Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-06

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oehaif Of he Post committee on resoiusioel
! have ~ hssos - sspess ne follows.
tsseas1ins:
kesolvkd, That Seth williams Pos
.naa6eslly 0ecepts the costly aad excellent
kseofd Hsok from Gnserror Edwin C.
bufieigh. whose kind .gsnerosisy in pre-.
ssnfing Is viii BE- gY.se1ully remembered BY
ne Foss % long q IL shall exist, and unit
ne fnal entSy Of ..mustssed cut shall
close the rtc3fd Of every one Of its com
fsdes.
Resolved, That the ars. page be devoted
skesch Of the public services
Of ne Chief Magistrate, BY whose gift the
nessonA Eecord Of every comrade Of this
fost may be exhibited in convenient form
70 ihs presest and frtnrs genefstions.
Resolved, That page be devoted to q
sksteh Of the military services Of Gen.
seth Williams. for uhsm the Post ".
named.
I Resolved, Tha. the charter ins,i,utiny
shas Post be copied into the book.
Resolved, That page be devoted to the
record Of every comrade Of this Post. In
the of,asr Of bis master-in, whether ne be
nov living or not, and also for every one
Who shall hereafter unite With it: and the
fecosd Of sny other soldier Who enlisted
from the city Of Augusta shall be entitled
10 place 10 this Book.
Resolved, That 8 committee be ap-
pointed 70 collect and arrange correct dHa
relating to the record OF each eomrzde, and
That the ssme, after il shail have been sp-
Ffosed q re yulAr meeting Of the Post be
iestiy copied Ito this Book for preservs-
ton.
Resolved. That the Book when not in
use shall be KEEP. for safety in > fre-proos
vault.
Resolved, That these resolutions be cop
led into the Book.
Resolved. Thai the Governor be re-
qnesfed TO furnish the Post with a copy Of
his address,.
Submitted in Fraternity. Charity and
Loyalty,
CHAs. z. SA'n, J Committee
II. g.. STAPLES, on
LEWIS SELsIsG, J Resolutions.
Augusta, Jan. >, 1891.
At the beginning Of the exercises Com
mander McDavia read the following let
ter:
AusrsrA, Me-. Jan. ). 1891.
DIR. Vs.. McDAvfp, Post Com. Seth Will
liams Post, No. -. G. A. r., Augusta
Me.
Dear sir--I AN in receipt Of your cor
dial invitation to be present II the annual
installation of Office OF your Post this
evening. regret exceedingly that bust
ness engagement will prevent my being
present know you will have very en-
joysble time. Permit ne TO express tn.
wish that the new year may bring to YOU
and to every member Of the Post every
blessing. am. With great consideration,
Your Obedient Servant,
j. II. MAsLEY.
Commander Fosler informally adjourned
the meeting after which Refreshments were
served and social occasion followed. The
/: Record Book gwen the Pos. by Governor
Burleigh is very large volume specially
designed for the purpose for which it will
be used. bound in morocco and gil. and
elegantly engraved throughout. The ffst
cover is ornamented with war designs in
gilt and bears the following words in gil,
letters, Personal War Sketches" at the
top of the cover and at the bottom Grand
Army Of the Republic" while inclosed are
the words, Presented to Seth Williams
Post, No. IS, Department of Maine. by
Edwin c. Burleigh, Augusta, 1890.
There were some facts mentioned in
Commander McDavid's remarks that are
very fatsering to Seth Williams Post, the
largest Post in the State. Some
of the facts are contained in this re-
capitulstion of work for 1890: Whole
number Of meetings, so; whole number
attending during the year. Lbs; llrges.
number in Attendance at any one time, 70;
smallest number, average attendance.
"a. Gained by muster, I gained by trans
fer, 3; total gain, .. Los, by death, s.;
loss by transfer. / loss BY honorable dis
charge, +; less by being dropped, /; total
loss, 8. Net gain. /. Number in good
standing Dec. 81. 225 Expended for re-
lief during year, 5l66. Number of com
rades and families helped, 10; other per-
sons, IL.