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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Dispatches for 2009 |
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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Dispatches for 2009 |
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December 8, 2009 - from Charlie Engle, Past Department Commander - January 30, 2010 Department Encampment |
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To: Missionary Ridge Camp #63, SUVCW Date:Mon, Dec 7, 2009 8:23 pm Brothers, Attached please find information regarding the Department of Tennessee/Alabama, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 15th Annual Encampment to be held in Chattanooga, Tenn. on 30Jan10. I hope that you can attend all or part of this meeting.
Fraternity, Charity and Loyality ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: Missionary Ridge Camp #63, SUVCW Date:Mon, Dec 7, 2009 12:35 pm Missionary Ridge Camp #63 Christmas Dinner, Saturday December 12th at 1:00 PM EST at Ryan’s Steak House on Lee Highway. Directions to Ryan’s on Lee highway. Go I-75 and take exit # 4 Hwy 153 to Air Port, take 1st exit, Exit # 1 to the right, Ryan’s will be on your right after about 1 mile. Mark Kemp, Commander ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: Missionary Ridge Camp #63, SUVCW Date: Sun, Nov 29, 2009 6:04 pm NEXT MEETING: Christmas Dinner, December 12th at 1:00 PM EST at Ryan’s Steak House on Lee Highway. At our last meeting we had officer nominations. It was passed to keep all present offices the same. If there are no objections, we will have officer installations after our Christmas meal. Mark Kemp, Commander ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: Missionary Ridge Camp #63, SUVCW Date: Fri, Nov 6, 2009
Reminder Our next event will be the grave dedication of George Elsea on Sat, Nov 14 at 11:00am. We will meet at the Wal-Mart in Soddy Daisy at 10:00am EST and will proceed to the cemetery from there. Everyone needs to bring a gun that has one, and be in their uniforms. """I have a bugler to play Taps, David Holcomb.""" After the grave service, we will find a place to eat and have a meeting. We need to have nominations of officers for next year. I will serve as the commander again if nominated. I would appreciate you letting me know if you are coming.
Commander Mark Kemp = Directions to Shelton Cemetery in Sale Creek, Tennessee Take US Hwy 27/ Hwy 29 north from Interstate 24 in Chattanooga. Stay on US 27 north through Soddy-Daisy. Just north of Soddy-Daisy, watch the signs carefully and be sure to stay on US 27 which will also be called the “J Lon Foust Highway”. Keep going north towards Sale Creek. Start watching for McCallie Ferry Road on the right side. Turn right onto McCallie Ferry Rd. Stay on McCallie Ferry and it will eventually come to a point where McCallie Ferry turns right but continuing forward turns into May Road. Go straight and stay on May Rd. You will eventually cross a bridge over the lake. Immediately over the bridge you will see the Sale Creek Recreation Area on your right. Turn into the recreation area. Shelton Cemetery is in the recreation area. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: Missionary Ridge Camp #63, SUVCW Date: Sat, Oct 10, 2009 First, I'd like to welcome our newest member Jimmie Leiderman. Second, our next event will be the grave dedication of George Elsea on Sat, Nov 14 at 11:00am. We will meet at the Wal-Mart in Soddy Daisy at 10:00am ET and will proceed to the cemetery from there. Everyone needs to bring a gun that has one, and be in their uniforms. I'm trying to get bugler to play Taps. If you know anyone to ask, let me know. After the grave service, we will find a place to eat and have a meeting. We need to have nominations of officers for next year. I will serve as the commander again if nominated. I have attached a picture and a document of Mr. Elsea. If you can come, I would appreciate you letting me know.
Commander Mark Kemp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: MRC #63 SUVCW Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2009 7:59 pm
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Department of Tennessee Website Established October 9, 2006
We will meet and leave from Wally's Restaurant at 9 A.M, ET sharp, for Trion Cemetery.
We will meet with SCV Camp #507's. I need everyone to attend this event.
Bring a GUN if you have one. Let me know if you can attend.
Commander Mark Kemp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: MRC #63 SUVCW Date: Wed, 12 August 2009 6:47 pm The meeting will be changed from August 15 to Aug. 22, 2009. The attendance was going to be very low. We were competing with National camp week in Louisville KY. This is a special meeting, we will have guest. Mr. Dale Mitchell, Chattooga Camp 507, about the Battle of Trion Factory monument. Also hope that Mr. Jeff Hightower will attend and talk about George Elsea's grave. He is buried in the "Shelton Cemetery" in Sale Creek. There will be a headstone dedication service. August meeting - I have secured Wally's Restaurant in East Ridge at 1:00pm ET on August 22, for our next meeting. I hope all can attend and let me know if you can or cannot.
