You can help us honor our fallen heroes by sponsoring remembrance wreaths, volunteering or by joining us in person at Houston National Cemetery on December 14, 2024. (Check out the video below!) A portion of your donation will help support Camp 2.
Click on the SERVE & SUCCEED logo to purchase wreaths through our Camp Sponsorship group, and please share the link with friends and family!
Camp 2 at Wreaths Across America in Houston
A person dies twice: once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken.
Remember our fallen heroes this December at Houston National Cemetery.
William Myers, Jason Hoffman, Daniel Pourreau, Herbert Powers, PDC Don Gates, Brook Thomas, Steve Brock, PDC John Schneider, Sr., PDC Michael Lance, Michael Rappe, PDC Stephen Schulze, CC John Vander Meulen, Robert Riley, Keith Moody, (not pictured, John Schneider, Jr. photographer)Jill Schneider, Mary Anthony Startz, Janet Hicks, Charity Zemzoum, Susan Barry, Rebecca Feaster, Cecily Kelly, Anne Lineberry, Vali Reyes, Norma Pollard The Honor Guard enters led by Drummer William MyersKeynote Speaker Andrew RapozaDescendants of Captain ConroeFamily Members lay Red RosesKeith Moody presents Grapevine WreathHonor Guard SaluteCouncilwoman Shana Arthur presents Mayoral Proclamation to CC John Vander MeulenClosing RemarksAndrew Rapoza and Councilwoman Arthur
The Honorable Mayor Duke W. Coon and the City Council of Conroe, TX have proclaimed today, October 5, 2024, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Day in the City of Conroe, Texas.
William Myers, Jason Hoffman, Daniel Pourreau, Herbert Powers, PDC Don Gates, Brook Thomas, Steve Brock, PDC John Schneider, Sr., PDC Michael Lance, Michael Rappe, PDC Stephen Schulze, CC John Vander Meulen, Robert Riley, Keith Moody, (not pictured, John Schneider, Jr. photographer)
Join us on October 5 for a traditional Grand Army of the Republic memorial ceremony for Captain Isaac Conroe, Union Civil War veteran, founder of the McClellan GAR Post #9 in Houston and of the City of Conroe, Texas. An official GAR marker will be placed at the grave and there will be a uniformed musket salute. Honored guests will include descendants of Captain Conroe and a representative from the Mayor’s Office, who will issue a proclamation. Andrew Rapoza from the Montgomery County Historical Commission is our keynote speaker and will give an account of the Captain’s service and post-Civil War years.
This event is free, and all are welcome!
Date: October 5, 2024
Start Time: 11:00 am sharp
Location: Glenwood Cemetery – 2525 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
The Sarah Emma Seelye Ladies Auxiliary #1 is holding our 2024 Annual Fundraising Raffle. This year’s theme is Raggedy Ann! The prize collection includes 15″ Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls handmade by Jana Marsh, a spectacular 13″ x 13″ handmade doll quilt by Vali Reyes, the 100th Anniversary Raggedy Ann Stories book, plus 2 coloring books and 2 packs of crayons.
Everything shown in the pictures is included!
Entries are $5 each and you can purchase as many as you like using your credit card or PayPal account. Just click on the red RAGGEDY ANN BUTTON and follow the steps.
Candy hearts & paper flowers will always keep me close to you!!–Raggedy Ann ♫
Entries may also be purchased in person from members of the Auxiliary.
The raffle drawing will be held on December 7 at the Christmas party (what a great Christmas gift!) and the lucky winner will be notified by email. Free delivery or pickup is available in the Houston, TX area. Shipping can also be arranged via USPS Priority Mail for an additional charge of $20 in the United States or $100 internationally.
The retail value of the dolls and books is over $150… and the quilt is priceless!
Everything is included!
Beautiful patchwork quilt includes 1930’s reproduction fabrics
If you have any questions post them in the comments section and we will answer right away.
Proceeds from the Raggedy Ann Fundraiser will support our Historical Good Works Fund.
We thank you in advance for your generous donation!
Sarah Emma Seelye Ladies Auxiliary #1
National Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
It was a busy, productive and very enjoyable 4 days at National Encampment in Lexington, KY. Congratulations to our new Commander-in-Chief Kevin Martin, SVC-in-C Kevin Tucker, JVC-in-C Daniel Murray, and all the 2024–2025 national officers.
Special congratulations to Department of TX & LA national officers, Dept. JVC John Vander Meulen, Assistant National Secretary for Proceedings, and Michael Lance, PDC, Aide to Assistant National Secretary for Proceedings
And finally, Extra Special Congratulations to Camp 2 Newsletter Editor Michael Lance for pulling off the Harriet Lane Hat Trick by winning an unprecedented third consecutive (and fifth overall) Marshall Hope Awardfor best newsletter in the nation. Huzzah!
Department of Texas and Louisiana Delegation
(Back Row) DC Tim Phillips; Michael Lance, PDC; Daniel Pourreau; Robert Riley; Larry Joe Reynolds; John Schneider, PDC; Stephen Schulze, PDC; Bill Swafford; JVC John Vander Meulen (Front Row) Bill Elliott; Don Gates, PDC
Video of National Officer InstallationSurprise address from Abraham LincolnDaniel Pourreau filling in as JVC-in-CNational Officers Lance & Vander Meulen
C-in-C Peter Hritsko presenting Marshall Hope Award to PDC LancePDC’s Schneider & Schulze manning the vendor tableWebmasters Joe Reynolds (TX & LA), Robert Payne, PDC of MI (National) and Robert Riley (Camp 2)
At the meeting today we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of Camp 2. SVC-in-C Kevin Martin and his wife Rosemary joined us via ZOOM . Brothers Stephen Schulze, PDC, Michael Lance, PDC and Stevenson Holmes, PDC shared memories of the early days of the camp. After the meeting we all enjoyed delicious cake and ice tea courtesy of Vali Reyes, Jana Marsh and the Ladies Auxiliary.
Many thanks to all!
Now it is on to National Encampment in August and a busy schedule to close the year, starting with our next meeting on September 7.
Mark your calendars and save the dates August 7–10, 2025, because the 144th National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is coming to Houston!
On Memorial Day 2024, the Brothers of Camp 2 came together in a ceremony with the ladies of the Sarah Emma Seeley Ladies Auxiliary #1 and the Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4, DUVCW to remember the Union veterans buried in the G.A.R. plot in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
Glenwood CemeteryAuxiliary Pres. Vali Reyes & CC John Vander MeulenMembers of the DUVCW
Rev. Ross WaggonerHerb PowersSteve Brock & The Camp 2 Bell
Glenwood GAR PlotMichael Lance, PDC, Michael Rappe, SVC Daniel Pourreau & Stephen Schulze, PDC – The Honor GuardThe Honor Guard in actionMichael Lance, Dan Pourreau & 13th US at Houston National
