Camp Commander
Lloyd B. Monroe, Jr.
Lloyd B. Monroe, Jr. joined the SUVCW based upon the Civil War service of his ancestor, Pvt. Harrison Monroe served with Company C, 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry (later designated the 83rd U.S. Colored Infantry—New Organization).
Lloyd was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, where he attended public schools. He graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI, earning a baccalaureate and a master's degree in history. He then attended Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, and earned a juris doctor degree.
Lloyd began law practice in the state and federal courts of Baltimore, Maryland; returned to Indianapolis and was appointed a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Marion County, Indiana, and then appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
From that office, he was appointed Special Attorney of the U.S. Department of Justice and assigned to the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. Upon retiring from Justice and the practice of law, Lloyd taught school, served as an educational administrator and inter-governmental consultant, and was the executive director of a Rhode Island special commission dealing with police and community relations. Lloyd also developed a securities and independent personal lines insurance brokerage.
Lloyd's interest in joining the SUVCW stems from his study of his ancestor's service in the war as well as his post-war activities with a G.A.R. post in the Department of Kansas.
Lloyd came to Col. James D. Brady Camp #63, Department of the Chesapeake, from Lt. Commander Edward Lea U.S.N. – Camp # 2, Department of Texas and Louisiana, Winfield Scott Whitehurst Camp #1, and General William T. Sherman-DMAL Camp #25 of the Department of Florida. While in Florida, Lloyd held the posts of Department Secretary, Department Counselor, and Department Coordinator of the DMAL Camp. He is married to Alicia Denise Monroe; they are the proud parents of three adults and four grandchildren.
Purpose of the Camp Commander
The
purpose of the office of Commander is to direct and to provide
oversight of Camp operations in order to foster and promote the goals
and objects of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The
Commander shall preside at all meetings of the Camp. He shall decide all
questions of order without debate, subject, however, to an appeal to
the Camp. It shall be his duty to detail all officers and appoint all
committees (of which he shall be a member ex-officio) not otherwise
provided for, approve all orders or requisitions made on the Treasurer
or Camp Council for appropriations of money, or any property of the
Camp, and perform all other duties pertaining to his office. The
activities of the Camp
Commander should include:
(a) Presiding at all meetings of the Camp.
(b) Appointing the appointed officers and all committees.
(c)
Become familiar with all SUVCW forms that are utilized for conducting
the business of the Camp, especially those that require the Commander's
signature, and ensure that all reports are submitted to the Department
by the specified time
(d) Ensuring that the Camp officers and committees do their jobs.
(e) Representing the Camp at community functions.
(f) Becoming familiar with the Camp's and Department's Bylaws and the Order's Constitution and Regulations.
(g) Keeping the membership informed by issuing "Camp Orders", attested to by the Camp Secretary.
(h) Consulting with Past Camp Commanders for advice on Camp matters.
(i) Becoming familiar with the duties of the office as set forth in the Order's Ritual and Ceremonials.
(j) Serving as liaison between the Camp and Department.