Camp Order #6 Series 2011, 07 December 2011

Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1
Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
 
Camp Order #6
Series 2011, 07 December 2011
 
ESTABLISMENT OF CAMP MONUMENT COMMITTEE & CHAIRMAN
 
Effective immediately, I am establishing a Ruger Camp #1 Monument Committee.   
Brother Doug Elwell, PDC is appointed as Chairman of this committee.  
Camp Brothers Wendell Small, Jr., PCC and Lee Harford, Jr., PCC have volunteered
to serve on this committee.

The Ruger Camp #1 Monument Committee is tasked with investigating the possibility 
of placing a marker in Fayetteville, NC in memory of Union Captain Alexander McRae,
a West Point graduate and native North Carolinian who remained loyal to the Union.
 Captain McRae was killed at the Battle of Valverde on February 21, 1862.
 
 
So ordered this 7th day of December, 2011.
 
Yours in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, 
 
Dennis C. St. Andrew
Camp Commander 
 
Attest: 
 
John France
Secretary/Treasurer 
 

Camp Order #5 Series 2011, 5 December 2011

Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1
Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil Was

Camp Order #5
Series 2011, 5 December 2011


ELECTION & APPOINTMENT OF CAMP OFFICERS

Section 1:  Thank you all for again giving me the opportunity to serve as your Camp Commander.  I am looking forward to working with all of you to make the Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1 the best it
can possibly be.  I also want to congratulate all of our elected and appointed officers and delegates of the Ruger Camp #1 for 2012.

Section 2:  Camp Brothers who were duly elected on December 3, 2011, are as follows:

Commander                                      Dennis St. Andrew, PCC
Senior Vice Commander                 Max Speers
Junior Vice Commander                  Joel Norris
Secretary/Treasurer                          John France
Council 1                                            Doug Elwell, PDC
Council 2                                            Jerry Devine, PCC
Council 3                                            Chuck Yard
            Department Encampment Delegates   Max Speers, Joel Norris, John France
            Department Encampment Alternates   Brothers Allen, Harford, Jr., PCC, Patterson & Yard

Section 3:  Camp Brothers are appointed as follows:

             Patriotic Instructor                              Jerry Devine, PCC
             Chaplain                                            Charles Allen
             Color Bearer                                     Pattric Patterson
             Historian & Recruiting Officer         Lee Harford, Jr., PCC
             Signals Officer                                  Joel Norris
             JROTC Coordinator                                    Wendell Small, Jr., PCC


So Ordered the 5th Day of December, 2011.


Yours in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,

Dennis C. St. Andrew, Camp Commander
MG Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1

Attest: John France, Secretary/Treasurer


Camp Order #4 Series 2011, 21 October 2011

Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1
Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil Was

Camp Order #4
Series 2011, 21 October 2011


CAMP NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

Camp Order #3 established the Ruger Camp #1 Nominating Committee for elected Camp officer positions for the 2011-2012 term.  Department Commander Jerry Devine, PCC was appointed as Chairman of this committee and he added Brothers Doug Elwell, PDC and Wendell Small, Jr., PCC to the committee.

The Nominating Committee has completed their work and has issued a Report of Nominations.  I thank the committee for their work.  The Committee’s list of nominations for Camp elected officers for the 2011-2012 term is as follows:

Camp Commander                                       Dennis St. Andrew
Senior Vice Commander                 Max Speers
Junior Vice Commander                  Joel Norris
Secretary/Treasurer                          John France
Council 1                                            Doug Elwell, PDC
Council 2                                            Jerry Devine, PCC
Council 3                                            Chuck Yard

Nominations from the floor will be called for at the December 10, 2011 Camp meeting.

Nominations from the floor for delegates and alternates to the 2012 Department Encampment will be called for at the December 10, 2011 Camp meeting.

All Other Camp officer positions will be appointed by the incoming Camp Commander.

So Ordered the 21st Day of October, 2011.


Yours in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,

Dennis C. St. Andrew, Camp Commander
MG Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1

Attest: Chuck Yard, Secretary/Treasurer


Camp Order #3 Series 2011, 05 September 2011

Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1
Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Camp Order #3
Series 2011 05 September

ESTABLISMENT OF CAMP NOMINATING COMMITTEE & APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN

Effective immediately, I am establishing a Ruger Camp #1 Nominating Committee for elected Camp officer positions for the 2011-2012 term.  Department Commander Jerry Devine, PCC  is appointed as Chairman of this committee. 

Two additional Camp Brothers will be added to this committee by Chairman Devine.  The Nominating Committee will complete their work and send a “Report of Nominations” to the Camp Commander by November 1, 2011.  Nominations will be forwarded to the Camp membership at least 30 days before the December 10, 2011 Ruger Camp meeting at which Camp Officers will be elected and installed for 2011-2012.

So ordered the 5th day of September, 2011.

Yours in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, 
Dennis C. St. Andrew
Camp Commander

Attest:
Chuck Yard
Secretary/Treasurer

Camp Order #1 Series 2011, 28 February 2011

 Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1
Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of The Civil War

Camp Order #1
Series 2011, 28 February 2011
                                                 
APPOINTMENT OF CAMP COLOR BEARER

(Section 1):  Effective immediately, Brother John France is appointed as Ruger Camp #1 Color Bearer.
 (Section 2):  The activities of the Camp Color Bearer should include:
               i.  Placing the alter cloth and an unopened Bible on the altar prior to the opening of the Camp;
               ii. Presenting the United States Flag during the Pledge of Allegiance by the Camp;
               iii. Attending the altar and stations by removing altar cloth and bible following the close of the Camp;
               iv. Becoming familiar with the duties of the office as set forth in the Order’s Ritual and Ceremonials.

So ordered the 28th day of February, 2011.
  Yours in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,

Dennis C. St. Andrew
Commander
 Attest:
 Chuck Yard
Secretary/Treasurer