative to Amanda Stokes since their Tent was chartered in 2009. Sister Ellen was recognized by the Amanda Stokes Sisters, and presented with a gift basket to say thank you for coming, and we hope to see you again in Georgia. (Article submitted by Paulette Snoby)

THIRSA GOSSETT TENT 2, OREGON MEMORIAL DAY

Each year on Memorial Day, Thirsa Gossett, Tent 2, Salem, Oregon takes part in a Memorial Service conducted by the VFW at the GAR plot in the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery. In addition to the burials in the GAR plot there are many other Civil War veterans buried in this cemetery, including Warden and Thirsa Gossett. Very near the Gossett’s is another Civil war nurse, Elizabeth McNutt Rhems. Sister Shawndel Lindfors noticed that a blue spruce tree located next to Elizabeth’s headstone was beginning to dislodge the headstone and asked President Carolyn Hall if it could be addressed. In July Dorothy Bradner of the cemetery committee contacted President Hall regarding some records from the defunct Eugene Tent 16. We agreed to meet and get the record books from her to pass on. At that time President Hall mentioned the troublesome tree and Mrs. Bradner said she would look into it. On the day that they agreed to meet to exchange the old record books, the cemetery committee had already arranged to have the tree removed and it was gone when Sister Lindfors arrived. Tent 2 will now make a time to go to the cemetery and clean some of the headstones that have algae or moss on them. (Article submitted by Carolyn Hall)

DOROTHY L. DIX TENT 42, IOWA CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEPARTMENT

History became a bit more real and more personal for 9 year old Shea Adams as she was initiated into Dorothy L. Dix Tent 42 on Saturday May 11 at the Clarion Inn in Mason City, IA. She is from St. John, IN and as the newest and youngest member, she joins her grandmother, Mary Adams and great-great-aunt Lois Riekins, both of Mason City, IA as a member of the Tent. The Department of Iowa was celebrating the 100th Anniversary at their convention in May. Lois states “We are all aging, and I think it’s a good deal for the young ones to learn.” (Article submitted by Lila O’Donnell, PNP)

Pictured from right is Lois Riekens, 97 and Shea Adams, 9

MARIETTA MUNGEN TENT 152, OHIO The Tent was named after Marietta Mungen, wife of Colonel Mungen of the 57th OVI. Wanda Cusac, Tent President, as shown in the attached photo, is placing flowers on the grave site for the lady that the Tent is named after. The Tent is five years old and was chartered on June 14, 2009. Members put flowers on Civil War soldier’s graves in honor of their dedication to serve their country. At Tent meetings, members bring an item to show and tell. (Article submitted by Wenda Cusac)

THIRSA GOSSETT TENT 2, OREGON CELEBRATE BOHEMINA MINING DAYS

On the third weekend of July every year in Cottage Grove, Oregon they celebrate the origin of the community with Bohemia Mining Days. Two members of Thirsa Gossett, Tent 2, Salem, Oregon live in Cottage Grove and one lives 25 miles away so we decorate a pickup truck and drive in the parade. Two sisters walk the route passing out small American flags and informational brochures about the DUV. The third sister waves from the bed of the truck and keeps the walking sisters supplied with handouts and water. This was the second year in the parade and even though we doubled our supplies, we ran out before the end of the parade, same as last year. Our effort is to promote patriotism and to gain new members. (Article submitted by Carolyn Hall)

CALIFORNIA/NEVADA TENT’S FIRST JROTC AWARD PRESENTED

Cornelia Hancock Tent 91 presented its first JROTC Medal with Campaign bar and Certificate during the Army JROTC Awards Program, at Monroe High School in Mission Hills, on May 1, 2014 to C/LTC Ruth Jimenez, Battalion Commander. Commander Jimenez is a very deserving and qualified candidate.

Ruth expressed her deep gratitude, appreciation, honor

and pride in her dedication to the work she completed as

Viking Battalion Commander, and being the first JROTC

Award recipient, following the presentation by our Tent

ROTC Chairman, Julie Stranges. (Article and photographs submitted Ruth Jimenez, JROTC recipient with Sister Julie Stranges by Tent Press Correspondent, Carole Morton)

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY CALIFORNIA/NEVADA CORNELIA HANCOCK TENT 91

May 26 – Altadena, California ~ Nick Smith, Commander of the Rosecrans Camp of SUVCW, presided over the event. Thousands of Civil War veterans moved West after the war, so many that by the 1920’s Pasadena had the third largest group of veterans West of the Mississippi. In 1926, the largest veteran’s parade and marching band was held in Pasadena. In 1946, the last local Civil War veteran died, at the age 101. There are 725 Union and 17 Confederate veterans buried at the cemetery.

