2005 Proceedings - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

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Stephen A. Michaels Commander-in-Chief 2004-2005 Stephen Michaels of Franklin, Wisconsin, was elected Commander-in-Chief of the National Organization of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War on August 14, 2004, at the 123rd National Encampment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Brother Michaels ascension represented the first Wisconsinite in the then 123 year history of the SUVCW to serve in the Order's highest office. In addition to serving as Commander-in Chief, Br. Michaels has served the Order in several national capacities, including Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Fraternal Relations Committee chairman, National History Committee member, and National Headquarters Staffing Committee member. Within his native state of Wisconsin, he has served as Department Commander for three years, doubling his department's membership. Three new Camps were organized during his tenure. He served as Sr. Vice Commander for two years, starting the publication of a Department newsletter, and on the Dept. Council for three years. In 1995, he reorganized his local Camp, C.K. Pier Badger Camp 1, tripling its membership. He served as Camp Commander for four years and as Camp Secretary/Treasurer since 1999. He has been a member of the Order since 1993. He was a Member-at-Large in the Ohio Department from 1993 to 1994. Br. Michaels has been active in Civil War Memorial preservation, focusing attention and helping raise funds for "the Union," Racine, Wisconsin's smoothbore cannon monument and "The Victorious Charge," Milwaukee's Civil War monument. He has also actively supported the preservation of Milwaukee's Soldiers Home historical district on the grounds of the Zablocki VA Medical Center. He organized the 1997 Central Region Conference, which enjoyed a record attendance. His instruction at subsequent Region Conferences prepared many for future roles. His topics included: Recruiting & Retention, Effective Planning, the Committed Volunteer and Marketing the Allied Orders. xiii
Br. Michaels worked to build the Order by publishing several booklets for use at the Camp level: "Introduction to the SUVCW" "The Camp Companion" "The Junior Handbook (Vol. 1)" "The Recruiting Handbook" "How to Organize an SUVCW Camp" "Press Forward the Good Work, The History of the Wisconsin Department, 1882-1923" Br. Michaels traces his SUVCW eligibility back to ten Ohio Civil War soldiers, including one great great great grandfather (Pvt. William Howard Wilson, Company G, 48th Ohio Volunteer Infantry), eight great great uncles and one cousin. The Ohio regiments represented by his ancestors include the 12th, 34th, 48th, 59th, 79th, 89th and 153rd. Within the SUVCW's Sons of Veterans Reserve, Br. Michaels has served as the 4th Military District's Chief of Staff and Commander of the 4th MD Headquarters Company since 1997 and as District Public Information Officer from 1997 to 2002. He currently holds the rank of captain. He received a Commander's Commendation in 2000 for redesigning the SVR's forms and the Meritorious Service Award in 2001 for his work in recruiting. In addition to editing his District's semi-annual newsletter, "The Thin Blue Line," he devised recuiting literature and a recruiting display, responsible for attracting new members into his district. He organized the 4th MD Artillery Safety School in 2002 and 2004. Br. Michaels belongs to several historical, patriotic and civic organizations, including the Sons of the American Revolution, the Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, the Milwaukee County Historical Society and the Soldier Home Foundation. He's also a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Br. Michaels has served for over 30 years in the United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and receiving the Exceptional Service Award for his work with its Cadet Program. He also held positions in Logistics, Search & Rescue, Professional Development, Inspection, and as Wisconsin Wing's Chief of Staff, supervising a volunteer staff responsible for 1400 members across the state. He now occasionally serves as an Assistant Inspector and guest lecturer. He has over 35 years experience in editing and publishing house organs and recruiting literature. Br. Michaels was born in Milwaukee, the eldest of three children and the only son of Virginia Cordes Michaels and the late John Michaels. He is a 1973 graduate of Milwaukee's Casimir Pulaski High School. He graduated from University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee in 1977 with a bachelor of arts degree in Mass Communication. He worked for 22 years in retail sales for Target Stores. He's also worked as an announcer at radio stations WKLH, WZTR, and WMIL. Br. Michaels is now an anchor and commercial copy coordinator for Metro Networks, an international news and traffic service, and is heard daily on WTMJ. He is married to the former Danielle M. Schreiber of Muskego. She served as National President of the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 2003-2004. They have four children: Andrea is a student at UW-Green Bay; Allison has completed a year at UW-Stevens Point; Andrew and Anne are students at Whitnall High School. Allison and Anne are members of the ASUVCW. Br. Michaels enjoys collecting Milwaukee Soldiers Home memorabilia, Wisconsin GAR and Sons badges and historical artifacts. He also has a pre-war Lionel train and a large collection of accessories. xiv
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Page 11 and 12: IN MEMORIAM Richard C. Schlenker Co
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Page 17 and 18: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
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Page 21 and 22: Doctor Robert Carroon Commander-in-
Page 23 and 24: Commander-in-Chief Stephen Michaels
Page 25 and 26: State of the Order National Officer
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Willard Hinkley, Department of Colo
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Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Dona
