The National tribune., 1882-04-01
DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
BANGOR, Me, March 20.-The fifteenth an
nual EDcampment of the Department was held
recently at Gardiner. At the meeting of the
Council of Administration, Department Com
mander Augustus B. Farnham presided, with
Chas. O. Wadsworth, secretary. Various minor
reports were received and offered. The regu-
lar session was then held.
The Committee on Credentials reported 81
Posts, represented as follows Past Depart
ment Commanders 13 Department officers, 20
Post Commanders, 3 Senior Vice Commanders,
and 81 Delegates, making n total of 124 who
were entitled to a vote in the Encampment.
Commander-in-C Chief George S. Merrill, Of
Lawrence, Mass, and Past Department Com
mander of Mass J. G. B. Adams, of Lynn, were
introduced to the Encampment by the commit
tee chosen for this duty.
The address of Department Commander w.
G. Haskell and the reports of Asst Adj't Gen.
D. II. Holman, Asst Q. NJ. Gen. Geo. II. Alb
bott, Chaplain R. L. Howard, and Inspector
S. Q. Rogers were read and accepted.
Reports of Judge Advocate H. F. Blanchard,
Chief mastering Officer A. Whitten, Secretary
of Council c. o. Wadsworth, and the commit
tees to whom were referred the reports of the
several officers, were read and accepted.
The report of the Investigating Committee
upon the organization of Post 42 was referred
to the A. A. G. and A. @. NJ. G.
The suggestions made in the address Of the
Department Commander relating to gratuities,
were severally taken up, and it was unani-
mously voted that the sum of $50 be paid to
tla A A SInn 60 fba 70 4 4ho
Inspector, and $25 to the c. MO-, for their
services during their term of office.
A resolution offered by the Chaplain, in rela-
tion to firing salutes during the ceremonies of
Memorial Day." was laid upon the table.
The second resolution, offered by Chaplain
Howard; SeasTad sptel> unanimously, viz:
ResolUed, That the Roll of Honor" as read
by the several Posts on Memorial Day. shall
contain the names of all deceased comrades, as
far as known, and as comrades die from year
to year their names shall be added to the roll
The name of Winnicool1 Post was changed
by a vote of the Encampment md will here
after be known as Calvin F. Pilley Post, 80,
Unity.
The per- capita tax was reduced from ten
cents to eight cents per quarter on each COM
rade in good standing
A resolution of Comrade r. G. Gately, that
committee of three be appointed to draw up
resolutions in memory of the death of Past
Asst Adj't Gen. Edward f. Small was adopted,
and Department Comm ander Farnham, De-
partment Chaplain Howard, and Asst Adi't
Gen. Foster appointed.
A committee of three, consisting of Past
TNo,,a o., 4 D.
Myrick, were also appointed for the purpose Of
expressing the feelings of this Encampment
upon the deaths Of President James A. Garfield
and Past Commander in Chief Ambrose z.
Burnside.
A resolution that badge be presented to re-
firing Department Commander Haskell was
adopted.
Invitations were received from Bangor, Au-
burn, and Pittsfield Posts for the next En-
campment to meet with them, and it was voted
that the next annual Encampment take place
at Auburn.
The following additional appointments have
been made upon the staff Of the Department
Commander: Inspector, E. NJ. Shaw, Post 10,
Lisbon; Judgo-Advocate, J. w. Spaulding, Post
43, Richmond; Chief Mastering Officer, r. G.
Rollins, Post u, Bangor Aides de Camp:
II. F. Porter, Post l, Pembroke; r. G.
Gately, Post 2, Portland; II. B. King, Post
,, Mechanic Falls; L. c.. Flint, Post 5, Mon
son; William Wiley, Post 6, Gardiner; j.
NJ. Sherman, Post Z, Lewiston; G.. A. Boutelle,
Post II, Bangor; Vim. L. Clayton, Post ~, Ban
gor; Chas Bridges, Post ii, Waterville; Z. II.
Bryant, Post -, Machias Chas. D. Jones, Post
16, Rockland; A. 3. Adams, Post 1S, EastWilton;
r A. n. Stackpole, Post 10, Kendu.keag; /. T.
Carlton, Post u, Winthrop; JOS E. Stetson, Post
o. Brunswick; Z. I. Merrill, Post 3d. Farming
ton; J. T. James, Post q, Brdgton r. w.
Guptill, Post %, Biddeford; Horace S. Mills,
Past % Wells; Geo. L. Merrill, Post 80, Sears
port; S. d. Mlllett, Post 81, Milo; c. Bgelow,
Post 32 ST. Adams; Rucl c. Burgess, Post 80,
North Vassalboro; A. G. Myrick, Post 35, Unity;
II. Wheelock, Post 81, Etna; T. r. Phinney,
Post 80, ThOmaston; Geo. P. Andrews, Post 40,
Eastport; J. l. Brown, Post IL, Harmony; Chas
Baker, Post ~, Belfast; Henry G. Day, Post 45,
Vinal Haven; Aug. C. Peters, Post As, Blue
hill; Geo. n. Jenkins, Post 48, Tosus: John t.
Hilton, Post 40, Danforth; Rob't E. Campbell,
Post 50, Cherryfeld; Alfred Cushman Jr., Post
81, Sherman Mills.
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