The Memorial Day proclamation known as General Orders #11 written by Commander-in-Chief Major General John A. Logan in 1868 was read by Nick Smith, which set the tone for the event.

An award was given by UDC to Eugene Milton Plunkett, who had ancestors that served on both sides. A brief living history on Thaddeus and Leonis Lowe (who are buried at Mountain View) was performed by Stephen and Patrice DeMory of the U.S. Balloon Corps. The first North Carolina Cavalry re-enactors provided the 21-gun salute.

Commander Nick Smith

Two tours were provided to view Confederate or Union graves. The Union group visited the Grand Army of the Republic John F. Godfrey Post 93 plot. Sister Carole Morton, National President, and a member of Cornelia Hancock, 91 placed a beautiful bouquet of white roses at the small GAR monument. (Article and photographs submitted by Tent Press Correspondent, Carole Morton)

MICHIGAN SAVE THE FLAGS PROGRAM ANNIE ETHERIGE TENT 59, MICHIGAN

On Saturday, May 17, 2014, a number of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 (DUVCW) of Lansing’s Annie Etheridge Tent 59 gathered at the First Michigan Sharpshooters monument on the Michigan State Capital grounds to take part in a ceremony honoring the memory of the Sharpshooters and to receive a congratulatory message and plaque for their contribution to the Michigan Save the Flags Program. Standing L-R: Judith Anderson, Cheyenne Mirelles, Jane Larson, Sharon Patton, Chris Czopek, Matt Van Acker, Tent 59 President, Pamela Kramer, Nancy Soper, Nancy Piggush

The Daughters met at the Sharpshooters monument in honor of the Sharpshooter, Joseph Ashalter, the Civil War ancestor of Sharon Patton and Cheyenne Mirelles of Tent 59. Matt VanAcker, Historian and Director of Michigan State Guides presented the message and the plaque, as well as a framed photo of the First Michigan Sharpshooters flag, now restored. The ceremony commenced with colors presented by the Sons of Union Veterans from the Curtenius Guard Camp, Sunfield, MI. Chris Czopek, historian, speaker and author was also present to relate a significant battle in which the First Michigan Sharpshooters engaged on April 2, 1865 near the town of Petersburg, VA. (Article and photos submitted by Nancy Piggush)

(Left to right) Nancy Soper, Tent 59 President, Pamela Kramer, Judith Anderson, Nancy Piggush standing before the First Michigan Sharpshooters Flag.

SALLIE PEACHEATER TENT 18, OKLAHOMA

Sallie Peacheater Tent 18 members met in the Board Room of the History Center in Oklahoma City for their quarterly meeting. The meeting was held on May 10, 2014. The guest speaker was Dr. Jeff L. Fortney Jr, PhD of the Oklahoma University’s History Department. The speaker’s subject was “Between Two Fires: The Choctaw Cause in the American Civil War.” Dr. Fortney is a professor in the History Department and entertained members and guest with a detailed history of the Choctaws part in the Civil War. There were also several prospective members attending. This was a very informative program Back row: Libby Hayes, Carol Cox, Dr. Jeff Fortney Jr, Betty Neukom giving the Civil War from the Native American White, Marie Norris, Nancy Chotkey, Betty Hardwick; Front row: June point of view. (Article submitted by Nancy Hall Chotkey) Stone, Liz Codding, Patsy Fowler