Mark Kemp, ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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To: MRC #63 SUVCW Date: Fri, 31 July 2009 1:50 pm August meeting - I have secured Wally's Restaurant in East Ridge at 1:00pm EST on August 15, for our next meeting. We have some special guests about the monument that is going to be placed at the Trion Factory Cemetery. I hope all can attend and let me know if you can or cannot.
Mark Kemp, ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 5:16 pm To: MRC #63 SUVCW Ringgold 1890s Days/Memorial Day/Next Camp Meeting The 1890 days went very well today. Present were James Fletcher, Mark Steele, Harvey Scarborough , and Mark Kemp. Hope all will attend the Monday events, starting at 4:00 ET at Cracker Barrel in East Ridge. It you can attend, please E-mail me back.
Commander Mark Kemp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 9:15 pm To: MRC #63 SUVCW Ringgold 1890s Days/Memorial Day/Next Camp Meeting We will participate in the annual Ringgold 1890s Days Parade at Ringgold, Ga. The parade starts at 1100 am et at the Ringgold High School. Everyone needs to be there at least by 1045 am. Have full military gear, except those carrying the National and Camp Colors do not have to carry a musket. This will be on Saturday May 23rd. Parade at 1100 am et. On Monday May 25th, we will start our Memorial Day ceremonies at 4:00 PM et by meeting in the parking lot across from the Cracker Barrel that is in East Ridge, Tn. We will then drive to the James Watkins Family Cemetery in the Old Mill Trace subdivision. After this we will drive back and have supper at a place of the Camp's choosing (maybe the Cracker Barrel). After supper, we can have an informal Camp meeting. We will then proceed to the downtown area to the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery, where the Miller and Wentworth graves are located. The next ceremony will be at the National Cemetery for the Torchlight Walk. 8:45 PM est. We will start at the arch near the SW corner of the Cemetery. If there are any questions, let me know.
With F.C.& L, ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 9:25 pm To: MRC #63 SUVCW
NEXT CAMP MEETING - -
When: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Mark Kemp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 1:10 pm To : MRC #63 SUVCW [Fwd: Reservations for Annual Encampment due 9 January !] See the attached Word Document: 2009 Department Encampment - January 31, 2009, Spring Hill, Tennessee
From: James D Fletcher
With F.C.& L,
James Fletcher
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Date:Tue, 6 Jan 2009 1:01 pm To: Missionary Ridge Camp #63 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
[Fwd: FW: General Order #5]
---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Sorry about the delay in forwarding. Just getting back from a long vacation. Sincerely, Tod
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Department Commanders and Secretaries,
Please send to your Camps.
Fraternally,
Brad Schall, PDC
Subject: General Order #5
Brothers,
Attached [BELOW] is General Order #5 announcing the passing of Frances Woolson Campbell.
Brother Schall: Please disseminate this General Order accordingly.
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty,
David V. Medert
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
GENERAL ORDER #5
1. It is with great sorrow that I report the passing of Frances Woolson Campbell,
daughter of Comrade Albert Woolson. Mrs. Campbell passed away on 3 October 2008,
at the age of 99 in Duluth, Minnesota. Her father served as a Drummer Boy in Company C,
First Minnesota Volunteer Heavy Artillery and was the last Union Veteran of the Civil War
rising to the rank of Senior Vice Commander-In-Chief of the GAR. He was also the recipient
of a Congressional Gold Medal and an honorary Commander-In-Chief, Sons of Union Veterans of
the Civil War.
2. Those wishing to send cards to Mrs. Campbell’s family may send them to her niece at the
following address:
Fran Horn
So ordered this 7th Day of December 2008.
By order of:
David V. Medert
Attested:
Donald Palmer
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To: MRC #63 SUVCW Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:56 pm [Fwd: FW: General Order #4]
James Fletcher
---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Please review attached from National.
In F, C & L,
Department Commanders and Secretaries,
Banners will be delivered shortly after the holidays and CIC Medert has
asked me to send this out at the same time as the Banner. Since Banners
arrive at different times for our Brothers I have decided to send it out a
few days before you receive the Banner. Commander-in-Chief and I wish you
and your families a very Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year.
