The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-02
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Malne's Delegations at the National
Encampment.

Maine will send the largest delegation to
the coming National Encampment Of the
Grand Army men at Boston which she ever
did to a similar gathering, Portland ex-
cepted While over 80 posts have already
announced their intention to attend, As
sistant Adjutant General Milliken is daily
receiving applications for assignment Of
quarters, for new men are coming forward
today from a post of forty men. There is
much enthusiasm prevailing over the trip
and 1t now looks as though the Maine men
would number upward Of 5000. All the
leading officers and prominent men Of the
organizations are going and have engaged
rooms at the hotels. Nearly all depart on
Monday, but few are going previously. AS
sistant Adjutant General Milliken will be in
Boston tomorrow to complete arrangements
for the department.
The delegation elected at the last State
Encampment to attend the national event
consists of ten men, headed by Hon. Hanni-
bal Hamlin Of Bangor, who is ever well
coined by the veterans, and who will be one
OF the most distinguished men at the en-
campment The other members of the dele.
cation are: n. l. Coffin, Post 80; A. w.
Fletcher, Port 50; Henry w. Sleeper, Post
"a; Arthur NJ. Sawyer, Post 2; Defiance
Young, Post AZ; Moses A. Stafford, Post 90;
s. q. Belcher, Post %; l.. T. Carlton, Post
2i; Q. IL. Sawyer, Post IL. Alternates-
Enoch Foster, Post SO; Timothy Elliot, Post
2S; Caleb N. Lang, Post 2; w. w. Ulmer,
Post IS; Polaski Hodge, Post n; d. 3.
Parsons, Post 81; Henry Boynton, Post 10 !;
Elijah G. Wilder, Post "a; A. w. Warren,
Post %; B. b. Murray, Post 1. The Past
Commanders entitled to seats in the en-.
campment are Gen. Geo. L. Beal Gen. @. p.
Mattocks, Gen. Selden ConnOr, Daniel
White, Gen. l. s. Bangs. DIR. Augustus @.
Hamlin. Nelson Howard, Col A. @. Farm
ham, E. NJ. Shaw, DR.. BENZ. Williams, Gen.
James A. Hall, Capt. S. W. Lane. Richard
X. Galley, II. Il. Burbank, Col. F. NJ. Drew
and Maj. John ID. Anderson, the present
Commander. One hundred veterans re-
presenting the post at the National Soldiers
Home at Togus, Of which Department Com
mander Anderson is Treasurer, will 20 as
his escort, accompanied by the Military
Band Of the home.
A neat ana striking pine core badge will
be worn by the Maine veterans, and is now
being sent out by the Assistant Adjutant
General. 1t will consist of a pretty red
satin ribbon attached to a bar, duly in
scribed, and at the bottom will be attached
the cone.
General olders No. wera issued from de-
partment headquarters Thursday. 1t an
nounces that the headquarters Of the De-
partment Of Maine will be established at
Horticultural Hall. Post commanders win,
on arrival In Boston, report the number Of
comrades present from their posts. Previous
to opening these quarters the Commander
and Assistant Adiutant General win be
found at the Quincy House. All comrades
from this department are invited to call at
headquarters and register their names.
All railroads in the State will make rates
Of one full fare for the round trip for each
road, not one limited fare, as some have sup
posed. The Commander is desirous that all
comrades who take part in the parade
should be in uniform.
The commander is gratifed to be able to
report large gain during the quarter just
closed-three new posts aud 233 comrades,
making 1853 posts aud 1854 comrades In good
standing June 30, and one new post has
been organized since the close Of the quarter.
Attention is called to the G. A. r. muster
at Camp Benson. Newport, beginning Aug.
49, Saturday, the Esd, the Commander and
other department officers will be present
In closing, the Commander says: The
citizens of Boston are making great prepara-
tions for the entertainment Of their guests.
All may rest assured Of the most royal and
enthusiastic creating The cOmmandar of
this department hopes to see every comrade
from this department who can possibly do so
in the parade In Boston,"