DEDICATION OF WISCONSIN MONUMENT ALLATONA PASS BATTLEFIELD, GEORGIA

Union descendants, on August 17, 2014, solemnly dedicated the Wisconsin monument located at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield Monument Park. The Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 and The Department of GA & SC Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War paid homage to those who fought and died on October 5, 1864. SUV brothers, DUV sisters and many people from all over the country donated time and monies to provide this Wisconsin memorial. It was the last of the Union monuments including Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. These Union monuments stand in a semi-circle beside six Southern state monuments who had troops at the Battle of Allatoona Pass (Louisiana is last to be completed). Patricia Blackmer, Past Tent President of Mary Chesebro Lee Detached Tent 23 of Delavan, WI, presented a moving tribute to James E. Croft of the Wisconsin 12th Light Artillery. He received the Medal of Honor for the role he played in the battle. The dedication ceremony involved many Sisters from the Amanda Stokes Tent including: Sarah Meyer, Past Tent President and Chairman of the Ohio Monument project for Amanda Stokes; Marguerite Dyal, Past Tent President; Maribeth Brannen, Tent President; Jill Webster, Sr. VP, Linda Hartung, Jr. VP; Beth Finley, Chaplain; Anne Gunnin, Patriotic Instructor, and Cathy Hellming, Secretary, Loriann White, Guide; Paulette Snoby, Press Correspondent; Jean Vredenburgh, Website Editor, Jan Eastman, Counselor; Barbara Nelson, Judi Miehl, and Liz Bauer. Wreaths were presented by: Ellen Higgins, National President DUVCW; Tad Campbell, National Commander-in-Chief SUVCW; Rachelle Campbell, National President Auxiliary to SUVCW; Mark Hale, Commander, Department of GA/SC SUVCW; Jill Webster and Barbara Nelson, Amanda Stokes Tent DUVCW; Kim Heltemesk, Commander Department of Wisconsin SUVCW and Tom Brown PDC; Jim Lyon, Commander Department of Illinois SUVCW; Fred Lynch, Past Commander

SUVCW Department of Ohio; Barbara Barbara Nelson, Jill Webster, NP Ellen Higgins, Beth Finley, Sarah Meyer Lynch, VP Sister Anthony O'Connell Auxiliary 10, Cincinnati-Dayton, Ohio; Shirley Grant, Past National President Women’s Relief Corp; Barbara Stone, Past National President DUVCW; and Jan Rynerson, Jr. VP DUVCW. Upon completion of the program, all were invited to attend dinner at Stonewall Manor, an 1869 Victorian mansion in Cartersville, Georgia. (Article submitted by Paulette Snoby)

DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON/ALASKA CONVENTION

It was convention time in the Washington’s Yakima Valley when members of the Washington and Alaska Tents gathered on June 20th and 21st to honor our “Boys in Blue.” Loren Bures, Past Commander of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and an activist for Washington State’s Lost Veterans spoke and inspired us all. He is working passionately with the “Roll Call of Washington Soldiers Lost in the Civil War.” There are still 1,000 men from the 1st Washington Territorial Army whose burial sites are still unknown. The names of twenty-six fallen soldiers from Washington State were read with a bell rung after each name. Mr. Bures requested the Sons and Daughters of Union Veterans work together to find our lost “Boys in Blue.” His presentation commenced with reading of the “Boys in Blue” by the whole group. After dinner everyone enjoyed a lively raffle (Carole Morton bought a lot of tickets!)

L-R: Sabra White, Jan Jarvi, Joyce Hooker, Barb Beede, Jane Britz, Sylvia Lowery, Dot Derry, Dorothy Hamblin, Barbara Ware, JoAnn Gardner

Saturday morning was off to a busy start with the Past President’s breakfast, followed by the Business Session, Nomination of Officers, a Memorial Service and the Election of Officers. We are happy to welcome Vera McGuire as the new Department President and a thank you to National President Carole Morton for joining us at this State Convention. (Article submitted by Sylvia Lowery) L-R: Dorothy Hamblin, Carole Morton, Loren Bures, Vera McGuire

SALLIE PEACHEATER TENT 18 MEMORIAL DAY

Members of Sallie Peacheater Tent 18 held their yearly Memorial Day observance in the Union Soldiers Cemetery, now known as the Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery. Pleasant weather made it comfortable for both observers and participants. The re-enactors from the 10th Kansas fired the gun salute after a brief ritual and a poem recited by Robert Hurst. A wreath was placed on the foot of the Union Soldiers monument and flags were placed on all Veterans graves. Taps were played by a bugler from th the 10 Kansas. (Article submitted by Nancy Hall Chotkey, Photo submitted Carol Comp)

L-R: Carol Comp, Libby Heyes, Rita Jones, June Stone, Betty White, Nancy Chotkey

VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PRESENTS AWARD TO CA/NV CORNELIA HANCOCK TENT 91

The Cornelia Hancock Tent 91 was recently honored at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s Annual Awards and Recognition Luncheon for its donations to various programs at their VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center.

