Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-11
g. A. r. State Muster.
I HEADQUARTERS CAMP BENSON
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NEWPORT, Me-, July 8, 'oS.
General Order No. /.
The annual muster of the G. A. Il. of the
State, will be holden al Camp Benson, New
port Me-, August 20, II, ~, %, 24, 20, 26
and p. On Sunday, August 26, there will
b. religious services and a lecture by able
speakers.
Comrades once more We are about to meet
to unite our friendship at Camp Benson; in
the past year a great many of our comrades
have met in the camp above. Now, com
rades, let US try and maze this gathering one
of the largest &. A. X. Musters of a local re-
union ever holden in the State. Camp Ben
son is pleasantly situated on the shores of
Lake Sebasticook, in the town of Newport,
Me-, fifteen minutes ride on the steamer
which will bring you from the cars for five
wharf has been built. Two thousand dollars
has been expended on this beautiful ground
to make these annua, musiers a success. A
pavilion forty by eighty feet is now being
tTtCVu Tdius Ol Tie W. u H. IT. VIII run IDT
half fare. Tickets good from the 18th to Aug.
3lst. Posts in body and comrades geneI-
ally will, SO far as convenient, attend with
full dress uniform. Comrades will also pro-
vide their own tents. camp equipage and ra-
tions. Wood and straw can be obtained on
the grounds. would respectfully request
that tents be pitched on the first day of the
encampment There will be vctuallng
tents where meals will be furnished at low
rates by the suffers. All ladies relief corps
and sons of veterans are especially invited to
belonging to posts. All posts will please
notify AIjutant j. N. Given of Newport,
Me-, as early as possible, how many will be
present from each post, also if band or
drum corps will accompany them. A pro-
gram and invitation will be forwarded to
each post soon.
The following appointments are hereby
made on the staff of the colonel commanding
and they will be ooeyed and respected ac-
cordIngly: Sergeant major, w. A. Cope
land, post SO, Corluna; quartermaster, c. {.
Pickering, post lis, Newport; qusrtermaster
sergeant, James Babb, East Newport; pay
master. Z. l.. Lowell, post s, Dexter; assist
ant pay master, A. l.. Grant, post 81, CORN
ua Inspector, G. W. PatIen. post IL, Pitts
held; assistant inspector, g. 4. Dillingham;,
post 81, st. Albans; hospital steward, Jo-
seph Richardson, post lis, Newport:
assistant hospital steward, Alex. jenkins,
post ll9, Newport Commissary sergeant,
4. l.. Bennett, post lis. Newport; assistant,
John B,gelow, post 81. Corinna; assistant
surgeon, l.. W. White, post 81, Corinna !;
principal musician, Abuer Brooks, post 81,
Coriuua; assistant, c. Steward, Newport.
ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF FIELD AND STAFF.
q. W. Hilliker, Corinns, culJnel VIM.
Harris, DIxmont, lieutenant colonel; W. T..
ID. Flint, Dexter, mAjJr; e. II. Foster,
,,tetson, major; T. L. Sprague, Corinua,
surgeon; l.. w. White, Cor,nna, asslstsu t
surgeon; J. n. Given, Newport, sdjutant ;
y. " IickefihS, Iistsueii, qudTtefmdsteF !;
T. l.. Lowell, Dexter, Paymaster; u. W !,
Patten, Piltsneli, inspector; q. +. D.iling-
nam, st. Albans, assistant; A. l.. era, It,
Corrina, assistant paynaster; W. A. Cope
land. Corrinna, sergeant major; j. RicharJ-
SON, Newport, hospital ste sarI; Alex. Jea-
kins, Newport, assistant steward; Z. l.. Ben
nett, Newport. comnlssary sergeant; James
Babb, Newport, quartermaster sergeant; j.
bigelow, Corrinna, assistant commIssary
sergeant; Abaer Brooks, principal musl-
clau; Z. Steward, Newport, assistant masi-
cIAn-
g. w. HILLIKER, Col. Commanding
J. n. GIVEN, Adjatant-