The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-10
Grand Army.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL EkCAMP-
MEkT G. A. z.
Department Of Maine,

The encampment Of the Department of
Maine Grand Army of the Republic now
In session in coburn Hall is composed of
LA Posts. The officers for the year just
closing are Commander, Gen. James A.
Hall; Senior Vice Commander, c. +.
Moulton; Junior Vice Commander, j. o.
johnson; Chaplain, Rev. X. l.. Howard
Medical Director, Seth c. Gordon; Coun-
sci of Administration, George NJ. Seiders,
William I. Eustis, George NJ. Fletcher,
II. O. Perry, John F. Lamb; Official STAFF,
Asst. Adj. General, l.. b. Hill; Asst, Q.
NJ. General, b. +. Bcals, Inspector, A. 4.
Nickerson Chief Mastering Officer, ID.
II. Holman; Judge Advocate, II. H. Bur
bank.
The representatives consists of the
Commanders and Post Commanders OF
the IA posts, one delegate and one alter
nate from each Post and an additional
delegate and alternate for 30 members.
Thus it may be seen the encampment may
number from GOO to 700 men authorized
act IN its elaboration should all attend.
The follwing Posts of Somerset county
are represented. We also give the MEM
bcrship and Post commanders:
stephen Davis Post No. IL, Pittsheld,
So, Charles II. Sawyer George Goodwin
| Post, No so, St Adams, IS, j. +. John
son; Andrews Post, No Al, Harmony 20,
5. Hatch Bates Post, No. 80, Norridgc-
wock, II, |. c. Mosher; Nathan A. Wes-
ton Post, No. 81, Madison, sc, Geo. +.
Newell; f Z. Pratt Post, No. 80, Fair
field, 80. V. T. Stevens Gen. Ord Post,
No. 81, North Arson, "a, David Norton
|. A. Pencil Post, No. "a, n. New Port
land, 50, c. b. Knapp; Russell Post, No.
&C. Skowhcgan, 81, S. G. Sewall Nathan
F. Blunt Post, Bingham, A, II. b. Baker;
William Munger Post, No. 800, Athens,
Samuel Head.
Department Commander Hall arrived
on the evening train Monday and took
rooms at the lIesclton House, Asst. Adj.
Gen. Hill, Quarter Master Gen. Beals,
Chief Mastering Officer Holman, of his
staff and Comrades Eusts, Lamb and
Fletcher, of the Council of Administra-
ton accompanied him.
The Council of Administration held Il
meeting Tuesday and mapped out the
business of the cncampment.
The first general session commences at
IL o'clock Il. m, to-day in Coburn
Hall. The forenoon is devoted to open
ing, organization, the reports of the De-
partment officers and committee and other
general business. The election of officers
for the ensuing year, and their instala-
ton will come off in the afternoon and
the early evening, to be followed later by
a grand camp fire in the Pavilion Plates
are to be laid for 500 and there is oppor-
tunity for a large number of spectators.
The ladies have prepared very nice sol
dier's supper consisting of baked beans,
coffee, and lots of et ceteras that will help
out on the more substantial bill of fare.
The ladies of the village have entered in
to this part of the program with zeal
that bespcaks their hearty interest in the
veteran soldier, the order so dear to him,
and the cause he fought for.
After the menu has been attended to
comes 1.-THE feast of reason and the flow
of SOUL" at which Col. Wildes will pre-
side. With so many prominent men pres
ent we may well look for something high
ly entertaining with hardly a possibility
Of disappointment.
The afternoon train yesterday brought
a large number of comrades from all parts
of the State filing our hotels AMI slaking
things lively therein. The "boys" appear
in the best of spirits and exchange cor
dial greetings and hearty clasp of hands.
Among those who came on the after
coon train were Gov. ROBBIE, Ex-Gov. Con-
nor, Adj. Gen. Gallagher, Ex-Dept. Com
manders Bangs of Watervile, Howard
of Lewiston, IIamlin of Bangor and Will
liams of Rockland. Maj. b. j. Hill and
Capt. Ilillman Smith of Auburn, Maj. p
NJ Fogler, Col. Henry Staples, Maj. c.
+. Nash, Capt. H. c. Blanchard, Capt S.
w. Lane of Augusta. Col. Geo. Abbott,
Capt. Sawyer, Richard Galley, Portland,
Col. II. II. Burbank, Col. +. w. Guptil of
Saco, Capt. S. L. Miller of Waldoboro.
Gen. Paul Van Der Voot who was Ma
tional Commander two years ago also
came in this train.
The morning train from Waterville
brought along another installment and
the IL O'Clock special from Portland
brought in the rear guard making the
largest number of veterans ever assem-
bled in Skowhegan at one time. They are
a fine body of men and the citizens of
Skowhegan are pleased to receive and
entertain them to the best of their ability. |
We shall give an account of the session
and campfire in our next issue.