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Commander-in-Chief Stephen Michaels
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Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Dona
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Ray Nagel, Department of Ohio Comma
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Encampment Officers Reports Committ
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National Counselor James B. Pahl I
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Past National President Danielle Mi
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Michael S. Bennett, National Treasu
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Member Kuhn and passed unanimously.
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Past Commander-in-Chief Richard Orr
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Dale Theetge, Department of New Yor
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their allotment of seventeen, which
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and listen. There are Brothers in t
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Several Second. Commander-in-Chief
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Frank Tucker, Department of Massach
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carrying out the mandates of his of
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the discussion a substitute motion
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Henry Shaw, Department of Ohio Late
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we have created what is known as th
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National Counselor James B. Pahl Co
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Three: after consultation with the
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Past Commander-in-Chief Richard Orr
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Encampment Strucken, Laughter. Char
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Past Commander-in-Chief George Powe
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Department of Massachusetts Ed Norr
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Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator
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same, so we can have a history of a
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Appendix 1 Reports of National Offi
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New Jersey: 6 New York: 12 Ohio: 12
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Grave-side Memorial Day services, a
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Treasurer (Max Newman) Due to last
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them to join the other Allied Order
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Eagle Scout Coordinator (Bob Petrov
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Franklin Haley (MA) Harold Slavik (
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I will be publishing a newsletter a
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this report, a preliminary draft of
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Web Site Usage - During the past qu
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That Departments/CALs which do file
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The intent of this law and the Stat
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CHAPTER III ARTICLE VII Committees
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een introduced since the start of t
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PC-in-C Loomis presented a memorial
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Remembrance Day (Bud Atkinson) The
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Tempe Boone Reynolds, age unknown,
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Appendix 2 Council of Administratio
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membership badge or miniature badge
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space for full mailing and e-mail a
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inform the Council if members will
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and business obligations. SVC-in-C
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summarized the feeling of many pres
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Officers present who wished to give
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Commander-in-Chief Michaels then re
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C-in-C Michaels reported on the inq
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that he could attend to this. Broth
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February 8, 2005 A motion was made
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Appendix 3 General Orders Of the Co
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16. We, as an Order, are limited on
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General Orders No. 5 SERIES 2004-20
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Appendix 4 Speeches of the Commande
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Lincoln Tomb Ceremony April 15, 200
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Sons of Confederate Veterans Reunio
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YEAR NAME DEPARTMENT 1881 Harry T.
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1998 Andrew M. Johnson Maryland 199
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NUMBERYEAR DATES LOCATION 1st 1882
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NUMBERYEAR DATES LOCATION 119th 200
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PAGE 1 OF 7 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION S
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Date of Report: 30 June 2005 Page 1
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Page 2 of 4 Life Membership Program
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National Organization - Sons of Uni
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Date of Report: June 30, 2005 Page
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