The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23
GRAND ARMY ORDERS.
In Memory of General Sheridan-The
Next Encampment.


In acc SS 4 with the sentiment Of Genera, Orders
No. II, National Headquarters, it is ordered that
the colors at Department Headquarters and of
the Posts in this Department be draped, and the
usual badge ofmourning worn for thirty days from
While his comrades and the people are in sor-
row at the death OF our beloved c0mrade, General
Philip III. Sheridan, heroic to the end, words can
neither add to his laurels nor assauge our common
grief.
For our own profit, and the welfare of the Re
public to whose preservation and advancement he
devoted his whole being. let us cherish the men,
DRY OF his brilliant exploits in war, his manly
bearing in the arts of peace, and his generous
By command OF
HORACE II. BURBANK,
Department Commander.
Assistant Adiutant General.
In circular No. 2, Department of Maine,
G. A. R., issued at Portland, August 20,
Commander Burbank says:
The twenty second National Encampment, G..
A. r., will be held at Columbus, Ohio; the grand
parade on Tuesday. Sept. 18th, 1888, and the
Headquarters of this department in the office
of the Public Printer, State Capitol Building.
Hotel accommodations on Broad street Zone Of
Of headquarters Rate, $500 per day
The Maine delegation, and friends accompany
railway rail- on ef Friday sept 7th at arrYe
In Montreal 8.25 p m. leave Montreal at 11.50
p M, arrive in Detroit at 9.25 p. m. Saturday,
and in Columbus Sunday afternoon. Returning,
leave Columbus not later than Sept. 19th stop
ping one day in Detroit, one day at Niagara Falls
thence by rail to Kingston; thence by steamer
down the st. Lawrence River through the Thous-
and Islands and Lachne Rapids to Montreal.
Tickets for the round trip will be $1,000. A
side trip from Montreal to Quebec, for those de-
string, has also been arranged. Tickets for round
trip, Including Quebec. $4,000.
The Pullman fare will be about $500 for each
person from Portland to Columbus, and, if pend
ing arrangements can be effected, even less.
The time limit on tickets is Sept. 30th The
trip down the st. Lawrence is optional with com
rades, ANY one desiring may return by rail.
Further Information can be had by writing to
the Assistant Ad1utant General, E. c. Milliken,
Box 14l9, Portland
In general orders of the same date, the
commander says:
The semiannual encampment and reunion OF
the department will be held at Lewiston on Wed
nesday, Sept. 18th, 1888. Very liberal terms
have been made with the trustees of the Maine
State Fair Low rates on all lines of railroad are
anticipated Tickets of admission to the fair
grounds, with circulars containing details will
soon be sent to Post Commanders. This reunion
will give comrades an opportunity of meeting
comrades from all parts OF the State, and renew.
ing old acquaintance, seeing all that the fair Of
fers In way OF amusement, and also add hand
some sum to the department treasury.
Two posts have been mustered during second
Post, No. 40, Oxford, Cyrus Wardwell, Command
err Sidney ID. Edwards, Aejutant May 2Sth
Parker Post, No. 151, Lowell Center, John w
Webster, Commander; Eckley 7. Stearns. Adju-
tant.
The attention of comrades is specially directed
to General Orders, NO. 8, National Headquarters
The commingling of G. A. r.. insignia with politi
duction of politics into our order, and from inf or
nation in his possession the Department Com.
mander deems this caution timely.