A beautiful engraved Award was presented to the Tent and accepted on behalf of Tent President, Carole Morton, by Tent Chaplain and VA Sepulveda Volunteer Julie Stranges. Participating in the festivities was Kathie Bickers, Tent VAVS Representative and Secretary.

L-R Sadie Stewart, Acting Chief, Voluntary Service, Sisters Kathie Bickers and Julie Stranges

The Tent’s donations included various items of clothing for the Patient Clothing Room, particularly for needy Women Veterans, paperback books and magazines for the Patient Library and calendars, note pads and twenty “Welcome Home” Baby Baskets filled with gift items for newborns as well as new moms presented to the Women’s Clinic at the Sepulveda location. (Article and photographs submitted by Tent Press Correspondent, Carole Morton)

EVA GRAY TENT 2, MICHIGAN PATRIOTIC ROAD TRIP TO BATTLE CREEK

August 12 was a very busy day for the members of Eva Gray Tent 2, Grand Rapids, MI. Patriotic Instructor, Laura Schmidt, planned a day visiting several locations of interest in Battle Creek, MI. Our first stop was the Battle Creek Veteran Affairs Medical Center where Rolene Robinson of Helen Edwins, Tent 30, who volunteers at the facility, met us and introduced us to Brian Pegouske, Voluntary Service Specialist. He gave us a presentation on the facility and the many services they provide. The facility was built in 1924, has a staff of 1400, and has Bethany Hoover, Susan Norder, Wenda Fore, Brian Pegouske from the VA, Nancy Starr, Laura Schmidt, Patriotic Instructor, Rolene Robinson, Tent 30, and Patricia Galloway. nearly 125 beds in the 24-hour nursing home. Beside the medical care, the campus includes a golf course, greenhouse, gym, library, bowling alley, and a theatre just to name a few. Following the presentation we toured the beautiful, newly remodeled, Mental Health and Wellness Building.

Our next stop was the Fort Custer National Cemetery. We viewed a video of the National Cemeteries and the services offered to veterans and their families, such as the free gravesite for the veterans, his or her spouse, and any children who pass away before the age of 23. Our guide, Greg, directed us to the cemetery where he shared information on the many ceremonies and observances held at the cemetery each year. Greg, an employee, and also a veteran escorted us to “The Forgotten Twenty-Six”, the graves of 26 German POWs. From their brochure: “Sixteen of the men were killed or died as a result of an accident on October 31, 1945 when a truck returning German Prisoners of War from a work detail to the POW Camp at Fort Custer, collided with a train at an unguarded railroad crossing at Blissfield, Michigan. The other 10 died of natural causes while Prisoners of War at Fort Custer.”

Following lunch at the home of Norma Patricia Galloway, Nancy Starr, Laura Schmidt, Greg from Fort Custer Overton, a member of Tent 2 who lives in National Cemetery, Rolene Robinson, Bethany Hoover, Wenda Fore, and Battle Creek, several members also went to Susan Norder Oakhill Cemetery in Battle Creek to find the graves of famous Battle Creek residents. The cemetery had its first burial in 1844, and today you can visit the graves of C.W. Post, Cereal and Marketing Pioneer; Charles Holton, Medal of Honor recipient – Civil War; Sojourner Truth, Temperance Leader; Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Battle Creek Sanitarium; W. K. Kellogg, Industrialist – Kellogg Company; and Clinton (Bill) Knapp, Restaurateur. (Article submitted by Wenda Fore)

CA/NV CORNELIA HANCOCK TENT 91 2014 NATIONAL DUV SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

A desire to assist and care for others is at the heart of Clarissa Michael’s broad range of interests and abilities. From elementary school age, she sacrificed her recess time to volunteer in the classroom of special needs students. An avid horseback rider since the age of eight, Clarissa was also a volunteer at Heads Up Horse Therapy, assisting developmentally disabled children and adults through an equestrian experience. Clarissa is also a member of the Cornelia Hancock CA/NV Tent. Now a senior at Canyon High School, Clarissa has kept her academics at the top of her priority list. She currently has a 4.3 GPA and ranks nineteenth in her class of 539 students. A member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Math Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation, Clarissa is also active in several service clubs, including DFYIT (Drug Free Youth in Town), Bible Club, and Helping Hands, which is a tutoring program at the local library. She was a member of the track team and is in the high school choir, also taking opportunities to sing in church groups. Faith has an important place in Clarissa’s life, as a member of church youth groups, through which she has attended eight church camps and completed a mission trip where students built homes for Native Apaches. Dovetailing her strong background of experience in nurturing others with her mastery in math and science, Clarissa plans to attend college, exploring the fields of medical and social sciences, hoping to further her lifelong path of healing and helping members of society. (Article submitted by Carole Morton, Cornelia Hancock Tent 91 Press Correspondent) BROWNIE SCOUT AND DUVCW MEMBER VISIT OAKWOOD CEMETERY, LOWELL, MICHIGAN

