Department Order #11 Series 2020-2021 26 October 2020

 

Department of North Carolina

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Department Order #11

Series 2020-2021

26 October 2020

2020 National Encampment and Elections

Section 1:  The 139th National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was held on Zoom on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

Section 2: Brian C. Pierson, PDC, was elected Commander-in-Chief of our Order. The Department of North Carolina congratulates Commander-in-Chief Pierson on his election, and we thank Past Commander-in-Chief Edward J. Norris for his service to our Order as Commander-in-Chief.

Section 3: Additional National Officers who were duly elected were Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Michael A. Paquette, PDC, Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Bruce D. Frail, PDC, and Council of Administration Kevin P. Tucker, PDC. The Department of North Carolina also congratulates all these Brothers on their election.

Section 4: In a contested election, our Brother from the Department of North Carolina, Henry C. Duquette, PDC, was elected for a one-year term to the National Office of Council of Administration, and he was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief as National Graves Registration Officer. The Department of North Carolina especially wants to congratulate our Department Brother on his election and appointment to these two National Offices.

Section 5: I want to thank all those who attended with me representing the Department of North Carolina at the 2020 National Encampment which were Dennis St. Andrew, as Past Department Commander, Henry C. Duquette, PDC, Fred Fulcher, PCC, Ed Gibson, PCC, Jim Johnson, and Travis Masters, PCC. Their attendance and participation in this National Encampment are greatly appreciated.

Section 6: In addition to participating in the election of Officers, Delegates to the National Encampment spent the day reviewing and voting on proposed changes to our Constitution and Regulations. One item of note was that Delegates reviewed and approved changes to the Ritual and Ceremonials Guide for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The 2020 Edition of this Guide will be posted and available under the “Governance & Forms” section of our National website at www.suvcw.org.

In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,
Robert Alvin Crum, PCC
Commander, Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
649 Reservoir Road
Burnsville, NC 28714(704) 310-0382
Attest: K. Travis Masters, PCC, Department Secretary-Treasurer
So ordered this 26th Day of October 2020