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