Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-04
THE ENcANPMENT

eaeNs~u AVs le year.
THE ENCAAPMENT
Opens its Business Meeting In Aeonaaa
Hall With Large Attendance.
According to the announced prosrnne,
the Encampment convened at Nsonian
Hall at four o'clock yesterday aftsrnoea.
There vas full attendance Of nembers,
considering the fact that it has not been the
custom TO hold session on the fret day Of
the eucampment
The meeting was called to order hy
Commander +. NJ. Drew, At 4 O'Clock yss-
terday afternoon, After prayer by the
chaplain, Rev. Chss. A. Southard, the CON-
mander, announced that the National Com
mander' Gen Russell A. Alger. was in the
city, and Past Post Department, Com man.
ders Augustus C. Hsmlin, IsaAc q. Banss
and Samuel W. Lane were appointed q
committee to invite him to the hall.
The committee soon returned with Gen.
Alser. who was in few well chosen vsrds
introduced by Commander Drew. In hls
remarks Gen. Alger referred very feslinsly
to the recent deaths in the family Of Mr..
Blaine. Then turoiny hi. .,,.n,,or n, ~.
| wy P''~'A"'V s"~
| eaNiy TOT rev moments lie mentioned
| in joking manner, Of the Statss Pesi.
ments eomn.pies and .x.n r.;,.,.. =.
,, In
fN' '''' ''''''o" sio"e A"u uuA'usu'
Tie also spoke OF the omnipreseuce Of
Maine men, telling of the Maine man in
the w.., ans, .on,h .,, .,,, a..
"0'"s
e'e'' ni"s "hn setuhs ps'd Tor 100.
Then General Alger reported for the Grand
Army Pension Committee. what thev had
dana and ,.,., ,,o,. r,
'''r" 'o'"s' A"e
substance was thst the committee proposed
to push the Dependent Pension Bill"
lie then went on and exclaimed tho ob,.c,
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"e"f'hes'
General Alger was followed by Depart
mept Commanler brow VIII, asl;,s,sd hi.
.,
Col Drew's Address.
c..,
'0"'' '"'S
We have assembled for the purpose Of
reviewing the work of the past, for the
transaction OF such business as shall seem
wise tor the fnture and Tor the election OF
the proper officers to attend to the ahairs Of
this department for the ensuing year. Our
~""' ."s sno'u. p'esss"' oP-
but deliyh,fuI and ,,,rsc,;ve a. ,ha.. A..
we are To remember thai ,hev arc bu, mann,
incident, and mu.t M, h. ne,mi,,.d ,o hr
guile us from the nerform.ncs of IN. I'm.
por,ant duties with which a nobIe con..it..
ency has CHARGED ms.
The Grand Amy NJ thu Rsn,h,, man
comprise so many of tho ,,rv;ving .o,d,.,.
and sesmen of the late war and II. no.s.
are 40 distributed over onr coup,,v ,h.tth.
States and the nation Ii,,en With ,n,s,...
and attach weigbty Importance N the d.iih.
erations and ac,. of its enc.m,ments vno.
nil matter. calling 20, Ieyi,l.,iv. n, go
Qressonal action IL has became tho ran
resentative and exponent of the IJnion
soldiers and seamen' and n, .ucb boIa, ,hsi,
especial Interests. in its keeping
The social character of our org.nix.,ioc
is most delightful. but that comrsde vre.tIv
underestimate. il, mission who regard. .his
"A its chief yirtue and Office Tbs G,.nd
ARMY of the Repnblic bs. ,e,iou. ante.
and a high calling To tho consid.,.,ion
of these / e.,end to Won . mos, co,di.i 81
come and invoke unon vour delib.,.t,ona
that interest which secures nttention. that
charity which i. both kind and ,ole,.nt .na
that wisdom which seek, tho good 81 an
u,
During the past year there have been
mustered four new posts namely, at Lime
stone Wsshourn' Dedham and at Boothbay.
Vne posi- mas surrendered Its chArter-An-
ufe~s Iost IN harmony on account OF smaI
membership, leaving on the LIT day Of jan
aary' io'o' 100 IN eooa stahdihg. Inc num-
oer % Vi conhianes III good standing Jan. i,
1903, WY '''oo jan l. is9o' the number
was 9,o"4' net increase OF SIXTY one.
Durine tne same pefion there were aoded
py muster IN oai oy re-in'tstements SlS;
oy mahsier' io"' making 4 grand total Of
io'o1o com'anes. But TINS number was re-
uucen py TWO losses sshIy to be regretted.
rHst anu the largest py suspension, amount
ing 10 900 h'e more than In 1883. Thsss
suspensions are Tor non-payment OF dues.
ihis loss Is not exceptional In this depart
nieh'' put all departments suner hkewiss.
tne whoie NUMBER OF suspensions being Sl.-
o33 reported TO the National Headquarters
he past year.
but oeheVe that this number can and
ought 10 De greatly reduced.
by grea'er promptness on the part OF
.he post quartefmastefs IN the collection Of
the quarterly dues. In this department The
quarterly dues are small, In very few posts
more thsn nf'y cents In most that amount
| 49,, o,.,,.,n..,a. ..n -
| po.' ""'',i p'o"P.y cs" 'ne
when due, and kindly and perseverinslv In.
sist upon il. pavment. am peysu.dsd th.H
few comrades would fail IN comnlv vi,h m.
demand.
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