Brad Schall, PDC
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
GENERAL ORDER #4
SERIES 2008 - 2009
As this issue of the Banner will be received after the holidays, I hope
that all of you and your families had a blessed Christmas and safe New
Year. It is had to believe that 2008 has come and gone so quickly. As we
enter the New Year, we will be faced with many challenges, both
economically and within the Order. It is our duty as Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War to meet these challenges head on and to forge
through them always remembering to assist others that are experiencing
difficulty. This was one of the principles on which our Order was founded
and it is incumbent upon us to carry on those principles.
I want to thank all the Brothers and Sisters of the Allied Orders who
participated in the 52nd Annual Remembrance Day ceremonies. It was a
bitterly cold day with high winds and I know many of us had numb fingers
and toes. Yet participation in the parade and ceremonies were high again
this year. Following the parade, some of us joined our Confederate
cousins at “The Wall” and participated with them in their ceremonies.
It has been expressed by them to once again join forces at the Wall for a
joint ceremony. Hopefully this will come to fruition.
The Council Of Administration held a very productive meeting in
Gettysburg, of which you will read further on in this issue. I would like
to take this opportunity to highlight some very important items that did
arise and which may need further explanation.
For many years, we have had problems with new members not receiving their
copy of The Banner and when the Executive Director or National Secretary
have been queried regarding new member information, have discovered either
the address is wrong or the member is not listed. The majority of the
time the reason this occurs is the E.D. or Secretary has been unable to
read the handwriting on the forms being submitted to them and enters the
information as they are able to decipher them. If a street address or zip
code is entered incorrectly, that member will not receive their Banner.
Additionally, if a name is misspelled and you query a members status, more
than likely they will not appear as members of the Order. It was for this
reason that I issued General Order #3 requiring all forms submitted to
National be typed. If Camp and Department Secretaries do not have access
to a computer in their home, other members of the Camp/Department should
be willing to lend a hand in submitting these forms. It is acceptable to
have Assistant secretaries at the Department and Camp levels to aid
the secretary in the discharge of their duties and this would be one of
them. I do believe you will find that by complying with this General
Order, members will begin receiving their Banners.
Along those lines, the Program and Policy Committee and the National
Webmaster are working diligently to develop an online tool which will be
used to submit address changes of our members more rapidly. This tool
will not replace Form 30 but is to be used to give the Executive Director
a “heads up” of an address change. More information will be
disseminated on this once it is completed.
Many Camps and Departments have expressed concerns that the checks they
have submitted to the National Quartermaster, Executive Director, and
National Treasurer are taking too long to be deposited. The National
Treasurer investigated this concern and discovered that from the time the
check is “written” to the time it is received by the National
Treasurer and deposited is approximately 21 days which is an excepted time
frame. Therefore, prior to calling and requesting the status of your
check, please verify that you have allowed ample time for checks to clear.
If you are requesting a subscription to the Banner, please submit your
requests and fees to the Executive Director not the National Treasurer.
He is the one that controls the mailing list and subscriptions.
The National Officers are preparing to travel to the various Departments
for their annual Encampments. Please submit your invites, with
itineraries and addresses where the Encampment will be held as far in
advance as possible in order for the Brother attending to prepare. Also,
if you have an issue you wish us to address, please submit that concern
early enough for us to investigate it properly.
As I have stated on numerous occasions, one of the biggest challenges
before us is to retain our members. The Junior Vice Commander In Chief
has reported a large increase in membership applications he has received
through our National Website. Many of you are setting up recruiting
booths and presenting the Order to the public and your efforts are to be
commended. It is evident we are able to recruit new members, but what are
we doing to retain new and existing members? If you know of someone
that intends are allowing their membership to lapse, call or better yet,
visit them and ask them what can we do to retain them as members. Many
times you will find that the reason a member elects to leave is because no
one has contacted them. Keep in mind, they are Brothers and we are here
to make them welcome and to get them involved. Not necessarily as
officers of the Order but rather as a member of the Order.
This year we are celebrating the birth of one of the best presidents we have
ever had. I again encourage everyone to commemorate President
Lincoln's birthday during February. Have an open dinner for the
public to attend. Request someone in the Camp to give a talk about
President Lincoln. Display artifacts at the dinner for the public to
see, especially articles and photographs of what your Camp/Department is
doing for the good of the Order. This is an excellent recruiting
opportunity.
In closing, wish all of you a very successful year and look forward to
meeting you during your Encampments.
So ordered this 10th Day of December 2008.
By order of:
David V. Medert
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