The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-22

W lllo ny WHICH Tile organization SnOQlQ
be called, and to frame set of bylaws by which
the organization should be governed The ladies'
committee were Miss Lizzie E. Roberts, Mrs
Winsor B. Smith, Mrs Edward Moore, Mrs Frank
B. Hanson and Mrs. Thomas Winslow The
above committee was ordered to report at the
| next meeting Thursday, May G, 1869. The Bos-
worth Post committee were N. w. Taylor Root
John Yeaton Jr and Edward Moore. May 18th
Comrade Root reported that an association had
been formed by the ladies under the name of
Bosworth Relief Corps, No. /, with full list of
| officers He recommended that the Post accent
| this movement on the part of the ladies and ac-
knowledge the association as co-workers with the
Post and the report accepted. The ladies pro-
| posing to form an organization met according to
| adjournment, Thursday, May 9th, at 2.3o p. M,
to hear the report OF the committee appointed by
Bosworth Post and the ladies'. Mrs. Lizzie f.
Roberts called the meeting to order and reported
| that the committee had met the committee from
| Bosworth Post and they had Jointly agreed that
| it was expedient to form an organization, and a
| code of bylaws read by which the organiza-
ton should be governed. The report of the COM
mittee was accepted, and it was voted to form an
| organization and that 1t should be known as Bos-
worth Relief Corps, No. /. The bylaws as re-
| ported by the committee were adopted The fol-
| lowing was the preamble
| eve the undersigned mothers, wives daughters
| and sisters of members of Bosworth Post No. Q
| u. A. H., do unite to establish a permanent as
| sociation for the purpose and objects herein set
| forth, with such amendments as we shall from
| time to time choose to make"
The objects of the association are the assistance
of soldiers and their families by making gar
ments visiting the sick, distributing money and
i by assisting the Post in whatever way they NAV
| deem best The doings of the Corps shall be
| secret The following was list of charter men,
| bers: Miss Lizzie E. Roberts, (deceased) Mes
/, danes Geo. L. Norton, James NJ. Black James F.
| Miller N. w. Taylor Root, George H. Libby
Winsor B. Smith, John NJ Marston. Reuel
| Graves, Charles w. Bean, (deceased) Emily 7
| Kimball Edward Moore, Frank B. Hanson
| Henry L. Houghton, Rensselaer, Greeley Frank
| Greed (deceased) and Thomas Winslow, de
| ceased.
| The following officers were chosen for the en-
| suing year:
/ President-Miss Lizzie Z. Roberts
| Vice President-Mrs. Geo L. Norton
| Secretary-Mrs James M. Black.
TreaSurer-Mrs. James f. Miller.
/ Chaplain-Mrs. N. w. Taylor Root
Guard-Mrs John M. Marston
| May 31st, 1869 it was voted to admit to men,
| bership soldiers widows.
| AT regular meeting held July 1, it was voted
| that the last day of the term should be the last
| day of May, and the first day of the term to be
| the first day of June. 1t has happened that the
dates selected by the ladies, May 81 and June 1,
| chronicle the birth of the Grand Army in Maine,
| and In connection with that fact it may be stated
| how the Grand Army was first formed in Maine.
| The soldiers and sailors of Sagadahoc county as
| sembled at the common council room at Bath on
| Friday, the 31st of May, 1867, to organize a G..
| A. R. in this state. Among the number present
were Gen Geo L. Beal, Gen. John c. Caldwell,
| Gen. G. P. Mattocks Col. James F. Miller, Col.
Edward Moore, Cen James A. Hail. Col Franklin
| M. Drew, Maj. Henry A. Shorey of Maine, and
| Gen. VIM A. Schmidt of Quincy III. They were
| in session until past midnight when they adj
journed June l, to meet in the soldiers and sail
ors convention to be held in June, 1867 at PORT
| land, when the above named comrades were in
| structed in the secret work of the order by Gen
| misunderstanding the session of the convention at
Portland-so the date of the order is kept green
in our memories by Bosworth Relief Corps Nav
81 and June 1.
Initiatory services were adopted July 8, 1869.
July L, 1869 it was voted to admit to membership
the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters Of all
soldiers and sailors of the late war and from that
date until the present time no change has been
made except the admittance of "army nurses"
In 1873 the corps adopted new secret work
for initiation of new members and opening and
closing of meeting.
The following named Corps were duly organ
lied under the constitution and rtuaI Of Re-
worth Post:
Heath Relief Corps, No. 2, Gardiner.
SBedHgw hex Relief Corps No. :, Bath
Custer < Jewistop
]: =: Hubbard Relief Corps No 6 Haiio%e
Cutler :" g Z, Togus.
3 p MoInt+n4 :, ., Blddeford,
Burnside q. q ~, ~ al 6 iuhlSMick-
I. I. Rideout I" IL, Bowdoinham.
'leu D. 1u'iey II, Saco
Inc oIicfs OF tne corps were called together by
poS"orth helleI corps 10 meet at Gardiner, Feb.
ON anu ''ii' 1857 10 consider the expediency of
FORMING a state organization Mrs. G. N. Lang of
Portland, President OF Bosworth Relief Corps,was
;tt,oaoI, =. - =. ~ anu MIS- Elnlly
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VIC. ~ ""' " iornl state
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800 , ""e" 'lo' onoui" asdih assemble ana
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with Massachusetts, and the organization of the
union hoard was effectad cornosod 80 ~ ~
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partment offlcers OF each department After the
permanent organization was formed thew aban-
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