The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-11
C. A. r..
Opening of the Annual Encampment
Department of Maine.
Several Additional Reports Present.
ed Yesterday.
Resolutions on Generals
Grant, Mcclellan and Hancock
Adopted.
Capt. S. w. Lane of Augusta Elected
Commander.
Especial to the PREss.)


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SKOWHEGAN Feb. 10.-The morning SeS-
~. ,;,,a+oon+b annual anoomnman+
Sion oI TIE Alheteoh'li ei"'l 0nV"ii Piiion'
of the Denartment of Maine, q. A. r., Op-
o.,ea - a,a1ooI, i, cohnrn Hail Tho oon,-
ened at Ii Q CLOCK III oopuln li"lA' NC colll-
mittee on credentials reported II Post De-
,,.,,+,.,4 Con,oondars a79 Post Post
partment COMMANDERS, 90 IasO ToSt
Commanders and 204 delegates present, a
+o+aI ~ zoo or+i+led +o seats The renort1 was
IoIal ol 900 elIiUiou W oo"'o' ny A0PoAO""o
accepted
ftnn,n,o,dor ua1l than da1;varad bis
OolnnldHuel o. a lAali viclA uehf0AOu MP
address and was followed by Adjt.
Co,,auol nan ond Onor+ornos+ar conoroI
ueheldl hlh anu @u"i VOL in"'ooi ooA0ioi
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VI WHICH, "ele pihiVou Uhio inolninS'
COMMANDER HALLS ADDRESS
tionaI Encamnment at Portland He maid trihute
to the late Windsor B Smith General Grant and
General Mcclellan. TO the latter he was spec
tally complimentary. Commander Hall referred
70 the oolaiers home az batn, ana saiu ieglsMa M
Jon was ueeueu 70 overcome uIllcuilles ~ lne
way oI placlg cnlldren N the nome ei goou iainl-
ies anu llakllg tilel ne1rs ne Leiels sne SUP
1ect 70 tne next next DepaTtmeht oonniander. re ~
SPOKE ol sie Iaplu gIuMTtu VI tle oluer anu ITO
goou cohultloii seheiany'
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INSPECTOR NlchEksoN
reported thatshe had inspected 140 of the 143
posts during the year. As to the question, .IS
the work of the ritual committed to memory and
no; and 10, partly. Seventy-four posts report
that the officers and guards are properly uni
formed. In AT the members are Uniformed and
equipped. Five hundred and eighty-two muskets
are owned by the various posts. Many posts have
the use of arms owned by private parties or the
State In 104 posts the officers are regular in
their attendance. The average attendance of
members throughout the department is about 40
per cent. There are only, SIX posts in which
Inspector Nickerson said the post records, as a
general thing, are not properly kept. Reports
and taxes have been forwarded, except by six
from 81 to $40. Only one post charges the latter
figure. The per capita tax runs from 121a cents
to 81 per quarter.
The inspector is assured that there has been
marked Improvement in the work.
The expense OF the inspection has been about
S402.29, or about $2S712 per post. Comrade
Nickerson expressed the opinion that the WORK
can be done for less money.
CHAPLAIN IJoyARn,s REPORT
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a mouf4Iul II luieress aIIacheq 70 tne report OF
chaplain nowaIu e ds ne 1ealI cnehy WIN tne oD.
Serpance OF MeIhoIlal Day; he reported Inat
,9Oo graVeS1 We're decorated IN Maine on the 30tn
Siy Of iaSs MAY; OF doo4 more graves tnan ever
before. Ihese ngnres not only are slgnlfcant Of
last great encampment but include many new
found graves,
tsd 5 ad Gsigeetles Mebe w B
5.173 comrades in line or on detached service,
.1fa - :, -, :, 4
The Children OF Is Sabbath schools We're in the
professions Orations were delivered under the
The cost Of the Ceremonies was notice.h1v lass
tan IaSt year heinr q 90 q aoainSt a. a oe
for SS4 0f this amolint the snSn nf SS S9S was
annronriated Nv cities and tovns or ever e7 nor
cant of the while Portland cave Sano. fayysfon ION
ana Saoo 90 of.gara S5n0 EiyI,t XII a. ,,,,';cioi
fes @sve each IN s tous the ,i1pens
defrayed the fnIl cost of tbe serviees The aver
aoe aynense is abont e45 nor most ~. 81 < = iesc
tSsn LAST wear - rV1'' = - 4S9'
The ChsnIain gives j comnlete list of tho No
poorisl nsv ora tiens IN Maine Fiohfy nosts bald
inc MemnriaJ T1ay 80 o'A si'o 0sNa1
fThe Sons If Veterans do not l,oala tha sbovino
tay1 liI last var NV ~ naynnS hai,s.
hllt the Reiei Gorns are in eTcess tha7r aid bav,
mo haen SneciaII1, rpnortad in 81 caSas IN cn,a
Of which thew march in lines 0' - 'o'"N
an Aroostook comfy nost e. decorate AS fnnr y.
styanoe incident e ranortad froro the fyorro of
cornjSh a tha renneet ~ b;S friaods W Nc nraxSa
of Dr. r r Bnxton, formerly surgeon If the fhird
Maine was not decorated s.This is tbe univ In
stsce " ihe III nd that has cos mne ter amy n ~
The renSrt of tha .1ndge Advocate General was
nof If nnhlie Interest Tbe Chief Mnsterino faS
cer,s rennrt is embodied in 4 dintant Cs9ner
Hilrs =
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ooi. Dui1 1"iaA u oa'o slen pie0en'eu d
Met npreIna II
sketch of tI,e military caraer of tha decaasad
soldier This was nnanimonsly sdontod
Gov. Robe read the following resolution
nm Cen Hancock,s death
whereas tbis encamnmant laarns with nro.