Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-22
General Orders No. II.
H'DQ'Rs DEPARTMENT OF MAINE,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Assistant A diutant General's Office

l. The Nineteenth Annual Session of the Encamp-
ment Of the Department of Maine, q. A. r., will be
held at Coburn Hall, skowhegsn, Me- at II A. NJ,
Feb. 10, 1886. Headquarters will be established at
Hotel Heselton. The council Of administration will
assemble at headquarters at 10 A. NJ, Tuesday, Feb
o, for the transaction of such business may prop
erly come before it. The commander Of Post % will
detail officer OF the day, officer Of the guard
and four comrades for guard duty during the session
port to the assistant adjutant general st headquar
tiers, at p. M, Tuesday, Feb. 9, for instructions
The commander of Post o6 will make all the neces-
sary arrangements for the enc impment. The rates
at the hotels at SkOwhegau will be as follows per
day: Hotel Heselton, 4l.50; Skowhegan House,
$l.25; Hotel Coburn. $500
The comrades of Post 90 have made arrangements
for ample accommodation for ali comrades who de-
sire to attend. Their 'houses will be open and
warm" Arrangements of trains and rates OF fare
will be announced in future orders All matters per-
tanning to the business OF the encsmpment which re-
qure the attention Of the council of administration
before the opening OF the encampment, should be
sent to these headquarters by the 25th of January
Comrades desiring to engage quarters at Skowhegan
in advance, should correspond with Comrade Isaac
Dyer commander of Post &c. who will give all neces
sary information
ii. The quarterly report to national headquarters
for fourth quarter Of lss5, will be made on me Goth
of January commanders OF posts will please govern
themselves accordingly. Reports from posts should
be in the hands of the assistant aduant general not
later than the 10Th of January Make all checks and
money orders payable 10 Is. F Beals, Auburn.
Ill. The newly elected officers of posts VIII be in
stalled the first regular meeting in January In all
posts where special detail Is made for the purpose
the senior past post commander present will act
installing officer and in the event of past post
mander being present,any member OF the department
staff can act installing officer. In case
any Pest should desire the services Of any particular
comrade to install it's officers. the detail will be
made upon application to these Headqu rters before
January LIST. All Posts having no Past Post Com.
mander or member of the Department staff, gill no.
tify the Assistant Adjutant General before January
LIST and an officer viii be detailed. Assistant In
spectors and Aide de Camp on the staff of the De
partment Commander will hold themselves in readi-
ness to act - Installing Officers whenever requested
so to do by the Commanders OF Posts II, from any
cause, there should be no Past Post Commander,
STAFF Officer detailed comrade present the night
Of installation, the present Post Commander having
been reelected can install the officers, the Sen
ior Vice Post Commander will install the C0mman-
der elect. Commanders, in making application for
the detail Of any particular comrade for Installing
Ofcer will please be particular and give the date Of
ing Ofhcers must be forwarded to the ssistat Ad
jutxnt General Immediately after installation.
". II any comrade has q spare copy Of the pro-
ceedings OF the 18th Annual Encampment held at
waterville. he will confer favor by forwarding it
to this Office.
Y. The following named posts have made report
of Memorial Day services, May 30, 1885, No. ?. 4, s,
a. H. H. Is. "a, %, 81 81, 49, 81. Al, A. a, As, ~, 81,
S. S. &c. 81 s.. co. o. g. a, &c. g. g. 20, 7S, 30, 81.
S. 81 3d. 9 9 IS. ~, 96. ~, W, ~. 100, l0i l02,
IO 100, ITO. Ill. liz liz ~ 24. ls5, i2o. us re.
49, 1872 1874. 1885, l3s. Will the commanders of the
above named posts please forward these reports at
once to Comrxde 4. L. Howard, Department Chap
lain, Franconia, N. Ii.
vi. Commanders of posts who have not sent in
their neurology reports requested to do 80 before
the 18th of January, these reports to be sent to
Comrade Il. A. Shorey, box 1879, Portland. Me.
By Command Of
JAMES A. HALL, Dept. Com.
L. B. HILL, Asst. Adjt. Gen.