Eight year old Paige Johnson, a new Brownie Scout, and her grandmother, Norma Overton from Eva Gray Tent 2, in Grand Rapids, chose the Lowell, MI cemetery to visit for Memorial Day 2014.

Following information on placing pennies on the headstones of military veterans, the pair went through the cemetery where Paige read the soldier's name and the war he served in, and placed a penny of remembrance on the headstone. Their walk ended at the Civil War Monument where Norma had more of an opportunity to share about the veterans and the importance of remembering their service and for many, their sacrifice in giving their lives for freedom. Later relatives of Norma's were at the cemetery and noticed the pennies on the headstones of their veterans, which led them to ask Norma more about the remembrance - and provided a great learning tool for both Paige and the family members buried there. (Article submitted by Wenda Fore)

LIZBETH TURNER TENT 4, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

Lizbeth Turner Tent 4, Spokane, Washington, might be small but it manages to keep very busy. The tent website went live in January and the tent has published a newsletter every month in 2014. In addition to our meetings, the tent has held several social functions including a theater night to see the Civil War-era play Little Women, a brunch to celebrate the Tent’s 101st birthday, and a social gathering following the official visit of the Department of Washington & Alaska President Vera McGuire on August 19th. Tent 4 has a very active VAVS program and the tent’s representative, Rosemary Wood, was recognized at a luncheon held to honor all VA volunteers. The Tent was represented at Law Day and two other naturalization ceremonies where new citizens were greeted and given small double flag lapel pins and welcome cards. May was extremely busy: the Tent awarded its first Junior ROTC medal to Cadet Airman Coral Welker of Rogers High School; members volunteered at the veterans’ “Stand Down” in Coeur d’Alene, ID, which provided services to over 1,200 veterans Front row -- Irene Berg, PNP, Department President Vera McGuire; Cheri Casper, President; Deanie Binsfield, and their families; Back row – Rosemary Wood, Janice Bueckers; Judy Emry, Susan Edwards, Shirley Penna-Oakes. Tent members did their annual pre-Memorial Day cemetery cleanup before placing 107 flags on Union graves and GAR markers in the local area; and the traditional DUVCW Memorial Day remembrance ceremony was held on May 30th. Tent members attended the Department convention held in Yakima, WA, in June and the following members were elected or appointed to Department offices: Irene Berg, PNP, Council Member 1; Marian “Deanie” Binsfield, PDP, Council Member 3; and Cheri Casper, Chaplain and Webmaster. Senior Vice-President for the Tent, Irene Berg, also attended the National DUVCW Convention in Gettysburg where she was elected to the National Board of Trustees. (Article submitted by Cheri Casper)

MARY CHESBRO LEE DETACHED TENT 23, DELAVAN, WI

On May 15th, our tent and Cordelia A.P. Harvey Detached Tent 21 met for a joint meeting in Port Washington, WI. Following lunch and a business meeting, the “Godey Girls” (several Tent 21 sisters in era attire) gave a presentation regarding the etiquette required before having tea with Governor Harvey’s wife, Cordelia. They also demonstrated the meanings that different movements and placements of a lady’s fan could convey. On Memorial Day, Sisters from Tent 23 participated in the Delavan parade and the remembrances at Spring Grove cemetery. The extensive renovations to the Civil War monument are now complete, and a plaque honoring our Tent’s contributions to the restoration efforts is located near it. (Article submitted by Pam Johnson, Secretary/Press Correspondent

National Department Daughters of Union Veterans Of the Civil War, 1861 – 1865 PO Box 211 Springfield, IL 62705-0211

By order of: Ellen M. Higgins National President

Attest: Elisabeth Collier National Secretary

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The National Department, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861 – 1865 silently and reverently mourns with Sisters, Tents, and Departments who have been bereaved of loved ones and Sisters. Sunshine passes, shadows fall, love’s remembrance outlast all, though the years may be many or a few, they are filled with remembrance, fraternity, charity, and loyalty.

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