The Portland daily press., 1885-11-25
THE C. a. r.
General Orders No. li-Appointments
Made by Gen. Hall.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MAINE
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
ASST. ADJ'T GENERALS OFFICE,
AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov 20, 1885,
l. The following appointments upon the staff
of the Department Commander are hereby an
Comrade F. W. Haskell of Post IA, to be Aide
de-Camp.
II. In accordance with the Rules and Regula-
tions, Art. z, Chap. 2, the Posts in this Depart
ment will hold an election on the first regular
meeting night in December, and choose Post Off
GERS, delegates and alternates to the Annual En-
Each Post in the Department is entitled to one
delegate for every fifty members in good stand
final fraction OF one-haf or more than one-half
that number but each Post whatever it numbers
is entitled to one delegate at least.
Post Commanders and Fast Post Commanders
are members of the Eneampment and should not
be elected delegates.
Immediately after the election of Post officers,
delegates and aternates, Post Commanders will
forward to the Assistant General list of all Past
Post Commanders delegates and alternates, writ
ing the names of the Post officers plainly and cor
rectly, as the Department Roster for the ensuing
year, and the Roll OF the Department Encamp-
ment will be made up from this list Blanks for
these reports accompany this order.
III. The Annual Encampment of the Depart
ment will be held at SkOwhegan. probably near
the last of January. Arrangements have been
the Eneampment and all comrades who desire TO
attend. The Eneampment win be held in Coburn
Hal, land Department Headquarters will be eStab-
The Department Commander is assured by the
comrades of Post 90 that every arrangement pos
sible, is being made for the enjoyment and com
fort of all comrades who attend the Encampment.
All the hotels will entertain comrades at prices
greatly reduced from regular rates. Time Of rum
ming trains to and from SkOwhegan, hotel rates
and railroad fares viii be given in future orders.
". Post Commanders who have not already
sent i'm their reports of Memorial service MAY
3Oth are Earnestly urged to forward them at
once to Rev. r. L. Howard, Dept. Chaplain, Fran
v The Department Commander desires to ex-
press his thanks to all the Posts of this Depart
ment for the uniform accuracy of the quarterly
reports, and the promptneSS with which they
have been forwarded to this Office during the
year. In order that the officers of the Department
may make the reports required OF them by the
Rules and Regulations, it IS absolutely necessary
that Adiutants' and Quartermasters' reports for
the 4th quarter be in the hands Of the Assistant
Adjutant General not later than the tenth day of
January and little care and labor on the part OF
the Post officers will accomplish the desired re-
suit. Make all checks and money orders payable
TO b. L. Beals, Auburn, Maine.
vi. Post Commanders are informed that the
new National Countersign will be sent them as
soon as received from Headquarters, Dut u IS
understood that none will be isSned this year.
VII. The Posts of this Department nave gem
orally responded to the call to furnish IoI tne use
of the Pension Office. service cards of their mem-
bers These blanks, with the penalty envelope OF
the Pension Office which entities them TO trans
mission 10 that Office free Will be turnShed upon
apDIcation 10 the Assistant Adiutant General
Viii. Since the date Of General Order No. 10
the following new Posts have been organized by
Chief Mastering officer ID. Horace Holman:
James ID. Fessenden Post, No. 90. Freeport-
John G. Kendall Commander.
U, S. Grant Post, No. 14S, BiddefOrd- VIM. A.
FOsS. Commander.
TX Sumner r.. TarbON. a member of Post G3,
IS reported by Geo. S. Cobb Post as having vie
timized several Posts IN the western part Of the
State and Post 63 desires again to caution conf
rades against furnishing him aid on account of
his membership in that Post.
BY command of
JAMES A. HALL
Department Commander
l.. Z. HILL,
Assistant Adiutant General.