Major General Thomas H.
Ruger Camp #1
Department of North
Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil Was
Camp Order #5
Series 2012, 28 December
2012
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW RUGER CAMP
AWARD
As
you all know, Brother Charles Allen passed
away earlier this year on March 12th. At the time, Brother Charles was serving as
our Ruger Camp Chaplain at the age of 95 years.
I believe that Charles was the oldest active and participating member of
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Brother Charles Allen was also a veteran of World War II and the Korean
War. Charles was a loyal and devoted
member and officer of our Camp, a friend
to
us all and he is truly missed.
As
mentioned at our 1 December meeting, in order to further honor the memory of Brother
Charles Allen I am establishing a new Ruger Camp #1 award that will be named The
Charles W. Allen Award.
This award will annually go to the Brother of our Camp, who through
their own efforts, recruits the highest number of new “Members” and/or “Junior
Members” to the SUVCW and the Ruger Camp during the period of January 1 through
December 31 of each year.
The award will be presented by the Ruger Camp Commander at the first
meeting of each calendar year, and is based on information provided by the
Ruger Camp Secretary. The award will
consist of a certificate and/or a memento chosen by the Camp Commander. The first year of this award is 2012. The
purpose of the award is again to honor the memory of Brother Charles Allen, and
also to encourage us all to make an extra effort to recruit new Members to our
Order and our Camp. I wish you all a
Happy New Year!
So Ordered
the 28th Day of December, 2012.
Yours in Fraternity,
Charity and Loyalty,
Dennis C. St.
Andrew, PCC
Camp
Commander
Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1
Attest: John France, Secretary/Treasurer
