Military Order of the Dragon
Its alliance with other kindred societies of other nations would undoubtedly tend to preserve acquaintance and friendships, which might otherwise be lost, and keep open the door for very desirable friendly exchanges, of a social and professional nature, with foreign officers.
The purpose of the Order shall be to record the history and conserve the memory of the military campaign in China in the year 1900.
ACTIVE MEMBERS: All regular and volunteer commissioned officers of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Acting Assistant Surgeons and authorized Volunteer Staff Officers, who served as such, or as an enlisted man, in North China or in the Gulf of Pechili in connection with or as a part of any military operation and under the orders of the respective Army and Navy Commanders thereof between June 15 and December 31, 1900, and all members of the Diplomatic and Consular services of the United States in Tientsin and Peking during said period shall be eligible as Active Members in the Order, and shall become such upon payment of the fees and dues hereinafter provided.
HONORARY MEMBERS: All members of the foreign diplomatic corps present on duty in Peking at any time during the period from June 15 to December 31, 1900, all military and naval commissioned officers of other services than that of the United States present in North China, or in the Gulf of Pechili, and engaged in the military operations thereat, between the dates above specified, may become Honorary Members upon application as hereinafter provided.
Honorary Members will be charged no initiation fees or dues; they will not be entitled to hold office, except as hereinafter provided, nor to vote.
Honorary Hereditary Members will be charged no initiation fees or dues; they will not be entitled to hold office, except as hereinafter provided, nor to vote.
A majority of the Executive Committee, or the President and two other members, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.
The Executive Committee shall authorize all expenditures and audit the accounts of the Treasurer, conduct the affairs of the Order and make suitable By-Laws.
The By-Laws shall define the duties of the Officers, provide methods for the election of Officers, Hereditary and Honorary Hereditary Members, fix the amount of the annual dues and establish such other rules as may be necessary to properly conduct the business of the Order.
A single negative vote by any member of the Executive Committee upon an application for membership shall be sufficient for rejection.
On and after October first, nineteen hundred and four, the initiation fee for Active Members shall be three dollars and there shall be added to this amount two dollars for each full year that has elapsed since the organization of the Order, on October first, nineteen hundred.
A member may be dropped from the rolls by the Executive Committee, for non-payment of dues when the same remain unpaid for the period of one year.
Any member, so dropped, shall be reinstated only upon payment of all arrears and upon action of the Executive Committee.
Second Vice-President, Captain John T. Myers, United States Marine Corps.
Secretary and Treasurer, Captain Frank Dew Ramsey, Ninth United States Infantry.
Brigadier-general James B. Aleshire, U. S. A. Captain Malin Craig, U. S. A. Captain Louis M. Little, U. S. M. C. 1914 President—Lieut-Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, U. S. A. Vice-Presidents—Rear-Admiral George C. Remey, U. S. N.; George Richards, U. S. Marine Corps, Registrar—Major Henry Leonard, U. S. Marine Corps.
